Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for

Angus Angus may refer to: *Angus, Scotland, a council area of Scotland, and formerly a province, sheriffdom, county and district of Scotland * Angus, Canada, a community in Essa, Ontario Animals * Angus cattle, various breeds of beef cattle Media * ...

August August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. Its length is 31 days. In the Southern Hemisphere, August is the seasonal equivalent of February in the Northern Hemisphere. In the Northern Hemisphere, August ...

Augustine Augustine of Hippo ( , ; ; 13 November 354 – 28 August 430) was a theologian and philosopher of Berber origin and the bishop of Hippo Regius in Numidia, Roman North Africa. His writings deeply influenced the development of Western philosop ...

, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten,

Augustus Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus (born Gaius Octavius; 23 September 63 BC – 19 August AD 14), also known as Octavian (), was the founder of the Roman Empire, who reigned as the first Roman emperor from 27 BC until his death in A ...

Aengus In Irish mythology, Aengus or Óengus is one of the Tuatha Dé Danann and probably originally a god associated with youth, love,Ó hÓgáin, Dáithí. ''Myth, Legend & Romance: An encyclopedia of the Irish folk tradition''. Prentice-Hall Press, ...

, Argus, Fergus, Gustav, Gustafson, Ferguson, and Gussie). It can also be used as the adaptation into English of the popular Greek name (of Latin origin) Kostas or Konstantinos (Constantin), especially amongst Greek immigrants in English-speaking countries, probably due to similarity in the sound. For Italian-Americans, Gus is short for Gaspare. Gus may refer to:

People

Given name

Gus Arnheim Gus Arnheim (September 4, 1897 – January 19, 1955) was an American pianist and an early popular band leader. He is noted for writing several songs with his first hit being " I Cried for You" from 1923. He was most popular in the 1920s and 1930s. ...

(1897–1955), American pianist, bandleader and songwriter * Gus Boulis (1949–2001), Greek male murder victim * Gus Edwards (vaudeville) (1878–1945), German-born American songwriter, vaudevillian and music producer, born Gustave Schmelowsky * Gus Edwards (American football) (born 1995), American football player * Gus Elen (1862–1940), English music hall singer and comedian, born Ernest Augustus Elen * Gus Greenbaum (1893–1958), American gangster * Gus Hall (1910–2000), longtime leader of the Communist Party USA, born Arvo Kustaa Halberg * Gus Hartwig (born 2002), American football player *

Gus Johnson (basketball) Gus (Honeycomb) Johnson Jr. (December 13, 1938 – April 29, 1987) was an American college and professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and American Basketball Association (ABA). A chiseled , forward who occas ...

(1938–1987), American National Basketball Association player * Gus Johnson (jazz musician) (1913–2000), American jazz drummer *

Gus McNaughton Gus McNaughton (29 July 1881 – 18 November 1969), also known as Augustus Le Clerq and Augustus Howard, was an English film actor. He appeared in 70 films between 1930 and 1947. He was born in London and died in Castor, Cambridgeshire, Cast ...

(1881–1969), British actor * Gus Pepa (born 1967), founding member of thrash metal band

Death Angel Death Angel is an American thrash metal band from Daly City, California, initially active from 1982 to 1991 and again since 2001. They have released nine studio albums, two demo tapes, one box set and three live albums. The band has gone thr ...

Gus Sonnenberg Gustave Adolph Sonnenberg (March 6, 1898 – September 9, 1944) was an American football player and professional wrestler of German descent and World Heavyweight Championship (Original), World Heavyweight Champion. As a wrestler, he was National ...

(1898–1944), American football player and professional wrestler *

Gus Triandos Gus Triandos (July 30, 1930 – March 28, 2013) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a catcher and a first baseman, most prominently as a member of the Baltimore Orioles where he was a fou ...

(1930–2013), former Major League Baseball player *

Gus Van Sant Gus Green Van Sant Jr. (born July 24, 1952) is an American filmmaker, photographer, painter, and musician. He has earned acclaim as an independent film, independent auteur. His films typically deal with themes of marginalized subcultures. His ...

(born 1952), American film director, photographer, musician and author * Gus Varland (born 1996), American baseball player * Gus Weinberg (c. 1865–1952), actor, writer, and composer appearing in early-twentieth-century American films *

Gus Williams (basketball) Gus Williams (October 10, 1953 – January 15, 2025) was an American professional basketball player in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "The Wizard", he was a two-time NBA All-Star playing for the Seattle SuperSonics, winn ...

