Axel Sveinsson (3 April 1896 â 12 August 1957) was an Icelandic civil engineer. He received his engineering degree in Copenhagen in 1927.
He is known for having designed several lighthouses in Iceland; these include the lighthouses at Hólmsberg, Garðskagi, ÃÂrÃÂdrangar and Knarrarós. A postage stamp depicting the Vattarnes lighthouse at Reyðarfjörður, which Axel designed, was issued in 2013.