Gunter or Günter may refer to: * Gunter rig, a type of rig used in sailing, especially in small boats *

Gunter Annex Gunter Annex is a United States Air Force installation located in the North-northeast suburbs of Montgomery, Alabama. The base is named after former Montgomery mayor William Adams Gunter. Until 1992 it was known as Gunter Air Force Base or G ...

, Alabama, a United States Air Force installation * Gunter, Texas, city in the United States

People

Surname

* Chris Gunter (born 1989), Welsh footballer with Cardiff City, Tottenham Hotspur, Nottingham Forest and Reading * Cornell Gunter (1936–1990), American R&B singer, brother of Shirley Gunter *

David Gunter David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ...

(1933–2005), English footballer with Southampton, brother of

Phil Gunter Philip Edward Gunter (6 January 1932 – 13 July 2007) was an English footballer who played for Portsmouth and Aldershot. Career Gunter spent most of his career with Portsmouth, making over 300 league appearances for the club between 1951 and 1 ...

* Edmund Gunter (1581–1626), British mathematician and inventor, known for: **

Gunter's chain Gunter's chain (also known as Gunter’s measurement) is a distance measuring device used for surveying. It was designed and introduced in 1620 by English clergyman and mathematician Edmund Gunter (1581–1626). It enabled plots of land to be a ...

** Gunter's rule * James Gunter (1745–1819), English confectioner, fruit grower and scientific gardener *

Jen Gunter Dr. Jennifer Gunter is a Canadian-American gynecologist, a ''New York Times'' columnist covering women's health, an author, and a specialist in chronic pain medicine and vulvovaginal disorders. Early life and education Gunter was born in Winnip ...

(born 1966), Canadian-American gynecologist & author *

Gordon Gunter Gordon Gunter (August 18, 1909 – December 19, 1998) was an American marine biologist and fisheries scientist. He is noted for his pioneering study of fisheries in the northern Gulf of Mexico, a topic to which he devoted his entire profession ...

(1909–1998), American marine biologist and fisheries scientist *

Matthew Alan Gunter Matthew Alan Gunter (born December 20, 1957) is the eighth and current Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, in The Episcopal Church. He is also bishop provisional of the adjoining Diocese of Eau Claire. Prior to becoming b ...

(born 1957), United States Episcopal bishop *

(1932–2007), English footballer with Portsmouth and Aldershot, brother of David (1933–2005) * Ray Gunter (1909–1977), British Labour Party politician * Sir Robert Gunter (1831–1905), British army officer, property developer and politician * Shirley Gunter (1934–2015), American R&B singer, sister of Cornell Gunter * Sibylle Günter (born 1964), German theoretical physicist

First name

* Günter Abel (born 1947), German philosopher and former professor *

Günter Altner Günter Altner (1936–2011) was a German interdisciplanarily active scientist, biologist, Protestant theologian, ecologist, environmentalist, writer and lecturer. Altner had briefly been a professor of human biology at the University of Educatio ...

(1936–2011), German interdisciplanarily active scientist, biologist, Protestant theologian, ecologist, environmentalist, writer, and lecturer * Günter Ambraß (born 1955), East German weightlifter * Günter Anderl (1947–2015), Austrian figure skater * Günter Asser (1926–2015), German professor emeritus of logic and mathematics * Günter Bartusch (1943–1971), East German motorcycle road racer * Günter Baum (born 1960), German politician and LGBT rights activist * Günter Baumann (born 1947), German politician * Günter Behnisch (1922–2010), German architect * Günter Beier (born 1942), German gymnast * Günter Benkö (born 1955), Austrian football (soccer) referee * Günter Benser (born 1931), German Marxist historian * Günter Bentele (born 1948), German semiotician *

Günter Bergau Günter Bergau (born 11 April 1939) is a retired German rower. He competed for the United Team of Germany at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxed pairs and for East Germany at the 1968 Summer Olympics in eights and finished in seventh place in ...

(born 1939), German rower *

Günter Bernard Günter Bernard (born 4 November 1939) is a German former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the son of Robert Bernard who was a German international football player himself. Club career Bernard was born in Schweinfu ...

(born 1939), German professional footballer * Günter Bialas (1907–1995), German composer * Günter Bischof (born 1953), Austrian-American historian and professor * Günter Bittengel (born 1966), Czech football (soccer) coach and former player *

Günter Böckle Günter Böckle (born 1949) is a German software engineer and project manager at Siemens, Siemens Corporate Technology, known for his work on Product family engineering, Software product line engineering. Böckle received his Ph.D. in mathematics ...

(born 1949), German software engineer and project manager * Günter Böhme (politician, born 1925) (1925–2006), German politician * Günter Böttcher (1954–2012), West German handball player * Günter Breithardt (born 1944), German physician, cardiologist, and emeritus professor * Günter Breitzke (born 1967), German footballer * Günter Bresnik (born 1961), Austrian tennis coach * Gunter Brewer (born 1964), American football coach *

Günter Brocker Günter Brocker (24 May 1925 – 29 May 2015) was a German footballer and later manager. In 1958, he won the German championship with Schalke 04, for which he made 152 appearances in the Oberliga West Oberliga ( en, Premier league) may refer ...

(1925–2015), German footballer and later manager * Günter Brümmer (1933–2020), West German slalom canoeist * Günter Brus (born 1938), Austrian painter, performance artist, graphic artist, experimental filmmaker, and writer *

Günter Busarello Günter Busarello (27 April 1960 – 8 November 1985) was an Austrian wrestler. He competed at the 1980 Summer Olympics and the 1984 Summer Olympics The 1984 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXIII Olympiad and also known as ...

(1960–1985), Austrian wrestler * Günter Busch (1930–2006), German footballer *

Günter Burg Günter Burg (born 5 February 1941) is a German dermatologist. Born in Mayen, Germany, he holds German and Swiss citizenship. He has been married to Dr. Doris Burg-Nicklas, a neurologist, since 1968. They have two sons: Andreas (b. 1975) and Tho ...

(born 1941), German dermatologist * Günter Burghard (born 1942), Austrian ice hockey player * Günter Burghardt, European civil servant to the United States *

Günter Bust Günter Bust (12 July 1930 – 27 May 2005) was a German music educator and composer. Life Born in , today Magdeburg, Bust first attended the 23rd Magdeburg Community School, then the from 1941 to 1945. After the Bombing of Leipzig, the scho ...

(1930–2005), German music educator and composer *

Gunter Christmann Gunter Christmann (23 April 1936 – 19 November 2013) was a German-born Australian painter. Born in Berlin, Christmann emigrated to Australia in 1959. Regarded as a painter's painter, Christmann has been making abstract and figurative paint ...

(1936–2013), German-born Australian painter *

Gunter d'Alquen Gunter d'Alquen (24 October 1910 – 15 May 1998) was chief editor of the weekly ''Das Schwarze Korps'' ("The Black Corps"), the official newspaper of the Schutzstaffel (SS), and commander of the SS-Standarte Kurt Eggers. Early life Gunter d� ...

(1910–1998), German journalist, propagandist, and author * Günter de Bruyn (1926–2020), German author * Günter Deckert (1940–2022), German far-right political activist * Günter Deckert (nordic combined) (1950–2005), East German nordic combined skier *

Gunter Demnig Gunter Demnig (born 27 October 1947 in Berlin) is a German artist. He is best known for his '' Stolperstein'' ("stumbling block") memorials to the victims of Nazi persecution, including Jews, homosexuals, Romani and the disabled. The project ...

(born 1947), German artist *

Günter Deuble Günter Deuble is a retired slalom canoeist who competed for West Germany in the mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the folding K-1 team event at the 1953 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships in Meran Merano (, , ) or Meran () is a city and ...

, West German slalom canoeist *

Günter Dohrow Günter Dohrow (15 August 1927 – 27 June 2008) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an ...

(1927–2008), German middle-distance runner *

Günter Dreibrodt Günter Dreibrodt (born 26 July 1951 in Roßlau) is a former East German handball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiye ...

(born 1951), East German handball player *

Günter Drews Günter Drews (born 9 July 1967) is a retired German football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football ...

(born 1967), German footballer *

Günter Dreyer Günter Dreyer (5 October 1943 – 12 March 2019) was an Egyptologist at the German Archaeological Institute. In southern Egypt, Dreyer discovered records of linen and oil deliveries which have been carbon-dated to between 3300 BCE and 3200 B ...

(1943–2019), German Egyptologist * Günter Dyhrenfurth (1886–1975), German-born, German and Swiss mountaineer, geologist, and Himalayan explorer * Günter Eich (1907–1972), German lyricist, dramatist, and author *

Günter Faltin Günter Faltin (born 25 November 1944) is a German economist and entrepreneur. Early life and education Gunter Faltin was born on 25 November 1944 in Bamberg, Germany. He graduated with a Dr. rer.soc. from the University of Konstanz in 1972. Ca ...

(born 1944), German economist and entrepreneur * Gunter Faure, American geochemist * Günter Felke (1929–2005), German furniture manufacturer, numismatist, and patron of culture * Günter Flauger (born 1936), German skier * Günter Friesenbichler (born 1979), Austrian footballer *

Günter Fronius Günter Fronius (11 November 1907 – 21 July 2015) was an Austrian entrepreneur and the founder of Fronius International GmbH.Günter Fronzeck Günter Fronzeck, born 29 September 1937, is a former association football player who played for 1. FC Magdeburg and predecessor SC Aufbau Magdeburg in East Germany's top flight, the DDR-Oberliga. He won three national cup titles with h ...

(born 1937), German footballer *

Günter Fruhtrunk Günter Fruhtrunk (1 May 1923 – 12 December 1982) was a German geometric abstract painter and printmaker whose work relates to op art. Born in Munich, Fruhtrunk studied architecture at the Technische Hochschule in Munich, which he gave u ...

(1923–1982), German geometric abstract painter and printmaker *

Gunter Gabriel Gunter Gabriel (born Günter Caspelherr; 11 June 1942 – 22 June 2017) was a German singer, musician and composer. Gabriel became famous in Germany as singer of Schlager songs. Gabriel lived in Harburg, Hamburg. He was a friend of Johnn ...

(1942–2017), German singer, musician, and composer * Günter Gaus (1929–2004), German political journalist, commentator, television interviewer, diplomat, and “government fixer” * Günter Gerhard Lange (1921–2008), German typographer, teacher, and type designer *

Günter Glende Günter Glende (9 January 1918 – 27 March 2004) was an East German party official. Between 1964 and 1989 he served as leader of the Central Committee's department for administering the country's businesses (''"Verwaltung der Wirtschaftsbetrieb ...

(1918–2004), East German party official *

Günter Grasmück Opus was a pop-rock group from Graz, Austria. Formed in 1973, the group remained active until 2021, when they retired. The band is mainly known for its 1985 single release, "Live Is Life", which reached the Top 10 in several European countries. ...

, member of Opus (Austrian band) *

Günter Grass Günter Wilhelm Grass (born Graß; ; 16 October 1927 – 13 April 2015) was a German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and recipient of the 1999 Nobel Prize in Literature. He was born in the Free City of Da ...

(1927–2015), German novelist, poet, playwright, illustrator, graphic artist, sculptor, and literature prize recipient * Günter Graulich (born 1926), German church musician and music publisher * Günter Grönbold (born 1943), German Indologist and Tibetologist * Günter Grosswig, East German slalom canoeist * Günter Guillaume (1927–1995), German spy *

Günter Güttler Günter Güttler (born 31 May 1961 in Erlangen) is a German former professional football player and manager. Honours Bayern Munich * Bundesliga: 1980–81 * DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annua ...

(born 1961), German footballer and manager *

Günter Habig Günter Habig (born 7 December 1964) is a retired German football forward Forward is a relative direction, the opposite of backward. Forward may also refer to: People * Forward (surname) Sports * Forward (association football) * Forward ...

(born 1964), German footballer * Gunter Hadwiger (1949–2021), Austrian politician * Günter Halm (1922–2017), German infantryman * Gunter Hampel (born 1937), German jazz vibraphonist, clarinetist, saxophonist, flautist, pianist, and composer * Günter Harder (born 1938), German mathematician * Günter Haritz (born 1948), West German road and track cyclist *

Günter Haumer Günter Haumer (born 1973) is an Austrian operatic baritone. Since 2012, he has been a member of Musical ensemble, Ensembles of the Vienna Volksoper. Life Born in Vienna, Haumer completed his education at the University of Music and Performing ...

(born 1973), Austrian operatic baritone * Günter Havenstein (1928–2008), German long-distance runner *

Günter Heimbeck Günter Heimbeck (born June 23, 1946 in Gunzenhausen, Germany) is a German–Namibian retired professor of mathematics. His particular research interest is geometry; the Heimbeck Planes are named for him. Heimbeck probably is the first and only ...

(born 1946), German-Namibian professor of mathematics *

Günter Heine Günter Heine (born 8 September 1919) was a German water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1952 Summer Olympics. See also * Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water polo t ...

(born 1919), German water polo player * Günter-Helge Strickstrack (1921–2020), German politician *

Günter Henle Günter Henle, also known as Günther Henle (February 3, 1899 – April 13, 1979) was a German politician, pianist, and music publisher. He was a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and of the German Bundestag. He founded the musi ...

(1899–1979), German politician, pianist, music publisher * Günter Herburger (1932–2018), German writer * Günter Herlitz (1913–2010), German businessman * Günter Hermann (born 1960), German footballer *

Günter Hermann Ewen Günter Hermann Ewen (1962 – 18 May 1999) was a German mass murderer who killed four people and wounded at least nine others in Dillingen, Germany on 16 May 1999, before escaping to Sierck-les-Bains, France, where he killed another person, ...

(1962–1999), German mass murderer * Günter Herz (born 1940), German businessman *

Günter Heßelmann Günter Heßelmann (3 August 1925 – 12 September 2010) was a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Oly ...

(1925–2010), German middle-distance runner * Günter Hessler (1909–1968), German naval officer * Günter Heyden (1921–2002), German professor of philosophy and a sociologist *

Günter Hirsch Günter Hirsch (born 30 January 1943) is a German legal scholar who served as the seventh President of the Federal Court of Justice of Germany from 2000 to 2008. Biography Günter Erhard Hirsch was born in Neuburg an der Donau, the second chil ...

(born 1943), German legal scholar * Günter Hirschmann (born 1935), German footballer * Günter Hoffmann (disambiguation), several people * Günter Hoge (1940–2017), German footballer *

Günter Holzvoigt Günther Holzvoigt is an East German sprint canoeist who competed in the mid to late 1960s. He won two medals in the K-4 10000 m event at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with a silver in 1963 and a bronze in 1966 Events Janu ...

, East German sprint canoeist *

Günter Hotz Günter Hotz (born 16 November 1931) is a German pioneer of computer science. His work includes formal languages, digital circuits and computational complexity theory. In 1987, he received the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Prize of the Deutsche Forschu ...

