Stefansson

Stefansson or Stefánsson is a surname of Icelandic or Swedish origin, meaning son of Stefán. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. The name may refer to:Baldur R. Stefansson (1917–2002), Canadian agricultural scientist; known as the Father of Canola Davíð Stefánsson (1895–1964), Icelandic poet Hannes Stefánsson, Icelandic chess grandmaster Hermann Stefánsson, Icelandic author Ívar Stefánsson (1927–2009), Icelandic cross-country skier Janne Stefansson, Swedish Olympic cross-country skier Jón Arnór Stefánsson, Icelandic professional basketball player Jón Kalman Stefánsson, Icelandic author Kári Stefánsson, Icelandic physician and professor of neurology; co-founder of deCODE Genetics Ólafur Stefánsson, Icelandic professional handball player Sigurd Stefánsson, the author of the historical Skálholt Map Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic politician; prime minister of Iceland 1947–49 Stefán Karl Stefánsson (1975–2018), Icelandic film and stage actor Stefán Vagn Stefánsson, Icelandic politician Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist