Bustamante

Bustamante is a surname originating in the town Bustamante which is part of the Cantabria region in northern Spain. Notable people with the surname include:

• Alexander Bustamante (William Alexander Clarke Bustamante) (1884–1977), Jamaican politician and labor leader
• Anastasio Bustamante (1780–1853), President of Mexico 1830–1832 and 1837–1841
• Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven (1865–1951), Cuban jurist
• Carlos Bustamante (1951—), American scientist, professor of biology, physics, and chemistry
• Carlos María Bustamante, Mexican statesman and historian (1774- 1848)
• Cruz Bustamante (1953—), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of California (1999—2007)
• David Bustamante (1982—), Spanish singer
• Ernesto Bustamante (1950—), Peruvian scientist, professor, and entrepreneur
• Francisco “Django” Bustamante (1963—), Filipino pocket billiards player
• Francisco Bustamante (painter) (died 1737), Spanish painter
• Gladys Bustamante (1912-2009), Jamaican activist
• Hector Luis Bustamante (1972—), Colombian actor
• Jean-Marc Bustamante (1952—), French artist, sculptor, and photographer
• José Bustamante y Rivero (1894–1989), President of Peru 1945–1948
• José de Bustamante y Guerra (1759–1825), Spanish naval officer, explorer, and politician
• José María Bustamante (1777–1861), Mexican composer
• Manela Bustamante (1924–2005), Cuban-Puerto Rican actress
• Mariano Bustamante (1831–1879), Peruvian war hero
• Monika Bustamante (contemporary), Anime performer
• Murilo Bustamante (contemporary), Brazilian martial arts champion
• Ric Bustamante (1923—), Filipino actor
• Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante (1778–1851), Argentine statesman, lawyer and soldier.

See also

• Bustamante Industrial Trade Union, Jamaican trade union
• Bahía Bustamante, a village and municipality in the Escalante Department of the Chubut Province in southern Argentina