(born 1931), German pioneer of computer science * Günter Jäger (born 1935), German footballer * Gunter Jahn (1910–1992), German U-boat commander *

Günter Jena Günter Jena (born 1933) is a German choral conductor and musicologist. He was the director of church music at St. Michaelis in Hamburg from 1973 to 1997. He founded the festival Bach-Tage Hamburg, and provided music for ballet performances of cho ...

(born 1933), German choral conductor and musicologist *

Günter Jochems Günter Jochems (5 November 1928 – 30 March 1991) was a professional ice hockey player. He represented Germany in the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games ( it, VII Giochi Olim ...

(1928–1991), German professional ice hockey player *

Günter Kaltenbrunner Günter Kaltenbrunner (born 28 July 1943) is a former Austrian football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of ...

(born 1943), Austrian former footballer and manager *

Günter Kaslowski Günter Kaslowski (5 July 1934 – 26 June 2001) was a German cyclist. He competed in the sprint event at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII ...

(1934–2001), German cyclist * Günter Katzenberger (1937–2020), German musician, musicologist, conductor, professor, writer, and publisher * Günter Kehr (1920–1989), German violinist, conductor, and academic teacher of violin and chamber music *

Günter Keute Günter Keute (born 21 December 1955) is a retired German footballer. He spent three seasons with Eintracht Braunschweig in the Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a prof ...

(born 1955), German footballer *

Günter Kießling Günter Kießling (20 October 1925 – 28 August 2009) was a German general in the Bundeswehr, who became famous as the subject of what became known as the Kießling (or Kiessling) Affair. Kießling was born in Frankfurt (Oder) in the Province ...

(1925–2009), German general *

Günter Kilian Günter Kilian (born 29 January 1950) is a German water polo player. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and the 1976 Summer Olympics. See also * Germany men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics * List of men's Olympic water pol ...

(born 1950), German water polo player * Günter Kirchner, West German slalom canoeist * Günter Klass (1936–1967), German racing driver *

Günter Kleinen Günter Kleinen (born 10 January 1941) is a German musicologist and professor of musicology with a focus on music education and systematic musicology as well as music psychology. Life Born in Cologne, Kleinene passed his Abitur in 1960 in Colog ...

(born 1941), German musicologist and professor of musicology * Günter Kochan (1930–2009), German composer *

Günter Konzack Günter Konzack (born 24 September 1930 in Bergheide, Germany, died 16 February 2008) was a former East German football player. He played in the top-flight DDR-Oberliga for BSG Turbine Erfurt and SC Lokomotive Leipzig. After his playing caree ...

(1930–2008), East German footballer *

Günter Koren Günter Koren (born 30 July 1962) is an Austrian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games (french: XVes Jeux olympiques d'hi ...

(born 1962), Austrian ice hockey player *

Günter Kowalewski Günter Kowalewski (born 31 October 1943) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He was born in Dortmund Dortmund (; Westphalian nds, Düörpm ; la, Tremonia) is the third-largest city in North Rhine-Westphalia ...

(born 1943), German wrestler *

Günter Krämer Günter Krämer (born December 2, 1940) is a German stage director, especially for opera, and a theatre manager who has staged internationally. Career Born in Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Krämer studied German language and literature and gaine ...

(born 1940), German stage director and theatre manager *

Günter Krammer Günter Krammer is a West German sprint canoeist who competed in the mid-1950s. He won a bronze medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1954 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Mâcon Mâcon (), historically anglicised as Mascon, is a ...

, West German sprint canoeist *

Günter Krings Günter Krings (born 7 August 1969) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who has been serving as a member of the Bundestag from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia since 2002. In addition to his parliament ...

(born 1969), German lawyer and politician *

Günter Krispel Günter Krispel (born 22 September 1951) is an Austrian bobsledder. He competed in the four man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XI ...

(born 1951), Austrian bobsledder *

Günter Krivec Günter Krivec (born 28 July 1942) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's triple jump at the 1964 Summer Olympics The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held ...

(born 1942), German athlete *

Günter Kronsteiner Günter Kronsteiner (born 14 September 1953) is an Austrian former footballer who was most recently head coach of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the American North American Soccer League, currently manager of Slovak 1. FC Tatran Prešov Playi ...

(born 1953), Austrian footballer * Günter Krüger (disambiguation), several people * Günter Kubisch (1939–2005), East German footballer *

Günter Kuhnke Günter Kuhnke (7 September 1912 – 11 October 1990) was a German submarine commander during World War II and later a Konteradmiral with the Bundesmarine, West Germany's navy. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi ...

(1912–1990), German submarine commander * Günter Kunert (1929–2019), German writer * Günter Kutowski (born 1965), German professional footballer *

Günter Lach Günter Lach (13 July 1954 – 15 December 2021) was a German politician who served as a member of the Bundestag, and was mayor of Vorsfelde and Wolfsburg. Biography Lach was born on 13 July 1954 in , Wolfsburg. In 1970, he started working for ...

