Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in

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Behind the Name: Gunnar
/ref>). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior"). King

Gunnar Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (''Gunnarr'' in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (''gunnr'' "war" and ''arr'' "warrior ...

was a prominent king of

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such as the

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epic poem, the

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, where King Gunnar and Queen

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hold their court at

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Gunder Gunder is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include: Given name: *Andre Gunder Frank (1929–2005), German-American economic historian and sociologist *Gunder Anton Johannesen Jahren (1858–1933), the Norwegian Minister ...

is a nordic variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include:

Gunnar Andersen

Gunnar Andersen Gunnar Andersen (18 March 1890 – 25 April 1968) was a Norwegian footballer and ski jumper. In 1918 he became the first to receive the Egebergs Ærespris, an award presented to Norwegian athletes who excel at two (or more) different sports. F ...

(1890–1968), Norwegian football player and ski jumper *

(1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper *

Gunnar Aagaard Andersen Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (14 July 1919 – 29 June 1982) was a Danish sculptor, painter, designer and architect whose work belongs to the Concrete art movement. Early life and education Born in Ordrup to the north of Copenhagen, Aagaard Andersen at ...

(1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designer **

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (21 August 1896 – 29 July 1964) was a Norway, Norwegian Lyric poetry, lyric poet and writer. Biography He was born at Larvik in Vestfold, Norway. Reiss-Andersen went to sea at 17 years of age, sailing the Baltic Sea, Balt ...

(1896–1964), Norwegian poet

Gunnar Andersson

Johan Gunnar Andersson Johan Gunnar Andersson (3 July 1874 – 29 October 1960)"Andersson, Johan Gunnar" in ''Encyclopædia Britannica, The New Encyclopædia Britannica''. Chicago: Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 15th edn., 1992, Vol. 1, p. 385. was a Sweden, Swedish arc ...

(1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist * Gunnar Andersson (1890–1946), Swedish trade unionist * Gunnar Andersson (''Spökis''; 1923–1974), Swedish aviator *

Gunnar Andersson (footballer) Gunnar Andersson (14 August 1928 – 1 October 1969) was a Swedish association football, footballer who played as a Striker (association football), striker. He is widely considered one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, and is the high ...

(1928–1969), Swedish football player * Per-Gunnar Andersson ** Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1957), Swedish racing driver ** Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1980), Swedish rally driver

Others

Gunnar Asplund Erik Gunnar Asplund (22 September 1885 – 20 October 1940) was a Swedish architect, mostly known as a key representative of Nordic Classicism of the 1920s, and during the last decade of his life as a major proponent of the modernist style whi ...

(1885–1940), Swedish architect *

Gunnar Bärlund Gunnar Richard Bernhard Bärlund (9 January 1911 – 2 August 1982) was a Finnish heavyweight boxer who won the European amateur title in 1934. He competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics, but lost in the first round to the eventual winner Santiago L ...

(1911–1982), Finnish boxer * Gunnar Berg ** Gunnar Berg (1863–1893), Norwegian painter ** Gunnar Berg (1897–1987), American scouting official ** Gunnar Berg (1909–1989), Swiss-Danish composer ** Gunnar Berg (1923–2007), Norwegian politician **

Gunnar Andreas Berg Gunnar Andreas Berg (born 14 January 1954) is a Norwegian musician, educator, owner of the record label "Bergland Productions". He is known from cooperations with musicians like Palle Mikkelborg, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Bjørn Alterhaug, Siri Gjær ...

(born 1954), Norwegian musician *

Gunnar Berge Gunnar Berge (born 29 August 1940) is a Norwegian politician for the Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland. Berge represented Rogaland in the Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993. He was Minister of Finance 1986–1989, Minister of Local Govern ...

(born 1940), Norwegian politician *

Gunnar Berggren Gunnar Alf Erik Berggren (26 January 1908 – 2 September 1983) was a Swedish boxer who won bronze medals in the lightweight division at the 1927 European Championships and 1928 Summer Olympics. After the Olympics he turned professional and had ...

(1908–1983), Swedish boxer *

Gunnar Birkerts Gunnar Birkerts ( lv, Gunārs Birkerts, January 17, 1925 – August 15, 2017) was a Latvian American architect who, for most of his career, was based in the metropolitan area of Detroit, Michigan. Some of his notable designs include the Corni ...

