Günther

Günther (spelled in German both as Günther, and without umlaut as Gunther) and variants, Günter or Gunter, is a Germanic name derived from Gunthere, Gunthari, composed of *gunþiz "battle" (Old Norse gunnr) and heri, hari "army".

The name may refer to various persons, fictional characters and companies, including:

Given name

Gunther, semi-legendary king of Burgundy
Gunther Cunningham, American football coach for the Detroit Lions of the NFL
Günter Grass, German novelist and Nobel laureate
Günther (singer), the stage name of Swedish singer and musician Mats Söderlund
Günther Krause, German politician and businessman
Guenter Lewy, American political historian
Günther Lütjens, Kriegsmarine admiral
Günter Meisner, German actor
Gunther of Bohemia, Bohemian hermit
Gunther of Cologne, Roman Catholic archbishop of Cologne
Günther Netzer, former German football player
Günther Rall, Luftwaffe pilot and third-ranking ace in history
Günther Reindorff, Estonian-Soviet graphic designer
Günther Schifter, Austrian radio presenter
Günther Schumacher, German track and road cyclist
Günter Schulz, former guitarist of KMFDM and Excessive Force, current guitarist of Slick Idiot and live guitarist for PIG
Gunther von Hagens, anatomist

Surnames

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 (1917–2006), teacher, writer and scholar
Johann Christian Günther (1695–1723), German poet

Spelled Gunther

Dave Gunther, American basketball coach
George Gunther, American politician
Henry Gunther, last Allied soldier killed during World War I
Joe Gunther, fictional character
John Gunther, American author
Johnny Gunther, son of John Gunther
Jyllian Gunther, film director
Kyle Gunther, lead vocalist for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross
Lee Gunther, film editor
Neil J. Gunther, Australian-American scientist
Robert Gunther, science historian
Sherry Gunther, television producer

Company name

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

Spelled Guenther

Ron Guenther, athletic director

In geography

Gunther Island, in Humboldt Bay, California

In popular culture

Gunther, a fictional recurring character in Friends, played by James Michael Tyler.
Gunter, the name of a recurring penguin in the animated series Adventure Time.
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.