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 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

Brynhildr Brunhild, also known as Brunhilda or Brynhild ( , , or ), is a female character from Germanic heroic legend. She may have her origins in the Visigothic princess and queen Brunhilda of Austrasia. In the Norse tradition, Brunhild is a shiel ...

hold their court at

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. Gunder 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 ...

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

Gunnar Reiss-Andersen Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (21 August 1896 – 29 July 1964) was a Norwegian 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 and North Seas for a year in t ...

(1896–1964), Norwegian poet

Gunnar Andersson

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

(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 footballer who played as a striker. He is widely considered one of Olympique de Marseille's best strikers, and is the highest scorer of the club. Born in Sweden, he played for ...

(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 during the last decade of his life. At this time, he was a major proponent of the mode ...

(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 ...

(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 Norway, Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party, Labour Party, born in Etne, Hordaland. Berge represented Rogaland in the Stortinget, Norwegian Parliament from 1969 to 1993. He was Minister of Fi ...

(born 1940), Norwegian politician * Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer *

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

(1925–2017), Latvian-American architect *

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 an ...

(1909–1986), Swedish actor * Gunnar Bjurner (1882–1964), Swedish Navy vice admiral * Gunnar Breimo (1939–2024), Norwegian politician * Gunnar Dryselius (1907–1982), Swedish diplomat * Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish poet and writer * Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010), Swedish Army lieutenant general *

Gunnar Fant Carl Gunnar Michael Fant (October 8, 1919 – June 6, 2009) was a leading researcher in speech science in general and speech synthesis in particular who spent most of his career as a professor at the Swedish Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in ...

(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'' (1 ...

(1910–2011), Swedish cinematographer * Gunnar Friedemann (1909–1943), Estonian chess player * Gunnar Garbo (1924–2016), Norwegian journalist, politician and diplomat * Gunnar Garfors (1975-), Norwegian author, traveller and world record holder *

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 Grandin (1918–2004), Swedish Navy rear admiral *

Gunnar Gren Johan Gunnar Gren (; 31 October 1920 – 10 November 1991) was a Swedish professional association football, football player and coach. He is best remembered for playing for IFK Göteborg and AC Milan. A second striker, creative forward, known f ...

(1920–1991), Swedish football player *

Gunnar Hámundarson Gunnar Hámundarson () was a 10th-century Icelandic chieftain. He lived in Hlíðarendi in Fljótshlíð and is probably better known as Gunnar of Hlíðarendi (). He features prominently in the first half of Njáls saga, which tells of the ...

(10th century), Icelandic chieftain *

Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation) Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author Gunnar Hansen may also refer to: * Gunnar Hansen (boxer) (1916–2004), Norwegian boxer * Gunnar Hansen (footballer) (1923–2005), Norwegian footballer {{human nam ...

Gunnar Hansen Gunnar Milton Hansen (March 4, 1947 – November 7, 2015) was an Icelandic-born American actor and author. He played the mentally impaired cannibal Leatherface in '' The Texas Chain Saw Massacre'' (1974). Early life Hansen was born in Reykja ...

(1947–2015), 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 Tjøme () is a List of former municipalities of Norway, former municipality in Vest ...

(1916–2004), Norwegian boxer *

Gunnar Heinsohn Gunnar Heinsohn (21 November 1943 – 16 February 2023) was a German author, sociologist and economist and professor emeritus at the University of Bremen where he had a chair in social pedagogy from 1984. Heinsohn published on a wide array of ...

(1943–2023), German anthropologist * Gunnar Helm (born 2002), American football player *

Gunnar Henderson Gunnar Randal Henderson (born June 29, 2001) is an American professional baseball shortstop and third baseman for the Baltimore Orioles of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2022 and won the American League Rookie of the Yea ...

(born 2001), American baseball player for Baltimore Orioles * Gunnar Hoppe (1914–2005), Swedish Quaternary geologist and geographer *

Gunnar Höckert Gunnar Mikael Höckert (12 February 1910 – 11 February 1940) was a Finland, Finnish runner, winner of the 5000 m race at the 1936 Summer Olympics. Biography Born in Helsinki to a wealthy family, Gunnar Höckert had only one great season, ...

(1910–1940), Finnish runner *

Gunnar Jarring Gunnar Valfrid Jarring (12 October 1907 – 29 May 2002) was a Swedish diplomat and Turkologist. Early life Jarring was born on 12 October 1907 in Brunnby, Malmöhus County, Sweden, the son of Gottfrid Jönsson, a farmer, and his wife Betty ( ...

(1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and turkologist *

Gunnar Jeannette Gunnar Patrick Jeannette (born May 5, 1982 in West Palm Beach, Florida) is an American racing driver who serves as the Team Principal for AO Racing. He won the 2011 American Le Mans Series season LMPC Drivers' Championship. Early racing career Je ...

