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Unger may refer to:

  • Unger (bishop of Poland) (died 1012), bishop of Poland, since 1000 bishop of Poznań
  • Unger, West Virginia
  • Unger Island, a small, ice-free island of Antarctica

Unger is a surname of German derivation, and may refer to:

  • Anna Unger, East German cross country skier
  • Betty Unger, Canadian politician
  • Billy Unger, American actor
  • Brian Unger, American comedian, writer, producer, and commentator
  • Carl Richard Unger (1817-1897), Norwegian historian and philologist
  • Caroline Unger (1803–1877), Austrian contralto
  • Chris Unger, American association football (soccer) player
  • Corey Unger, American musician
  • Craig Unger, American journalist and writer
  • Daffney Unger, stage name of American wrestler Shannon Spruill
  • David C. Unger (born 1947) American journalist
  • Deborah Kara Unger, a Canadian actress
  • Erich Unger (1887–1950), Jewish philosopher
  • Felix Unger, fictional character in The Odd Couple
  • Ferdinand Thomas Unger (1914–1999), American military officer
  • Florence "Nellie" Unger (ne Millray)(1916-1972), 1st Female American Court Clerk in Los Angeles, CA
  • Franz Unger (1800–1870), Austrian botanist
  • Garry Unger (born 1947), Canadian professional ice hockey player
  • Gerhard Unger (1916–2011), German tenor
  • Gerard Unger (born 1942), Dutch graphic developer of type fonts
  • Heinz Unger (1895–1965), German conductor
  • James Marshall Unger, American linguist
  • Jim Unger (1937–2012), British-born cartoonist
  • Joachim Jacob Unger, Austrian rabbi; born at Homonna, Hungary
  • Johann Friedrich Unger (1753–1804), German printer
  • Jonathan Unger, American journalist
  • Joseph Unger (1828–1913), Austrian Jewish jurist and statesman; born in Vienna
  • Lars Unger, (born 1972), German footballer
  • Lisa Unger, American writer
  • Markus Unger (born 1981), German footballer
  • Merrill Unger (1909–1980), Bible commentator, scholar, and theologian
  • Mordechai David Unger, Hasidic Grand Rabbi of Bobov-45
  • Oliver A. Unger, (1914–1981), American film and television producer
  • Peter Unger, philosopher at New York University
  • Roberto Mangabeira Unger, Brazilian politician, social theorist and law professor at Harvard
  • Stephen A. Unger, (born 1946), American executive recruiter, media and entertainment business
  • Stu Unger, American poker player
  • Tobias Unger, (born 1979), German athlete, specialist in 100m and 200m
Unger (Bishop of Poland)

Unger (died 9 June 1012) was a bishop at Poznań, after the year 1000 bishop of Poznań, independent from archbishop of Gniezno.

He became bishop in 982, probably as a missionary of unknown territory. Probably after failure of his mission, he became abbot of a monastery in Memleben (Unger kept this title till end of his life).

Most probably in 991 or 992 Unger arrived to Poland as a successor of Jordan who died in 984. After creation of new Polish metropolis in Gniezno with archbishop Radim Gaudentius he forced keeping independence of Poznań bishopric from new ecclesiastical province.

During his trip to Rome, where he was sent by Bolesław Chrobry, in 1004, Unger was imprisoned in Magdeburg and probably forced by local archbishop to recognize his pastoral governance (presented in later centuries document that was proof of this cession is rather falsificate). This hypothetical recognition was used in early 12th century by Magdeburg bishops to claim rights to throne of Poznań bishops. According to known evidences Unger never return to Poland and died in Magdeburg on 9 June 1012.