Gunnar

 ( Scandinavian Masculine Given Names ) 

Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin ( Gunnarr in Old Norse Behind the Name: Gunnar). 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 Gunther was a prominent king of medieval literature such as the Middle High German epic poem, the Nibelungenlied, where King Gunnar and Queen Brynhildr hold their court at Worms. 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 (1890–1968), Norwegian football player and ski jumper
• Gunnar Andersen (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper
• Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designer
• Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964), Norwegian poet

• Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist
• Gunnar Andersson (1890–1946), Swedish trade unionist
• Gunnar Andersson ( Spökis; 1923–1974), Swedish aviator
• Gunnar Andersson (footballer) (1928–1969), Swedish football player
• Per-Gunnar Andersson
• Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1957), Swedish racing driver
• Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1980), Swedish rally driver

• Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), Swedish architect
• Gunnar Bärlund (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 (born 1954), Norwegian musician
• Gunnar Berge (born 1940), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer
• Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), Latvian-American architect
• Gunnar Björnstrand (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 (1919–2009), Swedish phonetician
• Gunnar Fischer (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 (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 (1920–1991), Swedish football player
• Gunnar Hámundarson (10th century), Icelandic chieftain
• Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation)
• Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), Icelandic-American actor
• Gunnar Hansen (boxer) (1916–2004), Norwegian boxer
• Gunnar Heinsohn (1943–2023), German anthropologist
• Gunnar Helm (born 2002), American football player
• Gunnar Henderson (born 2001), American baseball player for Baltimore Orioles
• Gunnar Hoppe (1914–2005), Swedish Quaternary geologist and geographer
• Gunnar Höckert (1910–1940), Finnish runner
• Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and turkologist
• Gunnar Jeannette (born 1982), American racing driver
• Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren (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 (born 1967), Estonian equestrian
• Gunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Korhonen (1918–2001), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Berg Lampe (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 (1928–2017), German actor
• Gunnar Molton (born 1993), drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition
• Gunnar Myrdal (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 (1872–1951), Swedish physician
• Gunnar Nilsson
• Gunnar Nilsson (1922–1997), Swedish trade unionist
• Gunnar Nilsson (1923–2005), Swedish boxer
• Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing driver
• Gunnar Nordahl (1921–1995), Swedish football player
• Gunnar Nordström (1881–1923), Finnish physicist
• Gunnar Öquist (born 1941), Swedish biologist
• Gunnar Persson (1933–2018), Swedish cartoonist
• Gunnar Randers (1914–1992), Norwegian physicist
• Gunnar Rohrbacher (born 1968), American author
• Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist
• Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 1973), Norwegian football player
• Gunnar Staalesen (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 (born 1982), Icelandic football player
• Gunnar Uusi (1931–1981), Estonian chess player
• Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter
• Gunnar Wiklund (1935–1989), Swedish singer

• A variant name for Gunther, a semi-legendary king of the Burgundians
• The Gunnar Cup is the championship trophy for the United States bandy championship.
• Gunnar Optiks, an eyewear company
• Gunna, Scotland, a Scottish island thought to have been named after someone called Gunnar or Gunni.
• Gunner (disambiguation)

• Gunārs
• Gunar
• Goodner, English variant of the name from York.