(born 1982), American racing driver *

Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren Vice admiral (Sweden), Vice Admiral Axel Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren (4 November 1899 – 6 March 1996) was a Swedish Navy officer. Lagerman served as Vice Chief of the Royal Swedish Naval Materiel Administration (1950–1962). Early life Jedeur-Palm ...

(1899–1996), Swedish Navy vice admiral * Gunnar Johansen (1906–1991), Danish-American pianist and composer * Gunnar Johansson ** Gunnar Johansson (1911–1998), Swedish psychologist ** Gunnar Johansson (1919–1998), Swedish canoeist ** Gunnar Johansson (1924–2003), Swedish football player * Gunnar Kaasen (1882–1960), Norwegian-American dog musher * Gunnar Kangro (1913–1975), Estonian mathematician *

Gunnar Klettenberg Gunnar Klettenberg (born 27 October 1967) is an Estonian equestrian. He was born in Viljandi Viljandi (, , , , ) is a Populated places in Estonia, town and Municipalities of Estonia, municipality in southern Estonia with a population of 17,25 ...

(born 1967), Estonian equestrian * Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Norwegian politician * Gunnar Korhonen (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 over a period of forty years, from 1922 to 1962. He was decorated Knight, First Class of t ...

(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) (1902–1973), Danish engineer, businessman and politician * Gunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomer * Gunnar Marklund (1892–1964), Finnish botanist * Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 1961), Norwegian cross country skier *

Gunnar Möller Gunnar Möller (1 July 1928 – 16 May 2017) was a German television actor, television and film actor. He appeared in over 160 film and television productions between 1940 and 2016. He was most successful as a leading man in German cinema of the 1 ...

(1928–2017), German actor * Gunnar Molton (born 1993), drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition *

Gunnar Myrdal Karl Gunnar Myrdal ( ; ; 6 December 1898 – 17 May 1987) was a Swedish economist and sociologist. In 1974, he received the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences along with Friedrich Hayek for "their pioneering work in the theory of money an ...

(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 Lars ''Gunnar'' Edvard Nilson (28 September 1872 – 28 March 1951) was a Swedish physician. He passed his '' mogenhetsexamen'' in 1890 and earned a Bachelor of Medical Sciences degree from Uppsala University in 1895. Nilson conducted study tri ...

(1872–1951), Swedish physician *

Gunnar Nilsson Gunnar Axel Arvid Nilsson (20 November 1948 – 20 October 1978) was a Swedish racing driver, who competed in Formula One from to . Nilsson won the 1977 Belgian Grand Prix with Lotus. Born and raised in Helsingborg, Nilsson initially studie ...

(1922–1997), Swedish trade unionist **

(1923–2005), Swedish boxer **

(1948–1978), Swedish racing driver * Gunnar Nordahl (1921–1995), Swedish football player *

Gunnar Nordström Gunnar Nordström (12 March 1881 – 24 December 1923) was a Finland, Finnish theoretical physicist best remembered for Nordström's theory of gravitation, his theory of gravitation, which was an early competitor of general relativity. Nordströ ...

(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 19 ...

(born 1941), Swedish biologist * Gunnar Persson (1933–2018), Swedish cartoonist * Gunnar Randers (1914–1992), Norwegian physicist * Gunnar Rohrbacher (born 1968), American author *

Gunnar Seidenfaden Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908 – 9 February 2001) was a Denmark, Danish diplomat and botanist. He was Denmark, Danish ambassador in Thailand 1955–1959, and in the U.S.S.R. 1959–1961. He was an expert on Southeast Asia Orchidaceae. He published sev ...

(1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist *

Ole Gunnar Solskjær Ole Gunnar Solskjær (; born 26 February 1973) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who currently manages Süper Lig club Beşiktaş. He spent the majority of his playing career with Manchester United and made 67 appea ...

(born 1973), Norwegian football player *

Gunnar Staalesen Gunnar Staalesen (born 19 October 1947) is a Norwegian writer. He is a major figure in the Nordic noir crime fiction genre through his 20 novels featuring Varg Veum, a private detective in Bergen on the rainy west coast of Norway. The Varg Veu ...

(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) (1921–1972), Norwegian bobsledder *

Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson (born 1 April 1982), commonly anglicisation, anglicised as Gunnar Heidar Thorvaldsson, is an Icelandic association football, football manager and former professional footballer who played as a striker (association foo ...

(born 1982), Icelandic football player * Gunnar Uusi (1931–1981), Estonian chess player * Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter *

Gunnar Wiklund Lars Gunnar Wiklund (17 August 1935 – 29 September 1989) was a Swedish singer. He scored several Svensktoppen hits, and participated in Melodifestivalen four times. Early life Lars Gunnar Wiklund was born on 17 August 1935 in Luleå, Sweden, ...

(1935–1989), Swedish singer

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