Gama, Da Gama or ''Gamma'' is a

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and

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surname. Originating in southern Europe, Gama is a common surname in Portugal, Spain, Italy and countries colonized by

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

, such as Brazil and Southern parts of Africa.

People

Antonio de León y Gama Antonio de León y Gama (1735–1802) was a Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer. When in 1790 the Aztec calendar stone (also called sun stone) was discovered buried under the main square of Mexico City, he published an essay about it ...

(1735–1802), Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer * António de Gama Pereira (1520–1604), Portuguese jurist *

Armando Gama Armando António Capelo Diniz da Gama (1 April 1954 – 17 January 2022) was a Portuguese singer-songwriter and baritone opera singer, whose physical trademark for decades was his shoulder-length jet black hair. Life and career Gama grew up i ...

(1954–2022), Portuguese singer *

Basílio da Gama José Basílio da Gama (April 10, 1740 – July 31, 1795) was a Portuguese poet and member of the Society of Jesus, born in the colony of Brazil, famous for the epic poem '' O Uraguai''. He wrote under pen name Termindo Sipílio. He is patron of t ...

(1740–1795), Portuguese-Brazilian poet and member of the Society of Jesus *

Bruno Gama Bruno Alexandre Vilela Gama (born 15 November 1987) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Cypriot club AEK Larnaca FC. He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 129 matches and 11 goals over seven seasons, mainly rep ...

(born 1987), Portuguese footballer *

Cristóvão da Gama Cristóvão da Gama ( 1516 – 29 August 1542), anglicised as Christopher da Gama, was a Portuguese military commander who led a Portuguese army of 400 musketeers on a crusade in Ethiopia (1541–1543) against the Adal Muslim army of Imam A ...

(c.1516–1542), Portuguese military commander, explorer, and son of Vasco da Gama *

Dagoberto Gama Dagoberto Gama (born December 22, 1959 in Coyuca de Catalán, Guerrero, Mexico) is a Mexican television and film actor. He is well known for his recurring role in the television series '' La Reina del Sur'' as El Pote and ''Sin senos sí hay par ...

(born 1959), Mexican actor * Diego de Souza Gama Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer * Diogo Gama (born 1981), Portuguese rugby union player *

Domício da Gama Domício da Gama (October 23, 1862 – November 8, 1925) was a Brazilian journalist, diplomat and writer. He was Brazil's ambassador to the United States from 1911 to 1918. In 1918 he became Brazil's minister of Foreign Affairs. From 1919 to 192 ...

(1862–1925), Brazilian journalist, diplomat and writer *

Donato Gama da Silva Donato Gama da Silva (born 30 December 1962), known simply as Donato, is a Brazilian football manager and former player who played from the 1980s to early 2000s. He spent most of his professional career in Spain – 15 years and more than 500 ...

(born 1962), Brazilian footballer *

Estêvão da Gama (15th century) Estêvão da Gama (about 1430–July 1497) was a wealthy Portuguese knight of the fifteenth century, best known as the father of explorer Vasco da Gama. Family and early life Estêvão da Gama was the eldest son (out of four) of a certain Vasco d ...

(c.1430–1497), Portuguese nobleman and father of Vasco da Gama *

Estêvão da Gama (16th century) Estêvão da Gama ( 1505–1576) was the Portugal, Portuguese governor of Portuguese Gold Coast (1529–15??) and Portuguese India (1540–1542). Named after his paternal grandfather Estêvão da Gama (15th century), Estêvão da Gama, Estêvão ...

(c.1505–1576), Portuguese explorer and son of Vasco da Gama * Estêvão da Gama (c.1470), Portuguese explorer and cousin of Vasco da Gama * Francisco de Saldanha da Gama (1723–1776), Portuguese Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon *

Gaspar da Gama Gaspar da Gama also known as Gaspar da India and Gaspar de Almeida (c. 1444 – c. 1510) was an interpreter ("Língua", in old Portuguese) and guide to several fleets of the Portuguese discoveries, Portuguese maritime explorations. He was of Jewis ...

(1444–c.1510s), Polish Jew merchant who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries * Isabel Maria de Gama, queen dowager of the Bakongo people *Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama, known professionally as Jaime Camil, Mexican actor, singer and television personality *

Jaime Gama Jaime José de Matos da Gama, GCC, GCIH, GCL (born 8 June 1947) is a Portuguese former politician. He was Minister of Foreign Affairs of Portugal from 1983 to 1985 and again from 1995 to 2002, and he was President of the Assembly of the R ...

(born 1947), Portuguese politician *

João da Gama João da Gama (c. 1540 – after 1591) was a Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator in the Far East in the last quarter of the 16th century. He was the grandson of Vasco da Gama. João da Gama sailed from Macau to northeast and rounded Ja ...

(c. 1540 – after 1591), Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator, grandson of Vasco da Gama *

Julia Gama Julia Weissheimer Werlang Gama (born 18 May 1993) is a Brazilian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed Miss Brasil 2020. She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant, finishing as the 1st Runner-Up. Pageantry M ...

(born 1993), Brazilian actress and Miss Brasil 2020 winner * Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior (born 1954), Brazilian former professional footballer * Owen Da Gama (born 1961), former South African footballer and manager *

Paulo da Gama Paulo da Gama (; ca. 1465 in Olivença, Kingdom of Portugal – June or July 1499 at Angra do Heroísmo, Kingdom of Portugal) was a Portuguese explorer, son of Estêvão da Gama and Isabel Sodré, and the older brother of Vasco da Gama. H ...

(c.1465–1499), Portuguese explorer and older brother of Vasco da Gama *

Pio Gama Pinto Pio Gama Pinto (31 March 1927 – 24 February 1965) was a Kenyan journalist, politician and freedom fighter. He was a socialist leader who dedicated his life to the liberation of the Kenyan people and became independent Kenya's first martyr in ...

(1927–1965), Kenyan journalist and politician *

Saldanha da Gama Luís Filipe de Saldanha da Gama (7 April 1846 – 24 June 1895) was an admiral of the Brazilian Navy. He led the Revolta da Armada against the First Brazilian Republic alongside Custódio José de Melo and was killed by government forces durin ...

(1846–1895), admiral of the Brazilian Navy *

Sebastião da Gama Sebastião Artur Cardoso da Gama (10 April 1924 –28 7 February 1952) was a Portuguese poet. Biography Sebastião da Gama got a degree in Roman Philosophy by the Faculty of Letters at the University of Lisbon. He was professor at the Veiga Be ...

(1924–1952), Portuguese poet *

Vasco da Gama Vasco da Gama, 1st Count of Vidigueira (; ; c. 1460s – 24 December 1524), was a Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea. His initial voyage to India by way of Cape of Good Hope (1497–1499) was the first to link E ...

(c.1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea *

Vasco da Gama (council speaker) Vasco Manoel da Gama (born 29 January 1959) is a South African politician with the Democratic Alliance (South Africa), Democratic Alliance and a member of the Johannesburg City Council. He most recently served as the Johannesburg council speaker ...

(born 1959), South African politician *

Vasco da Gama Fernandes Vasco da Gama Fernandes (4 November 1908 – 9 September 1991), was a Portuguese lawyer and politician. Background He was named after his most remote relative Vasco da Gama. Career Vasco da Gama Fernandes was licensee in Law, from the facult ...

(1908–1991), Portuguese politician * Vasco da Gama Rodrigues (1909–1991), Portuguese poet * Zainab Amir Gama (born 1949), Tanzanian politician * Lawrence Gama, Tanzanian politician * Leonidas Gama, Tanzanian politician

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