Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in

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, and

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. It has been a common name for

Swedish monarchs This is a list of Swedish kings, queens, regents and viceroys of the Kalmar Union. History The earliest record of what is generally considered to be a Swedish king appears in Tacitus' work ''Germania'', c. 100 AD (the king of the Suiones). ...

since the reign of

Gustav Vasa Gustav I, born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family and later known as Gustav Vasa (12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm ('' Riksför ...

. It is derived from

Gustav Gustav, Gustaf or Gustave may refer to: *Gustav (name), a male given name of Old Swedish origin Art, entertainment, and media *Primeval (film), ''Primeval'' (film), a 2007 American horror film *Gustav (film series), ''Gustav'' (film series), a Hu ...

/ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, of

Old Swedish Old Swedish ( Modern Swedish: ) is the name for two distinct stages of the Swedish language that were spoken in the Middle Ages: Early Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish (), spoken from about 1375 unti ...

origin, meaning “staff of the Gods/

Goths The Goths ( got, 𐌲𐌿𐍄𐌸𐌹𐌿𐌳𐌰, translit=''Gutþiuda''; la, Gothi, grc-gre, Γότθοι, Gótthoi) were a Germanic people who played a major role in the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the emergence of medieval Euro ...

” or “great royal staff” or "staff of the

Geats The Geats ( ; ang, gēatas ; non, gautar ; sv, götar ), sometimes called ''Goths'', were a large North Germanic tribe who inhabited ("land of the Geats") in modern southern Sweden from antiquity until the late Middle Ages. They are one of t ...

", derived from the

Old Norse Old Norse, Old Nordic, or Old Scandinavian, is a stage of development of North Germanic languages, North Germanic dialects before their final divergence into separate Nordic languages. Old Norse was spoken by inhabitants of Scandinavia and t ...

elements Gautr ("Geat") and stafr ("staff"). Other Swedish variants/derivatives: Gösta, Göstav, Gustafsson, Gustavsson. Such a name is also etymologically indicative of a Slavonic origin (through Swedish) from "Gostislav", a compound word from Old Slavic "Gost'" ("guest") and "slava" ("glory"). Other Slavonic variants/derivatives: Goslav, Gustaw, Gusti, Gustik, Gusty. Such a name in the United States also bears diminutive forms in English, which serve as nick names: Gus, Gussie, Gussy, Goose. To avoid confusion, note that these nick names are also commonly used for a different class of names: Augustine, Augustus, etc.

People with the name

Brazil has the highest count, over half a million, of people bearing the name. Mexico and Argentina follows, each having over a quarter million count. Uruguay, a nation between Argentina and Brazil, has the highest density of people bearing the name.

Drama, film and television

Gustavo Alatriste Gustavo Miguel Alatriste (25 August 1922 – 22 July 2006) was a Mexican actor, director, and producer of films. Biography He was married from 1961 through 1967 to the actress Silvia Pinal. They had one daughter, actress Viridiana Alatriste ( ...

, Mexican actor, director, and producer of films, married to Silvia Pinal *

Gustavo Aguerre Gustavo Aguerre (born 1953 in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an artist, photographer, curator, writer, and theatre designer.http://www.artfortune.com/gustavo-aguerre/artist-198613/ Career Aguerre studied at the Munich Art Academy between 1974 and ...

(born 1953), Argentine artist, curator, writer, and theatre designer *

Gustavo Sorola Gustavo Raul "Gus" Sorola III (born February 22, 1978) is an American actor and podcast host. He is best known for his work with Rooster Teeth. Early life Sorola was born in Austin, and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, near the Mexico–United S ...

, American actor, podcast host, and co-founder of the American company, Rooster Teeth

Engineering, religion and science

Gustavo Colonnetti Gustavo Colonnetti (8 November 1886 – 20 March 1968) was an Italian mathematician and engineer who made important contributions to continuum mechanics and strength of materials. He was a Rector of the Politecnico di Torino and President of CNR ...

