Günther

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The Germanic first name Günther, Günter, Gunther or Guenther, also Gunthar, refers to various medieval persons, including:

• Gunther, legendary 5th century king of the Burgundians
• Blessed Gunther, a Bohemian hermit
• Gunther of Cologne

As a family name, spelled Günther:

• Albert C. L. G. Günther (1830–1914), British zoologist
• Christian Günther (1886–1966), Swedish Foreign Minister
• Gotthard Günther (1900–1984), German philosopher
• Hans F. K. Günther (1891–1968), Nazi racial theorist
• Herbert V. Günther, teacher, writer and scholar
• Johann Christian Günther (1695–1723), German poet

As a family name, spelled Guenther:

• Ron Guenther, an athletic director

As a family name, spelled Gunther:

• Dave Gunther, a basketball coach
• Joe Gunther, a fictional character
• John Gunther, an American author
• Johnny Gunther, son of John Gunther.
• Jyllian Gunther, a film director
• George Gunther, an American politician
• George Gunther (boxer), a bare-knuckle boxer
• Lee Gunther, a film editor
• Robert Gunther, a science historian
• Neil J. Gunther, an Australian/American scientist

In popular culture:

• Gunther, a fictional recurring character from Friends, played by James Michael Tyler.
• Günther (musician) is the stage persona of Swedish musician Mats Söderlund, most famous for the Ding Dong Song.

Geography:

• Gunther Island an island in Humboldt Bay, California

As a first name:

• Gunther Cunningham, American football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL.
• Günther Schumacher, a German track and road cyclist
• Guenter Schulz, former guitarist of KMFDM and Excessive Force, current guitarist of Slick Idiot and live guitarist for PIG
• Gunther von Hagens, controversial anatomist