Silvestre is a Spanish and Portuguese given name or surname, or a French surname. Notable people with the name include:

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* Cindy Silvestre (born 1993), French kickboxer * Franck Silvestre (born 1967), retired French footballer * Isac Silvestre (born 2006), Brazilian footballer * Israel Silvestre (1621–1691; called the Younger to distinguish him from his father), prolific French draftsman * José Plaridel Silvestre, writer and senior official of the Boy Scouts of the Philippines * Louis de Silvestre (1675–1760), French portrait and history painter, (son of Israel Silvestre) * Manuel Silvestre (born 1965), former Spanish water polo player * Matías Silvestre (born 1984), Argentine football (soccer) player *

Mikaël Silvestre Mikaël Samy Silvestre (born 9 August 1977) is a French former professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He is best known for a nine-year spell at Manchester United F.C., Manchester U ...

(born 1977), French football (soccer) player * Paul Armand Silvestre (1837–1901), French poet and conteur ;Part of combined surname *

Manuel Fernández Silvestre Manuel Fernández Silvestre (December 16, 1871 – July 22, 1921) was a Military of Spain, Spanish general. Manuel Fernández Silvestre was the son of a lieutenant colonel of artillery, Victor Fernández and Eleuteria Silvestre. In 1889, he enr ...

(1871–1921), Spanish military general * Antoine Isaac Silvestre de Sacy (1758–1838), French linguist and orientalist * Paulo Sérgio Silvestre do Nascimento (born 1969), former Brazilian footballer ;Fictional * José Silvestre, character in H. Rider Haggard's adventure novel ''

King Solomon's Mines ''King Solomon's Mines'' is an 1885 popular fiction, popular novel by the English Victorian literature, Victorian adventure writer and fable, fabulist Sir H. Rider Haggard. Published by Cassell and Company, it tells of an expedition through an ...

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* Silvestre S. Herrera *

Silvestre Igoa Silvestre Igoa Garciandia (5 September 1920 – 31 May 1969) was a Spanish footballer. He played for Spain in the 1950 FIFA World Cup, scoring two goals. He played for Valencia CF Valencia Club de Fútbol, S. A. D. (; ), commonly referred ...

* Silvestre Selva * Silvestre Pinheiro (born 1984), Portuguese football player * Silvestre Rasuk *

Silvestre Reyes Silvestre "Silver" Reyes (born November 10, 1944) is an American politician who was the U.S. representative for , serving from 1997 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, he was Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligen ...

* Silvestre Dangond * Silvestre Vélez de Escalante * Silvestre Siale Bileka

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