Gündüz or Gunduz is a masculine given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

Gündüz Aktan Gündüz Aktan (1941–2008) was a Turkish diplomat and politician. He held various diplomatic posts, including ambassador of Turkey to Greece and ambassador of Turkey to Japan. After leaving diplomatic post he joined the Nationalist Movement Par ...

(1941–2008), Turkish diplomat and politician *

Gunduz Caginalp Gunduz Caginalp (died December 7th, 2021) was a Turkish-born American mathematician whose research has also contributed over 100 papers to physics, materials science and economics/finance journals, including two with Michael Fisher and nine with ...

(died 2021), American mathematician of Turkish descent *

Gündüz Gürol Azer Gündüz Gürol Azer (born 4 February 1980) is a Turkish footballer who plays for Giresunspor in the TFF First League. He previously played fullback for Çaykur Rizespor and Sivasspor in the Süper Lig The Süper Lig (, ''Super League'') ...

(born 1980), Turkish football player *

Gündüz Kılıç "Baba" Gündüz Kılıç (29 October 1918 – 17 May 1980) was a Turkish football player and coach. He was Ali Kılıç's son and Altemur Kılıç's brother. Biography Born in 1918 in Istanbul, Gündüz Kılıç attended Galatasaray Lycee ...

(1919–1980), Turkish football player and coach *

Gündüz Tekin Onay Gündüz Tekin Onay (31 May 1942 – 4 January 2008) was a Turkish footballer and coach who also trained Istanbul club Beşiktaş between 1976 and 1977. He is known for his success in discovering starlets and for his modesty. Additionally, he w ...

(1942–2008), Turkish footballer and coach *

Masatoshi Gündüz Ikeda Masatoşi Gündüz İkeda (25 February 1926 – 9 February 2003), was a Japanese-born Turkish mathematician known for his contributions to the field of algebraic number theory. Early years Ikeda was born on 25 February 1926 in Tokyo, Japan, to ...

(1926–2003), Turkish mathematician of Japanese ancestry *

Gündüz Alp Gündüz Alp was the likely father of Ertuğrul (13th century) and grandfather of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Dynasty. According to some sources, the name of one of the sons of Ertuğrul was also Gündüz Alp, and thus the brother of Osma ...

, brother or grandfather of

Osman I Osman I or Osman Ghazi (; or ''Osman Gazi''; died 1323/4) was the eponymous founder of the Ottoman Empire (first known as a bey, beylik or emirate). While initially a small Turkoman (ethnonym), Turkoman principality during Osman's lifetime, h ...

Surname

Aka Gündüz Aka Gündüz (1886 – 7 November 1958) was a Turkish poet, composer and politician. He is most notable for having composed the Ankara Marşı (Ankara March). Early life and education Aka Gündüz was born as the son of the Major of the Ott ...

(1886–1958), Turkish poet, composer and politician *

Asım Gündüz Âsım Gündüz (1 December 1880 – 14 January 1970) was an officer of the Ottoman Army (1861–1922), Ottoman Army and a general of the Turkish Army. During the World War II, Second World War, he was the assistant of General Staff of the ...

(1880–1970), Turkish military officer *

Asım Can Gündüz Asım Can Gündüz (August 15, 1955 – June 24, 2016) was a Turkish rock and blues guitarist. He was also known as ''Awesome John'', especially outside Turkey, partly because his name is pronounced very much like Awesome (''Asım'') John (''Can'' ...

(1955–2016), Turkish rock and blues guitarist *

Atakan Gündüz Atakan Gündüz (born 1 January 2001) is a Turkish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Kırklarelispor. Career On 19 June 2019, Gündüz transferred to Trabzonspor from Altınordu. He made his professional debut for Trabzonspo ...

(born 2001), Turkish football player *

Ömer Gündüz Ömer Mert Gündüz (born 24 April 2001) is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club Fethiyespor. Career Feyenoord From Maassluis, in South Holland, in 2012 he made the switch from Excelsior Maassluis to join t ...

(born 2001), Dutch football player *

Samet Gunduz Samet may refer to: * Samet (name) * Samet, Buriram, a subdistrict in Thailand * Samad, a Semitic name rendered as Samet in Turkish * Ko Samet Ko Samet (Cajeput Island; , ) is one of the eastern seaboard islands of Thailand. It is in the Gul ...

(born 1987), Swiss football player of Turkish descent *

Seyhan Gündüz Seyhan Gündüz (born September 15, 1980) is a Turkish former women's footballer who plays as a forward. She last played in the Turkish Women's First Football League for Zeytinburnuspor in Istanbul. She was part of the Turkish women's national ...

(born 1980), Turkish football player *

Şinasi Gündüz Şinasi Gündüz (born 1960, Hekimhan) is a Turkish historian of religion and professor at Istanbul University. His interests include Gnosticism, Mandaeism, Christianity, comparative religious studies, and interreligious relationships. Early li ...

(born 1960), Turkish historian of religion {{DEFAULTSORT:Gunduz Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Masculine given names Surnames from given names