This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorsteinn.
Thor Fridriksson
Born
Þorsteinn Baldur Friðriksson
(1979-06-30) June 30, 1979 (age 44)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Nationality
Icelandic
Alma mater
University of Oxford (MBA, 2009)
Known for
Plain Vanilla Games
Þorsteinn Baldur Friðriksson[1] (born 30 June 1979), commonly anglicised as Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic businessman. He was the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Plain Vanilla Games, a Reykjavík-based video game developer, until its defunction in August 2016.[2]
^Bogadóttir, Þórunn Elísabet (31 August 2016). "Plain Vanilla lokað á Íslandi – öllum starfsmönnum sagt upp". Kjarninn. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
^Kolodny, Lora (27 December 2013). "QuizUp Takes Over Where Trivial Pursuit Left Off — The Mobile Generation". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
Þorsteinn Baldur Friðriksson (born 30 June 1979), commonly anglicised as ThorFridriksson, is an Icelandic businessman. He was the founder and chief executive...
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The Academy Award for Best International Feature Film (formerly known as Best Foreign Language Film prior to 2020) is handed out annually by the U.S.-based...
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