Kjartan Sveinsson

Icelandic musician
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Summary

Kjartan Sveinsson was born on January 2, 1978[1]. He has worked as a musician[2], banjoist[3], pianist[4], and composer[5]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (652 views/month, #7,232 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Iceland[7]
  • Member of: Sigur Rós[8]
  • Sex or gender: male[9]
  • Genre: post-rock[10], ambient music[11]
  • Commons category: Kjartan Sveinsson[12]
  • Family name: Sveinsson[13]
  • Given name: Kjartan[14]
  • Instrument: piano[15], voice[16], guitar[17], musical keyboard[18]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Icelandic[19]
  • Start of work period: 1998[20]
  • P14750: 6AB4-DB4B-EA47-E91B-3C44[21]

Why It Matters

Kjartan Sveinsson has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] He is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

FAQs

What did Kjartan Sveinsson do for work?

Kjartan Sveinsson worked as a musician[2], banjoist[3], pianist[4], and composer[5].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [1] ↑ . Discogs. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · ならちゃん · 2026-10-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → Sigur Rós
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'commons', 'cs', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'it', 'ka', 'nn', 'no', 'pl', 'pt', '
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 6w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sinemalar person id → 347711
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Sinemalar person id: 347711, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/270606|batch #270606]]"
  3. 10w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 6AB4-DB4B-EA47-E91B-3C44
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46467|batch #46467]]: HAND ID (7)"
  4. 22w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → musician, banjoist, pianist +1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/32081|batch #32081]]: import P21 and P106 from GND (23)"
  5. 23w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Cantic id → 981060920258006706
    Aliases → —
    Country of citizenship → Iceland
    Citizenship → —
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Cantic id: 981060920258006706, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/257590|batch #257590]]"
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