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'''Gus''' is a masculine name, often a diminutive for [[Angus (given name)|Angus]], [[August (name)|August]], [[Augustine (given name)|Augustine]],<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hanks |first1=Patrick |author-link1=Patrick Hanks |last2=Hardcastle |first2=Kate |last3=Hodges |first3=Flavia |title=A Dictionary of First Names |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |publication-place=Oxford, England |series=Oxford paperback reference |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-19-861060-1 |oclc=67869278 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC |page=68 |access-date=6 November 2025}}</ref> [[Gustav (name)|Gustave]], [[Constantine (name)|Constantine]], [[Konstantinos]], Augusten, [[Gustavo]], Gusten, [[Augustus (given name)|Augustus]], [[Aengus]], [[Argus (disambiguation)|Argus]], [[Fergus (name)|Fergus]], [[Gustav (name)|Gustav]], [[Gustafson]], [[Ferguson (name)|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:
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==People==

===Given name===
* [[Gus Arnheim]] (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)]] (1938–1987), American National Basketball Association player
* [[Gus Johnson (jazz musician)]] (1913–2000), American jazz drummer
* [[Gus McNaughton]] (1881–1969), British actor
* [[Gus Pepa]] (born 1967), founding member of thrash metal band [[Death Angel]]
* [[Gus Sonnenberg]] (1898–1944), American football player and professional wrestler
* [[Gus Triandos]] (1930–2013), former Major League Baseball player
* [[Gus Van Sant]] (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)]] (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]] (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 (rugby league)|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]] (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]] (1886–1941), American songwriter, lyricist and musician
* [[Gus Kelly]] (1877–1951), Irish cricketer
* [[Gus Kenworthy]] (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]] (1873–1912), English businessman and founder of Chelsea F.C.
* [[Gus Meins]] (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]] (born 1978), American actor, Founding member of [[Rooster Teeth]]
* [[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]] or Gus Gus, Greek heavy metal guitarist Kostas Karamitroudis (born 1980)

==Fictional characters==
* Gus Aitoro, in the soap opera ''[[Guiding Light]]''
* Gus Borden, in ''[[Get a Life (American TV series)#Synopsis|Get a Life]]''
* Gus Carmichael, in ''[[Tracy Beaker Returns]]''
* Gus Charnley, in the 1995 film ''[[Born to Be Wild (1995 film)|Born to Be Wild]]''
* Gus Cruikshank, in the television series ''[[Love (TV series)|Love]]''
* Gus Duncz, in the television series ''[[Mission Hill (TV series)|Mission Hill]]''
* [[Gus Fring]], in the television series ''[[Breaking Bad]]''
* Gus Gold, in the 1989 American action comedy movie ''[[Speed Zone]]''
* Gus Goose, [[Donald Duck]]'s second cousin
* Gus Gorman, in the film ''[[Superman III]]''
* [[List of Bakugan Battle Brawlers characters#Gus Grav|Gus Grav]], former antagonist from the animated series ''[[Bakugan: New Vestroia]]'' and ''[[Bakugan: Mechtanium Surge]]''
* [[Gus Grimly]], in the television series ''[[Fargo (TV series)|Fargo]]''
* [[List of Recess characters|Gus Griswald]], in the television series ''[[Recess (TV 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]]''
* Professor Gus Nikolais, in the film ''[[Lorenzo's Oil]]''
* 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]]''
* Gus Porter, in ''[[The Owl House]]''
* Gus Smith, in the film ''[[The Birth of a Nation]]''
* [[Gus Smith]], in the British soap opera ''[[EastEnders|Eastenders]]''
* Augustus "Gus" Waters, a character in ''[[The Fault in Our Stars]]''
* Gus, one of two mice sidekicks in the 1950 animated film ''[[Cinderella (1950 film)|Cinderella]]''
* [[Gus: The Theatre Cat]], in the musical ''[[Cats (musical)|Cats]]''
* the title character of [[Gus (1976 film)|''Gus'' (1976 film)]], a football-playing mule
* [[Gus (Psych)|Burton "Gus" Guster]], in ''[[Psych]]''
* [[Gus the groundhog]], "spokesgroundhog" for the [[Pennsylvania Lottery]]
* Gusforce''
* Gus, in ''[[Robotboy]]''
* Gus, in ''[[Andi Mack]]''
* Gus, the fireman in the television series ''[[Leave It to Beaver]]''
* Gus, the bartender in the television series ''[[The Cleveland Show]]''
* [[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 (video game)|Half-Life]]''
* Gus, in the television series [[Sweet Tooth (TV series)|''Sweet Tooth'']]
* Gus the Gummy Gator, in ''[[Ryan's World]]''
* Gus, in the film ''[[Groundhog Day]]''
* Gus, the main character in ''[[The Ref]]''
* Mr. Gus from ''[[Uncle Grandpa]]''

==Mascots==
* GUS the eagle, mascot of [[Georgia Southern University]]
* Gus, mascot of the [[Fredericksburg Nationals]] minor league baseball team

==See also==
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* [[Gussie]]

==References==
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