Alain J. P. Belda is an American businessman that has been a Managing Director of Warburg Pincus since 2009. Previously he was the Chairman of the Board of Alcoa from January 2001; he was Chief Executive Officer from January 2001 until May 2008.
The Ásbirnings were a powerful family clan in the medieval Icelandic Commonwealth. They dominated Skagafjörður in the 12th and 13th centuries until their last leader died in the Battle of Haugsnes (Haugsnesbardagi) in 1246. The Ásbirnings were well-known warriors and politicians. The best known Ásbirning is probably Kolbeinn Tumason, a famous Icelandic poet. Other well known Ásbirningur were Kolbeinn ungi Arnórsson, nephew of Kolbeinn Tumason, and scholar Ingunn Arnórsdóttir.
Vápnfirðinga saga or Vopnfirðinga saga, named after Vopnafjörður, Iceland, is one of the sagas of Icelanders. It tells the story of Helgi Þorgilsson, a relative of Erik the Red, his murder and subsequent retaliation. The saga provides a window into how a feud might develop between Icelandic chieftains and demonstrates how a dispute could persist over several generations.
Jónsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning son of Jón. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name refers to:
Egilsstadir Upper Secondary School is a gymnasium in the Eastern Region, Iceland
The Icelandic diaspora refers to both historical and present emigration from Iceland. The countries with the largest number of people of Icelandic descent are Canada, the United States and Norway.
Helgi Hjörvar is an Icelandic politician. He served as President of the Nordic Council in 2010.
The Pirate Party is a political party in Iceland. The party's platform is based on pirate politics and direct democracy.
Haukur Helgi Pálsson is an Icelandic basketball player for Nanterre 92 and the Icelandic national team, where he participated at the EuroBasket in 2015 and 2017.
The following lists events that happened in 1956 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1946 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1936 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1919 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1925 in Iceland.
The following lists events that happened in 1922 in Iceland.
Guð blessi Ísland is the sentence with which the Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde ended his television broadcast to the Icelandic nation on 6 October 2008, shortly after the beginning of the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis. The speech described the parlous state of the Icelandic banking sector and some of the government's efforts to improve the situation. Geir's closing words quickly became a symbol of the Crash in Iceland.
Grétarsson is an Icelandic patronym, meaning son of Grétar. Notable people with the last name include:
The ÍBV women's football team is the women's football department of the Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja multi-sport club. It is based in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays it home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. ÍBV has won the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017.
Helgi Ágústsson is an Icelandic former diplomat. He was the Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom from 1989 to 1995, the Ambassador of Iceland to Denmark from 1999 to 2002, and the Ambassador of Iceland to the United States from 2002 to 2006. During the Cod Wars in the 1970s, he worked for the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs in London.
