Gamboa is a surname of Basque origin. Notable people with the surname include:
Art and entertainment
- Linda Gamboa (born 1959), a Chicana poet, artist, performer
- Diane Gamboa (born 1957), an American artist
- Harry Gamboa, Jr. (born 1951), a Mexican-American writer and artist
- Helen Gamboa (born 1945), a Filipino actress and singer
- Hernán Gamboa (1946–2016), a Venezuelan musician
- Isaías Gamboa (1872–1904), a Colombian poet
- Isaias Gamboa (music producer) (born 1963), a Costa Rican-American music producer and author
- Joross Gamboa (born 1984), a Filipino actor and model
- Juan Pablo Gamboa (born 1966), a Colombian actor
- Oscar Perdomo Gamboa (born 1974), a Colombian writer
- Santiago Gamboa (born 1965), a Colombian writer
- Erlantz Gamboa [es] (born 1946), a Basque writer
Crime
- Gregorio Sauceda-Gamboa (born ca. 1965), a Mexican drug trafficker
- Héctor Manuel Sauceda Gamboa (died 2009), a Mexican mob boss
Exploration
- Martín Ruiz de Gamboa (1533–1590), a Spanish Basque conquistador
- Pedro Sarmiento de Gamboa (1532–1592), a Spanish explorer, historian, and scientist
Politics
- Emilio Gamboa Patrón (born 1950), a Mexican politician
- Joaquín Gamboa Pascoe, a Mexican politician and union leader
- Lizbeth Gamboa Song (born 1981), a Mexican politician
- Raúl Ríos Gamboa (born 1973), a Mexican politician
- Roberto Colín Gamboa (born 1956), a Mexican politician
Sports
- Anibal Gamboa (1948–2020), Venezuelan chess master
- Cristian Gamboa (born 1989), a Costa Rican footballer
- Delio Gamboa (1936–2018), a Colombian footballer
- Eddie Gamboa (born 1984), an American baseball player
- Fernando Gamboa (born 1970), an Argentine footballer
- Francisco Castro Gamboa (born 1990), a Chilean footballer
- Francisco Gamboa (born 1985), a Mexican footballer
- Jorge Gamboa, a Chilean cyclist
- Julio Gamboa (born 1971), a Nicaraguan boxer
- Ludovic Gamboa (born 1986), a French footballer
- Miguel Ángel Gamboa (born 1951), a Chilean footballer
- Tom Gamboa (born 1948), an American baseball coach and manager
- Yuriorkis Gamboa (born 1981), a Cuban boxer
Other
- Francisco Javier Carrillo Gamboa, a Mexican academic
- Graciano Ricalde Gamboa (1873–1942), a Mexican mathematician
- Patrocinio Gamboa (1865–1953), a Filipino revolutionary
- Pearlasia Gamboa, a Filipino-American businesswoman
See also
- Gambone, a surname
- Gamboa (disambiguation)
- Gambo (disambiguation)
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