(1886–1968), Italian mathematician and engineer *

Gustavo Gutiérrez Gustavo Gutiérrez Merino (born 8 June 1928) is a Peruvian philosopher, Catholic theologian, and Dominican priest, regarded as one of the founders of Latin American liberation theology. He currently holds the John Cardinal O'Hara Profes ...

Merino (born 1928), 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 Gustavo E. Scuseria (born July 30, 1956) is the Robert A. Welch Professor of Chemistry, Professor of Physics & Astronomy and Professor of Materials Science & NanoEngineering at Rice University, Houston, TX. He is also editor-in-chief of the '' J ...

(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 Gustavo Assis-Brasil is a Brazilian-American guitarist. He is considered a pioneer in the study and development of the hybrid picking technique for guitar. In 2005, he released the book ''Hybrid Picking for Guitar''. Career In 1999 he received ...

, Brazilian jazz guitarist *

Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt Gustavo Becerra-Schmidt (August 26, 1925 – January 3, 2010) was a Chilean composer. Biography and Career Becerra-Schmidt was born in Temuco, Chile. He studied at The Chilean National Conservatory, and was taught by Pedro Humberto Allende. Th ...

(born 1925), Chilean composer *

Gustavs Butelis Arstarulsmirus Arsujumfus Tarus(born as Gustavs Butelis, June 19, 1978) better known by his stage name Gustavo is a Latvian rapper and producer. He's released 4 albums, latest one being ''Pilsētas portāls'', and received multiple awards for his ...

(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 The Psycho Realm is an American hip hop group started in 1989 by brothers Sick Jacken (Joaquín Gonzalez) and Big Duke (Gustavo Gonzalez) from the Downtown, Pico-Union area of Los Angeles. History The first recorded Psycho Realm song, "Scan ...

Gustavo Cerati Gustavo Adrián Cerati (11 August 1959 – 4 September 2014) was an Argentine singer-songwriter, composer and producer, considered one of the most important and influential figures of Ibero-American rock. Cerati along with his band Soda Stereo, ...

(1959-2014), Argentine artist and songwriter *

Gustavo Cordera Gustavo Edgardo Cordera (born September 15, 1961 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine rock musician, best known as the ex frontman of the band Bersuit Vergarabat. Biography Cordera's musical career began in 1988, when he was studyin ...

(born 1964), Argentine rock musician *

Gustavo Dudamel Gustavo Adolfo Dudamel Ramírez (born 26 January 1981) is a Venezuelan conductor and violinist who is the music director of the Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Paris Opera. Early life Dudamel was b ...

(born 1981), Venezuelan conductor *

Gustavo Lapis Ahumad Bitter Grace is a Manhattan goth rock band active since around 1985. Formed by Gustavo Lapis Ahumad in New York City, the band is known for their live set that includes lighting, smoke and theatrical effects. Plagued with consistent line-up cha ...

, founding member of American goth rock band Bitter Grace *

Gustavo Ramírez Reyes Gus Reyes (born June 27, 1977) is a Mexican musician and composer focused on film scoring. Reyes began his studies in music at the age of 8. His father, Jesus Gustavo Ramírez Avila (Student of Andrés Segovia 1893–1987) was his first teacher ...

, Mexican musician and composer *

Gustavo Santander Gustavo Adolfo Santander Lora is a Colombian composer who has had great success at international level. He has composed over 200 songs for major artists like David Bisbal, Alejandro Fernández, Cristian Castro, Diego Torres, Ricardo Montaner ...

, Colombian composer *

Gustavo Santaolalla Gustavo Alfredo Santaolalla (born 19 August 1951) is an Argentine musician, composer, and record producer. He is known for composing his film scores with his collaborator and acclaimed director Alejandro González Iñárritu, which composed the ...

(born 1952), Argentine musician, producer, and composer *

Gusttavo Lima Nivaldo Batista Lima (born September 3, 1989), known by his stage name Gusttavo Lima, is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and record producer,one of the most influential names in Brazilian music. He is known in Brazil for his many hit songs, a ...

(born 1989), Brazilian singer, song writer and record producer

Military and politics

Gustavo A. Madero Gustavo Adolfo Madero González (16 January 187518 February 1913), born in Parras de la Fuente, Coahuila, Mexico, was a participant in the Mexican Revolution against Porfirio Díaz along with other members of his wealthy family. He was also k ...

(1875–1913), participant in the Mexican Revolution *

Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero Gustavo Adolfo Espina Salguero (born 26 November 1946) was Vice President of Guatemala for President Jorge Serrano from 1991 to 1993, and President from June 1–5, 1993. Presidency Serrano attempted a self-coup on May 25, 1993, but was force ...

(born c.1946), former vice-president of Guatemala * Gustavo Arcos Bergnes (1926–2006), Cuban revolutionary alongside Fidel Castro *

Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Gustavo Díaz Ordaz Bolaños (; 12 March 1911 – 15 July 1979) was a Mexican politician and member of the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). He served as the President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970. Díaz Ordaz was born in San Andrés ...

Bolaños Cacho (1911–1979), former President of Mexico *

Gustavo Espinoza Gustavo Espinoza Roman is a Peruvian politician and a former Congressman representing Lambayeque for the 2006–2011 term. Espinoza was originally elected to Congress, as a member of the Union for Peru party, but left it after the election due ...

, Peruvian politician and Congressman *

Gustavo Esteva Gustavo Esteva (born August 20, 1936 in Mexico City - died March 17, 2022 in Oaxaca was a Mexican activist, "deprofessionalized intellectual" and founder of the Universidad de la Tierra in the Mexican city of Oaxaca. He was one of the best known ...

, 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 Air General Gustavo Leigh Guzmán (September 19, 1920 – September 29, 1999) was a Chilean general, who represented the Air Force in the 1973 Chilean coup d'état and, for a time, in the ruling junta that followed. Leigh was forced out of th ...

Guzmán (1920–1999), representative of the Air Force in the Government Junta that ruled Chile * Gustavo Noboa Bejarano (born 1937), politician and former President of Ecuador * Gustavo Petricioli (born 1928), Mexican economist and ambassador to the United States *

Gustavo Rojas Pinilla Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (12 March 1900 – 17 January 1975) was a Colombian Army general, civil engineer and dictator who ruled as 19th President of Colombia as from June 1953 to May 1957. Rojas Pinilla gained prominence as a colonel during La ...

(1900–1975), former military dictator and Colombian political figure *

Gustavo Vázquez Montes Gustavo Alberto Vázquez Montes (August 16, 1962 – February 24, 2005) was a Mexican politician. At the time of his death he was serving as the Governor of Colima, representing the Institutional Revolutionary Party (PRI). Vázquez Montes ...

(1962–2005), Mexican politician of the PRI, governor of Colima * , a Spanish politician and diplomat *

Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos Carlos Gustavo dos Anjos (born 1 September 1956) is a São Toméan diplomat. He was Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister of foreign affairs (less commonly minister for foreign affairs) is generally a cabinet minister in char ...

, São Toméan diplomat and Foreign Minister

Sports

* Gustavo Adrián López (born 1973), Argentine footballer * Gustavo Andrés Oberman (born 1985), Argentine footballer *

Gustavo Ayón Gustavo Alfonso Ayón Aguirre (born April 1, 1985) is a Mexican former professional basketball player. His last team was Capitanes de Arecibo of the Baloncesto Superior Nacional (BSN). He also represents the senior Mexican national basketball ...

, Mexican basketball player * Gustavo Badell (born 1972), Venezuelan IFBB professional bodybuilder *

Gustavo Barros Schelotto Gustavo Barros Schelotto (born 4 May 1973) is an Argentine former footballer who played as a midfielder. He was the assistant manager of LA Galaxy. Playing career Born in La Plata, Barros Schelotto came through the youth system at Club de Gimna ...

