Rivera (surname)
Rivera is a surname of Spanish, Portuguese, Galician, and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word for "riverbank".
People with the surname
- Adrienne Rivera, American para-alpine skier
- Albert Rivera, Spanish former politician
- Alberto Rivera (activist), anti-Catholic religious activist
- Alberto Rivera Pizarro, Spanish retired footballer
- Alexis Marie Rivera, American transgender advocate
- Alicia Herrera Rivera, Chilean feminist lawyer
- Amaad Rivera-Wagner, American politician
- Andy Rivera, Colombian singer-songwriter
- Angélica Rivera, Mexican actress and model
- Aníbal Meléndez Rivera, Puerto Rican politician
- Antonio Rivera, Puerto Rican boxer
- Ariel Rivera, Filipino actor and singer
- Arturo Rivera, Mexican artist
- Belarmino Rivera, Honduran retired football player
- Brent Rivera, American social media personality and actor
- Carlos Rivera, Mexican singer
- Carlos Rivera (disambiguation), multiple people
- Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter
- Chiquis Rivera, American singer and television personality
- Chita Rivera, American actress and dancer
- Coryn Rivera, American racing cyclist
- Danny Rivera, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- David Rivera, American politician
- David Rodríguez Rivera, Salvadoran priest and politician
- Diego Rivera, Mexican muralist
- Doriana Rivera, Peruvian retired badminton player
- Eliu Rivera, Puerto Rican politician
- Emilio Rivera, American actor and stand-up comedian
- Emmanuel Rivera, Puerto Rican professional baseball player
- Erica Rivera, American rapper and actress
- Fernando Rivera y Moncada, Spanish colonial soldier and official in New Spain
- Filiberto Rivera, Puerto Rican professional basketball player
- Frances Rivera, Filipino-American journalist and news anchor
- Francisco Rivera Ordóñez, Spanish bullfighter
- Francisco Rivera Pérez, Spanish bullfighter
- Fructuoso Rivera, 1st Constitutional President of Uruguay
- Gabriel Rivera, American professional footballer
- Geraldo Rivera, American journalist, attorney, author, political commentator
- Gianni Rivera, Italian politician and former footballer
- Graciela Rivera, Puerto Rican singer
- Guillermo Rivera, Salvadoran retired professional footballer
- Guillermo Rivera Aránguiz, Chilean former professional tennis player
- Ingrid Marie Rivera, Puerto Rican actress, model, 2nd runner-up of Miss World 2005
- Ismael Rivera, Puerto Rican composer and singer
- Ismael Rivera (archer), Puerto Rican archer
- James Rivera, American singer
- Jamie Rivera, Filipino singer
- Jenni Rivera, Mexican singer-songwriter
- Jerry Rivera, Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
- Jim Rivera, American professional baseball player
- Jimmie Rivera, American professional MMA fighter
- Joel Rivera, American politician
- John Rivera, Cuban-American professional wrestler
- Jorge Rivera (fighter), American retired MMA fighter
- Jorge Rivera (basketball), Puerto Rican former basketball player
- Jose Rivera (politician), American former politician
- José Rivera (playwright), Puerto Rican playwright and screenwriter
- José Antonio Rivera, American professional boxer
- José Eustasio Rivera, Colombian lawyer and author
- José Rivera (volleyball), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Jose Luis Rivera, Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler
- Jovette Rivera, American musician
- Juan Rivera (disambiguation), multiple people
- Leonor Rivera, lover of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal
- Lionel Rivera, American politician
- Luis Antonio Rivera, Puerto Rican actor, television personality, comedian
- Luis Rivera (disambiguation), multiple people
- Lupillo Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter
- Mailon Rivera, American actor
- Marco Rivera, American former professional footballer
- María Antonia Rivera, 3rd Vice President of Honduras
- Marian Rivera, Filipino actress, television host, model
- Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American former professional baseball player
- Marika Rivera, French actress
- Mark Rivera, American musician
- Maura Rivera, Chilean dancer and television performer
- Maxwell (musician), American singer-songwriter and record producer
- Mayra Rivera, Puerto Rican religious scholar
- Mike Rivera (baseball), Puerto Rican former professional baseball player
- Mike Rivera (American football), American former professional footballer
- Miriam Rivera, Mexican model and actress
- Mon Rivera, two distinct Puerto Rican musicians
- Mychal Rivera, American former professional footballer
- Naomi Rivera, American former politician
- Naya Rivera, American actress, singer, model
- Nick Rivera Caminero, American singer
- Nikki Rivera, American politician
- Norberto Rivera Carrera, Mexican cardinal
- Oscar López Rivera, Puerto Rican activist and militant
- Pedro Ignacio Rivera, Bolivian statesman and lawyer
- Peter M. Rivera, American politician
- Prisilla Rivera, Dominican volleyball player
- Reinaldo Rivera, Spanish-born American serial killer
- René Rivera, Puerto Rican former professional baseball player
- Robbie Rivera, Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ
- Ron Rivera, American professional football coach and former player
- Ron Rivera (public health), Puerto Rican-American activist and relief worker
- Rubén Rivera, Panamanian former professional baseball player
- Ruth Rivera Marín, Mexican architect
- Salvador Guerra Rivera, Spanish chess player
- Sandy Rivera, American record producer, house music DJ, label owner
- Saúl Rivera, Puerto Rican former professional baseball player
- Scarlet Rivera, American violinist
- Sophie Rivera, Puerto Rican-American artist and photographer
- Susana Rivera-Mills, Salvadoran sociolinguist and academic administrator
- Sylvia Rivera, American transgender activist
- Tammy Rivera, American television personality, singer, fashion designer, businesswoman
- Temario Rivera, Filipino educator and political scientist
- Teresa Rivera, Mexican former swimmer
- Tomás Rivera, Mexican American author, poet, educator
- Tomás Rivera Morales, Puerto Rican musician
- Victor Rivera (bishop), Puerto Rican Episcopalian bishop
- Víctor Rivera (judoka), Puerto Rican judoka
- Victor Rivera (wrestler), Puerto Rican retired professional wrestler
- Víctor Rivera (football manager), Peruvian football manager
- Víctor Rivera (volleyball), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Víctor Hugo Rivera, Peruvian football referee
- Zuleyka Rivera, Puerto Rican actress, model, Miss Universe 2006
Variants of the surname
Variants of the surname include "de Rivera" and "D'Rivera".- Alice de Rivera, American physician and women's rights activist
- Belle de Rivera, American clubwoman
- José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician
- Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator
- Paquito D'Rivera, Cuban musician
Fictional characters
- Alicia Rivera, The Clique
- Eugene Rivera, Oz
- Eduardo Rivera, Extreme Ghostbusters
- Emery Rivera, Daybreak
- Manny Rivera, El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera
- Rivera clan: Hector, Imelda, Miguel, Socorro, et al.; ''Coco (2017 film)''
People with the given name
Rivera is uncommon as a given name or middle name.- José Rivera Indarte, Argentine poet and journalist