(1925–2017), Latvian-American architect *

Gunnar Bjurner Knut Gunnar Bjurner (10 January 1882 – 28 January 1964) was a senior Swedish Navy officer. Bjurner commanded three different coastal defence ships, headed Karlskrona Naval Yard (1931–1936) and commanded the Winter Squadron (1933–1934) as we ...

(1882–1964), Swedish Navy vice admiral *

Gunnar Björnstrand Knut Gunnar Johanson (13 November 1909 – 24 May 1986) was a Swedish actor known for his frequent work with writer and director Ingmar Bergman. Biography Björnstrand was born Knut Gunnar Johanson in Stockholm as son of actor Oscar Johanson and ...

(1909–1986), Swedish actor * Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish poet and writer * Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010), Swedish Army lieutenant general * Gunnar Fant (1919–2009), Swedish phonetician *

Gunnar Fischer Gunnar Fischer (18 November 1910 – 11 June 2011) was a Swedish cinematographer who worked with director Ingmar Bergman on several of the director's best-known films, including ''Smiles of a Summer Night'' (1955) and ''The Seventh Seal'' (19 ...

(1910–2011), Swedish cinematographer * Gunnar Friedemann (1909–1943), Estonian chess player * Gunnar Garbo (1924–2016), Norwegian journalist, politician and diplomat *

Gunnar Graps Gunnar Graps-Grāfs (27 November 1951 – 17 May 2004) was a popular Estonian musician and one of the pioneers of hard rock in Estonia and the former Soviet Union. He has sold hundreds of thousands of records all over the world and in 2004 Graps ...

(1951–2004), Estonian musician * Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979), Norwegian poet * Gunnar Gehl (born 2001), American singer-songwriter * Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish football player * Gunnar Hámundarson (10th century), Icelandic chieftain *

Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation) Gunnar Hansen may refer to: * Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author *Gunnar Hansen (boxer) Gunnar Hansen (18 July 1916 – 31 May 2004) was a Norwegian amateur boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics ...

** Gunnar Hansen (born 1947), Icelandic-American actor **

Gunnar Hansen (boxer) Gunnar Hansen (18 July 1916 – 31 May 2004) was a Norwegian amateur boxer who competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics. He was born in Oslo and died in Tjøme, and represented the sports club BK Pugilist. He finished seventeenth in the welterwei ...

(1916–2004), Norwegian boxer * Gunnar Heinsohn (born 1943), German anthropologist * Gunnar Hoppe (1914–2005), Swedish Quaternary geologist and geographer * Gunnar Höckert (1910–1940), Finnish runner * Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and turkologist * Gunnar Jeannette (born 1982), American racing driver * Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren (1899–1996), Swedish Navy vice admiral * Gunnar Johansen (1906–1991), Danish-American pianist and composer *

Gunnar Johansson Gunnar Johansson may refer to: * Gunnar Johansson (composer) (1906–1991), Swedish composer * Gunnar Johansson (immunologist) (born 1938), Swedish immunologist * Gunnar Johansson (canoeist) (1919–1998), Swedish sprint canoeist * Gunnar Johanss ...

(1911–1998), Swedish psychologist **

(1919–1998), Swedish canoeist **

(1924–2003), Swedish football player * Gunnar Kaasen (1882–1960), Norwegian-American dog musher * Gunnar Kangro (1913–1975), Estonian mathematician * Gunnar Klettenberg (born 1967), Estonian equestrian *

Gunnar Knudsen Gunnar Knudsen (19 September 1848 – 1 December 1928), born Aanon Gunerius Knudsen, was a Norwegian politician from the Liberal Party who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Norway twice from 1908 to 1910 and from 1913 to 1920. He also inheri ...

(1848–1928), Norwegian politician *

Gunnar Korhonen Gunnar Aleksander Korhonen (22 April 1918 – 9 June 2001) was a Finnish politician and the CEO of Finnair from 1960–1987. Career Korhonen had a degree in economics and worked as a civil servant. He became the CEO of Finnair in 1960. He was t ...

(1918–2001), Norwegian politician *

Gunnar Berg Lampe Gunnar Berg Lampe (28 March 1892 – 29 May 1978) was a Norwegian tourist industry manager. He was born in Bergen. He led the Norway Travel Association Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Euro ...

