Gunnar is a male first name of Nordic origin (Gunnarr in Old Norse). The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior (gunnr "war" and arr "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 AndersenGunnar Andersen (1890–1968), Norwegian football player and ski jumperGunnar Andersen (1909–1988), Norwegian ski jumperGunnar Aagaard Andersen (1919–1982), Danish sculptor, painter and designerGunnar Reiss-Andersen (1896–1964), Norwegian poetGunnar AnderssonJohan Gunnar Andersson (1874–1960), Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologistGunnar Andersson (1890–1946), Swedish trade unionistGunnar Andersson (Spökis; 1923–1974), Swedish aviatorGunnar Andersson (footballer) (1928–1969), Swedish football playerPer-Gunnar AnderssonPer-Gunnar Andersson (born 1957), Swedish racing driverPer-Gunnar Andersson (born 1980), Swedish rally driverGunnar Asplund (1885–1940), Swedish architectGunnar Bärlund (1911–1982), Finnish boxerGunnar BergGunnar Berg (1863–1893), Norwegian painterGunnar Berg (1897–1987), American scouting officialGunnar Berg (1909–1989), Swiss-Danish composerGunnar Berg (born 1923), Norwegian politicianGunnar Andreas Berg (born 1954), Norwegian musicianGunnar Berge (born 1940), Norwegian politicianGunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxerGunnar Bergqvist (born 1964), Swedish SurgeonGunnar Birkerts (born 1925), Latvian-American architectGunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), Swedish actorGunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish poet and writerGunnar Fant (1919–2009), Swedish phoneticianGunnar Fischer (1910–2011), Swedish cinematographerGunnar Friedemann (1909–1943), Estonian chess playerGunnar Garbo (born 1924), Norwegian journalist, politician and diplomatGunnar Graps (1951–2004), Estonian musicianGunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979), Norwegian poetGunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish football playerGunnar Hámundarson (10th century), Icelandic chieftainGunnar Hansen (born 1947), Icelandic-American actorGunnar Heinsohn (born 1943), German anthropologistGunnar Hoppe (1914–2005), Swedish Quaternary geologist and geographerGunnar Höckert (1910–1940), Finnish runnerGunnar Hutchison(2005-), American Football player #30Gunnar Jarring (1907–2002), Swedish diplomat and turkologistGunnar Jeannette (born 1982), American racing driverGunnar Johansen (1906–1991), Danish-American pianist and composerGunnar JohanssonGunnar Johansson (1911–1998), Swedish psychologistGunnar Johansson (1919–1998), Swedish canoeistGunnar Johansson (1924–2003), Swedish football playerGunnar Kaasen (1882–1960), Norwegian-American dog musherGunnar Kangro (1913–1975), Estonian mathematicianGunnar Knudsen (1848–1928), Norwegian politicianGunnar Berg Lampe (1892–1978), Norwegian businessmanGunnar LarssonGunnar Larsson (1908–1996), Swedish politicianGunnar Larsson (born 1951), Swedish swimmerGunnar Larsson (born 1944), Swedish cross-country skierGunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomerPål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 1961), Norwegian cross country skierGunnar Möller (born 1928), German actorGunnar Molton (born 1993), drummer for Texas Hippie CoalitionGunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economistGunnar NelsonGunnar Nelson (born 1967), American musicianGunnar Nelson (born 1988), Icelandic martial arts fighterGunnar NielsenGunnar Nielsen (1919–2009), Swedish film actorGunnar Nielsen (1928–1985), Danish runnerGunnar Guillermo Nielsen (born 1983), Faroese-Argentine football playerGunnar Nielsen (born 1986), Faroese football playerGunnar NilssonGunnar Nilsson (1922–1997), Swedish trade unionistGunnar Nilsson (1923–2005), Swedish boxerGunnar Nilsson (1948–1978), Swedish racing driverGunnar Nordahl (1921–1995), Swedish football playerGunnar Nordström (1881–1923), Finnish physicistGunnar Öquist (born 1941), Swedish biologistGunnar Persson (born 1933), Swedish cartoonistGunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanistOle Gunnar Solskjær (born 1973), Norwegian football playerGunnar Staalesen (born 1947), Norwegian writerGunnar Stansson (born 1986), American screenwriterGunnar Stålsett (born 1935), Norwegian theologican and politicianGunnar Taucher (1886–1941), Finnish architectGunnar ThoresenGunnar Thoresen (born 1920), Norwegian football playerGunnar Thoresen (1921–1972), Norwegian bobsledderGunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson (born 1982), Icelandic football playerGunnar Uusi (1931–1981), Estonian chess playerGunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter