List of Famous people named Gunther
Gunther Emmerlich
Gunther Emmerlich is a German opera singer (bass) and show presenter. He is also committed and proficient as a jazz performer and as a player of the banjo.
Günther Prien
Günther Prien was a German U-boat commander during World War II. He was the first U-boat commander to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross and the first member of the Kriegsmarine to receive the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves of Nazi Germany. It was Germany's highest military decoration at the time of its presentation to Prien.
Günther Uecker
Günther Uecker is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist.
Günther Quandt
Günther Quandt was a German industrialist who founded an industrial empire that today includes BMW and Altana (chemicals).
Gunther Tiersch
Gunther Tiersch is a meteorologist, and a former competition rower and Olympic champion for West Germany.
Gunther Cunningham
Gunther Cunningham was an American football head coach. He served as the Kansas City Chiefs head coach for two seasons. He also had two stints as the Chiefs' Defensive Coordinator. He served as an assistant coach for five other National Football League (NFL) teams and four college teams. He coached football for 47 consecutive seasons without taking any years off.
Günther Beckstein
Günther Beckstein is a German CSU politician from Bavaria and was the 17th Minister President of Bavaria from 9 October 2007 to 27 October 2008. He is well known for his outspoken views on law and order.
Günther von Kluge
Günther Adolf Ferdinand von Kluge, also known as Hans Günther von Kluge, was a German field marshal during World War II who held commands on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. He commanded the 4th Army of the Wehrmacht during the invasion of Poland in 1939 and the Battle of France in 1940, earning a promotion to Generalfeldmarschall. Kluge went on to command the 4th Army in Operation Barbarossa and the Battle for Moscow in 1941.
Günther von Reibnitz
Freiherr Günther Hubertus von Reibnitz was a cavalry officer of the German Empire during the First World War. He joined the Nazi Party in 1930 and was a member of the SS Cavalry Corps.
Günther Lützow
Günther Lützow was a German Luftwaffe aviator and fighter ace credited with 110 enemy aircraft shot down in over 300 combat missions. Apart from five victories during the Spanish Civil War, most of his claimed victories were over the Eastern Front in World War II. He also claimed 20 victories over the Western Front, including two victories—one of which was a four-engined bomber—flying the Messerschmitt Me 262 jet fighter.