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 (), 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 Kate Brunner (born 1972), British judge
L Lucas Brunner (born 1967), Swiss chess grandmaster
M Magnus Brunner (born 1972), Austrian EU-commissoner 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 Meta Brunner (1886–1971), Swiss liaison to Indian anti-colonialists 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)
See also Carl Brunner von Wattenwyl (1823–1914), Swiss geologist and physicist