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