(1954–2021), German politician * Günter Lamprecht (1930–2022), German actor *

Günter Lenz Günter Lenz (born 25 July 1938) is a German jazz bassist and composer. Activities Lenz was born in Frankfurt am Main. He first taught himself guitar and studied with Carlo Bohländer, playing jazz in the clubs of the U.S. Army from 1954 onw ...

(born 1938), German jazz bassist and composer *

Günter Litfin Günter Litfin (19 January 1937 – 24 August 1961) was a German tailor who became the second known person to die at the Berlin Wall. Litfin was the first victim to be killed by East German border troops, the first to succumb to gunshot wounds, ...

(1937–1961), German tailor * Günter Lobing, German lightweight rower * Günter Lorenz (born 1964/1965), Austrian murderer * Günter Lörke (born 1935), German cyclist * Günter Ludwig (born 1931), German pianist *

Günter Lüling Günter Lüling (25 October 1928 – 10 September 2014) was a German Protestant theologian, philological scholar (Dr. in Arabistics and Islamics) and pioneer in the study of early Islamic origins. From 1962 to 1965 he was the Director of the Germa ...

(1928–2014), German Protestant theologian, philological scholar, and pioneer in the study of early Islam * Günter Lumer (1929–2005), German mathematician *

Günter Luther Günter Luther (17 March 1922 – 31 May 1997) was a German admiral who became Inspector of the Navy and Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe for NATO. During World War II, he served as a military pilot in the Kriegsmarine and a paratrooper i ...

(1922–1997), German admiral * Günter Lyhs (born 1934), German gymnast *

Günter M. Ziegler Günter Matthias Ziegler (born 19 May 1963) is a German mathematician who has been serving as president of the Free University of Berlin since 2018. Ziegler is known for his research in discrete mathematics and geometry, and particularly on the ...

(born 1963), German mathematician *

Günter Mack Günter Mack (12 December 1930 – 27 March 2007) was a German actor. He appeared in more than ninety films from 1963 to 2007. Günter Mack died of cancer at the age of 76. Already in 1996 his wife Wiltrud, mother of his daughter Susanne, had died. ...

(1930–2007), German actor *

Günter Malcher Günter Malcher (born 16 March 1934) is a German Sport of athletics, athlete. He competed in the Athletics at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Men's pole vault, men's pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics. References

1934 births Living pe ...

(born 1934), German athlete *

Gunter Malle Gunter Malle (born 13 May 1960 in Karlsruhe) is a German mathematician, specializing in group theory, representation theory of finite groups, and number theory. Malle received his doctorate in 1986 from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology under the ...

(born 1960), German mathematician * Günter Maschke (1943–2022), German political scientist * Günter Mast (1927–2011), German businessman * Günter Mayer (1930–2010), German cultural academic and musicologist *

Günter Meißner Günter Meißner (3 July 1936 – 19 November 2015) was a German art historian, who became known as editor-in-chief and publisher of the ''Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon''. Life Born in Hanover, Meißner studierte am Kunsthistorischen Institut de ...

(1936–2015), German art historian * Günter Meisner (1926–1994), German film and television character actor * Günter Meyer (born 1946), German Geographer and Orientalist * Günter Mielke (1942–2010), West German long-distance runner * Günter Mittag (1926–1994), German politician * Günter Morge (1925–1984), German entomologist * Günter Müller (born 1954), German-born Swiss sound artist * Günter Nachtigall (born 1930), German gymnast * Günter Netzer (born 1944), German footballer * Günter Neuburger (born 1954), West German bobsledder * Günter Neubert (born 1936), German composer and tonmeister * Günter Neuhold (born 1947), Austrian conductor *

Günter Neumann (disambiguation) Günter Neumann may refer to: * Guenter Neumann (agricultural scientist) (born 1958) * Günter Neumann (singer) (1913–1972), German singer, composer, lyricist and cabaretist * Günter Neumann (philologist) Günter Neumann may refer to: * Guente ...

, several people * Günter Nimtz (born 1936), German physicist * Günter Nooke (born 1959), German CDU politician and former civil rights activist *

Günter Nowatzki Günter Nowatzki is a German sprint canoeist who competed in the late 1930s. He won a bronze medal in the K-1 10000 m folding event at the 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1938 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Va ...

, German sprint canoeist *

Günter Oberhuber Günter Oberhuber (22 April 1954 – 28 November 2021) was an Austrian ice hockey player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1976 Winter Olympics The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games (german ...

(born 1954), Austrian ice hockey player * Günter Ollenschläger (born 1951), German physician, medical editor, and professor of internal medicine and clinical decision making *

Günter Orschel Günter Orschel (born 6 August 1956) is a Bulgarian equestrian. He competed in two events at the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2 ...

(born 1956), Bulgarian equestrian * Günter P. Wagner (born 1954), Austrian-born evolutionary biologist * Gunter Pauli (born 1956), Belgian entrepreneur, economist, and author * Günter Petersmann (born 1941), German rower * Günter Pfitzmann (1924–2003), German film actor * Günter Pichler (born 1940), Austrian violinist, teacher, and conductor * Günter Pilz (born 1945), Austrian mathematician and professor *

Günter Platzek Günter Platzek (18 July 1930 in Hanover, Germany – 29 November 1990 in Hamburg, Germany) was a German keyboard player. He became known for his longtime work with the James Last Orchestra, of which he was a member from 1965 up until his death ...

