Günther (surname)

The surname Günther, Gunther, Günter, Gunter, or Guenther may refer to:

## In arts and entertainment

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* Agnes Günther (1863–1911), German writer
* Egon Günther (1927–2017), German film director and writer
* Egon Guenther (1921–2015), German–South African gallery owner, printmaker and photographer
* Gertrud Günther (1881–1944), German writer
* Johann Christian Günther (1695–1723), German poet
* John Gunther (1901–1970), American journalist and author
* Jyllian Gunther, American film director
* Kyle Gunther, lead vocalist for Michigan heavy metal band Battlecross
* Lee Gunther (1935–1998), American film editor
* Mike Gunther (born 1972), American film director and stuntman
* Rafael Yela Günther (1888–1942), Guatemalan sculptor
* Sherry Gunther, American television producer
* Ursula Günther (1927–2006), German musicologist

## In government and politics

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* Bernhard Günther (1906–1981), German politician
* Christian Günther (1886–1966), Swedish Foreign Minister
* Claës Günther (1799–1861), Swedish Prime Minister for Justice
* Daniel Günther (born 1973), German politician
* Georg Günther (born 1988), German politician
* George Gunther (1919–2012), American politician
* Joachim Günther (born 1948), German politician
* Kurt Günther (1896–1947), German politician

## In science and academics

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* Albert Günther (1830–1914), British zoologist
* Christine Guenther, American mathematician
* Edmund Gunter, (1581–1626), English clergyman, mathematician, geometer and astronomer
* Gotthard Günther (1900–1984), German philosopher
* Hans F. K. Günther (1891–1968), Nazi racial theorist
* Herbert V. Günther (1917–2006), teacher, writer and scholar
* Neil J. Gunther (born 1950), Australian-American scientist
* Robert Gunther (1869–1940), British science historian
* Siegmund Günther (1848–1923), German geographer and mathematician

## In sport

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* Christian Günter (born 1993), German football player
* Dave Gunther (1937–2024), American basketball coach
* Dylan Guenther (born 2003), Canadian ice hockey player
* Ian Gunther (born 1999), American gymnastics creator
* Jasper Günther (born 1999), German basketballer
* Jeffrey Gunter (born 1999), American football player
* Koray Günter (born 1994), German football player
* Maximilian Günther (born 1997), German racing driver
* Per Günther (born 1988), German basketball player
* Ron Guenther (born 1945), American athletic director

## In other fields

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* Bernie Günther, fictional detective in novels by Philip Kerr
* Friedrich Christian Günther (1726–1774), Thuringian naturalist
* Henry Gunther (1895–1918), American soldier, the last Allied soldier killed during World War I
* Joe Gunther, fictional character in novels by Archer Mayor
* Wilhelm Günther (1899–1945), German SS general and police official during World War II

Surname list

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