Gunnar

Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse^[1]). Gunder is a variant,^{[citation needed]}. Notable people with the name Gunnar include:

• Gunnar Andersen (1890–1968), Norwegian footballer and ski jumper
• Gunnar Andersen (cyclist) (1911–1981), Danish cyclist
• Gunnar Andersen (ski jumper) (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumper
• Gunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designer
• Gunnar Andersson (aviator) (1923–1974), Swedish aviator
• Gunnar Andersson (footballer) (1928-1969), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Andersson (politician) (1896–1956), Finnish politician
• Gunnar Andersson (trade unionist) (1890–1946), Swedish trade unionist
• Gunnar Asplund (1885–1940), Swedish architect
• Gunnar Bärlund (1911–1982), Finnish boxer
• Gunnar Berg (composer) (1909–1989), Danish composer
• Gunnar Berg (painter) (1863–1893), Norwegian painter
• Gunnar Berg (politician) (1923–2007), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Berg (Scouting) (1896–1987), American scouting leader
• Gunnar Berg Lampe (1892–1978), Norwegian tourist industry manager
• Gunnar Andreas Berg (born 1954), Norwegian musician
• Gunnar Bengtsson (1909–1993), Swedish mass murderer
• Gunnar Berge (born 1940), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer
• Gunnar Bergh (1909–1986), Swedish discus thrower and shot putter
• Gunnar Bergstrand, Norwegian handball player
• Gunnar Bergström (1915–1968), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Berndtson (1854–1895), Finnish painter
• Gunnar Berntsen (born 1977), German footballer
• Gunnar Bigum (1914–1983), Danish actor
• Gunnar Biörck (1916–1996), Swedish politician
• Gunnar Birgisson (1947–2021), Icelandic politician
• Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), American architect
• Gunnar Björk (1891–1980), Swedish cyclist
• Gunnar Björling (1887–1960), Finnish poet
• Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), Swedish actor
• Gunnar Bjurner (1882–1964), Swedish Navy officer
• Gunnar Blix (1894–1981), Swedish chemist
• Gunnar Blomström, Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Bøe (1917–1989), Norwegian economist and politician
• Gunnar Bondevik (1902–1987), Norwegian priest
• Gunnar Böös (1894–1987), Swedish fencer
• Gunnar Bovim (born 1960), Norwegian physician and civil servant
• Gunnar Brands (born 1956), German classical archaeologist
• Gunnar Bråthen (1896–1980), Norwegian trade unionist and politician
• Gunnar Bratlie (1918–1990), Norwegian illustrator
• Gunnar Breimo (1939–2024), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Breivik (born 1943), Norwegian sociologist
• Gunnar Broberg (1942–2022), Swedish academic
• Gunnar Broberg (sailor) (1944–2023), Swedish sailor
• Gunnar Brøvig (1924–1965), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Christian Brøvig (1907–1944), Norwegian ship owner
• Gunnar Brunvoll (1924–1999), Norwegian impresario and opera administrator
• Gunnar Bucht (born 1927), Swedish composer and musicologist
• Gunnar Carlsson (born 1952), Mathematician
• Gunnar Caspersen (1932–2000), Norwegian trade unionist
• Gunnar Cederschiöld (1887–1949), Swedish fencer
• Gunnar Christensen (1913–1986), Danish sprinter and hammer thrower
• Gunnar Christensen (footballer) (1905–1988), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar Dahl-Olsen (born 1965), Faroese cyclist
• Gunnar Dahl (1900–1940), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar Dahlberg (1893–1956), Swedish physician
• Gunnar Dahlen (1918–2004), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar Dahlgaard (born 1941), Danish sailor
• Gunnar Danbolt (born 1940), Norwegian art historian
• Gunnar Dedio (born 1969), German film producer and author
• Gunnar Degelius (1903–1993), Swedish lichenologist
• Gunnar Domeij (born 1976), Swedish former goalkeeper in floorball
• Gunnar Dryselius (1907–1982), Swedish diplomat
• Gunnar Dybwad (1909–2001), American professor, disability rights advocate
• Gunnar Dybwad (footballer) (1928–2012), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar Dyrberg (1921–2012), Danish resistance member
• Gunnar Eggen (1946–2024), Norwegian harness racer
• Gunnar Eide (1920–2012), Norwegian actor and singer
• Gunnar Eide (footballer) (1923–1994), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar Eilifsen (1897–1943), Norwegian police officer
• Gunnar Einarsson (born 1976), Icelandic footballer and manager
• Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish poet and writer
• Gunnar Eklund (1920–2010), Swedish military officer
• Gunnar Ekman (born 1943), Swedish middle-distance runner
• Gunnar Ekstrand (1892–1966), Swedish diver
• Gunnar Eliassen (1907–1971), Norwegian athlete and wrestler
• Gunnar Ellefsen (1930–1997), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Engedahl (1919–1969), Norwegian singer
• Gunnar Erdtman (1897–1973), Swedish botanist
• Gunnar Ericsson (1919–2013), Swedish businessman, sports official, politician
• Gunnar Eriksson (1921–1982), Swedish cross-country skier
• Boomer Esiason (born 1961), American football player and commentator
• Gunnar Eyjólfsson (1926–2016), Icelandic actor
• Gunnar Fant (1919–2009), Swedish engineer and linguist
• Gunnar Fatland (born 1946), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Felixson (born 1940), Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Ficker (born 1954), Brazilian sailor
• Gunnar Finne (1886–1952), Finnish sculptor
• Gunnar Fischer (1910–2011), Swedish cinematographer
• Gunnar Flikke (born 1947), Norwegian newspaper editor
• Gunnar Fløystad (1902–1977), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Fosseng (born 1967), Norwegian handball goalkeeper
• Gunnar Fougner (1911–1995), Norwegian architect
• Gunnar Fredriksen (1907–1994), Norwegian decathlete
• Gunnar Friberg, Swedish bandy player
• Gunnar Friedemann (1909–1944), Estonian chess player
• Gunnar de Frumerie (1908–1987), Swedish composer and pianist
• Gunnar Gabrielsson (1891–1981), Swedish sport shooter
• Gunnar Galin (1902–1997), Swedish sportsperson
• Gunnar Garbo (1924–2016), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Garfors (born 1975), Norwegian traveller and author
• Gunnar Garpö (1919–1976), Swedish bobsledder
• Gunnar Gehl (born 2001), American singer-songwriter
• Gunnar Geisse (born 1964), German musician
• Gunnar Germeten (1918–1995), Norwegian civil servant
• Gunnar Gerring (1916–2009), Swedish diplomat
• Gunnar Gíslason (born 1961), Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Gíslason (businessman), Icelandic businessman
• Gunnar Hauk Gjengset (born 1946), Norwegian philologist and author
• Gunnar Göransson (1933–2012), Swedish cyclist
• Gunnar Graarud (1886–1960), Norwegian operatic tenor
• Gunnar Gran (1931–2016), Norwegian media executive
• Gunnar Grandin (1918–2004), Swedish Navy officer
• Gunnar Grantz (1885–1941), Norwegian rower
• Gunnar Graps (1951–2004), Estonian musician
• Gunnar Gravdahl (1927–2015), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Grendstad (born 1960), Norwegian political scientist
• Gunnar Greve (born 1982), Musical artist
• Gunnar Grönblom (1895–1939), Finnish sailor
• Gunnar Már Guðmundsson (born 1983), Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Gundersen (chess player) (1882–1943), Australian chess player
• Gunnar Gundersen (politician) (born 1956), Norwegian politician and swimmer
• Gunnar Bull Gundersen (1929–1993), Norwegian sailor, novelist, playwright and lyricist
• Gunnar Edvard Gundersen (1927–2017), Norwegian economist, politician, and organizational leader
