Gunter or Günter may refer to: *

Gunter rig Gunter rig is a configuration of sail and spars used in sailing. It is a fore and aft sail set abaft (behind) the mast. The lower half of the luff (front) of the sail is attached to the mast, and the upper half is fastened to a spar which is ...

, 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 Gunter is a city in the southwestern corner of Grayson County, Texas, United States. The population was 2,060 at the 2020 census, up from 1,498 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Sherman–Denison metropolitan area. History Gunter was founde ...

, city in the United States

People

Surname

Chris Gunter Christopher Ross Gunter (born 21 July 1989) is a Welsh footballer who plays as a defender for AFC Wimbledon and the Wales national team. An attacking full back, he is capable of playing on both flanks but usually plays on his preferred righ ...

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

Edmund Gunter Edmund Gunter (158110 December 1626), was an English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer of Welsh descent. He is best remembered for his mathematical contributions which include the invention of the Gunter's chain, the Gunter's qu ...

(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 (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 * Phil Gunter (1932–2007), English footballer with Portsmouth and Aldershot, brother of David (1933–2005) *

Ray Gunter Raymond Jones Gunter (30 August 1909 – 12 April 1977) was a British Labour Party politician. He was born in Wales and had a background in the railway industry and the British trade union movement – specifically his union, the Transport Salar ...

(1909–1977), British Labour Party politician * Sir

Robert Gunter Sir Robert Gunter, 1st Baronet (2 November 1831 – 17 September 1905) was a British Army officer, property developer and Conservative Party politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1905. Gunter was the son of Robert Gunter of Ea ...

(1831–1905), British army officer, property developer and politician * Shirley Gunter (1934–2015), American R&B singer, sister of Cornell Gunter *

Sibylle Günter Sibylle Günter (born 20 April 1964) is a German theoretical physicist researching tokamak plasmas. Since February 2011, she has headed the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. In October 2015, she was elected a member of the Academia Europa ...

(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 Günter Anderl (11 January 1947 – 10 October 2015) was an Austrian figure skater who competed in men's singles. He was the 1968 Winter Universiade bronze medalist, 1969 Nebelhorn Trophy champion, and a three-time Austrian national champion ...

(1947–2015), Austrian figure skater *

Günter Asser Günter Asser (26 February 1926, Berlin – 23 March 2015) was a professor emeritus of logic and mathematics at the University of Greifswald. He published numerous volumes on philosophers and mathematicians. His own research was in computabi ...

(1926–2015), German professor emeritus of logic and mathematics *

Günter Bartusch Günter Bartusch (April 13, 1943 – July 8, 1971) was a Grand Prix motorcycle road racer from the former East Germany. His best year was in 1970 when he rode for the MZ factory racing team to finish the season in eighth place in the 350cc worl ...

(1943–1971), East German motorcycle road racer *

Günter Baum Günter Baum (born 1960) is an openly gay man, who founded two Christian ministries in Germany. The first organization which Baum founded was Wüstenstrom, which is part of the ex-gay movement. The organization's program was originally based on ...

(born 1960), German politician and LGBT rights activist *

Günter Baumann Günter Helmut Baumann (born 1 August 1947 in Annaberg-Buchholz, Saxony) is a German politician and member of the CDU. An engineer by profession, Baumann has been a member of the Christian Democratic Union (East Germany) since 1972 until that p ...

(born 1947), German politician *

Günter Behnisch Günter Behnisch (12 June 1922 – 12 July 2010) was a German architect, born in Lockwitz, near Dresden. During the Second World War he became one of Germany's youngest submarine commanders. Subsequently, Behnisch became one of the most prominen ...

(1922–2010), German architect *

Günter Beier Günter Beier (born 2 March 1942) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la X ...

(born 1942), German gymnast *

Günter Benkö Günter Benkö (born 12 July 1955 in Oberwart, Burgenland) is a retired football (soccer) referee from Austria, best known for supervising two matches during the 1998 FIFA World Cup in France. He also led two matches at the 2000 UEFA European Fo ...

(born 1955), Austrian football (soccer) referee *

Günter Benser Günter Benser (born 12 January 1931) is a German Marxist historian. Before 1989 he was a senior staff member of the Berlin-based Marxism–Leninism Institute attached to the ruling Socialist Unity Party of (East) Germany, and serving as ...

(born 1931), German Marxist historian *

Günter Bentele Günter Bentele (born 24 March 1948 in Heimenkirch) is professor of Public Relations at the University of Leipzig Leipzig University (german: Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities an ...

(born 1948), German semiotician * Günter Bergau (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 Günter Bialas (19 July 1907 – 8 July 1995) was a German composer. Life Bialas was born in Bielschowitz (today Bielszowice, a subdivision of Ruda Śląska) in Prussian Silesia. His father was the business manager of a German theatre, and his ...

(1907–1995), German composer * Günter Bischof (born 1953), Austrian-American historian and professor *

Günter Bittengel Günter Bittengel (born 14 July 1966) is a Czech football coach and former player. He played as a striker in the Czechoslovak First League and went on to play in the Czech First League after the dissolution of Czechoslovakia. As a result, he al ...

(born 1966), Czech football (soccer) coach and former player * Günter Böckle (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 Fußballclub Gelsenkirchen-Schalke 04 e. V., commonly known as FC Schalke 04 (), Schalke 04 ( ...

(1925–2015), German footballer and later manager * Günter Brümmer (1933–2020), West German slalom canoeist *

Günter Brus Günter Brus (born 27 September 1938, Ardning, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian painter, performance artist, graphic artist, experimental filmmaker and writer. Brus grew up in Mureck, attended the Kunstgewerbeschule Graz and went to Vienna in 195 ...

(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 Günter Busch (15 February 1930 – 9 August 2006) was a German footballer. He played in two matches for the East Germany national football team The East Germany national football team, recognized as Germany DR by FIFA, was from 1952 to ...

(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 (1910–1998), German journalist, propagandist, and author *

Günter de Bruyn Günter de Bruyn (; 1 November 1926 – 4 October 2020) was a German author. Life Günter de Bruyn was born in Berlin in November 1926; his father Carl was a Catholic from Bavaria. Günter served as a Luftwaffenhelfer and soldier in World War I ...

(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, West German slalom canoeist * Günter Dohrow (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 Olimpiyskiy ...

(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 Günter Eich (; 1 February 1907 – 20 December 1972) was a German lyricist, dramatist, and author. He was born in Lebus, on the Oder River, and educated in Leipzig, Berlin, and Paris. Life Eich made his first appearance in print with some poems ...

(1907–1972), German lyricist, dramatist, and author * Günter Faltin (born 1944), German economist and entrepreneur *

Gunter Faure Gunter Faure is a geochemist who currently holds the position of Professor Emeritus in the School of Earth Science of Ohio State University. He obtained his PhD from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of ...

, American geochemist *

Günter Felke Günter Felke (Laufersweiler, 4 November 1929 - Sohren, 22 March 2005) was a German furniture manufacturer, numismatist and patron of culture. Life Günter Felke was born as the youngest son of the industrialist Michael Felke and his wife Maria ...

(1929–2005), German furniture manufacturer, numismatist, and patron of culture *

Günter Flauger Günter Flauger (born 9 August 1936) is a German former skier. He competed in the Nordic combined event at the 1960 Winter Olympics The 1960 Winter Olympics (officially the VIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Squaw Valley 1960) wer ...

(born 1936), German skier *

Günter Friesenbichler Günter Friesenbichler (born 4 March 1979) is a retired Austrian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American f ...

(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 (1923–1982), German geometric abstract painter and printmaker * Gunter Gabriel (1942–2017), German singer, musician, and composer *

Günter Gaus Günter Gaus (23 November 1929 – 14 May 2004) was a prominent German journalist-commentator who became a diplomat and (very briefly) a regional politician in Berlin. Once he had moved on – as he probably assumed, permanently – from the wor ...

(1929–2004), German political journalist, commentator, television interviewer, diplomat, and “government fixer” *

Günter Gerhard Lange Günter Gerhard Lange (12 April 1921, in Frankfurt (Oder) – 2 December 2008, in Großhesselohe near Munich) was a German typographer, teacher and type designer. He was longtime art director of Berthold Type Foundry and was one of the fathers ...

(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 Günter Graulich (born 2 July 1926)Klaus Hofmann: Carus-Verlag. In Ludwig Finscher (edit.): ''Die Musik in Geschichte und Gegenwart''. Second edition, Sachteil, volume 2 (Bolero – Encyclopedie). Bärenreiter/Metzler, Kassel u. a. 1995, Online-Au ...

(born 1926), German church musician and music publisher * Günter Grönbold (born 1943), German Indologist and Tibetologist * Günter Grosswig, East German slalom canoeist *

Günter Guillaume Günter Guillaume (1 February 1927 – 10 April 1995) was a German spy who gathered intelligence as an agent for East Germany's secret service, the Stasi, in West Germany. Guillaume became West German chancellor Willy Brandt's secretary, ...

(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: 1981–82 * European Cup The UEFA Champions League (abbreviated ...

(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 (born 1973), Austrian operatic baritone * Günter Havenstein (1928–2008), German long-distance runner * Günter Heimbeck (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 (1962–1999), German mass murderer *

Günter Herz Günter Herz (born 1940) is a German businessman, former CEO of the German coffee shop and retail chain Tchibo. Early life Günter Herz is the son of Max Herz and Ingeburg Herz. Max Herz co-founded Tchibo in 1949 with Carl Tchilinghiryan. C ...

(born 1940), German businessman * Günter Heßelmann (1925–2010), German middle-distance runner *

Günter Hessler Günter Hessler (14 June 1909 – 4 April 1968) was a German naval officer during World War II. He commanded the Type IXB U-boat , sinking twenty-one ships on three patrols, totalling of Allied shipping. Hessler was a recipient of the Knight's C ...

(1909–1968), German naval officer *

Günter Heyden Günter Heyden (16 February 1921 – 21 January 2002) was a German professor of philosophy and a sociologist. Between 1969 and 1989 he was the director of the East Berlin based Institute for Marxism–Leninism. Günter Heyden was born in Stargar ...

(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, East German sprint canoeist * Günter Hotz (born 1931), German pioneer of computer science * Günter Jäger (born 1935), German footballer * Gunter Jahn (1910–1992), German U-boat commander * Günter Jena (born 1933), German choral conductor and musicologist * Günter Jochems (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 Günter Katzenberger (25 May 1937 - 28 December 2020) was a German musician, musicologist, conductor, and university faculty, professor for Historical musicology at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien HannoverGünter Kehr Günter Kehr (16 March 1920 – 22 September 1989) was a German violinist, conductor and academic teacher of violin and chamber music. He founded the Kehr Trio, a string trio, and the Mainzer Kammerorchester, a chamber orchestra, and toured inter ...

(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, as well as one season in the 2. Bundesliga The 2. Bundesliga ( ) is the second division of professiona ...

(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 (born 1941), German musicologist and professor of musicology *

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 com ...

(1930–2009), German composer * Günter Konzack (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 (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, West German sprint canoeist * Günter Krings (born 1969), German lawyer and politician * Günter Krispel (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 (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 Günter Kunert (; 6 March 1929 – 21 September 2019) was a German writer. Based in East Berlin, he published poetry from 1947, supported by Bertold Brecht. After he had signed a petition against the deprivation of the citizenship of Wolf Biermann ...

(1929–2019), German writer * Günter Kutowski (born 1965), German professional footballer * Günter Lach (1954–2021), German politician *

Günter Lamprecht Günter Hans Lamprecht (21 January 1930 – 4 October 2022) was a German film and stage actor, best-known internationally for his leading role in the Fassbinder miniseries ''Berlin Alexanderplatz'' (1980) and as a ship captain in the epic war fi ...

(1930–2022), German actor * Günter Lenz (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 Günter Lörke (born 23 June 1935) is a former German cyclist. He won the silver medal in team time trial at the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Ol ...

(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 Günter Lumer (1929–2005) was a mathematician known for his work in functional analysis. He is the namesake of the Lumer–Phillips theorem on semigroups of operators on Banach spaces, and was the first to study L-semi-inner products. Born in Ge ...

(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 Günter Lyhs (born 20 April 1934) is a German former gymnast. He competed at the 1960 It is also known as the " Year of Africa" because of major events—particularly the independence of seventeen African nations—that focused global atten ...

(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 (1930–2007), German actor * Günter Malcher (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 Günter Maschke (15 January 1943 – 7 February 2022) was a German political scientist. He was known as a supporter of the ''Nouvelle Droite''. Biography An activist within the far-left in his youth, Maschke left Germany to escape military servi ...

(1943–2022), German political scientist *

Günter Mast Günter Mast (July 4, 1927 in Braunschweig – February 28, 2011 in Lutterloh in the municipality of Unterlüß) was a German businessman. He was the Chief Executive Officer of the family business Mast-Jägermeister, known as producer of the liquo ...

(1927–2011), German businessman * Günter Mayer (1930–2010), German cultural academic and musicologist * Günter Meißner (1936–2015), German art historian *

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 F ...

(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 Günter Müller (born October 20, 1954) is a German sound artist who originally performed as a percussionist and drummer, active primarily in free improvisation. He was born in Munich, West Germany, but has lived in Switzerland since 1966. Ba ...

(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 Günter Neuhold (born 2 November 1947) is an Austrian conductor. Born in Graz, he attended the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz and graduated in 1968 with a master's degree. He later studied conducting with Franco Ferrara i ...

(born 1947), Austrian conductor * Günter Neumann (disambiguation), several people *

Günter Nimtz Günter Nimtz (born 22 September 1936) is a German physicist, working at the 2nd Physics Institute at the University of Cologne in Germany. He has investigated narrow-gap semiconductors and liquid crystals. His claims show that particles may tr ...

(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 Gunter Pauli is an entrepreneur, economist, and author born in 1956 in Antwerp (Belgium). He is best known for his main work, ''The Blue Economy''. He has lived on 4 continents, is fluent in 7 languages, is a resident of Japan since 1994 and sp ...

(born 1956), Belgian entrepreneur, economist, and author * Günter Petersmann (born 1941), German rower *

Günter Pfitzmann Günter Pfitzmann (8 April 1924 – 30 May 2003) was a German film actor who appeared in more than 60 films between 1950 and 2001. He was born and died in Berlin, Germany. Selected filmography * ''Only One Night'' (1950) * ''All Clues Lead ...

(1924–2003), German film actor * Günter Pichler (born 1940), Austrian violinist, teacher, and conductor * Günter Pilz (born 1945), Austrian mathematician and professor * Günter Platzek (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 Günter Raphael (30 April 1903 – 19 October 1960) was a German composer. Born in Berlin, Raphael was the grandson of composer Albert Becker. His first symphony was premiered by Wilhelm Furtwängler in 1926 in Leipzig. From 1926 to 1934 he taug ...

(1903–1960), German composer * Günter Reich (1921–1989), German-born Israeli baritone * Günter Reimann (1904–2005), German-born economist and writer *

Günter Reisch Günter Reisch (24 November 1927 – 24 February 2014) was a German film director and screenwriter. He served in the German Army during the last stage of World War II. On 20 April 1944 he became a member of the Nazi Party. After his release from a ...

(1927–2014), German film director and screenwriter * Günter Rexrodt (1941–2004), German politician * Günter Riesen (1892–1951), German Nazi politician * Günter Rimkus (1928–2015), German dramaturge *

Günter Rittner Günter Rittner (11 March 192723 November 2020) was a German painting, painter and illustration, illustrator. He ranks among the best known German Portrait painting, portrayers of the 20th Century. Rittner's portraits of Ludwig Erhard as well as ...

(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 Günter Ruch (born 19 August 1956 in Sinzig, Rhineland-Palatinate, died 18 December 2010 in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler) was a German writer, journalist, politician of the FDP and author of contemporary, fantasy and historical novels. He lived in Bad ...

(1956–2010), German writer, journalist, politician, and author *

Gunter Sachs Fritz Gunter Sachs (14 November 1932 – 7 May 2011, also Gunter Sachs von Opel) was a German photographer, author, Rosenberg student, industrialist, and latterly head of an institute that researched claims of astrology. As a young man he bec ...

