Bustamante Explained
Bustamante is a toponymic 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
- Alyssa Bustamante (born 1994), American murderer
- Anastasio Bustamante (1780 - 1853), President of Mexico (1830 - 1832, 1837 - 1841)
- Antonio Sánchez de Bustamante y Sirven (1865 - 1951), Cuban jurist
- Bianca Bustamante (born 2005), Filipino racing driver
- Carlos Bustamante (biophysicist) (born 1951), Peruvian-American scientist, professor of biology, physics, and chemistry
- Carlos María Bustamante (1774 - 1848), Mexican statesman and historian
- Cruz Bustamante (born 1953), American politician, Lieutenant Governor of California (1999 - 2007)
- David Bustamante (born 1982), Spanish singer
- Ernesto Bustamante (born 1950), Peruvian scientist, professor, politician, and entrepreneur
- Francisco Bustamante (born 1963), Filipino pocket billiards player
- Francisco Bustamante (painter) (c. 1680–1737), Spanish painter
- Gladys Bustamante (1912 - 2009), Jamaican activist
- Hector Luis Bustamante (born 1972), Colombian actor
- Jean-Marc Bustamante (born 1952), French artist, sculptor, and photographer
- José Bustamante y Rivero (1894 - 1989), President of Peru (1945 - 1948)
- José de Bustamante (1759 - 1825), Spanish naval officer, explorer, and politician
- José María Bustamante (1777 - 1861), Mexican composer
- Juby Bustamante (1938–2014), Spanish journalist
- Manuel Aguilar y Bustamante (1750 - 1819), Salvadoran ecclesiastic and revolutionary
- Manela Bustamante (1924 - 2005), Cuban-Puerto Rican actress
- Mariano Bustamante (1831 - 1879), Peruvian war hero
- Monika Bustamante (born 1980s), Anime performer
- Murilo Bustamante (born 1966), Brazilian martial arts champion
- Ric Bustamante (1923-?), Filipino actor
- Teodoro Sánchez de Bustamante (1778 - 1851), Argentine statesman, lawyer and soldier.
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