(1930–1990), German keyboard player *

Gunter Pleuger Gunter Pleuger (born 25 March 1941 in Wismar, Germany) is a German diplomat and politician. He studied in politics and law in Bonn, and subsequently Cologne. From 11 November 2002 to 2006, Pleuger was the German ambassador to the United Natio ...

(born 1941), German diplomat and politician * Günter Preuß (born 1936), German footballer * Günter Pröpper (born 1941), German professional footballer *

Gunter Prus Gunter Prus was Bishop of Płock in 1223 and again from 1227 to 1232. Born into the Prus noble family, he was Canon and Dean of Płock. Following the death of Bishop Gedko Powało, he contended – supported by Duke Konrad I of Masovia – ...

(died 1232), Polish Roman Catholic bishop * Günter Raphael (1903–1960), German composer * Günter Reich (1921–1989), German-born Israeli baritone * Günter Reimann (1904–2005), German-born economist and writer * Günter Reisch (1927–2014), German film director and screenwriter * Günter Rexrodt (1941–2004), German politician * Günter Riesen (1892–1951), German Nazi politician *

Günter Rimkus Günter Rimkus (22 December 1928 – 29 September 2015) was a German dramaturge and, from 1984 to 1991, manager of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden. Life Born in Stallupönen, East Prussia, Rimkus studied vocal music at the Hochschule für Mus ...

(1928–2015), German dramaturge * Günter Rittner (1927–2020), German painter and illustrator *

Gunter Rodríguez Gunther Rodríguez Osorio (born in 1981) is a Cuban former swimmer who competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the M ...

(born 1981), Cuban swimmer *

Günter Ropohl Günter Ropohl (14 June 1939 in Cologne, Germany – 28 January 2017) was a German philosopher of technology. Biography Günter Ropohl studied mechanical engineering and philosophy at Stuttgart University, where he was a scholar of the philosoph ...

(1939–2017), German technology philosopher *

Günter Rössler Günter Rössler (6 January 1926 – 31 December 2012) was a German photographer who made a name for himself especially in the field of nude art photography. A pioneer of nude photography in East Germany and notable fashion photographer, Rössl ...

(1926–2012), German photographer * Günter Ruch (1956–2010), German writer, journalist, politician, and author * Gunter Sachs (1932–2011), German photographer, author, student, industrialist, and astrologist *

Günter Sauerbrey Günter Hans Sauerbrey (January 1, 1933 – May 15, 2003) was a German physicist who invented the quartz crystal microbalance (QCM). Biography Günter Sauerbrey obtained his Ph.D from the Technical University of Berlin. He was responsible of ...

(1933–2003), German physicist, inventor of the quartz crystal microbalance *

Günter Sawitzki Günter Sawitzki (22 November 1932 – 14 December 2020) was a German football player. Career Sawitzki's performances for underdog side SV Sodingen in the then best German division caught the attention of West German coach Sepp Herberger and mad ...

(1932–2020), German footballer * Günter Schabowski (1929–2015), East German politician *

Günter Schaumburg Günter Schaumburg (born 1 January 1943) is a German athlete. He competed in the men's discus throw at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Ol ...

(born 1943), German athlete *

Günter Schießwald Günter Schießwald (born September 25, 1973) is an Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine ...

(born 1973), Austrian footballer *

Günter Schilder Günter Gerhard Schilder ( Vienna, born February 18, 1942), is a Dutch leading historian of cartography and for many years held the world's only chair in the history of cartography at the Utrecht University from 1981 to 2004. Biography After ...

(born 1942), Dutch historian * Günter Schlierkamp (born 1970), German IFBB professional bodybuilder * Günter Schlipper (born 1962), German footballer *

Günter Schliwka Günter Schliwka (born 9 May 1956) is a German weightlifter. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1980 Summer Olympics The 1980 Summer Olympics (russian: Летние Олимпийские игры 1980, Letniye Olimpiyskiy ...

(born 1956), German weightlifter *

Günter Schmahl Günter Schmahl (26 March 1936 – 14 August 2018) was a German physicist, professor at the University of Göttingen and a pioneer of X-ray microscopy. The main focus of Schmahl's work, and his most important achievement, was the development of ...

(1936–2018), German physicist, professor, and pioneer *

Günter Schmid Günter Schmid (13 August 1932 – 29 May 2005) was the founder and principal of the Formula One teams ATS and Rial Racing Rial is a German producer of light alloy wheels and rims, and was a Formula One constructor competing in the and seasons. ...

(1932–2005), German motorsport founder and principal * Gunter Schmidt (born 1938), German sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist * Günter Schmidt (arachnologist) (1926–2016), German arachnologist and author * Günter Schmölders (1903–1991), German economist *

Günter Schneider Günter Schneider (born 23 September 1963) is a Swiss rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as S ...

