# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sjon
# Generated: 2026-08-12T23:03:38.472Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/sjon"
name: "Sjón"
slug: "sjon"
description: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson, known as Sjón, is an Icelandic poet, novelist, lyricist, and screenwriter. Sjón frequently collaborates with the singer Björk and has performed with the Sugarcubes as Johnny Triumph. His works have been translated into 30 languages."
tagline: "Icelandic writer (1962-)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/SjonFreeLicence.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1962-08-27"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           53.89
  momentum:             0
  historical:           23.045412
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     80
  profileCompleteness:  80
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/Sjonorama"
    handle:    "Sjonorama"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/bixsig"
    handle:    "bixsig"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0797604/"
    handle:    "nm0797604"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://sjon.siberia.is/"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/149879"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1)"
    title: "شون (شاعر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%DA%86%D9%88%D9%86"
    title: "سچون"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://avk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B4%DB%8C%D9%88%D9%86_(%D8%B4%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%B1)"
    title: "شیون (شاعر)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n_(rith%C3%B8vundur)"
    title: "Sjón (rithøvundur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8D%D5%B5%D5%B8%D5%B6_%D5%8D%D5%AB%D5%A3%D5%B8%D6%82%D6%80%D5%A4%D5%BD%D5%B8%D5%B6"
    title: "Սյոն Սիգուրդսոն"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sj%C3%B3n"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EC%88%80_(%EC%8B%9C%EC%9D%B8)"
    title: "숀 (시인)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D1%98%D0%BE%D0%BD"
    title: "Сјон"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Sigurjón Birgir Sigurðsson"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://cs.wikiquote.org/wiki/Sigurj%C3%B3n_Birgir_Sigur%C3%B0sson"
    title: "Wikiquote"
    type:  "WEBSITE"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/2c00cd43-2ec7-49d3-8668-4000c000cdb6"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q362531"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/106200"
    title: "Sjón"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump