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 () or Gunnar (), was a historical King of the Burgundians in the early 5th century. Gundahar is attested as ruling his people shortly after they crossed the Rhine ...

, semi-legendary king of Burgundy *

Gunther of Bohemia Gunther (; ; ; c. 955–1045) was a German people, German (Bavarian) Catholic hermit and diplomat, who had quite important role in early history of Kingdom of Hungary, Hungary and especially Duchy of Bohemia, Bohemia, thanks to his good perso ...

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

Günter Bischof Günter Bischof (born 6 October 1953 in Mellau, Vorarlberg) is an Austrian-American historian and university professor. A specialist in 20th century diplomatic history, and a graduate of University of New Orleans, Innsbruck University and Harvar ...

(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 coac ...

(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 * Günther Denzler (born 1946), German politician *

Günter Grass Günter Wilhelm 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 Danzig (now Gda ...

(1927–2015), German novelist and Nobel laureate *

Gunther von Hagens Gunther von Hagens (born Gunther Gerhard Liebchen; 10 January 1945) is a German anatomist, businessman, and lecturer. He developed the technique for preserving biological tissue specimens called plastination. Von Hagens has organized numerous ...

(born 1945), German anatomist, businessman and lecturer *

Günther Jauch Günther Johannes Jauch (; born 13 July 1956) is a German television presenter, television producer, and journalist, best known as the longtime host of ''Wer wird Millionär?'', the German version of ''Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?'' Career ...

(born 1956), German television presenter *

Günther Kaschlun Gunther Kaschlun (9 February 1935 – 20 July 2020) was a West German rower who represented the United Team of Germany. He competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne Melbourne ( , ; Boonwurrung language, Boonwurrung/ or ) is the ...

(1935–2020), West German rower *

Günther von Kluge Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge (30 October 1882 – 19 August 1944) was a German '' Generalfeldmarschall'' (Field Marshal) during World War II who held commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts, until his suicide in connection with ...

(1882–1944), German field marshal during World War II *

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 *

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 Guenter Lewy (born 22 August 1923) is a German-born American author and political scientist who is a professor emeritus of political science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. His works span several topics, but he is most often associate ...

(born 1923), American political historian *

Günther Lütjens Johann Günther Lütjens (; 25 May 1889 – 27 May 1941) was a German admiral whose military service spanned more than 30 years and two world wars. Lütjens is best known for his actions during World War II and his command of the battleship du ...

(1889–1941), Kriegsmarine admiral *

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

(1926–1994), German actor * Günther Netzer (born 1944), German football player *

Günther Oettinger Günther Hermann Oettinger (born 15 October 1953) is a German lawyer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as European Commissioner for Budget and Human Resources from 2017 to 2019, as European Commissioner for Digi ...

(born 1953), German politician *

Günther Rall Günther Rall (10 March 1918 – 4 October 2009) was a highly decorated German Military aviation, military aviator, officer and General, whose military career spanned nearly forty years. Rall was the third most successful fighter pilot in ...

(1918–2009), German Luftwaffe pilot and third-ranking ace in history *

Günther Reindorff Günther-Friedrich Reindorff (; 26 January 1889 – 14 March 1974) was an Estonian graphic designer, book illustrator, and educator. He designed many postage stamps series, a large number of military insignia and bookplates, diplomas, various adv ...

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

Günter Rexrodt Günter Rexrodt (; 12 September 194119 August 2004) was a German politician of the Free Democratic Party (FDP) who served as Federal Minister for Economic Affairs in the fourth and fifth governments of Chancellor Helmut Kohl from 1993 to 1998. ...

(1941–2004), German politician *

Günther von Scheven Günther von Scheven (17 April 1908 – 21 March 1942) was a German sculptor. His work was part of the sculpture event in the art competition at the 1936 Summer Olympics; a medal he designed received an honorary mention. He was killed in action ...

(1908–1942), German sculptor *

Günther Schifter Günther Schifter (23 December 1923 – 11 August 2008) was an Austrian journalist, radio presenter and record collector. Born in Vienna, Schifter started collecting 78s of the popular music of the interwar years already as a boy. American po ...

(1923–2008), Austrian radio presenter *

Gunther Schuller Gunther Alexander Schuller (November 22, 1925June 21, 2015) was an American composer, conductor, horn player, author, historian, educator, publisher, and jazz musician. Biography and works Early years Schuller was born in Queens, New York City ...

(1925–2015), American musician *

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 KMFDM's album '' Naïve'' in ...

, former guitarist of KMFDM and Excessive Force, current guitarist of Slick Idiot and live guitarist for PIG *

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 ...

(born 1949), German track and road cyclist *

Guenther Steiner Guenther Steiner (born 7 April 1965, ) is an Italian and American motorsport engineer and former team manager. Steiner was the Team Principal of Haas Formula One Team from 2016 to 2023, the managing director of Jaguar Racing from 2001 to 2003 ...

(born 1965), former team principal of the Haas F1 Team *

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 studi ...

(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 O ...

(1929–1999), German actor * Günther Tamaschke (1896–1959), German Nazi SS concentration camp commandant *

Günther Uecker Günther Uecker (; 13 March 1930 – 10 June 2025) was a German painter, sculptor, op artist, and installation artist. He became known primarily for his nail reliefs. In 1961, Uecker joined the Zero (art), ZERO group. Early life and education ...

(1930–2025), German painter, sculptor, and installation artist *

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 *

Günter Wallraff Günter Wallraff (born 1 October 1942) is a German writer and undercover journalist. Life Günther Wallraff was born in Burscheid as the son of a Ford worker and a factory owner's daughter. After attending high school, he trained as bookselle ...

(born 1942), German writer and undercover journalist * Günter Wendt (1923–2010), German-American mechanical engineer * Günter M. Ziegler (born 1963), German mathematician

Fictional characters and stage names

* General Gunther von Esling, a fictional general in '' Command & Conquer: Red Alert'' *

Günther (singer) Mats Söderlund (born 25 July 1967), better known by his stage name Günther, is a Swedish singer. Career Söderlund was a model in his youth, and later the owner of two nightclubs in Malmö. Günther's 2004 song " Ding Dong Song" became popul ...

(born 1967), stage name of Swedish singer and musician Mats Söderlund *

Gunther (wrestler) Walter Hahn (born 20 August 1987) is an Austrian professional wrestler. He has been signed to WWE , where he performs on the Raw (WWE brand), Raw WWE brand extension, brand under the ring name Gunther and is the current World Heavyweight Champi ...

, professional wrestler, formerly going under WALTER, now named Gunther * Gunther, one of the main characters from the film ''

Sing Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define singi ...

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, the manager of the

Central Perk ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa ...

coffee house in NBC sitcom ''

Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane (producer), David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting List of Friends episodes, ten seasons. With an ensemble cast ...

'' * Gunther, one of the aliases of

Count Olaf The children's novel series '' A Series of Unfortunate Events'' and its film and television adaptations features a large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. The original series follows the turbul ...

from ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' * Gunther, a dinosaur in the animated series ''Adventure Time'' episode "

Evergreen In botany, an evergreen is a plant which has Leaf, foliage that remains green and functional throughout the year. This contrasts with deciduous plants, which lose their foliage completely during the winter or dry season. Consisting of many diffe ...

Fictional characters and stage names

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