(born 1963), Swiss rower *

Gunter Schöbel Gunter Schöbel (born 15 July 1959 in Stuttgart) is a German archaeologist and director of the Pfahlbau Museum Unteruhldingen. Career Schöbel studied archaeology, anthropology and geology at the University of Tübingen from 1979 to 1982. F ...

(born 1959), German archaeologist and museum director * Gunter Schoß (born 1940), German voice and television actor * Günter Schroers (born 1939), German rower * Günter Schröter (1927–2016), German footballer and coach * Günter Schubert (1938–2008), German actor and voice actor * Günter Schulz (born 1963), German musician, songwriter, and former member of the industrial band KMFDM *

Günter Schwartzkopff Günter Schwartzkopff (5 August 1898 – 14 May 1940) was an officer in the Luftwaffe during World War II. He was the namesake of the Bundeswehr General Schwartzkopff barracks in Hamburg which was renamed the in ''Generalleutnant-Graf-von-Baudiss ...

(1898–1940), German military officer *

Günter Sebert Günter Sebert (born 29 May 1948) is a German former football player and manager. He is the former sport director of SV Waldhof Mannheim. Coaching career Born in Mannheim, Sebert began his coaching career at Waldhof Mannheim in July 1986 as an ...

(born 1948), German former footballer and manager *

Gunter Segers Gunter Segers is a Belgian children's book author, Belgian non-fiction book author, graphic designer and illustrator. Published picture books * "Flappie waar komen de kindjes vandaan?" (1993) * "Een sneeuwman met een plan" ("Snowman with a plan", ...

, Belgian children’s book author, non-fiction book author, graphic designer, and illustrator *

Günter Seibold Günter Seibold (December 11, 1936 – June 20, 2013) was a German football player. He spent 6 seasons in the Bundesliga with VfB Stuttgart. Honours * DFB-Pokal The DFB-Pokal ( is a German knockout football cup competition held annually by th ...

(1936–2013), German footballer *

Gunter Sieberth Gunter Sieberth (born in 1965) is a German oboist. Life Sieberth comes from Meiningen in Thuringia. From 1978 to 1983 he attended the in Weimar. Afterwards he studied at the Hochschule für Musik Franz Liszt, Weimar with Axel Schmidt, solo En ...

(born 1965), German oboist *

Günter Siegmund Günter Siegmund (19 December 1936 – 13 September 2020) was an East German heavyweight boxer who won the bronze medal in international competitions in both 1960 and 1961. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin / Sportvereinigung (SV ...

(1936–2020), East German heavyweight boxer * Gunter Silva Passuni (born 1977), Peruvian writer * Günter Simon (born 1933), German journalist * Günter Sommer (born 1943), German jazz drummer *

Günter Spies Günter Spies (born 22 January 1948) is a German gymnast. He competed in eight events at the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: M� ...

(born 1948), German gymnast *

Günter Spindler Günter Spindler (born 19 March 1949) is a German former wrestler who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly known as Munich 1972 (german: München 19 ...

(born 1949), German wrestler * Günter Steinhausen (1917–1942), German aviator *

Günter Steinke Günter Steinke (born 24 April 1956) is a German composer and teacher. He is currently professor of instrumental composition at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen, Germany. Biography Steinke was born 24 April 1956 in Lübeck. He studie ...

(born 1956), German composer and teacher *

Günter Stempel Günter Stempel (17 November 1908 – 22 October 1981) was a German politician ( LDPD). He was involved in the formation of the German Democratic Republic (GDR), despite which he was a victim of political repression in both the GDR and the USS ...

(1908–1981), German politician and lawyer *

Günter Stephan (disambiguation) Günter Stephan is the name of: * Günter Stephan (footballer) (1912–1995), German footballer * Günter Stephan (trade unionist) Günter Stephan (3 March 1922 – 11 April 2012) was a German trade union leader. Born in Cologne, Stephan ...

, several people * Günter Strack (1929–1999), German film and television actor *

Günter Stratmann Günter Stratmann (8 January 1931 – 9 September 2010) was a German fencer. He competed in the individual events at the 1956 Summer Olympics The 1956 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XVI Olympiad, were an internation ...

(born 1931), German fencer *

Günter Tembrock Günter Tembrock (7 June 1918 – 26 January 2011) was an East German zoologist who pioneered the field of bioacoustics and biorhythms. He studied vocal communication in red foxes and birds. He was also a science popularizer and presented a televisi ...

(1918–2011), East German zoologist * Günter Theißen (born 1962), German geneticist *

Gunter Thiebaut Gunter Thiebaut (born 12 January 1977) is a Belgian retired footballer who played as a striker. Club career Early career Thiebaut's professional career started at Lebbeke. Thiebaut was then signed by Eendracht Aalst in Summer 1998, a team ...

(born 1977), Belgian footballer * Gunter Thielen (born 1942), German chief executive *

Günter Thorhauer Günter Thorhauer (8 November 1931 – 27 April 2007) was a football player who played in the first international match of East Germany. Thorhauer's playing career was short. He began playing in the youth teams of BSG Stahl Magdeburg, a club tha ...

