Namesakes
Gunnar
(m) 
Characters in Norse Mythology
Gunnar Knudsen
(m) 1848-1928
Norwegian Prime Ministers 1908-1910; 1913-1920
Gunnar Wennerström
(m) 1879-1931
Olympic Medalists 1908 water polo (bronze)
Gunnar Lindström
(m) 1896-1951
Olympic Medalists 1924 javelin throw (silver)
Gunnar Myrdal
(m) 1898-1987
Nobel Prize Winners 1974 (economics)
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers
Gunnar Höckert
(m) 1910-1940
Olympic Medalists 1936 5000 m (gold)
Gunnar Thoroddsen
(m) 1910-1983
Icelandic Presidents and Prime Ministers 1980-1983 (prime minister)
Gunnar Nordahl
(m) 1921-1995
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Stig Andersson-Tvilling
(a.k.a. Gunnar) (m) 1928-1989
Olympic Medalists 1952 ice hockey (bronze)
Gunnar Jervill
(m) 1945-
Olympic Medalists 1972 archery - individual (silver)
Gunnar Larsson
(m) 1951-
Olympic Medalists 1972 swimming - 200 m medley; swimming - 400 m medley (gold)
Mats Hessel
(a.k.a. Gunnar) (m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 ice hockey (bronze)
Jóhann Jóhannsson
(a.k.a. Gunnar) (m) 1969-2018
Notable Musicians
Erik Karlsson
(a.k.a. Gunnar) (m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2014 ice hockey (silver)