• Gunnar S. Gundersen (1921–1983), Norwegian artist
• Gunnar Gunnarson (1918–2002), Swedish academic
• Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889–1975), Icelandic author
• Gunnar Gunnarsson (footballer) (born 1933), Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Gunnarsson (handballer) (born 1961), Icelandic handball player
• Gunnar Kristinn Gunnarsson (born 1933), Icelandic chess player
• Gunnar Þór Gunnarsson (born 1985), Icelandic footballer
• Gunnar Haarberg (1917–2009), Norwegian philologist and television host
• Gunnar Haarstad (1916–1992), Norwegian jurist and police officer
• Gunnar Hagemann (1877–1971), Danish philatelist
• Gunnar Hagen (1904–1969), Norwegian decathlete
• Gunnar Odd Hagen (1921–1997), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Hägg (1903–1986), Swedish chemist and crystallographer
• Gunnar Hägglöf (1904–1994), Swedish diplomat
• Gunnar Håkansson (1926–2009), Swedish Greco-Roman wrestler
• Gunnar Hallberg (born 1945), English bridge player
• Gunnar Halle (born 1965), Norwegian footballer and manager
• Gunnar Halle (officer) (1907–1986), Norwegian engineer and military officer
• Gunnar Hallkvist (1919–2014), Swedish speed skater
• Gunnar Hallström (1910–1989), Swedish trade unionist and politician
• Gunnar Halvorsen (1945–2006), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Hámundarson, Icelandic chieftain and poet
• Gunnar Handal (born 1936), Norwegian educationalist
• Gunnar Hansen (1947–2015), American actor and author
• Gunnar Hansen (boxer) (1916–2004), Norwegian boxer
• Gunnar Hansen (footballer) (1923–2005), Norwegian footballer
• Gunnar D. Hansson (born 1945), Swedish writer and translator
• Gunnar Haraldsen (born 1987), Faroese footballer
• Gunnar Harding (born 1940), Swedish poet, novelist, essayist and translator
• Gunnar Harling (1920–2010), Swedish botanist
• Gunnar Haugan (1925–2009), Norwegian actor
• Gunnar Heckscher (1909–1987), Swedish political scientist
• Robert Hedin (born 1966), Swedish handball player and coach
• Gunnar Hedlund (1900–1989), Swedish politician
• Gunnar Heiberg (1857–1929), Norwegian poet, playwright, journalist and theatre critic
• Gunnar von Heijne (born 1951), Swedish scientist
• Gunnar Heinsohn (1943–2023), German author, sociologist and economist
• Gunnar Helén (1918–2002), Swedish politician, journalist and civil servant
• Gunnar Gunnarsson Helland (1889–1976), Norwegian-American Hardanger fiddle maker
• Gunnar Olavsson Helland (1852–1938), Norwegian Hardanger fiddle maker
• Gunnar Fredrik Hellesen (1913–2005), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Hellström (1928–2001), Swedish actor
• Gunnar Helm (born 2002), American football player
• Gunnar Henderson (born 2001), American baseball player
• Gunnar Henningsmoen (1919–1996), Norwegian palaeontologist
• Gunnar Henningsson (1895–1960), Swedish poet, idealist and teacher
• Gunnar Henriksson (1905–1974), Finnish journalist and politician
• Gunnar von Hertzen (1893–1973), Finnish Jaeger officer and physician
• Gunnar Hjeltnes (1922–2013), Norwegian alpine skier
• Gunnar Höckert (1910–1940), Finnish runner
• Gunnar Hoffsten (1923–2010), Musical artist
• Gunnar Hoglund (born 1999), American baseball player
• Gunnar Höglund (1923–1984), Swedish actor
• Gunnar von Hohenthal (1880–1966), Finnish modern pentathlete
• Gunnar Höjer (1875–1936), Swedish artistic gymnast
• Gunnar Hökmark (born 1952), Swedish politician
• Gunnar Holmberg (1897–1975), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Holmgren (born 1999), Canadian cyclist
• Gunnar Hoppe (1914–2005), Swedish geographer and Quaternary geologist
• Gunnar Horn (1894–1946), Norwegian petroleum geologist and Arctic explorer
• Gunnar Høst (1900–1983), Norwegian philologist and literary historian