, Argentine footballer * Gustavo Benítez (born 1953), Paraguayan football defender and manager * Gustavo Boccoli (born 1978), Brazilian footballer *

Gustavo Borges Gustavo França Borges (born December 2, 1972) is a Brazilian former competitive swimmer. He swam for Brazil in the Summer Olympic Games in: 1992, 1996, 2000 and 2004. Borges has won the second-most Olympic medals of any Brazilian, with fouron ...

(born 1972), Brazilian swimmer * Gustavo Cabrera (born 1979), Guatemalan footballer * Gustavo Chacín (born 1980), starting pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Gustavo Santos Costa Gustavo Santos Costa most commonly known as Gustavo (born 25 June 1996 in Sergipe, Brazil) is a Brazilian People, Brazilian association football, footballer who plays as Forward (association football), forward for FC Dornbirn 1913, Dornbirn 1913 ...

(born 1996), Brazilian footballer for Hồ Chí Minh City F.C. * Gustavo Dezotti, Argentine football striker *

Gustavo Endres Gustavo Endres (born August 23, 1975 in Passo Fundo, Brazil) is a retired Brazilian volleyball player, a member of Brazil men's national volleyball team in 1997-2008, Olympic Champion Athens 2004, silver medalist of the Olympic Games from B ...

, Brazilian volleyball player * Gustavo Enrique García (born 1980), Mexican footballer *

Gustavo Gómez Gustavo Raúl Gómez Portillo (; born 6 May 1993) is a Paraguayan footballer who currently plays as a defender for and captains the Brazilian Serie A club Palmeiras and the Paraguay national team. Club career Lanús Gómez is considered one ...

(born 1993), Paraguayan footballer *

Gustavo Kuerten Gustavo "Guga" Kuerten (; born 10 September 1976) is a Brazilian former world No. 1 tennis player. He won the French Open singles title three times (1997, 2000, and 2001), and was the Tennis Masters Cup champion in 2000. During his career he wo ...

(born 1976), Brazilian tennis player *

Gustavo Marzi Gustavo Marzi (25 November 1908 – 14 November 1966) was an Italian fencer. He competed in foil and sabre events at the 1928, 1932 and 1936 Olympics and won a gold or silver medal in every event he entered, except for individual sabre in 1928 ...

(1908–1966), Italian fencer *

Gustavo Manduca Gustavo Manduca (born 8 June 1980) is a Brazilian former footballer who played as a forward or an attacking midfielder, currently a manager. He also held an Italian passport, and played professionally in five countries, mainly in Portugal – ...

(born 1980), Brazilian footballer * Gustavo Méndez (born 1971), Uruguayan footballer * Gustavo Méndez (referee) (born 1967), Uruguayan football (soccer) referee *

Gustavo Morínigo Gustavo Eliseo Morínigo Vázquez (born 23 January 1977) is a Paraguayan football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He is the current manager of Ceará. Club career Born in Coronel Oviedo, Morínigo was a Libertad youth gr ...

(born 1977), Paraguayan football midfielder *

Gustavo Munúa Gustavo Adolfo Munúa Vera (born 27 January 1978) is a Uruguayan former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, currently manager of Argentine club Unión de Santa Fe. After starting out at Nacional he spent most of his professional career in S ...

(born 1978), Uruguayan football goalkeeper *

Gustavo Nascimento da Costa Gustavo Nascimento da Costa (born 20 March 1995), known as Gustavo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Olympiakos Nicosia. His brother is the ex Bulgarian national and Ludogorets Razgrad player, Marcelinho. ...

(born 1995), Brazilian footballer *

Gustavo Nery Gustavo Nery de Sá da Silva (born 22 July 1977) is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a left-back. Career In February 2014, it was announced Nery would join Bundesliga club Werder Bremen on a four-year contract from São ...

