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"). 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 (Spökis; 1923–1974), Swedish aviator Gunnar Andersson (footballer) (1928–1969), Swedish football player Per-Gunnar Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1957), Swedish racing driver Per-Gunnar Andersson (born 1980), 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 (born 1923), Norwegian politician Gunnar Andreas Berg (born 1954), Norwegian musician Gunnar Berge (born 1940), Norwegian politician Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer Gunnar Birkerts (born 1925), Latvian-American architect Gunnar Björnstrand (1909–1986), Swedish actor Gunnar Ekelöf (1907–1968), Swedish poet and writer Gunnar Fant (1919–2009), Swedish phonetician Gunnar Fischer (1910–2011), Swedish cinematographer Gunnar Friedemann (1909–1943), Estonian chess player Gunnar Garbo (born 1924), Norwegian journalist, politician and diplomat Gunnar Graps (1951–2004), Estonian musician Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979), Norwegian poet Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish football player Gunnar Hámundarson (10th century), Icelandic chieftain Gunnar Hansen (born 1947), Icelandic-American actor Gunnar Heinsohn (born 1943), 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 (born 1982), American racing driver 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 (born 1951), Swedish swimmer Gunnar Larsson (born 1944), Swedish cross-country skier Gunnar Malmquist (1893–1982), Swedish astronomer Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass (born 1961), Norwegian cross country skier Gunnar Möller (born 1928), German actor Gunnar Molton (born 1993), drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition Gunnar Myrdal (1898–1987), Swedish economist Gunnar Nelson Gunnar Nelson (born 1967), American musician Gunnar Nelson (born 1988), Icelandic martial arts fighter Gunnar Nielsen Gunnar Nielsen (1919–2009), Swedish film actor Gunnar Nielsen (1928–1985), Danish runner Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen (born 1983), Faroese-Argentine football player Gunnar Nielsen (born 1986), Faroese football player 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 (born 1941), Swedish biologist Gunnar Persson (born 1933), Swedish cartoonist Gunnar Seidenfaden (1908–2001), Danish diplomat and botanist Ole Gunnar Solskjær (born 1973), Norwegian football player Gunnar Staalesen (born 1947), Norwegian writer Gunnar Stansson (born 1986), American screenwriter Gunnar Stålsett (born 1935), Norwegian theologican and politician Gunnar Taucher (1886–1941), Finnish architect Gunnar Thoresen Gunnar Thoresen (born 1920), Norwegian football player Gunnar Thoresen (1921–1972), Norwegian bobsledder Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson (born 1982), Icelandic football player Gunnar Uusi (1931–1981), Estonian chess player Gunnar Widforss (1879–1934), Swedish-American painter.