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
• Jorge and Lorena Gamboa, Spanish singers and evangelists
• 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 [] (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)