| Cynthia Enloe dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.02.2020 | Faculty of Languages and Cultures |
| Anna Stefánsdóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
24.08.2021 | Faculty of Nursing |
| Lars Lönnroth dr. phil. hon. c. |
24.09.2021 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Markús Sigurbjörnsson dr. juris hon.c. |
6.10.2021 | Faculty of Law |
| Hannes Pétursson dr. phil. hon. c. |
23.5.2022 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Steinunn Sigurðardóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
23.5.2022 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Guðrún Erlendsdóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
15.06.2018 | Faculty of Law |
| John Lindow dr. phil. hon. c. |
14.05.2018 | Faculty of Social and Human Sciences |
| Gordon Lathrop dr. phil. hon. c. |
03.11.2017 | Faculty of Theology |
| Carol J. Clover dr. phil. hon. c. |
02.10.2015 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Anna Guðrún Jónasdóttir dr. scient. pol. hon. c. |
18.06.2015 | Faculty of Political Science |
| Guðbergur Bergsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.06.2013 | Faculty of Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics |
| Thomas William Shakespeare dr. scient. hon. c |
16.03.2012 | Faculty of Social and Human Sciences |
| Jóhann Páll Árnason dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.2011 | Faculty of History and Philosophy |
| Kari Elisabeth Börresen dr. theol. hon. c. |
01.12.2011 | Faculty of Theology and Religious Studies |
| Marianne E. Kalinke dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.2011 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Margrét Guðnadóttir dr. med. hon. c. |
10.11.2011 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Connie White Delaney dr. scient. hon. c. |
6.10.2011 | Faculty of Nursing |
| Margaret E. Wilson dr. scient. hon. c. |
6.10.2011 | Faculty of Nursing |
| Haraldur Sigurðsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
22.01.2011 | Faculty of Earth Sciences |
| Álfrún Gunnlaugsdóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.2010 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Matthías Johannessen dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.2010 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Thor Vilhjálmsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.2010 | Faculty of Icelandic and Comparative Cultural Studies |
| Sigfús J. Johnsen dr. scient. hon. c. |
28.08.2010 | Faculty of Earth Sciences |
| Hans-Olov Adami dr. med. hon. c. |
16.06.2010 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Vigdís Finnbogadóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
15.04.2010 | Faculty of Foreign Languages, Literature and Linguistics |
| Ólafur Ólafsson dr. med. hon. c. |
05.09.1998 | Faculty of Medicin |
| Þórir Helgason dr. med. hon. c. |
05.09.1998 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Duncan Forrester dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.10.1997 | Faculty of Theology |
| Leif Grane dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.10.1997 | Faculty of Theology |
| Þórður Tómasson dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1997 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Lars Huldén dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1996 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Guðmundur Arnlaugsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
17.06.1995 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Loftur Þorsteinsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
17.06.1995 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Wolfgang Edelstein dr. scient. rer. soc. hon. c. |
17.06.1995 | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Hafsteinn Guðmundsson dr. scient. rer. soc. hon. c. |
25.06.1994 | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Hans Martin Lipp dr. techn. hon. c. |
25.06.1994 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Per Bruun dr. techn. hon. c. |
25.06.1994 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Sigurjón Guðjónsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.06.1994 | Faculty of Theology |
| Þórir Kr. Þórðarson dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.06.1994 | Faculty of Theology |
| Ármann Snævarr dr. jur. hon. c. |
26.06.1993 | Faculty of Law |
| Hans G. Andersen dr. jur. hon. c. |
26.06.1993 | Faculty of Law |
| H. Winding Pedersen dr. oecon. hon. c. |
28.10.1991 | Faculty of Business Administration and Economics |
| Einar B. Pálsson dr. techn. hon. c. |
29.06.1991 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Hörður Ágústsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
29.06.1991 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Ingólfur Davíðsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
29.06.1991 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Páll S. Árdal dr. phil. hon. c. |
29.06.1991 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Francesco Cossiga dr. jur. hon. c. |
04.05.1991 | Faculty of Law |
| Jóhannes Nordal dr. oecon. hon. c. |
24.06.1989 | Faculty of Business Administration and Economics |
| George P. L. Walker dr. scient. hon. c. |
22.10.1988 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Gunnar Böðvarsson dr. scient. hon. c |
25.06.1988 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Jóhannes Nordal dr. scient. rer. soc. hon. c. |
25.06.1988 | Faculty of Social Sciences |
| Jónas Haralz dr. oecon. hon. c. |
25.06.1988 | Faculty of Business Administration |
| Leifur Ásgeirsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
25.06.1988 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Jón Sigtryggsson dr. odont. hon. c |
