Günther (surname)

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

In arts and entertainment

• Agnes Günther (1863–1911), German writer
• 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

• Christian Günther (1886–1966), Swedish Foreign Minister
• Claës Günther (1799–1861), Swedish Prime Minister for Justice
• Daniel Günther (born 1973), German politician
• George Gunther (1919–2012), American politician
• Joachim Günther (born 1948), German politician

In science and academics

• 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

• Christian Günter (born 1993), German football player
• Dave Gunther (born 1937), 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

• Henry Gunther (1895–1918), American soldier, the last Allied soldier killed during World War I
• Joe Gunther, fictional character in novels by Archer Mayor
• Bernie Günther, fictional detective in novels by Philip Kerr