(1953–2025), American basketball player * Gus Williams (musician) (1937–2010), Australian country singer, born Kasper Gus Ntjalka Williams * Gus Zernial (1923–2011), American Major League Baseball player

Nickname

* Greg Adams (ice hockey, born 1963), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

Gus Bell David Russell "Gus" Bell Jr. (November 15, 1928 – May 7, 1995) was an American professional baseball player and scout. He played in Major League Baseball as a center fielder from 1950 to 1964, most prominently as a member of the Cincinnati Reds ...

(1928–1995), American Major League Baseball player * Gus Cannon (1883–1979), American blues musician * Gus Dorner (1876–1956), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Gus Frerotte (born 1971), American football player * Phil Gould (born 1958), Australian rugby league broadcaster, journalist, administrator and former player and coach * Gus Greenlee (1893–1952), Negro league baseball team owner and African-American businessman *

Gus Grissom Virgil Ivan "Gus" Grissom (April 3, 1926 – January 27, 1967) was an American engineer and pilot in the United States Air Force, as well as one of the original Mercury Seven selected by the NASA, National Aeronautics and Space Administration fo ...

(1926–1967), one of the seven original American astronauts, killed in the Apollo 1 fire * Gus Hansen (born 1974), professional Danish poker player * Gus Henderson (1889–1965), American football coach * Gustav A. Hoff (1852–1930), German-born American businessman and politician * Gus Johnson (sportscaster) (born 1967), American sports announcer * Gus Johnson (comedian) (born 1995), YouTube Personality and comedian *

Gus Kahn Gustav Gerson Kahn (November 6, 1886October 8, 1941) was an American lyricist who contributed a number of songs to the Great American Songbook, including " Pretty Baby", " Ain't We Got Fun?", " Carolina in the Morning", " Toot, Toot, Tootsie (G ...

(1886–1941), American songwriter, lyricist and musician * Gus Kelly (1877–1951), Irish cricketer *

Gus Kenworthy Augustus Richard Kenworthy (born October 1, 1991) is a British-American former freestyle skiing, freestyle skier, actor, and YouTuber. He has competed in slopestyle, halfpipe, and big air. Kenworthy won the Olympic medal, silver medal in men's s ...

(born 1991), British-born American freestyle skier, 2014 Olympic silver medalist * Gus Ketchum (1897–1980), American professional baseball pitcher with the 1922 Philadelphia Athletics * Gus MacPherson (born 1968), Scottish football manager and former player * Gus Mancuso (1905–1984), American baseball player, coach, scout and radio sports commentator *

Gus Mears Henry Augustus Mears (1873 – 4 February 1912)Brian Belton, ''Birth of the Blues'', Pennant Books, 2008, . was an English businessman, most notable for founding Chelsea Football Club. He was born in 1873, the son of Joseph and Charlott ...

(1873–1912), English businessman and founder of Chelsea F.C. *

Gus Meins Gus Meins (March 6, 1893 – August 1, 1940), born Gustave Peter Ludwig Luley, was an American film director. He was born in Frankfurt, Germany. Career Meins started out in the ‘teens as a cartoonist for the ''Los Angeles Evening Herald'' ...

(1893-1940), German-American director * Gus Mortson (1925–2015), former National Hockey League defenceman * Gus O'Donnell, Baron O'Donnell (born 1952), British former senior civil servant and economist * Gus Poyet (born 1967), Uruguayan former footballer *

Gus Sorola Gustavo Raul "Gus" Sorola III (born February 22, 1978) is an American actor and podcast host. Early life Sorola was born in Austin, and raised in Eagle Pass, Texas, near the Mexico–United States border. After choosing to drop out from Rice ...

(born 1978), American actor, Founding member of

Rooster Teeth Rooster Teeth Productions, LLC was an American entertainment company headquartered in Austin, Texas. Founded in 2003 by Burnie Burns, Matt Hullum, Geoff Ramsey, Jason Saldaña, Gus Sorola, and Joel Heyman, Rooster Teeth was a subsidiary o ...