(1931–2007), East German footballer *

Günter Tilch Günter Tilch (also Günther Tilch, born 4 May 1937) is a retired German speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skati ...

(born 1937), German speed skater *

Günter Tittes Günter Tittes (born 23 October 1936) is a retired East German breaststroke swimmer. He competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( i ...

(born 1936), East German breaststroke swimmer *

Günter Traub Günter Traub (born 13 March 1939) is a German speed skater. He competed in all speed skating events at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics. His best achievement was 11th place in the 5000 m in 1964 and in 10000 m in 1968. During his career, Traub ...

(born 1939), German speed skater *

Gunter Trojovsky Gunter Trojovsky is a retired West German slalom canoeist who competed in the late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the K1 team event at the 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships The 1967 ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships were held in Lip ...

, West German slalom canoeist *

Günter Twiesselmann Günter Twiesselmann (born 15 August 1925) is a German rower. He competed in the men's coxed four event at the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known ...

(born 1925), German rower * Gunter Vanderveeren (born 1970), Belgian tennis player *

Gunter Van Handenhoven Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 16 December 1978) is a Belgian former professional footballer and former team manager of R.S.C. Anderlecht. Since 18 October 2021 he is the assistant-coach of K.V. Kortrijk. Club career Van Handenhoven was born in ...

(born 1978), Belgian footballer and team manager * Günter Verheugen (born 1944), German politician * Gunter Verjans (born 1973), Belgian footballer * Günter Vetter (1936–2022), Austrian stonemason and politician *

Günter Voglmayr Günter Voglmayr (21 February 1968 – 11 January 2012) was an Austrian classical flutist. Life Born in Ried im Innkreis, Voglmayr got his first flute lessons at the age of 8, from 1978 with Helmut Trawöger at the Landesmusikschule Grieskirch ...

(1968–2012), Austrian classical flutist *

Günter Voigt Günter Voigt (born 2 January 1933), is a military scientist and retired Major General, major general, whose last assignment was as Deputy Commander in Chief and Chief of Staff of the Air Forces of the National People's Army in the former East G ...

(born 1933), German military scientist and major general *

Günter Vollmer __NOTOC__ Günter Vollmer (15 May 1917 – 10 December 2004) was a highly decorated officer in the Wehrmacht of Nazi Germany during World War II, and a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Awards * Knight's Cross of the Iron C ...

(1917–2004), Nazi Germany officer * Günter von Drenkmann (1910–1974), German lawyer * Günter Wächtershäuser (born 1938), German chemist turned patent lawyer *

Gunter Waldek Gunter Waldek (born 26 July 1953) is an Austrian composer, conductor and music educator. Life and career Waldek was born in Linz. Already in his youth he received piano, organ and music theory lessons at the Anton Bruckner Private University. ...

(born 1953), Austrian composer, conductor, and music educator * Günter Wallraff (born 1942), German writer and undercover journalist * Günter Wand (1912–2002), German orchestra conductor and composer *

Günter Weigand Günter Weigand (born 1924) is a self-proclaimed “social lawyer” (''Sozialanwalt''), economist and amateur prosecutor who became victim of a judicial and psychiatric scandal. He was born in Olsztyn. Heinrich BöllGerhard Mauz''Ist das der mit d ...

(born 1924), German economist, self-proclaimed social lawyer, and amateur prosecutor * Günter Weiler (born 1951), German army officer and lieutenant general *

Günter Weitling Günter Weitling (born 1935) is a Lutheran theologian, historian, and author. Weitling was born in Haderslev, Haderslev County, Denmark. After graduating from ''Haderslev Katedralskole'' in 1955, he studied Theology and Eastern Studies at the ...

(born 1935), Danish Lutheran theologian, historian, and author *

Günter Wewel Günter Wewel (; 29 November 19349 May 2023) was a German operatic bass and television presenter. Based at the Opernhaus Dortmund for decades, he performed 80 roles in Germany and Europe. He is known for presenting the television series , with ...

(born 1934), German operatic bass and television presenter *

Günter Wienhold Günter Wienhold (21 January 1948 – 21 September 2021) was a German association football, footballer who played as a goalkeeper (association football), goalkeeper. He competed in the Football at the 1972 Summer Olympics, men's tournament at th ...

(1948–2021), German footballer *

Günter Wirths Günter Wirths (1 June 1911 – 26 January 2005) was a German chemist who was an authority on uranium production, especially reactor-grade. He worked at ''Auergesellschaft'' in the production of uranium for the ''Heereswaffenamt'' and its ''Ur ...

(1911–2005), German chemist * Günter Wolf (born 1949), German water polo player * Günter Wyszecki (1925–1985), German-Canadian physicist * Günter Zeitler, German handballer * Günter Zöller (born 1948), German figure skating coach and former East German competitor

Fictional characters

* Gunter, a recurring penguin character on the animated series ''Adventure Time'' * Gunter, in the video game '' Fire Emblem Fates''