Gama (surname)
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
- Almerinda Farias Gama, Brazilian lawyer and trade unionist
- Antonio de León y Gama, Mexican astronomer, anthropologist and writer
- António de Gama Pereira, Portuguese jurist
- Armando Gama, Portuguese singer
- Basílio da Gama, Portuguese-Brazilian poet and member of the Society of Jesus
- Bruno Gama, Portuguese footballer
- Cristóvão da Gama, Portuguese military commander, explorer, and son of Vasco da Gama
- Dagoberto Gama, Mexican actor
- Diego de Souza Gama Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Diogo Gama, Portuguese rugby union player
- Domício da Gama, Brazilian journalist, diplomat and writer
- Donato Gama da Silva, Brazilian footballer
- Estêvão da Gama (15th century), Portuguese nobleman and father of Vasco da Gama
- Estêvão da Gama (16th century), 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, Portuguese Cardinal Patriarch of Lisbon
- Gaspar da Gama, Polish Jew merchant who acted as interpreter in the Portuguese discoveries
- Jaime Federico Said Camil Saldaña da Gama, known professionally as Jaime Camil, Mexican actor, singer and television personality
- Jaime Gama, Portuguese politician
- João da Gama, Portuguese explorer and colonial administrator, grandson of Vasco da Gama
- Julia Gama, Brazilian actress and Miss Brasil 2020 winner
- Leopoldo da Gama, Goan journalist and writer
- Leovegildo Lins da Gama Júnior, Brazilian former professional footballer
- Owen Da Gama, former South African footballer and manager
- Paulo da Gama, Portuguese explorer and older brother of Vasco da Gama
- Pio Gama Pinto, Kenyan journalist and politician
- Saldanha da Gama, admiral of the Brazilian Navy
- Sebastião da Gama, Portuguese poet
- Siyabonga Gama, South African politician
- Vasco da Gama, Portuguese explorer and the first European to reach India by sea
- Vasco da Gama (council speaker), South African politician
- Vasco da Gama Fernandes, Portuguese politician
- Vasco da Gama Rodrigues, Portuguese poet
- Zainab Amir Gama, Tanzanian politician
- Lawrence Gama, Tanzanian politician
- Leonidas Gama, Tanzanian politician