Gunnar Vatten (9 August 1927 – 20 July 2011) was a Norwegian engineer and civil servant. He was born in Bodø, and took the siv.ing. degree in electrical engineering in Denmark. He was employed in the Norwegian Water Resources and Electricity Agency from 1953 to 1955, and then worked as a consultant in Nordland County Municipality before working for the Western Electric Company in Oklahoma. He resided in Nesodden, was married and had children. He died in July 2011.