List of Icelandic-language poets

List of Icelandic language poets is a list of poets that write or have written in the Icelandic language, either in Old Norse or a more modern form of Icelandic. Hence the list includes a few Norwegians and an earl of the Orkney Islands. The names given are usually each poet's first name and patronym, unless he or she is better known by a nickname or a chosen pen name. All names are given in their Modern Icelandic form.

• Bragi Boddason (Fl. 9th century) Bragi inn gamli Boddason (Norwegian)
• Þjóðólfur úr Hvini (Fl. 9th century) (Norwegian)
• Þorbjörn hornklofi (Fl. 9th century) (Norwegian)
• Egill Skalla-Grímsson (Ca. 910 - ca. 990)
• Eyvindur skáldaspillir (Fl. 10th century) Eyvindur Finnsson (Norwegian)
• Kormákur Ögmundarson (Fl. 10th century)
• Þórarinn Þórólfsson (Fl. 10th century) Þórarinn svarti or Þórarinn Máhlíðingur
• Einar skálaglamm (Fl. 10th century) Einar Helgason
• Gunnlaugur ormstunga (Ca. 983 - ca. 1008) Gunnlaugur Illugason
• Hallfreður vandræðaskáld (Fl. 10th – 11th centuries) Hallfreður Óttarsson
• Þormóður Kolbrúnarskáld (Fl. 11th century) Þormóður Bersason
• Sighvatur Þórðarson (Fl. 11th century)
• Þórarinn loftunga (Fl. 11th century)
• Arnór jarlaskáld (Fl. 11th century) Arnór Þórðarson
• Rögnvaldur Kolsson (d. 1158) Rögnvaldur jarl kali (from Orkney)
• Einar Skúlason (Fl. 12th century)
• Kolbeinn Tumason (d. 1208)
• Snorri Sturluson (1179 – 1241)
• Þórir Steinfinnsson (d. 1238) Þórir jökull
• Ólafur hvítaskáld (d. 1259) Ólafur Þórðarson
• Sturla Þórðarson (1214 – 1284)
• Eysteinn Ásgrímsson (d. 1360)
• Loftur Guttormsson (d. 1432) Loftur ríki
• Skáld-Sveinn (Fl. 14th century)
• Svartur Þórðarson Svartur á Hofstöðum
• Jón Arason (1484 – 1550)
• Bergsteinn blindi (fl. 16. century)
• Oddur Halldórsson handi (ca. 1500 – 1565)
• Andrés Magnússon (d. after 1584)
• Ólafur Tómasson (1532 – 1595)
• Magnús Jónsson (d. 1595) Magnús prúði
• Sigfús Guðmundsson (d. 1597)
• Staðarhóls-Páll (d. 1598) Páll Jónsson
• Ólafur Guðmundsson (ca. 1537 – 1609)
• Þórður Magnússon (ca. 1550 – ca. 1600)
• Jón Bjarnason (ca. 1560 – after 1630)
• Einar Sigurðsson (1538 – 1626)
• Rögnvaldur blindi (fl. 1600)
• Hallur Magnússon (d. 1601)
• Björn Sturluson (1559 – 1621)
• Jón Þorsteinsson (d. 1627)
• Ólafur Jónsson (ca. 1560 – 1627)
• Magnús Ólafsson (1573 – 1636)
• Bjarni Jónsson (Fl. 17th century) Bjarni Borgfirðingaskáld
• Ólafur Einarsson (Ca. 1573 – 1651)
• Eiríkur Hallsson (1614 – ?)
• Guðmundur Andrésson (ca. 1614 – 1654)
• Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614 – 1674)
• Jón Þórðarson (1616 – 1689)
• Kolbeinn Grímsson (Fl. 17th century) Kolbeinn jöklaskáld
• Stefán Ólafsson (1619 – 1688)
• Bjarni Gissurarson (1621 – 1712)
• Daði Halldórsson (1637 – 1721)
• Steinunn Finnsdóttir (Ca. 1640 – ca. 1710)
• Jón Eggertsson (1643 – 1716)
• Vigfús Jónsson (ca. 1648 – 1728) Leirulækjar-Fúsi
• Sigurður Gíslason (ca. 1650 – 1688)
• Guðmundur Bergþórsson (1657 – 1705)
• Steinn Jónsson (1660 – 1739)
• Þorlákur Guðbrandsson (ca. 1667 – 1707)
• Páll Vídalín (1667 – 1727)
• Þormóður Eiríksson (ca. 1668 – 1741)
• Þorvaldur Magnússon (ca. 1670 – ca. 1740)
• Jón Einarsson (1674 – 1707)
• Benedikt Magnússon Bech (1674 – 1719)
• Jón Sigurðsson (1685 – 1720)
• Eggert Ólafsson (1726 – 1768)
• Gunnar Pálsson (1714 – 1791)
• Björn Halldórsson (1724 – 1794)
• Jón Þorláksson frá Bægisá (1744 – 1819)
• Benedikt Jónsson Gröndal (1762 – 1825)
• Bjarni Thorarensen (1786 – 1841)
• Sveinbjörn Egilsson (1791 – 1852)
• Bólu-Hjálmar (1796 – 1875) Hjálmar Jónsson
• Sigurður Breiðfjörð (1798 – 1846)
• Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807 – 1845)
• Jón Thoroddsen (1818 – 1868)
• Grímur Thomsen (1820 – 1896)
• Benedikt Gröndal Sveinbjarnarson (1826 – 1907)
• Páll Ólafsson (1827 – 1905)
• Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831 – 1913)
• Matthías Jochumsson (1835 – 1920)
• Kristján Jónsson (1842 – 1869) Kristján fjallaskáld
• Stephan G. Stephansson (1853 – 1927) Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson
• Þorsteinn Erlingsson (1858 – 1914)
• Fornólfur (1859 – 1924) Jón Þorkelsson
• Kristjan Niels Julius (1860 – 1936) K. N. Julius
• Hannes Hafstein (1861 – 1922)
• Einar Benediktsson (1864 – 1940)
• Gestur (1864 – 1937) Guðmundur Björnsson
• Þorsteinn Gíslason (1867 – 1938)
• Guðmundur Friðjónsson (1869 – 1944)
• Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1874 – 1919) Guðmundur skólaskáld
• Sigurður Sigurðsson (1879 – 1938) Sigurður frá Arnarholti
• Jóhann Sigurjónsson (1880 – 1919)
• Hulda (1881 – 1947) Unnur Benediktsdóttir Bjarklind
• Theodora Thoroddsen (1863 – 1954)
• Jóhann Gunnar Sigurðsson (1882 – 1906)
• Örn Arnarson (1884 – 1942) Magnús Stefánsson
• Jakob Thorarensen^{[citation needed]}
• Jónas Guðlaugsson (1887 – 1916)
• Stefán frá Hvítadal (1887 – 1933) Stefán Sigurðsson
• Davíð Stefánsson (1895 – 1964)
• Jóhannes úr Kötlum (1899 – 1972) Jóhannes Jónasson
• Jón Helgason
• Tómas Guðmundsson (1901 – 1983)
• Þórbergur Þórðarson (1889 – 1974)
• Halldór Laxness (1902 – 1998) Halldór Kiljan Laxness, Halldór Guðjónsson
• Steinn Steinarr (1908 – 1958) Aðalsteinn Kristmundsson
• Kristján Eldjárn (1916 – 1982)
• Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (1924 – 1993) Sveinbjörn allsherjargoði
• Sigfús Daðason (1928 - 1996)
• Þórarinn Eldjárn (b. 1949)