Gus

Gus is a masculine name, often a diminutive for Angus, August, Augustine/Augustin, Gustave, Constantine, Konstantinos, Augusten, Gustavo, Gusten, Augustus, Aengus, 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 Allen, American comics artist
Gus Arnheim (1897–1955), American pianist, bandleader and songwriter
Gus Boulis (1949–2001), Greek-born businessman and 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 Russo, American author
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 (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 Fring, in the television series Breaking Bad
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 Polinski, in the film Home Alone
Gus Smith, in the British soap opera Eastenders
Gus: The Theatre Cat, in the musical Cats
the title character of Gus (1976 film), a football-playing mule
Burton "Gus" Guster, in Psych
Gus the groundhog, "spokesgroundhog" for the Pennsylvania Lottery
Gus Honeybun, a rabbit who was a mascot for ITV franchises Westward and TSW

Mascots

GUS the eagle, mascot of Georgia Southern University
Gus, mascot of the Fredericksburg Nationals minor league baseball team

Animals

Gus (tortoise), a 103-year-old gopher tortoise
Gus (dinosaur), a fossil Tyrannosaurus Rex sold at auction in 2026

References

↑ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

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[1] Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). A Dictionary of First Names. Oxford paperback reference. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-19-861060-1. OCLC 67869278. Retrieved 6 November 2025.

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