(born 1977), Brazilian footballer * Gustavo Oliveros (born 1946), Cuban fencer *

Gustavo Lobo Paradeda Gustavo Lobo Paradeda (born 5 October 1979), simply known as Gustavo, is a Brazilian born Russian futsal player who plays for MFK Dinamo Moskva and the Russian national futsal team The Russian national futsal team (russian: Сборная Ро ...

(born 1979), Brazilian-born Russian futsal player *

Gustavo Poyet Gustavo Augusto Poyet Domínguez (; born 15 November 1967) is a Uruguayan professional football manager and former footballer. He is currently the head coach of the Greece national football team. Poyet played as a midfielder and began his caree ...

(born 1967), Uruguayan footballer * Gustavo Pereira (born 1997), Brazilian footballer for Retrô *

Gustavo Quinteros Gustavo Domingo Quinteros Desabato (born 15 February 1965) is a football manager and former professional player who played as a defender. He is the current manager of Chilean club Colo-Colo. Born in Argentina, he played for the Bolivia nat ...

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 Valderrama (born 1977), Venezuelan volleyball player * Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer *

Luis Gustavo Dias Luiz Gustavo Dias (born 23 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Saudi Professional League club Al-Nassr. He began his career as a left back, but has played mostly as a defensive midfielder, ...

(born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Arthur Gustavo Malzahn III (born 1965), American Football coach

Writing

Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer Gustavo Adolfo Claudio Domínguez Bastida (17 February 1836 – 22 December 1870), better known as Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (), was a Spanish Romantic poet and writer (mostly short stories), also a playwright, literary columnist, and talented i ...

(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 Gustavo Pérez Firmat was born in 1949, Havana, Cuba, and raised in Miami, Florida. He attended Miami-Dade Community College, the University of Miami, and the University of Michigan, where he earned a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature. He taught ...

(born 1949), Cuban-American writer, poet, professor *

Gustavo Gorriti Gustavo Andrés Gorriti Ellenbogen (born 4 February 1948, Lima, Peru) is a Peruvian journalist known for his reporting on rebel groups, government corruption, and drug trafficking. In 2011, the European Journalism Centre described him as having ...

, Peruvian journalist *

Gustavo Sainz Gustavo Sainz (13 July 1940 – 26 June 2015) was a Spanish language author from Mexico. Biography Sainz was born in Mexico City. As the son of journalist José Luis Sainz, Gustavo Sainz learned how to read at the age of three from his paternal gra ...

(born 1940), 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 Gustavo Alfredo Jiménez de Cisneros Rendiles (born 1 June 1945) is a Venezuelan businessman and Chairman of '' Grupo Cisneros''. Early life and education Cisneros is the son of Diego Cisneros and Albertina Cisneros (née Rendíles Martínez). ...

(born 1946), Venezuelan-born media mogul * Gustavo Franco, former President of the Brazilian Central Bank Bank *

Gustavo Gianetti Gustavo Cabral Narciso Gianetti (born May 21, 1979) is a Brazilian male model and beauty pageant contestant who was elected Mister World in 2003. He entered the pageant as Mister Brazil 2001. Biography He studied law at the University of Juiz ...

(born 1979), Brazilian model, Mister World 2003 *

Gustavo Martínez Zuviría Gustavo Martínez Zuviría (28 December 1915 – 27 April 1991) was de facto Federal Interventor of Córdoba, Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern ...

, 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 Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, ...

, in the video game ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * Gustavo, in the children's animated series ''

Thomas & Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' *

Gustavo Fring Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, ...

, in the American television drama series ''Breaking Bad'' on AMC * Gustavo Rocque, on the show ''Big Time Rush'' * Dr. Gustavo Bauer, in Season 6, Episode 16 (Room 147) of the ABC television drama series ''Castle'' * Gustavo Borracha, major antagonist in Maintenance.