* Gus Suhr (1906–2004), American Major League Baseball player * Gus Weyhing (1866–1955), American Major League Baseball pitcher * Gus Williams (vaudeville) (1848–1915), American comedian and songwriter * Gus Williams (outfielder) (1888–1964), German-American Major League Baseball player * Gus Williams (pitcher) (1870–1890), Major League Baseball pitcher * Gus Winckel (1912–2013), Dutch World War II soldier * Gus Yatron (1927–2003), twelve-term member of the United States House of Representatives from Pennsylvania

Stage name

* Gus Black, singer-songwriter Anthony Penaloza, formerly known simply as Gus *

Gus G Konstantinos Karamitroudis (born 12 September 1980), better known as Gus G, is a Greek heavy metal guitarist. He currently plays with his band Firewind. He has also played in Mystic Prophecy, Nightrage, Arch Enemy, Dream Evil and Ozzy ...

or Gus Gus, Greek heavy metal guitarist Kostas Karamitroudis (born 1980)

Fictional characters

*Gus Aitoro, in the soap opera ''

Guiding Light ''Guiding Light'' (known as ''The Guiding Light'' before 1975) is an American radio and television soap opera. ''Guiding Light'' aired on CBS for 57 years between June 30, 1952, and September 18, 2009, overlapping a 19-year broadcast on radio ...

'' *Gus Borden, in '' Get a Life'' *Gus Carmichael, in '' Tracy Beaker Returns'' *Gus Charnley, in the 1995 film '' Born to Be Wild'' *Gus Cruikshank, in the television series ''

Love Love is a feeling of strong attraction and emotional attachment (psychology), attachment to a person, animal, or thing. It is expressed in many forms, encompassing a range of strong and positive emotional and mental states, from the most su ...

'' *Gus Duncz, in the television series '' Mission Hill'' *

Gus Fring Gustavo Fring is a fictional character portrayed by Giancarlo Esposito in the ''Breaking Bad'' crime drama franchise. Introduced in ''Breaking Bad'' season 2, he serves as the main antagonist in seasons 3– 4 of the series, and a major char ...

, in the television series ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

'' *Gus Gold, in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''

Speed Zone ''Speed Zone'' (also known as ''Cannonball Run III'', ''Cannonball Fever'', ''One for the Money'' and ''Speedzone Fever'') is a 1989 American action comedy film set around an illegal cross-country race (inspired by the Cannonball Baker Sea-to- ...

'' *Gus Goose,

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

's second cousin *Gus Gorman, in the film ''

Superman III ''Superman III'' is a 1983 superhero film directed by Richard Lester from a screenplay by David Newman and Leslie Newman based on the DC Comics character Superman. It is the third installment in the ''Superman'' film series and the sequel to ''S ...

'' * Gus Grav, former antagonist from the animated series '' Bakugan: New Vestroia'' and '' Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge'' * Gus Grimly, in the television series '' Fargo'' * Gus Griswald, in the television series '' Recess'' *Gus Hedges, in '' Drop the Dead Donkey'' *Gus McCrae, the main character in the miniseries '' Lonesome Dove'' *Gus Matthews, the main character in the film ''

The Benchwarmers ''The Benchwarmers'' is a 2006 American sports-comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, written by Allen Covert and Nick Swardson, and produced by Adam Sandler and Jack Giarraputo. The film stars Rob Schneider, David Spade, Jon Heder, Jon Lovitz, ...

'' *Professor Gus Nikolais, in the film ''

Lorenzo's Oil ''Lorenzo's Oil'' is a 1992 drama film directed and co-written by George Miller. It is based on the true story of Augusto and Michaela Odone, parents who search for a cure for their son Lorenzo's adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD), leading to the d ...

'' *Gus Pike, in the television series '' Road to Avonlea'', played by Michael Mahonen *Gus Polinski, the lead musician of a polka band in the film ''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dar ...

'' *Gus Porter, in ''

The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that aired on Disney Channel from January 10, 2020, to April 8, 2023. The series features the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hi ...

'' * Gus Smith, in the film ''

The Birth of a Nation ''The Birth of a Nation'' is a 1915 American Silent film, silent Epic film, epic Drama (film and television), drama film directed by D. W. Griffith and starring Lillian Gish. The screenplay is adapted from Thomas Dixon Jr.'s 1905 novel and ...

'' *

Gus Smith Gus Smith is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Mohammed George. He made his first appearance on 28 May 2002. It was announced in January 2008 that Gus would leave the show later in 2008, and he made his l ...

, in the British soap opera ''

Eastenders ''EastEnders'' is a British television soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the East End of London, the ...

'' * Augustus "Gus" Waters, a character in ''

The Fault in Our Stars ''The Fault in Our Stars'' is a novel by John Green. It is his fourth solo novel, and sixth novel overall. It was published on January 10, 2012. The title is inspired by Act 1, Scene 2 of Shakespeare's play ''Julius Caesar (play), Julius Caesar ...

