# Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

> She was the first woman in the world elected president of a country. Iceland chose her in 1980, and kept her for sixteen years — the longest unbroken run of any elected female head of state in history.

*Icelandic politician, 4th President of Iceland*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/vigdis-finnbogadottir

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Politician
- **Category:** Politicians
- **Born:** 1930-04-15
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** female

## Bio

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was born in April 1930 and worked as a theatre director before entering politics. In 1980 she became Iceland's fourth president and the world's first democratically elected woman to hold the office. She served until 1996, a sixteen-year span that made her the longest-serving elected female head of state on record. After leaving office she became a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and joined the Club of Madrid.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 59.5 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 24.3 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 60.0 / 100

## Topics
#Politicians, #Politician, #Politics, #20th Century

## Sources
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q189797)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Pantheon 2.0](https://pantheon.world/profile/person/Vigd%C3%ADs%20Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [فيجديس فينبوجادوتير](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%AC%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Viqdis Finboqadouttir](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viqdis_Finboqadouttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://bcl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Вігдзіс Фінбагадоцір](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B7%D1%96%D1%81_%D0%A4%D1%96%D0%BD%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%86%D1%96%D1%80)
- [Вигдис Финпогадоухтир](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%B3%D0%B4%D0%B8%D1%81_%D0%A4%D0%B8%D0%BD%D0%BF%D0%BE%D0%B3%D0%B0%D0%B4%D0%BE%D1%83%D1%85%D1%82%D0%B8%D1%80)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [ڤیگدیس فینبوگادۆتیر](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A4%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%DB%86%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B1)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Βιγκντίς Φινμπογκαντότιρ](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%92%CE%B9%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%BD%CF%84%CE%AF%CF%82_%CE%A6%CE%B9%CE%BD%CE%BC%CF%80%CE%BF%CE%B3%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%BD%CF%84%CF%8C%CF%84%CE%B9%CF%81)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [ویگدیس فینبوگادوتیر](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%AF%D8%AF%DB%8C%D8%B3_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%DA%AF%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%B1)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Wikiquote](https://es.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Wikiquote](https://fr.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Wikiquote](https://it.wikiquote.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [Vigdís Finnbogadóttir](https://ang.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vigd%C3%ADs_Finnbogad%C3%B3ttir)
- [فيغديس فينبوغادوتير](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%D9%8A%D8%BA%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B3_%D9%81%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%A8%D9%88%D8%BA%D8%A7%D8%AF%D9%88%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%B1)

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