The given name Günther, Guenther, Gunther, Günter, Guenter or Gunter may refer to: *

Gunther Gundaharius or Gundahar (died 437), better known by his legendary names Gunther ( gmh, Gunther) or Gunnar ( non, Gunnarr), was a historical king of Burgundy in the early 5th century. Gundahar is attested as ruling his people shortly after they ...

, semi-legendary king of Burgundy * Günter Bischof (born 1953), Austrian-American historian *

Gunther Cunningham Gunther Cunningham (June 19, 1946 – May 11, 2019) was an American football head coach. He served as the Kansas City Chiefs head coach for two seasons. He also had two stints as the Chiefs' Defensive Coordinator. He served as an assistant coach ...

(1946–2019), American football coach for the Detroit Lions of the NFL *

Günter Deckert Günter Deckert (9 January 1940 – 31 March 2022) was a German far-right political activist. He was the leader of the far-right National Democratic Party of Germany (NPD). He served five years in prison in Germany for various offences, includ ...

(1940–2022), German neo-Nazi *

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 and Nobel laureate * Günther Jauch (born 1956), German television presenter * Günther Kaschlun (1935–2020), West German rower * Günther von Kluge (1882–1944), German field marshal during World War II * Günther von Scheven (1908–1942), German sculptor *

Günter Kochan Günter Kochan (2 October 1930 – 22 February 2009) was a German composer. He studied with Boris Blacher and was a master student for composition with Hanns Eisler. From 1967 until his retirement in 1991, he worked as professor for musical comp ...

(1930–2009), German composer *

Günther Krause Günther Krause (born 3 September 1953) is a German engineer, academic, politician and businessman. After the Peaceful Revolution, he entered politics, serving in the Volkskammer and as a senior adviser to Minister-President Lothar de Maizière. ...

(born 1953), German politician and businessman * Guenter Lewy (born 1923), American political historian * Günther Lütjens (1889–1941), Kriegsmarine admiral *

Günter Meisner Günter Meisner (18 April 1926 – 5 December 1994) was a German film and television character actor. He is remembered for his several cinematic portrayals of Adolf Hitler and for his role as Arthur Slugworth in ''Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Fa ...

(1926–1994), German actor *

Gunther of Bohemia Gunther ( cs, Vintíř; german: Günther; hu, Günter; c. 955–1045) was a German (Bavarian) Catholic hermit and diplomat, who had quite important role in early history of Hungary and especially Bohemia, thanks to his good personal relations ...

(955–1045), Bohemian hermit * Gunther of Cologne (died 873), Roman Catholic archbishop of Cologne *

Günther Netzer Günther, Guenther, Ginther, Gunther, and the variants Günter, Guenter, Guenther, Ginter, and Gunter, are Germanic names derived from ''Gunthere, Gunthari'', composed of '' *gunþiz'' "battle" (Old Norse ''gunnr'') and ''heri, hari'' "army". Gund ...

(born 1944), German football player * Günther Oettinger (born 1953), German politician * Günther Rall (1918–2009), German Luftwaffe pilot and third-ranking ace in history *

Günther Reindorff Günther-Friedrich Reindorff (russian: Гю́нтер-Фри́дрих Ге́рманович Рейндорф ''Gyúnter-Frídrikh Gérmanovich Reyndorf''; 26 January 1889, Saint Petersburg – 14 March 1974, Tallinn) was an Estonian graphic desi ...

(1899–1974), Estonian-Soviet graphic designer *

Günter Rexrodt Günter Rexrodt (12 September 1941 – 19 August 2004) was a German politician. He lived in Berlin. Education and work After the Abitur in 1960 in Arnstadt, Thuringia and an extra year in West Berlin, he graduated with a Diplom in business s ...

(1941–2004), German politician * Günther Schifter (1923–2008), Austrian radio presenter * Gunther Schuller (1925–2015), American musician *

Günther Schumacher Günther Schumacher (born 27 June 1949) is a retired track cyclist and road bicycle racer born in East Germany, who was a professional rider from 1977 to 1984. He twice represented West Germany at the Summer Olympics (1972 and 1976), and won th ...

(born 1949), German track and road cyclist * Günter Schulz, former guitarist of KMFDM and Excessive Force, current guitarist of Slick Idiot and live guitarist for PIG *

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 *

Günter Strack Günter Strack (4 June 1929 – 18 January 1999) was a German film and television actor. Career In English language films, he played Professor Karl Manfred in the Hitchcock thriller ''Torn Curtain'' (1966) and appeared as Kunik in ''The Odes ...

(1929–1999), German actor *

Günther Tamaschke Günther Tamaschke (26 February 1896, Berlin – 14 October 1959, Uhingen) was a German SS-'' Standartenführer'' and commandant of the Lichtenburg and Ravensbrück concentration camps. Early life Günther Tamaschke was born the son of a mercha ...

(1896–1959), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Günter Vetter Günter Vetter (4 July 1936 – 6 October 2022) was an Austrian stonemason and politician who served as the Vorarlberg for Trade, Road Construction, Building Construction, and Tourism from 1984 until 1989. A member of the Austrian People's Part ...

(1936–2022), Austrian politician *

Gunther von Hagens Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist who invented the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. He has organized numerous ''Body Worlds'' public exhibitions an ...

(born 1945), German anatomist * Günter Wallraff (born 1942), German writer and undercover journalist *

Günter Wendt Günter F. Wendt (also spelled Guenter Wendt; August 28, 1923 – May 3, 2010) was a German-born American mechanical engineer noted for his work in the U.S. human spaceflight program. An employee of McDonnell Aircraft and later North American A ...

(1923–2010), German-American mechanical engineer *

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

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* General Gunther von Esling, a fictional general in Command & Conquer: Red Alert part 1 * Günther (singer) (born 1967), stage name of Swedish singer and musician Mats Söderlund * Gunther (wrestler), professional wrestler, formerly going under WALTER, now named Gunther * Gunther, one of the main characters from the film

Sing Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

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