Gunther Gebel-Williams (September 12, 1934 – July 19, 2001) was an animal trainer for Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus from 1968 to 1990.

As a child, he and his mother relocated to Germany, in all probability as part of the expulsion of ethnic Germans, when Silesia was ceded to Poland after World War II.

Gebel and his mother started working for Circus Williams in Germany in 1947.

Gebel-Williams came to prominence during the early days of television when the circus was still a popular form of entertainment.

[3][2] After retiring from the ring, he took a management position as Vice President of Animal Care for the circus.