Gamboa (name)

Gamboa is a surname of Basque origin. Notable people with the surname include:

Art and entertainment

 * Linda Gamboa (born 1959), a Chicana poet, artist, performer
 * Diane Gamboa (born 1957), an American artist
 * Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951), a Mexican-American writer and artist
 * Helen Gamboa (born 1945), a Filipino actress and singer
 * Hernán Gamboa (1946–2016), a Venezuelan musician
 * Isaías Gamboa (1872–1904), a Colombian poet
 * Isaias Gamboa (music producer) (born 1963), a Costa Rican-American music producer and author
 * Joross Gamboa (born 1984), a Filipino actor and model
 * Juan Pablo Gamboa (born 1966), a Colombian actor
 * Oscar Perdomo Gamboa (born 1974), a Colombian writer
 * Santiago Gamboa (born 1965), a Colombian writer
 * Erlantz Gamboa (born 1946), a Basque writer

Crime

 * Gregorio Sauceda-Gamboa (born ca. 1965), a Mexican drug trafficker
 * Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa (died 2009), a Mexican mob boss

Exploration

 * Martín Ruiz de Gamboa (1533–1590), a Spanish Basque conquistador
 * Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592), a Spanish explorer, historian, and scientist

Politics

 * Emilio Gamboa Patrón (born 1950), a Mexican politician
 * Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe, a Mexican politician and union leader
 * Lizbeth Gamboa Song (born 1981), a Mexican politician
 * Raúl Ríos Gamboa (born 1973), a Mexican politician
 * Roberto Colín Gamboa (born 1956), a Mexican politician

Sports

 * Anibal Gamboa (1948–2020), Venezuelan chess master
 * Cristian Gamboa (born 1989), a Costa Rican footballer
 * Delio Gamboa (1936–2018), a Colombian footballer
 * Eddie Gamboa (born 1984), an American baseball player
 * Fernando Gamboa (born 1970), an Argentine footballer
 * Francisco Castro Gamboa (born 1990), a Chilean footballer
 * Francisco Gamboa (born 1985), a Mexican footballer
 * Jorge Gamboa, a Chilean cyclist
 * Julio Gamboa (born 1971), a Nicaraguan boxer
 * Ludovic Gamboa (born 1986), a French footballer
 * Miguel Ángel Gamboa (born 1951), a Chilean footballer
 * Tom Gamboa (born 1948), an American baseball coach and manager
 * Yuriorkis Gamboa (born 1981), a Cuban boxer

Other

 * Francisco Javier Carrillo Gamboa, a Mexican academic
 * Graciano Ricalde Gamboa (1873–1942), a Mexican mathematician
 * Patrocinio Gamboa (1865–1953), a Filipino revolutionary
 * Pearlasia Gamboa, a Filipino-American businesswoman