Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin. The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior. King Gunnar 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 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 Gunnar Andersson Johan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist Gunnar Andersson (1890–1946), Swedish trade unionist Gunnar Andersson, Swedish aviator Gunnar Andersson (footballer) (1928–1969), Swedish football player Per-Gunnar Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson, Swedish racing driver Per-Gunnar Andersson, 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, Norwegian musician Gunnar Berge, Norwegian politician Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), Latvian-American architect Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), Swedish actor 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 Graps (1951–2004), Estonian musician Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979), Norwegian poet Gunnar Gehl, American singer-songwriter Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish football player Gunnar Hámundarson, Icelandic chieftain Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation) Gunnar Hansen, Icelandic-American actor Gunnar Hansen (boxer) (1916–2004), Norwegian boxer Gunnar Heinsohn, German anthropologist 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, 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 Knudsen (1848–1928), Norwegian politician Gunnar Berg Lampe (1892–1978), Norwegian businessman Gunnar Larsson Gunnar Larsson (1908–1996), Swedish politician Gunnar Larsson, Swedish swimmer Gunnar Larsson, Swedish cross-country skier Gunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomer Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass, Norwegian cross country skier Gunnar Möller (1928–2017), German actor Gunnar Molton, drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economist Gunnar Nelson Gunnar Nelson, American musician Gunnar Nelson, Icelandic martial arts fighter Gunnar Nielsen Gunnar Nielsen (1919–2009), Swedish film actor Gunnar Nielsen (1928–1985), Danish runner Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen, Faroese-Argentine football player Gunnar Nielsen, 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, Swedish biologist Gunnar Persson (1933-2018), Swedish cartoonist Gunnar Rohrbacher, American author Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Norwegian football player Gunnar Staalesen, Norwegian writer Gunnar Stansson, American screenwriter Gunnar Stålsett, Norwegian theologican 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, Icelandic football player Gunnar Uusi (1931–1981), Estonian chess player Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter Gunnar Wiklund (1935–1989), Swedish singer
