Günther

Contents 1 As a company name 2 As a family name, spelled Guenther 3 As a family name, spelled Günther 4 As a family name, spelled Gunther 5 As a first name 6 In Geography 7 In popular culture 8 See also

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

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

As a company name

• Gunther Brewing Company, an historic (now defunct) brewery, which originated as George Gunther, Jr. Brewing Company

As a family name, spelled Guenther

• Ron Guenther, athletic director

As a family name, spelled Günther

• Albert 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 Gunther

• Dave Gunther, basketball coach
• George Gunther, American politician
• Joe Gunther, fictional character
• John Gunther, American author
• Johnny Gunther, son of John Gunther
• Jyllian Gunther, film director
• Lee Gunther, film editor
• Neil J. Gunther, Australian-American scientist
• Robert Gunther, science historian

As a first name

• Gunther Cunningham, American football coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL
• Günter Grass, German novelist and Nobel laureate
• Günther (singer), the stage name of Swedish singer and musician Mats Söderlund
• Guenter Lewy, American political historian
• Günther Lütjens, Kriegsmarine admiral
• Günther Netzer, former German football player
• Günther Rall, Luftwaffe pilot and third-ranking ace in history
• Guenther Schifter, Austrian radio presenter
• Günther Schumacher, 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, anatomist

In Geography

• Gunther Island, in Humboldt Bay, California

In popular culture

• Gunther, a fictional recurring character from Friends, played by James Michael Tyler
• Gunther, a character in Kick Buttowski: Suburban Daredevil
• Günther (singer), the stage persona of Swedish musician Mats Söderlund
• Bernie Gunther, the protagonist of Philip Kerr's Berlin Noir novels
• Gunther Hessenheffer, a fictional character from Disney's TV series Shake It Up, played by Kenton Duty.
• Gunther Hermann is a mechanical-augmented agent in the video gaming Deus Ex.

See also

• Guenther House (disambiguation)
• Gunter (disambiguation)
• Guntur (disambiguation)

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