Gustavo

Gustavo is the Latinate form of a Germanic male given name with respective prevalence in Portuguese, Spanish, and Italian.

It is derived from Gustav /ˈɡʊstɑːv/, also spelled Gustaf, a Swedish name, likely from Slavic Gostislav.

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 (1925–2010), 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), President of Mexico from 1964 to 1970
 * 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 (1937–2021), Ecuadorian politician, President of Ecuador from 2000 to 2003
 * Gustavo Petricioli (1928–1998), Mexican economist and ambassador to the United States
 * Gustavo Rojas Pinilla (1900–1975), military dictator and Colombian political figure
 * Gustavo Vázquez Montes (1962–2005), Mexican politician of the PRI, governor of Colima
 * Gustavo de Arístegui, 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 (born 1953), Paraguayan football defender and manager
 * Gustavo Boccoli (born 1978), Brazilian footballer
 * Gustavo Borges (born 1972), Brazilian swimmer
 * Gustavo Cabrera (born 1979), Guatemalan footballer
 * Gustavo Chacín (born 1980), Venezuelan 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 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 Sant'Ana Santos (born 1995), Brazilian footballer for Sài Gòn
 * Gustavo Claudio da Silva (born 1988), Brazilian footballer for Nakhon Si United
 * Gustavo Tambunting (born 1964), Filipino politician
 * Gustavo Valderrama (born 1977), Venezuelan volleyball player
 * Gustavo Varela (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer
 * Luis Gustavo Dias (born 1987), Brazilian footballer
 * 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 (1940–2015), 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, Brazilian economist, President of the Brazilian Central Bank 1994–1995 and 1997–1999
 * Gustavo Gianetti (born 1979), Brazilian model, Mister World 2003
 * Gustavo Lorgia (1951–2024), Colombian illusionist
 * 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

 * 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
 * Gustavo, a playable character in Pizza Tower