Brunner is a German surname. It originated from the Middle High German word Brunne meaning spring or water well. It can also refer to people from places named Brunn. Notable people with the surname include:
Alois Brunner (1912–c.2010), Austrian Nazi war criminal
Alex Brunner (born 1973) Italian footballer
Arnold Brunner (1857–1925), American architect
Benny Brunner (born 1954), Israeli-Dutch filmmaker
Christiane Brunner (born 1947), Swiss politician and advocate
Conrad Brunner (died 1410), Swiss Benedictine abbott
Constantin Brunner, the pen-name of German philosopher Leopold Wertheimer
Damien Brunner (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player
Dominik Brunner (1959–2009), German manager
Edouard Brunner (1932–2007), Swiss diplomat
Elizabeth Irving Brunner (1904–2003), actress and founder of the Keep Britain Tidy Campaign
Emil Brunner (1889–1966), Swiss theologian
Fernand Brunner (1920–1991), Swiss philosopher
Frank Brunner (born 1949), American comic book artist
Frank Brunner (artist) (born 1971), Norwegian artist
Greg Brunner, American-Swiss basketball player
Heinrich Brunner (1840–1915), German historian
Helena Brunner, Australian Paralympic swimmer
Henry Brunner (1838–1916), English chemist
Hugo Brunner, (born 1935) Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England
Jennifer L. Brunner (born 1957), Ohio Secretary of State
Johann Conrad von Brunner (1653–1727), Swiss anatomist
John K. H. Brunner (1934–1995), British science-fiction writer
John Tomlinson Brunner (1842–1919), British industrialist and politician
John Fowler Leece Brunner (1865–1929), British politician, son of the above
Karl Brunner (1916–1989), monetarist economist
Marisa Brunner (born 1982), Swiss football goalkeeper
Martin Brunner (born 1963), Swiss football player
Mary Brunner (born 1943), American former "Manson Family" member
Michelle Brunner (1953-2011), British bridge player
Nicole Brunner (born 1980), American Actress
Otto Brunner (1898–1982), Austrian historian
Pat W. Brunner (1903-1971), American politician
Robert Brunner (born 1958), American industrial designer
Roland Brunner (born 1970), Austrian ice speed skater
Thomas Brunner (1821–1874), surveyor and explorer
Walter Brunner (born 1948), Swiss building contractor
William F. Brunner (1887–1965), New York City politician and U.S. congressional representative
William Otto Brunner (1878–1958), Swiss astronomer
Fictional characters:
Hermann Brunner, a character from More Than Life at Stake
