Gusmão (; sometimes Gusmao) is a Portuguese surname of ancient Spanish

toponym Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''wikt:toponym, toponyms'' (proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage, and types. ''Toponym'' is the general term for ...

ic origin from the village of Guzmán in the Spanish region of

Burgos Burgos () is a city in Spain located in the autonomous community of Castile and León. It is the capital and most populous municipality of the province of Burgos. Burgos is situated in the north of the Iberian Peninsula, on the confluence of th ...

. It may refer to: *

Alexandre de Gusmão Alexandre de Gusmão (17 July 1695 in Santos – 9 May 1753 in Lisbon) was a Colonial Brazilian diplomat. He is regarded as one of the best diplomats of his time, chiefly for his role in negotiating the Treaty of Madrid in 1750 (revoked in 17 ...

, Portuguese-Brazilian diplomat * Artur Guilherme Moraes Gusmão, Brazilian footballer *

Bartolomeu de Gusmão Bartolomeu Lourenço de Gusmão (December 1685 – 18 November 1724) was a Portuguese priest and naturalist from Colonial Brazil who was a pioneer of lighter-than-air aerostat design, being among the first scholars at that time to understand the ...

, Portuguese-Brazilian jesuit priest and scientist *

Guilherme Milhomem Gusmão Guilherme Milhomem Gusmão (born 22 October 1988), simply known Guilherme, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for an attacking midfielder for São Joseense. Career Cruzeiro Guilherme made a big impression this at Cruzeiro, wh ...

, Brazilian footballer *

Kirsty Sword Gusmão Kirsty Sword Gusmão, (born Kirsty Sword; 19 April 1966) is an Australian-East Timorese activist who served as the First Lady of East Timor from 2002 until 2007. She was married to Xanana Gusmão, former prime minister and president of East T ...

, Australian wife of Xanana * Luísa de Gusmão, Queen of Portugal by marriage * Paulo César Gusmão, Brazilian footballer *

Rebeca Gusmão Rebeca Gusmão (born August 24, 1984) is a former freestyle swimmer from Brazil. She won the bronze medal in the women's 4×100 m freestyle relay at the Pan American Games in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. She also participated at the 20 ...

, Brazilian swimmer *

Xanana Gusmão José Alexandre "Xanana" Gusmão (; born 20 June 1946) is an East Timorese politician. He has served as the 6th prime minister of East Timor since 2023, previously serving in that position from 2007 to 2015. A former rebel, he also served as E ...

, East Timorese politician

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gusmao Surnames Portuguese-language surnames Toponymic surnames

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