Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson
Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson | |
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Örlygur Hnefill wearing a replica of the Apollo spacesuit at The Exploration Museum. | |
| Born | October 23, 1983 |
| Nationality | Icelandic |
| Other names | Orly Orlyson |
| Occupation(s) | Museum director Hotel manager |
| Spouse | Jóhanna Ásdís Baldursdóttir |
| Children | Aníta, Ylva |
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Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson (born 23 October 1983), known professionally as Orly Orlyson, is an Icelandic filmmaker, entrepreneur, hotelier, founder of The Exploration Museum and former President of the Húsavík town council.
In 2018, Örlygur was selected by the United States Department of State and the German Marshall Fund to represent Iceland in the YTILI program. That same year, he was awarded by JCI as one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons in Iceland for his various entrepreneurial projects, most notably for founding The Exploration Museum, and for co-founding the Leif Erikson Awards.