title: Rustem
text: # Rustem
  
  Rustem is a masculine given name derived from the name, Rostam, the name of the Persian epic figure Rostam. It is spelled Рустем in Russian, Ukrainian, Kazakh, Tatar, Bosnian, Albanian, and some other languages.
  
  ## Given name
  
  * Rustem Adagamov, Russian blogger
  * Rustem Akhmetzyanov, Russian footballer
  * Rustem Bulatov, Russian footballer
  * Rustem Hayroudinoff, Russian concert pianist
  * Rustem Kanipov, Russian footballer
  * Rustem Mukhametshin (born 1984), Russian footballer
  * Rustam Temirgaliev (born 1976), Russian and Ukrainian politician of Volga Tatar descent
  * Rustem Vambery, Hungarian politician
  
  ## Surname
  
  * Jan Rustem (1762–1835), Lithuanian painter
  