1996 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 1996 in Iceland.

Incumbents

 * President – Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (until 1 August), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (starting 1 August)
 * Prime Minister – Davíð Oddsson

Births

 * 13 January – Aníta Hinriksdóttir, middle-distance runner