Sylvestre is a masculine given name of Latin origin derived from Silva, meaning the forest. Notable people with the name include:
Sylvestre Amoussou (born 1964), Beninese actor and director Sylvestre Bangui (1934–1996), Central African general, diplomat and politician Sylvestre Ilunga (born 1947), Congolese politician Sylvestre Gallot (born 1948), French mathematician Sylvestre François Lacroix (1765–1843), French mathematician Sylvestre de Laval (1570–1616), French Catholic theologian Sylvestre Lopis (born 1947), Senegalese basketball player Sylvestre Mudacumura (1954–2019), military leader in Rwanda Sylvestre Mudingayi (1912–unknown), Congolese politician Sylvestre Nsanzimana (1936–1999), Prime Minister of Rwanda from 12 October 1991 to 2 April 1992 Sylvestre Ntibantunganya (born 1956), Burundi politician Sylvestre Ossiala, Congolese politician Sylvestre Radegonde, Seychellois diplomat and politician Sylvestre Ranaivo, Malagasy politician Sylvestre Ratanga (born c. 1945), Gabonese politician and diplomat Sylvestre Salumu (born 1996), Belgian rapper known by the stage name Woodie Smalls
See also Sylvestre (disambiguation) Saint-Sylvestre (disambiguation) San Silvestre (disambiguation)