27.06.1987 | Faculty of Odontology |
| Hermann Pálsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
28.02.1987 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Oscar Bandle dr. phil. hon. c. |
28.02.1987 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Peter Foote dr. phil. hon. c. |
28.02.1987 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Theodore Andersson dr. phil. hon. c. |
28.02.1987 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Anna Sigurðardóttir dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Benedikt Tómasson dr. med. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Bjarni Jónsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Bruno Kress dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Christian H. Gudnason dr. techn. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Eugene A. Nida dr. theol. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Theology |
| Gösta Holm dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Jakob Gíslason dr. techn. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Jón Steffensen dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Júlíus Sigurjónsson dr. med. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 |
Faculty of Medicine |
| Konrad Zuse dr. techn. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Engineering |
| Ludvig Holm-Olsen dr. phil. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Margrét II Danadrottning dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Ófeigur J. Ófeigsson dr. med. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Ólafur Björnsson dr. oecon. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Business Administration |
| Páll Agnar Pálsson dr. med. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Sigurður Helgason dr. scient. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Snorri Hjartarson dr. litt. Isl. hon. c |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Þorbjörn Sigurgeirsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
04.10.1986 | Faculty of Physical Sciences |
| Lúðvík Kristjánsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
27.06.1981 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Steindór Steindórsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
27.06.1981 | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Haraldur Sigurðsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
28.06.1980 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Björn Magnússon dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.06.1977 | Faculty of Theology |
| Ingimar Óskarsson dr. scient. hon. c. |
25.06.1977 | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Jakob Benediktsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.06.1977 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Sigurður Pálsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.06.1977 | Faculty of Theology |
| Valdimar J. Eylands dr. theol. hon. c. |
25.06.1977 | Faculty of Theology |
| Einar Ól. Sveinsson dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
29.06.1974 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Jón Helgason dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
29.06.1974 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Peter Hallberg dr. phil. hon. c. |
29.06.1974 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Steingrímur Jónsson dr. techn. hon. c. |
29.06.1974 | Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences |
| Gunnar Gunnarsson dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
18.05.1974 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Þórbergur Þórðarson dr. litt. Isl. hon. c |
12.03.1974 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Halldór Laxness dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
06.04.1972 | Faculty of Philosophy |
|
Anders Vinding |
09.09.1971 | Faculty of Law |
| Günther Beitzke dr. jur. hon. c. |
09.09.1971 | Faculty of Law |
| Stephan Hurwitz dr. jur. hon. c. |
09.09.1971 | Faculty of Law |
| Svante Bergström dr. jur. hon. c. |
09.09.1971 | Faculty of LawFaculty of Law |
| Einar Haugen dr. phil. hon. c. |
15.07.1971 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Gylfi Þ. Gíslason dr. oecon. hon. c. |
15.07.1971 | Faculty of Business Administration |
| Lajos Ordass dr. theol. hon. c. |
15.07.1971 | Faculty of Theology |
| Magnús Már Lárusson dr. theol. hon. c. |
15.07.1971 | Faculty of Theology |
| Mikhail Steblin-Kaminskij dr. phil. hon. c. |
15.07.1971 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Jón Steffensen dr. med. hon. c. 13.2.1971 |
13.02.1971 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Sigurður Nordal dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
14.09.1966 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Alexander Jóhannesson dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Anne Holtsmark dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Bjarni Benediktsson dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Christian Matras dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Dag Strömbäck dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Earl Judson King dr. med. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Edvard Busch dr. med. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Elias Wessén dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Finnur Sigmundsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Gabriel Turville-Petre dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophyv |
