Brunner (surname)
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), Swiss composer
- Albert Brunner, German World War II flying ace
- Alois Brunner, Austrian Nazi SS concentration camp war criminal
- Alex Brunner, Italian football coach and former goalkeeper
- Anna Brunner (singer), German metal singer
- Anna Brunner (violinist), Swiss violinist
- Arnold W. Brunner, American architect
B
- Benny Brunner, Israeli-Dutch filmmaker
C
- Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl, Swiss entomologist
- Cédric Brunner, Swiss footballer
- Chantal Brunner, New Zealand sprinter and long jumper
- Charles Brunner, American politician
- Christiane Brunner, Swiss politician and advocate
- Christiane Brunner (Austrian politician), Austrian politician
- Conrad Brunner (monk), Swiss Benedictine abbot
- Conrad Brunner (physician), Swiss physician, surgeon and medical historian
- Constantin Brunner, pen name of German philosopher Arjeh Yehuda Wertheimer
D
- Damien Brunner, Swiss ice hockey player
- David B. Brunner, American politician
- Dominik Brunner, German businessman who died protecting schoolchildren from teens
E
- Eddie Brunner, Swiss jazz musician and bandleader
- Edouard Brunner, Swiss diplomat
- Emil Brunner, Swiss theologian
- Eric Brunner (cyclist), American cyclist
- Eric Brunner (epidemiologist), British epidemiologist
- Eric Brunner (soccer), American soccer player
- Ernst Brunner, Swiss documentary and ethnographic photographer
- Ernst Brunner, Swedish writer and literary scholar
- Eveline Brunner, Swiss figure skater
F
- Ferdinand Brunner, Austrian landscape painter
- Fernand Brunner, Swiss philosopher
- Felix Brunner, British politician and business owner
- Francis de Sales Brunner, Swiss Catholic missionary priest in the United States
- Frank Brunner, American comic book artist
- Franz Brunner (handballer), Austrian handballer
- Franz Brunner (wrestler), Austrian wrestler
G
- Gerwald Claus-Brunner, German murderer and politician
- Greg Brunner, American-Swiss basketball player
- Guido Brunner, Spanish-born German diplomat and politician
H
- Heinrich Brunner, Austrian legal scholar
- Helena Brunner, Australian Paralympic swimmer
- Henry Brunner, English chemist
- Horst Brünner, East German colonel general and deputy Defense Minister
- Hugo Brunner, Lord Lieutenant of Oxfordshire, England
J
- Jane Brunner, American politician and activist
- Jean Brunner or Johann Josef Brunner, Swiss-born, French measuring instrument maker and mechanic
- Jennifer Brunner, American attorney, politician, and judge, former Ohio Secretary of State
- Johann Conrad Brunner, Swiss anatomist
- John Brunner (disambiguation)
- José Brunner, Swiss-born Israeli historian of science, professor emeritus
- Josef Brunner, German politician
- Josefine Brunner, Austrian socialist, resistance member and victim of the Nazi regime
K
- Karl Brunner (economist), Swiss economist
- Karl Brunner (politician, born 1905), German politician
- Karl Brunner (SS general), German SS general
- Karl-Heinz Brunner, German politician
- Kaspar Brunner, Swiss mechanic who constructed the clockwork of the Zytglogge, Bern's medieval clock-tower
L
- Lucas Brunner, Swiss chess grandmaster
M
- Marisa Brunner, Swiss football goalkeeper
- Martin Brunner, Swiss football player
- Mary Brunner, American criminal and former Manson Family member
- Maurice Brunner, Swiss footballer
- Michael Brunner, Swiss curler
- Michelle Brunner, British bridge player, writer and teacher
N
- Nina Brunner, Swiss professional beach volleyball player
- Norbert Brunner (artist), Austrian artist
- Norbert Brunner (bishop), Swiss Catholic prelate and bishop
O
- Otto Brunner, Austrian historian
P
- Paris Brunner, German footballer
- Pat W. Brunner, American politician
R
- Robert Brunner, American industrial designer
- Roland Brunner, Austrian ice speed skater
- Rudolf Brunner, Swiss politician and President of the Swiss National Council
S
- Scott Brunner, American National Football League quarterback
- Sebastian Brunner, Austrian Catholic writer
- Sophie Brunner, American basketball player
- Stephan Brunner, Costa Rican politician and economist, first vice president of Costa Rica 2022–2025
- Stephanie Brunner, Austrian alpine ski racer
T
- Theo Brunner, American professional beach volleyball player
- Thomas Brunner, English-born New Zealand surveyor and explorer
- Thomas Brunner (footballer), German football coach and former player
- Thomas J. Brunner, American politician
- Tobias Brunner, German organ builder
- Toni Brunner, Swiss politician
U
- Ursel Brunner, West German freestyle swimmer
V
- Vratislav Hugo Brunner, Czech illustrator
W
- Walter Brunner, Swiss building contractor
- William F. Brunner, American politician
- William Otto Brunner, Swiss astronomer
Fictional characters
- Hermann Brunner, from the Polish TV series ''More Than Life at Stake''