Sylvestre (given name)

Sylvestre is a masculine given name of Latin origin derived from Silva, meaning the forest. Notable people with the name include:


 * Sylvestre Amoussou (born 1964), Beninese actor and director
 * Sylvestre Bangui (1934–1996), Central African general, diplomat and politician
 * Sylvestre Ilunga (born 1947), Congolese politician
 * Sylvestre Gallot (born 1948), French mathematician
 * Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765–1843), French mathematician
 * Sylvestre de Laval (1570–1616), French Catholic theologian
 * Sylvestre Lopis (born 1947), Senegalese basketball player
 * Sylvestre Mudacumura (1954–2019), military leader in Rwanda
 * Sylvestre Mudingayi (1912–unknown), Congolese politician
 * Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–1999), Prime Minister of Rwanda from 12 October 1991 to 2 April 1992
 * Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born 1956), Burundi politician
 * Sylvestre Ossiala, Congolese politician
 * Sylvestre Radegonde, Seychellois diplomat and politician
 * Sylvestre Ranaivo, Malagasy politician
 * Sylvestre Ratanga (born c. 1945), Gabonese politician and diplomat
 * Sylvestre Salumu (born 1996), Belgian rapper known by the stage name Woodie Smalls