' The name Gunnar means fighter, soldier, and attacker, but mostly is referred to by the Viking saying which means Brave and Bold warrior . Gunder is a Danish variant, Günther is the modern German variant, and Gonario is the Italian version. Some people with the name Gunnar include: Gunnar Andersen Gunnar Andersen , Norwegian football player and ski jumper Gunnar Andersen , Norwegian ski jumper Gunnar Aagaard Andersen , Danish sculptor, painter and designer Gunnar Reiss-Andersen , Norwegian poet Gunnar Andersson Johan Gunnar Andersson , Swedish archaeologist, paleontologist and geologist Gunnar Andersson , Swedish trade unionist Gunnar Andersson , Swedish aviator Gunnar Andersson , Swedish football player Per-Gunnar Andersson Per-Gunnar Andersson , Swedish racing driver Per-Gunnar Andersson , Swedish rally driver Gunnar Asplund , Swedish architect Gunnar Bärlund , Finnish boxer Gunnar Berg Gunnar Berg , Norwegian painter Gunnar Berg , American scouting official Gunnar Berg , Swiss-Danish composer Gunnar Berg , Norwegian politician Gunnar Andreas Berg , Norwegian musician Gunnar Berge , Norwegian politician Gunnar Berggren , Swedish boxer Gunnar Birkerts , Latvian-American architect Gunnar Björnstrand , Swedish actor Gunnar Ekelöf , Swedish poet and writer Gunnar Fant , Swedish phonetician Gunnar Fischer , Swedish cinematographer Gunnar Friedemann , Estonian chess player Gunnar Garbo , Norwegian journalist, politician and diplomat Gunnar Graps , Estonian musician Gunnar Emil Garfors , Norwegian poet Gunnar Gren , Swedish football player Gunnar Hámundarson , Icelandic chieftain Gunnar Hansen , Icelandic-American actor Gunnar Heinsohn , German anthropologist Gunnar Höckert , Finnish runner Gunnar Jarring , Swedish diplomat and turkologist Gunnar Jeannette , American racing driver Gunnar Johansen , Danish-American pianist and composer Gunnar Johansson Gunnar Johansson , Swedish psychologist Gunnar Johansson , Swedish canoer Gunnar Johansson , Swedish football player Gunnar Kaasen , Norwegian-American dog musher Gunnar Kangro , Estonian mathematician Gunnar Knudsen , Norwegian politician Gunnar Berg Lampe , Norwegian businessman Gunnar Larsson Gunnar Larsson , Swedish politician Gunnar Larsson , Swedish swimmer Gunnar Larsson , Swedish cross-country skier Gunnar Malmquist , Swedish astronomer Pål Gunnar Mikkelsplass , Norwegian cross country skier Gunnar Möller , German actor Gunnar Molton , drummer for Texas Hippie Coalition Gunnar Myrdal , Swedish economist Gunnar Nelson Gunnar Nelson , American musician Gunnar Nelson , Icelandic martial arts fighter Gunnar Nielsen Gunnar Nielsen , Swedish film actor Gunnar Nielsen , Danish runner Gunnar Guillermo Nielsen , Faroese-Argentine football player Gunnar Nielsen , Faroese football player Gunnar Nilsson Gunnar Nilsson , Swedish trade unionist Gunnar Nilsson , Swedish boxer Gunnar Nilsson , Swedish racing driver Gunnar Nordahl , Swedish football player Gunnar Nordström , Finnish physicist Gunnar Öquist , Swedish biologist Gunnar Persson , Swedish cartoonist Gunnar Seidenfaden , Danish diplomat and botanist Ole Gunnar Solskjær , Norwegian football player Gunnar Staalesen , Norwegian writer Gunnar Stålsett , Norwegian theologican and politician Gunnar Taucher , Finnish architect Gunnar Thoresen Gunnar Thoresen , Norwegian football player Gunnar Thoresen , Norwegian bobsledder Gunnar Heiðar Þorvaldsson , Icelandic football player Gunnar Uusi , Estonian chess player Gunnar Widforss , Swedish-American painter