Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese language, Portuguese, Spanish language, Spanish, and Italian language, Italian. It has been a common name for Swedish monarchs since the reign of Gustav Vasa. It is derived from Gustav_(name), Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, of Old Swedish origin, meaning “staff of the Gods/Goths” or “great royal staff” or "staff of the Geats", derived from the Old Norse 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, 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 (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 (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 (born 1925), 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), former President of Mexico * 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 (born 1937), politician and former President of Ecuador * Gustavo Petricioli (born 1928), Mexican economist and ambassador to the United States * Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975), former military dictator and Colombian political figure * Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician of the PRI, governor of Colima * , a 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 (footballer, born 1953), Gustavo Benítez (born 1953), Paraguayan football defender and manager * Gustavo Boccoli (born 1978), Brazilian footballer * Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Brazilian swimmer * Gustavo Adolfo Cabrera, Gustavo Cabrera (born 1979), Guatemalan footballer * Gustavo Chacín (born 1980), 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 (footballer, born 1997), 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 (footballer, born 1995), Gustavo Sant'Ana Santos (born 1995), Brazilian footballer for Sài Gòn * Gustavo (footballer, born 1988), 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 (born 1987), Brazilian footballer * Gus Malzahn, 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 (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 (born 1946), Venezuelan-born media mogul * Gustavo Franco, former President of the Brazilian Central Bank Bank * Gustavo Gianetti (born 1979), Brazilian model, Mister World 2003 * 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

* List of Uncharted characters#Gustavo, 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'' * Dr. Gustavo Bauer, in Season 6, Episode 16 (Room 147) of the ABC television drama series ''Castle'' * Gustavo Borracha, major antagonist in Maintenance.