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 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 Others 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 (born 1954), Norwegian musician Gunnar Berge (born 1940), Norwegian politician Gunnar Berggren (1908–1983), Swedish boxer Gunnar Birkerts (1925–2017), Latvian-American architect Gunnar Bjurner (1882–1964), Swedish Navy vice admiral 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 (born 2001), American singer-songwriter Gunnar Gren (1920–1991), Swedish football player Gunnar Hámundarson (10th century), Icelandic chieftain Gunnar Hansen (disambiguation) Gunnar Hansen (born 1947), Icelandic-American actor Gunnar Hansen (boxer) (1916–2004), Norwegian boxer 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 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