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In arts and entertainment

* Agnes Günther (1863–1911), German writer *
Egon Günther Egon Günther (30 March 1927 – 31 August 2017)
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(1927–2017), German film director and writer * Egon Guenther (1921–2015), German–South African gallery owner, printmaker and photographer * Gertrud Günther (1881–1944), German writer * Johann Christian Günther (1695–1723), German poet *
John Gunther John Gunther (August 30, 1901 – May 29, 1970) was an Americans, American journalist and writer. His success came primarily by a series of popular sociopolitical works, known as the "Inside" books (1936–1972), including the best-sell ...
(1901–1970), American journalist and author * Jyllian Gunther, American film director * Kyle Gunther, lead vocalist for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross *
Lee Gunther Lee Gunther (May 30, 1935 – August 25, 1998) was a co-founder of Marvel Productions and a film editor (which, in animation parlance, means sound effects editor) on more than 85 animated shorts in all. Career Starting at Warner Bros. in the ...
(1935–1998), American film editor * Mike Gunther (born 1972), American film director and stuntman *
Rafael Yela Günther Rafael Yela Günther (September 18, 1888 – April 17, 1942) was a Guatemalan painter and sculptor. Biography Yela studied sculpture under his father Baldomero Yela Montenegro (1859–1909), a sculptor and marble-carver, and afterwards ...
(1888–1942), Guatemalan sculptor *
Sherry Gunther Sherry Gunther is an American television producer, creator, and entrepreneur known for her work in animation. While at Klasky Csupo, Gunther worked on the television series '' Duckman'', '' Rugrats'', and early seasons of ''The Simpsons'', for whi ...
, American television producer *
Ursula Günther Ursula Günther (15 June 1927 – 20 or 21 November 2006) was a German musicologist specializing in the fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries and the music of Giuseppe Verdi. She coined the term , to categorize the rhythmically complex music tha ...
(1927–2006), German musicologist


In government and politics

* Bernhard Günther (1906–1981), German politician *
Christian Günther Christian Ernst Günther (5 December 1886 – 6 March 1966) was Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Hansson III Cabinet. The unity government was formed after the Soviet attack on Finland in November 1939, the Winter War, and it was d ...
(1886–1966), Swedish Foreign Minister *
Claës Günther Claës Efraim Günther (29 or 30 December 1799 – 23 July 1861) was a Swedish politician and jurist who served as Prime Minister for Justice between 1856 and 1858. Biography Günther was born into a noble family in Örebro, as the son of Christ ...
(1799–1861), Swedish Prime Minister for Justice *
Daniel Günther Daniel Günther (born 24 July 1973) is a German politician who is a member of the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU). Since 28 June 2017, he has served as the Minister President of Schleswig-Holstein. From 1 November 2018 to 31 Octobe ...
(born 1973), German politician * Georg Günther (born 1988), German politician *
George Gunther George Lackman "Doc" Gunther (November 22, 1919 – August 26, 2012) was an American politician. He was the longest-serving state legislator in Connecticut history. Senator Gunther represented the 21st Connecticut Senate District, comprising all ...
(1919–2012), American politician * Joachim Günther (born 1948), German politician * Kurt Günther (1896–1947), German politician


In science and academics

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Albert Günther Albert Karl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther , also Albert Charles Lewis Gotthilf Günther (3October 18301February 1914), was a German-born British zoologist, ichthyologist, and herpetologist. Günther is ranked the second-most productive reptile tax ...
(1830–1914), British zoologist * Christine Guenther, American mathematician *
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 q ...
, (1581–1626), English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer *
Gotthard Günther Gotthard Günther (15 June 1900 – 29 November 1984) was a German (Prussian) philosopher. Biography Günther was born in Arnsdorf, Hirschberg im Riesengebirge, Prussian Silesia (modern day Jelenia Góra, Poland). From 1921 to 1933, Günther ...
(1900–1984), German philosopher * Hans F. K. Günther (1891–1968), Nazi racial theorist *
Herbert V. Günther Herbert Vighnāntaka Günther (17 March 1917 – 11 March 2006) was a German Buddhist philosopher and Professor and Head of the Department of Far Eastern Studies at the University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada. He held this position from ...
(1917–2006), teacher, writer and scholar * Neil J. Gunther (born 1950), Australian-American scientist *
Robert Gunther Robert William Theodore Gunther (23 August 1869 – 9 March 1940) was a historian of science, zoologist, and founder of the Museum of the History of Science, Oxford. Gunther's father, Albert Günther, was Keeper of Zoology at the British Mus ...
(1869–1940), British science historian *
Siegmund Günther Adam Wilhelm Siegmund Günther (6 February 1848 – 3 February 1923) was a German geographer, mathematician, historian of mathematics and natural scientist. Early life Born in 1848 to a German businessman, Günther would go on to attend several G ...
(1848–1923), German geographer and mathematician


In sport

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Christian Günter Christian Günter (born 28 February 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays as a left-back for and captains Bundesliga club SC Freiburg, where he has spent his entire career. He also plays for the Germany national team. Günter ...
(born 1993), German football player *
Dave Gunther David C. Gunther (July 22, 1937 – March 16, 2024) was an American basketball player and coach. He served as the head basketball coach at the University of North Dakota from 1970 to 1988. Gunther played college basketball for the Iowa Hawkeye ...
(1937–2024), American basketball coach * Dylan Guenther (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player * Ian Gunther (born 1999), American gymnastics creator *
Jasper Günther Jasper Bo Michel Günther (born 31 March 1999) is a German professional basketball player for Uni Baskets Münster of the German ProA league. Club career Jasper Günther moved from Hagen to Münster at the end of 2019.Jeffrey Gunter (born 1999), American football player *
Koray Günter Koray Günter (, ; born 16 August 1994) is a German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish club Göztepe on loan from the Italian club Hellas Verona. Personal life Günter was born in Höxter in North Rhine Westfalia. ...
(born 1994), German football player *
Maximilian Günther Maximilian Günther (born 2 July 1997) is a Germans, German-Austria, Austrian racing driver currently competing under the German flag in Formula E for DS Penske. Günther has previously driven in Formula 2 with Arden International, BWT Arden and ...
(born 1997), German racing driver *
Per Günther Per Günther (born 5 February 1988) is a German former basketball player. He saw action in 500 games of the Basketball Bundesliga for Ratiopharm Ulm. He also competed with the German national basketball team at the 2010 FIBA World Championship.< ...
(born 1988), German basketball player *
Ron Guenther Ronald E. Guenther (born October 3, 1945) is a former American football player, coach, and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at North Central College in Naperville, Illinois from 1975 to 1978, compiling a reco ...
(born 1945), American athletic director


In other fields

* Bernie Günther, fictional detective in novels by Philip Kerr * Friedrich Christian Günther (1726–1774), Thuringian naturalist *
Henry Gunther Henry Nicholas John Gunther (June 6, 1895 – November 11, 1918) was an American soldier and possibly the last soldier of any of the belligerents to be killed during World War I. He was killed at 10:59 a.m., about one minute before the ...
(1895–1918), American soldier, the last Allied soldier killed during World War I *
Joe Gunther Joe Gunther is the hero of Archer Mayor's long-running mystery novel series largely set in Vermont and particularly in the city of Brattleboro. Gunther was born around 1933 on a farm near Thetford, Vermont. He fought in the Korean War, then we ...
, fictional character in novels by Archer Mayor * Wilhelm Günther (1899–1945), German SS general and police official during World War II {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunther (surname) German-language surnames Patronymic surnames Surnames from given names