• Gunnar Høverstad (1922–1943), world war 2 Norwegian bomber pilot rank
• Gunnar Hultgren (1902–1991), Swedish archbishop
• Gunnar Huseby (1923–1995), Icelandic track and field athlete
• Gunnar Hvarnes (born 1977), Norwegian chef
• Gunnar Thorleif Hvashovd (1924–2001), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Olof Hyltén-Cavallius (1818–1889), Swedish cultural historian
• Gunnar Hynne (born 1953), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Ingelman (born 1952), Swedish theoretical physicist (b. 1952)
• Gunnar Isachsen (1868–1939), Norwegian military officer
• Gunnar Jackson (born 1986), New Zealand boxer
• Gunnar Jacobson (born 1948), Swedish modern pentathlete
• Gunnar Jahn (1883–1971), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Jahr (1884–1968), Norwegian politician
• Gunnar Jakobsen (1916–1992), Norwegian banker and politician
• Gunnar Jakobsson (1900–1959), Finnish figure skater
• Gunnar Jamvold (1896–1984), Norwegian sailor
• Gunnar Janson (1901–1983), Norwegian sculptor
• Gunnar Jansson (athlete) (1897–1953), Swedish hammer thrower
• Gunnar Jansson (footballer) (1907–1998), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and Turkologist
• Gunnar Jeannette (born 1982), American racing driver
• Gunnar Jedeur-Palmgren (1899–1996), Swedish Navy officer
• Gunnar Jensen (1863–1948), Danish sculptor
• Gunnar Jervill (born 1945), Swedish archer
• Magnus Johannesson (born 1964), Swedish economist
• Gunnar Johannsen (born 1940), German cyberneticist
• Gunnar Johansen (1906–1991), Danish-born pianist and composer (1906 - 1991)
• Gottfrid Johansson (1891–1962), Swedish footballer
• Gunnar Johansson (canoeist) (1919–1998), Swedish canoeist
• Gunnar Johansson (composer) (1906–1991), Swedish composer
• Gunnar Johansson (diver) (1924–1997), Swedish diver
• Gunnar Johansson (footballer) (1924–2003), Swedish footballer and manager
• Gunnar Johansson (immunologist) (born 1938), Swedish immunologist
• Gunnar Johansson (psychophysicist) (1911–1998), Swedish psychophysicist
• Gunnar Johansson (water polo) (born 1957), Swedish water polo player
• Gunnar Kaasen (1882–1960), Norwegian-American dog musher
• Gunnar Kaiser (1976–2023), German writer
• Gunnar Kangro (1913–1975), Estonian mathematician
• Gunnar Karlsson (1939–2019), Icelandic historian
• 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 Larsen (politician) (1902–1973), Danish engineer and politician
• Gunnar Larsen (writer) (1900–1958), Norwegian writer
• Gunnar Larsson (cross-country skier) (born 1944), Swedish cross-country skier
• Gunnar Larsson (politician) (1908–1996), Swedish politician
• Gunnar Larsson (sports administrator) (1940–2020), Swedish sports manager and politician
• Gunnar Larsson (swimmer) (born 1951), Swedish swimmer
• 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 (musician) (born 1967), American musician
• Gunnar Nelson (fighter) (born 1988), Icelandic martial arts fighter
• Gunnar Nielsen (actor) (1919–2009), Swedish actor
• Gunnar Nielsen (Argentine footballer) (born 1983), Argentine footballer
• Gunnar Nielsen (athlete) (1928–1985), Danish middle-distance runner
• Gunnar Nielsen (Faroese footballer) (born 1986), Faroese footballer
• Gunnar Nilson (1872–1951), Swedish physician
• Gunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing driver
• Gunnar Nilsson (boxer) (1923–2005), Swedish boxer
• Gunnar Nilsson (trade unionist) (1922–1997), Swedish trade unionist
• 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 Reuterskiöld (1893–1970), Swedish diplomat
• Gunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964), Norwegian poet
• Gunnar Rohrbacher (born 1968), American author
• Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist
• 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