Gunn (surname)
In some cases the surname Gunn is derived from the Old Norse masculine personal name Gunnr. In other cases it may be derived from the Old Norse feminine personal name Gunnhildr.[1]
People with the surname
- Alexander Gunn (politician), Canadian politician
- Angus Gunn, footballer
- Anna Gunn, actress
- Anton Gunn, American politician
- Bart Gunn, ring name of American professional wrestler Mike Polchlopek (born 1963)
- Battiscombe Gunn (1883-1950), Egyptologist
- Ben Gunn (guitarist), British guitarist with The Sisters of Mercy
- Billy Gunn, ring name of American professional wrestler Monty Sopp (born 1963)
- Bryan Gunn, Scottish footballer
- Chanda Gunn, American ice hockey goaltender
- Charles Gunn (actor) (1883-1918), American actor
- Charles Gunn (athlete) (1885–1983), British racewalker and Olympic medalist
- Charles A. Gunn (1870–?), American architect
- Daniel Gunn (minister) (1774–1848), Scottish congregational minister
- David Gunn (disambiguation)
- Donald Gunn, Manitoba politician
- Eileen Gunn, an American science fiction author and editor
- Genni Gunn, Canadian novelist, poet, and translator
- Graham Gunn, Australian politician
- J. B. Gunn (1928–2008), British-American physicist, inventor of the Gunn diode
- James Gunn (disambiguation)
- Jason Gunn, New Zealand television personality
- Jeannie Gunn, pen name "Mrs Aeneas Gunn", Australian novelist
- John Gunn (disambiguation)
- Lance Gunn (born 1970), American football player
- Marc Gunn, a Celtic music musician.
- Moira Gunn, radio host
- Moses Gunn, actor
- Neil M. Gunn, Scottish novelist, critic, and dramatist
- Nathan Gunn, opera baritone
- Richard Gunn (writer), writer
- Richard Gunn (boxer), boxer
- Ronald Campbell Gunn, botanist
- Ross Gunn, American physicist
- Sean Gunn, American actor
- Sean Gunn (swimmer), Zimbabwean swimmer
- Stephen L. Gunn, American investor and politician
- Tim Gunn, designer
- Thom Gunn, British poet
- Trey Gunn, bass guitarist with the band King Crimson
- Walter T. Gunn (1879-1956), American jurist
- William Gunn (disambiguation)
Fictional characters
- Ben Gunn (Treasure Island), fictional character in Robert Louis Stevenson's novel Treasure Island
- Charles Gunn (Angel), fictional character from the popular TV series Angel
- Peter Gunn, private eye protagonist of Peter Gunn, a 1958-1963 American television series
See also
- Clan Gunn, Scottish clan
Citations
- ^ Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 208.
References
- Reaney, PH (1995). Wilson, RM (ed.). A Dictionary of English Surnames (3rd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-8631464.
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