Rivas (surname)
Rivas is a surname of Spanish origin, likely derived from riba, an archaic term for the shore of a river. Notable people with the surname include:
Government
- Cándido Muatetema Rivas, Equatorial Guinea politician
- Francisco Rivas Almada, Paraguayan politician
- Juan José González Rivas, Spanish jurist and magistrate
- Luz Rivas, American politician in California
- Martín Rivas Texeira, Peruvian politician and lawyer
- Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas, Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician
- Olijela del Valle Rivas, Argentine politician
- Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua
- Robert A. Rivas, American politician in California
Sports
Boxing
- Adonis Rivas, Nicaraguan boxer and former WBO Super Flyweight and Flyweight world champion
- Óscar Rivas, Colombian boxer
Football (soccer)
- Antonio Rivas (Spanish footballer), Spanish football player and manager
- Avimiled Rivas, Colombian footballer
- David Rivas, Spanish footballer
- Diego Rivas (footballer, born 1980), Spanish footballer
- Emanuel Rivas, Argentine footballer
- Gelmin Rivas, Venezuelan footballer
- Jesús Rivas (footballer), Mexican footballer
- Joaquín Rivas, Salvadoran footballer
- José Alejandro Rivas, Venezuelan footballer
- José Arturo Rivas, Mexican footballer
- José María Rivas, Salvadorian footballer
- Martín Rivas (footballer, born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
- Nano Rivas, Spanish football player and manager
- Nelson Rivas, Colombian footballer
- Rigoberto Rivas, Honduran footballer
- Sergio Rivas, Mexican footballer
- Stalin Rivas, Venezuelan footballer
- Ulíses Rivas, Mexican footballer
- Willy Rivas, Peruvian footballer
Other sports
- Alfonso Rivas, Mexican-American baseball player
- Betsi Rivas, Venezuelan weightlifter
- Claudia Rivas, Mexican triathlete
- Diego Rivas (fighter), Chilean mixed martial arts fighter
- Garrett Rivas, American football player
- Lázaro Rivas, Cuban wrestler
- Leo Rivas, Venezuelan baseball player
- Llimy Rivas, Colombian hurdler
- Pedro Rivas (basketball), Panamanian basketball player
- Ramón Rivas, Puerto Rican basketball player
- Thaimara Rivas, Venezuelan heptathlete
- Vanessa Rivas, Dominican swimmer
- Webster Rivas, Dominican baseball player
Other
- Antonieta Rivas Mercado, Mexican feminist and writer; daughter of Antonio
- Antonio Rivas Mercado, Mexican architect; father of Antonieta
- Carlos Rivas (disambiguation), multiple people
- Diogenes Rivas, Venezuelan composer
- Érica Rivas, Argentine actress
- Eva Rivas, Russian-Armenian singer
- Idubina Rivas, Salvadorian beauty pageant winner
- Manuel Rivas, Galician writer, poet and journalist
- Manuel Rivas, Spanish trade unionist
- María Rivas (actress), Spanish actress