'' *Gus, one of two mice sidekicks in the 1950 animated film ''

Cinderella "Cinderella", or "The Little Glass Slipper", is a Folklore, folk tale with thousands of variants that are told throughout the world.Dundes, Alan. Cinderella, a Casebook. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press, 1988. The protagonist is a you ...

'' * Gus: The Theatre Cat, in the musical ''

Cats The cat (''Felis catus''), also referred to as the domestic cat or house cat, is a small domesticated carnivorous mammal. It is the only domesticated species of the family Felidae. Advances in archaeology and genetics have shown that the ...

'' *the title character of ''Gus'' (1976 film), a football-playing mule * Burton "Gus" Guster, in ''

Psych ''Psych'' is an American detective comedy-drama television series created by Steve Franks for USA Network. The series stars James Roday as Shawn Spencer, a young crime consultant for the Santa Barbara Police Department whose "heightened o ...

'' * Gus the groundhog, "spokesgroundhog" for the

Pennsylvania Lottery The Pennsylvania Lottery is a lottery operated by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It was created by the Pennsylvania General Assembly on August 26, 1971; two months later, Henry Kaplan was appointed as its first executive director. The Pennsy ...

*Gusforce'' *Gus, in ''

Robotboy ''Robotboy'' is an animated television series that aired from 1 November 2005 to 27 September 2008 on Cartoon Network (British and Irish TV channel), Cartoon Network in the UK. In the United States, it aired on Cartoon Network, premiering on 14 ...

'' *Gus, in ''

Andi Mack ''Andi Mack'' is an American family comedy-drama television series created by Terri Minsky that premiered on Disney Channel on April 7, 2017. It ran for three seasons and 57 episodes, concluding on July 26, 2019. The series stars Peyton Elizab ...

'' *Gus, the fireman in the television series ''

Leave It to Beaver ''Leave It to Beaver'' is an American television sitcom that follows the misadventures of a suburban boy, his family and his friends. It starred Barbara Billingsley, Hugh Beaumont, Tony Dow and Jerry Mathers. CBS first broadcast the show ...

'' *Gus, the bartender in the television series ''

The Cleveland Show ''The Cleveland Show'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane, Richard Appel, and Mike Henry (voice actor), Mike Henry for the Fox Broadcasting Company. A Spin-off (media), spin-off of ''Family Guy'', and the second television ...

'' * Gus Honeybun, a rabbit who was a mascot for ITV franchises Westward and TSW *Gus, in '' A Troll in Central Park'' *Gus, in '' Crazy Taxi'' *Gus the forklift driver from the video game ''

Half-Life Half-life is a mathematical and scientific description of exponential or gradual decay. Half-life, half life or halflife may also refer to: Film * Half-Life (film), ''Half-Life'' (film), a 2008 independent film by Jennifer Phang * ''Half Life: ...

'' *Gus, in the television series ''Sweet Tooth'' *Gus the Gummy Gator, in ''

Ryan's World Ryan's World (formerly Ryan ToysReview) is a YouTube channel for children featuring Ryan Kaji along with his mother (Loann Kaji), father (Shion Kaji), and twin sisters (Emma and Kate). The channel usually releases a new video daily. One of t ...

'' *Gus, in the film ''

Groundhog Day Groundhog Day (, , , ; Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, Nova Scotia: Daks Day) is a tradition observed regionally in the United States and Canada on February 2 of every year. It derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if ...

'' *Gus, the main character in ''

The Ref ''The Ref'' (''Hostile Hostages'' in some countries) is a 1994 American Christmas film, Christmas black comedy crime film directed by Ted Demme, written by Richard LaGravenese and Marie Weiss, and starring Denis Leary, Judy Davis, and Kevin Spa ...

'' *Mr. Gus from ''

Uncle Grandpa ''Uncle Grandpa'' is an American animated television series created by Peter Browngardt for Cartoon Network that ran from September 2, 2013, to June 30, 2017. It is based on Browngardt's animated short of the same name from '' The Cartoonstitut ...

Mascots

* GUS the eagle, mascot of

Georgia Southern University Georgia Southern University (informally known as Southern or Georgia Southern) is a public university, public research university in the U.S. state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. The largest campus is in Statesboro, Georgia, Statesboro, with ...

* Gus, mascot of the

Fredericksburg Nationals The Fredericksburg Nationals are a Minor League Baseball team that is the Single-A affiliate of the Washington Nationals. They are located in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and play their home games at Virginia Credit Union Stadium, with a capacity of ...