| Hans Kuhn dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Henry Goddard Leach dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Knut Robberstad dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Lárus Einarsson dr. med. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Nils Herlitz dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Oscar A. Borum dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| P. H. T. Thorlakson dr. med. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Regin Prenter dr. theol. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Theology |
| Richard Beck dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Séamus Ó. Duilearga dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Sigurbjörn Einarsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Theology |
| Sigurður Þórarinsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Stefán Einarsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Tauno Tirkkonen dr. jur. hon. c. |
07.10.1961 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Vilmundur Jónsson dr. med. hon. c. |
28.05.1959 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Árni Friðriksson dr. phil. hon. c. |
15.10.1954 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Ásmundur Guðmundsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
02.06.1954 | Faculty of Theology |
| Haakon Shetelig dr. phil. hon. c. |
11.01.1952 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Matthías Þórðarson dr. phil. hon. c. |
11.01.1952 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Arne Möller dr. theol. hon. c. |
26.10.1946 | Faculty of Theology |
| Didrik Arup Seip dr. phil. hon. c. |
26.10.1946 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Friðrik Friðriksson dr. theol. hon. c. |
26.10.1946 | Faculty of Theology |
| Sir William A. Craigie dr. phil. hon. c. |
26.10.1946 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson dr. oecon. hon. c. |
26.10.1946 | Faculty of Law and Business Administration |
| Ólafur Lárusson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.02.1945 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Bjarni Jónsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
21.10.1941 | Faculty of Theology |
| Guðmundur Hannesson dr. med. hon. c. |
09.09.1941 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Frank le Sage de Fontenay dr. phil. hon. c. |
24.09.1940 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Guðjón Samúelsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1940 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Magnus Olsen dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
28.11.1938 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Andreas Heusler dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Einar Arnórsson dr. jur. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Law |
| Ejnar Munksgaard dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Jón Helgason dr. theol. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Theology |
| Jón Ófeigsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Þorkell Þorkelsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
17.06.1936 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Benedikt S. Þórarinsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
01.12.1935 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Brandur J. Brandsson dr. med. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Medicine |
| Guðmundur Grímsson dr. jur. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Law |
| Halldór Hermannsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Hjörtur Thordarson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Joseph Þórarinn Thorson dr. jur. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Law |
| Rögnvaldur Pétursson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Sveinbjörn Johnson dr. jur. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Law |
| Vilhjálmur Stefánsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.06.1930 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Hannes Þorsteinsson dr. phil. hon. c. |
23.12.1925 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Sigfús Blöndal dr. phil. hon. c. |
02.10.1924 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Valdimar Briem dr. theol. hon. c. |
01.02.1923 | Faculty of Theology |
| Finnur Jónsson dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
17.06.1921 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Þorvaldur Thoroddsen dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
17.06.1921 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Matthías Jochumsson dr. theol. hon. c. |
11.11.1920 | Faculty of Theology |
| Jón J. Aðils dr. phil. hon. c. |
25.10.1919 | Faculty of Philosophy |
| Björn Magnússon Olsen dr. litt. Isl. hon. c. |
17.06.1918 | Faculty of Philosophy |
The following nine persons were awarded honorary degrees at the Iceland University of Education 1989-2008 (later the School of Education at the University of Iceland):
- Edward Befring former Professor at the University of Oslo, appointed 2008
- Þuríður J. Kristjánsdóttir psychologist and former Professor at the Iceland University of Education, appointed 2008
- Jón G. Ásgeirsson composer and former Professor at the Iceland University of Education, appointed 2008
- Indriði Gíslason scholar in Icelandic and former Professor at the Iceland University of Education, appointed 2008
- Valborg Sigurðardóttir former principal at Fósturskóla Íslands, appointed 2001
- Jónas Pálsson former Rector of the Iceland University of Education, appointed 2001
- Jónas B. Jónsson, Reykjavík Municipality, appointed 2001
- Dr. Matthías Jónasson former professor in Education studies at the University of Iceland, appointed 1989
- Dr. Broddi Jóhannesson former principle of the Icelandic School of Education and first Rector of the Iceland University of Education, appointed 1989