Gunārs

Gunārs is a Latvian masculine given name. It is a cognate of the name Gunnar. Notable people with the given name include:

• Gunārs Astra (1931–1988), Latvian human rights activist and anti-Soviet dissident
• Gunārs Birkerts (1925–2017), Latvian-born American architect
• Gunārs Cilinskis (1931–1992), Latvian actor, film director and screenwriter
• Gunārs Ķirsons (born 1951), Latvian entrepreneur and businessman
• Gunārs Lūsis (born 1950), Latvian artist and graphic designer
• Gunārs Piesis (1931–1996), Latvian film director
• Gunārs Priede (1928–2000), Latvian playwright, engineer and architect
• Gunārs Saliņš (1924–2010), Latvian modernist poet
• Gunārs Skvorcovs (born 1990), Latvian ice hockey right winger
• Gunārs Ulmanis (1938–2010), Latvian football right wing midfielder

Gunārs

Gender	Male
Name day	8 December[1]
Origin
Region of origin	Latvia
Other names
Related names	Gundars, Gunnar, Guntars, Gunar