(1892–1978), Norwegian businessman * Gunnar Larsson ** Gunnar Larsson (1908–1996), Swedish politician ** Gunnar Larsson (born 1951), Swedish swimmer ** Gunnar Larsson (born 1944), Swedish cross-country skier * Gunnar Larsen (1900–1958), Norwegian journalist, writer, and translator *

Gunnar Larsen (politician) Gunnar Larsen (1902–1973) was a Danish chemical engineer, businessman and politician. He served as the minister for transport between 1940 and 1943. He left Denmark in 1954 and exiled into Ireland where he lived until his death. Biography Lars ...

(1902–1973), Danish engineer, businessman and politician *

Gunnar Malmquist Karl Gunnar Malmquist (21 February 1893 – 27 June 1982) was a Swedish astronomer. Biography Gunnar Malmquist was born in Ystad, where he completed his secondary school education before matriculating at the Lund University in 1911. He receiv ...

(1893–1982), Swedish astronomer * Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 1961), Norwegian cross country skier * Gunnar Möller (1928–2017), German actor *

Gunnar Molton Texas Hippie Coalition (sometimes stylized THC) is an American heavy metal band from Denison, Texas. History The band was formed in Denison, Texas by Big Dad Ritch, along with his friend John Exall and other friends. Several lineup changes ...

(born 1993), drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition * Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economist ** Gunnar Nelson (born 1967), American musician ** Gunnar Nelson (born 1988), Icelandic martial arts fighter * Gunnar Nielsen ** Gunnar Nielsen (1919–2009), Swedish film actor ** Gunnar Nielsen (1928–1985), Danish runner ** Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen (born 1983), Faroese-Argentine football player ** Gunnar Nielsen (born 1986), Faroese football player * Gunnar Nilson (1872–1951), Swedish physician * Gunnar Nilsson ** Gunnar Nilsson (1922–1997), Swedish trade unionist ** Gunnar Nilsson (1923–2005), Swedish boxer ** Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing driver * Gunnar Nordahl (1921–1995), Swedish football player * Gunnar Nordström (1881–1923), Finnish physicist *

Gunnar Öquist Gunnar Öquist (born 1941) is a Swedish biologist and professor of plant physiology at Umeå University, and served as the permanent secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences from 2003 to 2010. He graduated from Uppsala University in 196 ...

(born 1941), Swedish biologist *

Gunnar Persson Gunnar Persson (13 October 1933 – 8 April 2018) was a Swedish cartoonist and comic creator. He was the son of Elov Persson, creator of one of Sweden's oldest comic strip characters, '' Kronblom''. Gunnar began drawing the Kronblom comic strip ...

(1933–2018), Swedish cartoonist *

Gunnar Randers Gunnar Randers (21 April 1914 – 7 February 1992) was a Norwegian physicist. He is known as the principal figure within Norwegian nuclear research after World War II. He was employed at the Mount Wilson Observatory from 1939 to 1940, and at the Y ...

(1914–1992), Norwegian physicist * Gunnar Rohrbacher (born 1968), American author * Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist * Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 1973), Norwegian football player * Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947), Norwegian writer * Gunnar Stålsett (born 1935), Norwegian theologician and politician * Gunnar Taucher (1886–1941), Finnish architect * Gunnar Thoresen (footballer) (1920–2017), Norwegian football player *

Gunnar Thoresen (bobsledder) Gunnar Thoresen (October 10, 1921 – May 18, 1972) was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952 ...

(1921–1972), Norwegian bobsledder *

Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson (born 1 April 1982), commonly anglicised as Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, is an Icelandic football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker. Club career Born in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, Gun ...

(born 1982), Icelandic football player *

Gunnar Uusi Gunnar Uusi (June 23, 1931 – August 7, 1981) was an Estonian chess player who won the Estonian Chess Championship six times. Biography Gunnar Uusi was born June 23, 1931 in Haapsalu, Estonia. In 1950, while still at school, Gunnar Uusi compete ...

(1931–1981), Estonian chess player * Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter * Gunnar Wiklund (1935–1989), Swedish singer

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Gunnar Andersen

Gunnar Andersson

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