Gama (surname)

Gama, Da Gama or Gamma is a Portuguese surname. Originating in southern Europe, Gama is a common surname in Portugal, Spain, Italy and countries colonized by Portugal, such as Brazil and Southern parts of Africa.

People

 * Antonio de León y Gama (1735–1802), Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer
 * António de Gama Pereira (1520–1604), Portuguese jurist
 * Armando Gama (1954–2022), Portuguese singer
 * Basílio da Gama (1740–1795), Portuguese-Brazilian poet and member of the Society of Jesus
 * Bruno Gama (born 1987), Portuguese footballer
 * Cristóvão da Gama (c.1516–1542), Portuguese military commander, explorer, and son of Vasco da Gama
 * Dagoberto Gama (born 1959), Mexican actor
 * Diego de Souza Gama Silva (born 1984), Brazilian footballer
 * Diogo Gama (born 1981), Portuguese rugby union player
 * Domício da Gama (1862–1925), Brazilian journalist, diplomat and writer
 * Donato Gama da Silva (born 1962), Brazilian footballer
 * Estêvão da Gama (15th century) (c.1430–1497), Portuguese nobleman and father of Vasco da Gama
 * Estêvão da Gama (16th century) (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 (1444–c.1510s), Polish Jew merchant who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries
 * Isabel Maria de Gama, queen dowager of the Kongo people
 * Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama, known professionally as Jaime Camil, Mexican actor, singer and television personality
 * Jaime Gama (born 1947), Portuguese politician
 * João da Gama (c. 1540 – after 1591), Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator, grandson of Vasco da Gama
 * Julia Gama (born 1993), Brazilian actress and Miss Brasil 2020 winner
 * Leopoldo da Gama (1843–1929), Goan journalist and writer
 * 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 (c.1465–1499), Portuguese explorer and older brother of Vasco da Gama
 * Pio Gama Pinto (1927–1965), Kenyan journalist and politician
 * Saldanha da Gama (1846–1895), admiral of the Brazilian Navy
 * Sebastião da Gama (1924–1952), Portuguese poet
 * Vasco da Gama (c.1460s–1524), Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
 * Vasco da Gama (council speaker) (born 1959), South African politician
 * Vasco da Gama Fernandes (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