Brunner (surname)

Last updated November 03, 2025

Brunner is a German surname. It originated from the Middle High German word Brunne meaning spring or water well. It can also refer to people from places named Brunn. It may refer to:

A

Adolf Brunner (composer) (1901–1992), Swiss composer
Albert Brunner (1918–1943), German World War II flying ace
Alois Brunner (1912–2001 or 2010), Austrian Nazi SS concentration camp war criminal
Alex Brunner (born 1973), Italian football coach and former goalkeeper
Anna Brunner (singer), German metal singer
Anna Brunner (violinist) (born 1972), Swiss violinist
Arnold W. Brunner (1857–1925), American architect

B

Benny Brunner (born 1954), Israeli-Dutch filmmaker

C

Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl (1823–1914), Swiss entomologist
Cédric Brunner (born 1994), Swiss footballer
Chantal Brunner (born 1970), New Zealand sprinter and long jumper
Charles Brunner (born 1952), American politician
Christiane Brunner (1947–2025), Swiss politician and advocate
Christiane Brunner (Austrian politician) (born 1976), Austrian politician
Conrad Brunner (monk) (died 1410), Swiss Benedictine abbot
Conrad Brunner (physician) (1859–1927), Swiss physician, surgeon and medical historian
Constantin Brunner (1862–1937), pen name of German philosopher Arjeh Yehuda Wertheimer

D

Damien Brunner (born 1986), Swiss ice hockey player
David B. Brunner (1835–1903), American politician
Dominik Brunner (1959–2009), German businessman who died protecting schoolchildren from teens

E

Eddie Brunner (1912–1960), Swiss jazz musician and bandleader
Edouard Brunner (1932–2007), Swiss diplomat
Emil Brunner (1889–1966), Swiss theologian
Eric Brunner (cyclist) (born 1998), American cyclist
Eric Brunner (epidemiologist) (born 1953), British epidemiologist
Eric Brunner (soccer) (born 1986), American soccer player
Ernst Brunner (1901–1979), Swiss documentary and ethnographic photographer
Ernst Brunner (born 1950), Swedish writer and literary scholar
Eveline Brunner (born 1996), Swiss figure skater

F

Ferdinand Brunner (1870–1945), Austrian landscape painter
Fernand Brunner (1920–1991), Swiss philosopher
Felix Brunner (1897–1982), British politician and business owner
Francis de Sales Brunner (1795–1859), Swiss Catholic missionary priest in the United States
Frank Brunner (born 1949), American comic book artist
Franz Brunner (handballer) (1913–1991), Austrian handballer
Franz Brunner (wrestler) (1931–2014), Austrian wrestler

G

Gerwald Claus-Brunner (1972–2016), German murderer and politician
Greg Brunner, American-Swiss basketball player
Guido Brunner (1930–1997), Spanish-born German diplomat and politician

H

Heinrich Brunner (1840–1915), Austrian legal scholar
Helena Brunner, Australian Paralympic swimmer
Henry Brunner (1838–1916), English chemist
Horst Brünner (1929–2008), East German colonel general and deputy Defense Minister
Hugo Brunner (born 1935), Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England

J

Jane Brunner (fl. 1996–2013), American politician and activist
Jean Brunner or Johann Josef Brunner (1804–1862), Swiss-born, French measuring instrument maker and mechanic
Jennifer Brunner (born 1957), American attorney, politician, and judge, former Ohio Secretary of State
Johann Conrad Brunner (1653–1727), Swiss anatomist
John Brunner (disambiguation)
José Brunner (born 1954), Swiss-born Israeli historian of science, professor emeritus
Josef Brunner (1928–2012), German politician
Josefine Brunner (1909–1943), Austrian socialist, resistance member and victim of the Nazi regime

K

Karl Brunner (economist) (1916–1989), Swiss economist
Karl Brunner (politician, born 1905) (1905–1951), German politician
Karl Brunner (SS general) (1900–1980), German SS general
Karl-Heinz Brunner (born 1953), German politician
Kaspar Brunner (died 1561), Swiss mechanic who constructed the clockwork of the Zytglogge, Bern's medieval clock-tower

L

Lucas Brunner (born 1967), Swiss chess grandmaster

M

Marisa Brunner (born 1982), Swiss football goalkeeper
Martin Brunner (born 1963), Swiss football player
Mary Brunner (born 1943), American criminal and former Manson Family member
Maurice Brunner (born 1991), Swiss footballer
Michael Brunner (born 1995), Swiss curler
Michelle Brunner (1953–2011), British bridge player, writer and teacher

N

Nina Brunner (born 1995), Swiss professional beach volleyball player
Norbert Brunner (artist) (born 1969), Austrian artist
Norbert Brunner (bishop) (born 1942), Swiss Catholic prelate and bishop

O

Otto Brunner (1898–1982), Austrian historian

P

Paris Brunner (born 2006), German footballer
Pat W. Brunner (1903–1971), American politician

R

Robert Brunner (born 1958), American industrial designer
Roland Brunner (born 1970), Austrian ice speed skater
Rudolf Brunner (1827–1894), Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council

S

Scott Brunner (born 1957), American National Football League quarterback
Sebastian Brunner (1814–1893), Austrian Catholic writer
Sophie Brunner (born 1995), American basketball player
Stephan Brunner (born 1961), Costa Rican politician and economist, first vice president of Costa Rica 2022–2025
Stephanie Brunner (born 1994), Austrian alpine ski racer

T

Theo Brunner (born 1985), American professional beach volleyball player
Thomas Brunner (1821–1874), English-born New Zealand surveyor and explorer
Thomas Brunner (footballer) (born 1962), German football coach and former player
Thomas J. Brunner (born 1958), American politician
Tobias Brunner (1602–c. 1665), German organ builder
Toni Brunner (born 1974), Swiss politician

U

Ursel Brunner (1941–2024), West German freestyle swimmer

V

Vratislav Hugo Brunner, Czech illustrator

W

Walter Brunner (born 1948), Swiss building contractor
William F. Brunner (1887–1965), American politician
William Otto Brunner (1878–1958), Swiss astronomer

Fictional characters

Hermann Brunner, from the Polish TV series More Than Life at Stake (Stawka większa niż życie)

Brunner (surname)

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See also