# Gustavo

Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.
It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, a Swedish name, likely from Slavic Gostislav.

## People with the name
### Drama, film and television

* Gustavo Alatriste, Mexican actor, director, and producer of films, married to Silvia Pinal
* Gustavo Aguerre (born 1953), Argentine artist, curator, writer, and theatre designer
* Gustavo Sorola, American actor, podcast host, and co-founder of the American company, Rooster Teeth

### Engineering, religion and science

* Gustavo Colonnetti (1886–1968), Italian mathematician and engineer
* Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino (1928-2024), Peruvian theologian and Dominican priest regarded as the founder of Liberation Theology at the University of Notre Dame
* Gustavo Tamayo, Colombian ophthalmologist
* Gustavo Marín, Chilean-French economist and sociologist
* Gustavo Scuseria (born 1956), Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Professor of Materials Science & NanoEngineering at Rice University

### Music

* Gustavo Angel (born 1968), Mexican singer of Los Temerarios
* Gustavo Assis-Brasil, Brazilian jazz guitarist
* Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (1925–2010), Chilean composer
* Gustavs Butelis (born 1978), Latvian rapper and producer known professionally as Gustavo
* Gustavo Gonzalez, also known as Big Duke, member of American hip-hop group Psycho Realm
* Gustavo Cerati (1959–2014), Argentine artist and songwriter
* Gustavo Cordera (born 1964), Argentine rock musician
* Gustavo Dudamel (born 1981), Venezuelan conductor
* Gustavo Lapis Ahumad, founding member of American goth rock band Bitter Grace
* Gustavo Ramírez Reyes, Mexican musician and composer
* Gustavo Santander, Colombian composer
* Gustavo Santaolalla (born 1952), Argentine musician, producer, and composer
* Gusttavo Lima (born 1989), Brazilian singer, song writer and record producer

### Military and politics

* Gustavo A. Madero (1875–1913), participant in the Mexican Revolution
* Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (born c.1946), former vice-president of Guatemala
* Gustavo Arcos Bergnes (1926–2006), Cuban revolutionary alongside Fidel Castro
* Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños Cacho (1911–1979), President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970
* Gustavo Espinoza, Peruvian politician and Congressman
* Gustavo Esteva, Mexican activist who founded the Universidad de la Tierra in Oaxaca, Mexico
* Gustavo Jiménez (c.1886–1933), Peruvian Colonel who served as President of Peru for six days
* Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (1920–1999), representative of the Air Force in the Government Junta that ruled Chile
* Gustavo Noboa Bejarano (1937–2021), Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003
* Gustavo Petricioli (1928–1998), Mexican economist and ambassador to the United States
* Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975), military dictator and Colombian political figure
* Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician of the PRI, governor of Colima
* Gustavo de Arístegui [es], Spanish politician and diplomat
* Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos, São Toméan diplomat and Foreign Minister

### Sports

* Gustavo Adrián López (born 1973), Argentine footballer
* Gustavo Andrés Oberman (born 1985), Argentine footballer
* Gustavo Ayón, Mexican basketball player
* Gustavo Badell (born 1972), Venezuelan IFBB professional bodybuilder
* Gustavo Barros Schelotto, Argentine footballer
* Gustavo Benítez (born 1953), Paraguayan football defender and manager
* Gustavo Boccoli (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Brazilian swimmer
* Gustavo Cabrera (born 1979), Guatemalan footballer
* Gustavo Chacín (born 1980), Venezuelan starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
* Gustavo Santos Costa (born 1996), Brazilian footballer for Hồ Chí Minh City F.C.
* Gustavo Dezotti, Argentine football striker
* Gustavo Endres, Brazilian volleyball player
* Gustavo Enrique García (born 1980), Mexican footballer
* Gustavo Gómez (born 1993), Paraguayan footballer
* Gustavo Kuerten (born 1976), Brazilian tennis player
* Gustavo Marzi (1908–1966), Italian fencer
* Gustavo Manduca (born 1980), Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer
* Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football (soccer) referee
* Gustavo Morínigo (born 1977), Paraguayan football midfielder
* Gustavo Munúa (born 1978), Uruguayan football goalkeeper
* Gustavo Nascimento da Costa (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Nery (born 1977), Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Oliveros (born 1946), Cuban fencer
* Gustavo Lobo Paradeda (born 1979), Brazilian-born Russian futsal player
* Gustavo Poyet (born 1967), Uruguayan footballer
* Gustavo Pereira (born 1997), Brazilian footballer for Retrô
* Gustavo Quinteros Desabato (born 1965), Bolivian football player and coach
* Gustavo Salgueiro de Almeida Correia (born 1985), Brazilian footballer
* Gustavo Sant'Ana Santos (born 1995), Brazilian footballer for Sài Gòn
* Gustavo Claudio da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer for Nakhon Si United
* Gustavo Tambunting (born 1964), Filipino politician
* Gustavo Valderrama (born 1977), Venezuelan volleyball player
* Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
* Luis Gustavo Dias (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
* Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III (born 1965), American football coach

### Writing

* Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), Spanish writer of poetry and short stories
* Gustavo Adolfo Martínez Zuviría (1883–1962), novelist and scriptwriter from Argentina
* Gustavo Adolfo Mellander (born 1935), Swedish-Panamanian writer, professor, college president, and historian
* Gustavo Pérez Firmat (born 1949), Cuban-American writer, poet, professor
* Gustavo Gorriti, Peruvian journalist
* Gustavo Sainz (1940–2015), Spanish language author from Mexico

### Other professions

* Gustavo C. Garcia (1915–1964), American civil rights attorney and advocate
* Gustavo Charif (born 1966), Argentine artist
* Gustavo Cisneros (born 1946), Venezuelan-born media mogul
* Gustavo Ferraro, Argentine banker
* Gustavo Franco, Brazilian economist, president of the Brazilian Central Bank 1994–1995 and 1997–1999
* Gustavo Gianetti (born 1979), Brazilian model, Mister World 2003
* Gustavo Lorgia (1951–2024), Colombian illusionist
* Gustavo Martínez Zuviría, de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina
* Gustavo Rol (1903–1994), Italian sensitive
* Gustavo R. Vincenti (1888–1974), Maltese architect and developer

## Fictional characters

* Gustavo, in the video game Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
* Gustavo, in the children's animated series Thomas & Friends
* Gustavo Fring, in the American television drama series Breaking Bad on AMC
* Gustavo Rocque, on the show Big Time Rush
* Gustavo, a playable character in Pizza Tower