(1932–2011), German photographer, author, student, industrialist, and astrologist * Günter Sauerbrey (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 Gunter Schmidt (born 22 November 1938) is a German sexologist, psychotherapist and social psychologist. He was born in Berlin. Schmidt was the director of the centre for sexual research in the clinic of the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppe ...

(born 1938), German sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist *

Günter Schmidt (arachnologist) ''For the sexologist, psychotherapist, and social psychologist, see Gunter Schmidt.'' Günter E. W. Schmidt (born 10 May 1926 in Lübeck; died 23 December 2016 in Deutsch Evern) was a German arachnologist and author of a standard German work o ...

(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 ...

(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 Günter Schubert (18 April 1938 – 2 January 2008) was a German actor and voice actor. His son Alexander Schubert is also an actor. He was born in Weißwasser and died in Berlin. Filmography * 1966: ''Die Söhne der großen Bärin'' * 1972: ...

(1938–2008), German actor and voice actor *

Günter Schulz Günter Schulz (or Guenter Schulz) is a German musician, songwriter and former member of the industrial band KMFDM. Biography Schulz's first credited appearance (as Svetlana Ambrosius, or Svet Am) was on the band's '' Naïve'' album (1990). H ...

(born 1963), German musician, songwriter, and former member of the industrial band KMFDM * Günter Schwartzkopff (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, Belgian children’s book author, non-fiction book author, graphic designer, and illustrator * Günter Seibold (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 E ...

(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 Günter "Baby" Sommer (born 25 August 1943) is a German jazz drummer. Career Sommer was born in Dresden on 25 August 1943. His first instrument was the trumpet, which he studied at school. He started playing the drums aged 15 or 16. He studie ...

(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 Günther Steinhausen (15 September 1917 – 6 September 1942) was a World War II Luftwaffe Flying ace with 40 combat victories to his name. He was also a posthumous recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Biography Günther Steinhaus ...

(1917–1942), German aviator * Günter Steinke (born 1956), German composer and teacher * Günter Stempel (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 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 Ode ...

(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 televis ...

(1918–2011), East German zoologist * Günter Theißen (born 1962), German geneticist * Gunter Thiebaut (born 1977), Belgian footballer *

Gunter Thielen Gunter Thielen (born 4 August 1942 in Quierschied) was chairman and chief executive officer of the Bertelsmann Stiftung. He graduated from RWTH Aachen University with a PhD in mechanical engineering and economics. He was a manager at BASF from ...

(born 1942), German chief executive * Günter Thorhauer (1931–2007), East German footballer * Günter Tilch (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 (born 1925), German rower * Gunter Vanderveeren (born 1970), Belgian tennis player * Gunter Van Handenhoven (born 1978), Belgian footballer and team manager *

Günter Verheugen Günter Verheugen (born 28 April 1944) is a German politician who served as European Commissioner for Enlargement from 1999 to 2004, and then as European Commissioner for Enterprise and Industry from 2004 to 2010. He was also one of five vice pr ...

(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 Günter Wächtershäuser (born 1938 in Gießen) is a German chemist turned patent lawyer who is widely known for his work on the origin of life, and in particular his '' iron-sulfur world theory'', a theory that life on Earth has hydrothermal origi ...

(born 1938), German chemist turned patent lawyer * Gunter Waldek (born 1953), Austrian composer, conductor, and music educator * Günter Wallraff (born 1942), German writer and undercover journalist *

Günter Wand Günter Wand (7 January 1912, in Elberfeld, Germany – 14 February 2002, in Ulmiz near Bern, Switzerland) was a German orchestra conductor and composer. Wand studied in Wuppertal, Allenstein and Detmold. At the Cologne Conservatory, he was a c ...

(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 Günter Friedrich Weiler (born 27 April 1951 in Duisburg, West Germany) is a retired lieutenant general of the German Army, the Bundeswehr. From 16 September 2010 until 9 April 2013, he was the Deputy Inspector General of the Bundeswehr. Initial ...

(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 (born 1934), German operatic bass and television presenter * Günter Wienhold (1948–2021), German footballer * Günter Wirths (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 ''Fire Emblem Fates'' is a tactical role-playing video game for the Nintendo 3DS handheld video game console, developed by Intelligent Systems and Nintendo SPD and published by Nintendo. It was released in June 2015 in Japan, then released inter ...