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. It may refer to:

People with the nickname

* Gunner Kelly (1906–1977), Australian police officer *

Gunner McGrath Christopher Leslie "Gunner" McGrath (born September 29, 1978) is the American founder, lead singer, and guitarist of the punk rock band Much The Same. In April 2007, he quit Much The Same citing an overwhelming frustration with the music ind ...

(born 1978), founder, lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Much The Same *

Gunner Moir James Moir (17 April 1879 – 12 June 1939), better known as Gunner Moir and sometimes as "Ex Gunner" James Moir, was an English heavyweight boxer. He was British champion from 1906 to 1909 and challenged Tommy Burns for the world title. After ...

(1879–1939), English heavyweight boxer *

Bob Prince Robert Ferris Prince (July 1, 1916 – June 10, 1985) was an American radio and television sportscaster and commentator, best known for his 28-year stint as the voice of the Pittsburgh Pirates Major League Baseball club, with whom he earned the ...

(1916–1985), former Pittsburgh Pirates baseball announcer nicknamed "The Gunner" * Matt Reilly (footballer) (1874–1954), Irish goalkeeper *

Thomas Bland Strange Thomas Bland Strange (15 September 1831 – 9 July 1925), known as 'Gunner Jingo', was a British officer noted for his service with the Canadian Militia during the North-West Rebellion of 1885. As a Royal Artillery officer posted to Canada, Stra ...

(1831-1925), British major general known as "Gunner Jingo"

People with the given name

Gunner Berg Gunner Berg (22 November 1764 – 19 August 1827) was a Norwegian priest, writer and politician. He was born in Stjørdalen. He finished his secondary education in Throndhjem in 1782, and graduated with the cand.theol. degree in 1786. He was hi ...

(1764–1827), Norwegian priest, writer and politician * Gunner Britton (born 2000), American football player * Gunner Kiel (born 1993), American football quarterback * Gunner Maldonado, American football player * Gunner Olszewski (born 1996), American football player *

Gunner Wright Gunner Wright is an American film actor known for his role in the film ''Love'' and for portraying Isaac Clarke in the ''Dead Space'' video game series. Wright raced motorcycles competitively until the age of 21 when he moved to Southern Calif ...

(born 1973), American actor

People with the surname

* Byron Gunner (1857–1922), American minister and activist *

Marilyn Gunner Marilyn Gunner is a physics professor at the City College of New York (CUNY) and a Fellow of the American Physical Society. She is known for her work on molecular biophysics and structural biology. Education Gunner received her B.A. from the B ...

, American physicist * Mary Frances Gunner (1894–1953), African-American playwright and community leader *

Michael Gunner Michael Patrick Francis Gunner (born 6 January 1976) is an Australian former politician who was the 11th Chief Minister of the Northern Territory from 2016 to 2022. He was a Labor member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly, holding ...

(born 1976), Australian politician

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