Rivera (disambiguation)
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Rivera is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word of “riverbank”. The name Rivera is a Northern Italian variation of the Southern (Sicily) Ribera name.[1] Other forms of spellings:Riva, Riviere, Riba, just to name a few. Rivera is also a French surname
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[edit] Individuals
[edit] By name
- Angelica Rivera
- Albert Rivera (born 1979), Catalan politician
- Alberto Rivera (1935–1997), anti-Catholic religious activist
- Alexis Rivera, football player
- Antonio Rivera (1963–2005), boxer
- Ariel Rivera, Filipino actor and singer
- Arturo Rivera (born 1945)
- Benjamín Rivera, voice actor
- Chita Rivera (born 1933), actress and dancer
- Danny Rivera (born 1945), singer
- David Rivera (born 1965), U.S. Representative, Florida
- Diego Rivera (1886–1957), Mexican muralist
- Eliu Rivera
- Erica Rivera (born 1988), American actress and singer
- Filiberto Rivera (born 1983), basketball player
- Frances Rivera news anchor at WHDH-TV
- Fructuoso Rivera (c. 1789–1854), Uruguayan politician
- Gabriel Rivera
- Geraldo Rivera (born 1943), journalist
- Gianni Rivera (born 1943), Italian football player
- Graciela Rivera (born 1921), singer
- Luis Antonio Rivera (born 1930), Puerto Rican television personality and comedian
- Lupillo Rivera (born 1972), Mexican banda singer
- Guillermo Rivera (born 1975), baseball player
- Ismael Rivera (1931–1987), composer and singer of salsa music
- Jake Rivera, music producer
- James Rivera, singer
- Jamie Rivera, Filipino musician
- Jenni Rivera, musician
- Jerry Rivera (born 1973), salsa singer
- Jim Rivera (born 1922), baseball player
- Joel Rivera (born 1978), politician
- Jorge Rivera (fighter), fighter
- Jorge Rivera (basketball) (born 1973), basketball player
- Jose Rivera (politician) (born 1936), politician
- Ariel Rivera (born 1966), actor, singer, songwriter
- José Rivera (playwright) (born 1955), playwright
- José Antonio Rivera (born 1973), boxer
- José Eustasio Rivera (1888-1928), Colombian writer
- José Rivera (volleyball), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Juan Rivera (baseball) (born 1978), baseball player
- Juan Rivera (explorer), 18th century Spanish explorer
- Leonor Rivera, lover of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal
- Lionel Rivera, politician
- Luciano Rivera (1930–1988)
- Mailon Rivera, actor
- Marco Rivera (born 1972), NFL player
- Marian Rivera (born 1984), Filipino actress and commercial model
- Mariano Rivera (born 1969), New York Yankees baseball pitcher from Panama
- Marika Rivera (born 1919), actress
- Mark Rivera, musician
- Maura Rivera, Chilean ballerina
- Mike Rivera (baseball) (born 1976), baseball player
- Naomi Rivera, politician
- Naya Rivera, actress
- Oscar Rivera (born 1943)
- Pedro Ignacio Rivera (c. 1759–1833), Bolivian revolutionary
- Peter Rivera (born 1946), politician
- Prisilla Rivera (born 1986), Dominican Republic volleyball player
- René Rivera (born 1983), baseball player
- Robbie Rivera, Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ
- Ron Rivera (born 1962), NFL player
- Ron Rivera (public health) (1948–2008), American relief-worker
- Rubén Rivera (born 1973), baseball player
- Sandy Rivera, American record producer, House music DJ and label owner
- Saúl Rivera (born 1977), baseball player
- Scarlet Rivera, American violinist
- Sylvia Rivera, (1951–2002), transgender activist
- Temario Rivera, professor
- Teresa Rivera (born 1966), Mexican swimmer
- Tomás Rivera (1935–1984), Chicano author, poet, and educator
- Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player
- Victor Rivera, professional wrestler
[edit] Variants
- Cayetano Rivera Ordóñez (born 1977), Spanish bullfighter
- José Antonio Primo de Rivera, Spanish politician
- Miguel Primo de Rivera, Spanish dictator
- Mon Rivera, musician
- Norberto Rivera Carrera, Mexican cardinal
- Mon Rivera, musician
- Carlos Rivera (born 1986), singer
- Zuleyka Rivera (born 1987), Miss Universe 2006 from Puerto Rico
- Francisco Rivera Ordóñez (born 1974), Spanish bullfighter
- Alberto Rivera Pizarro, Spanish footballer
- Ingrid Rivera (born 1983), 2nd runner-up of Miss World 2005
[edit] In fiction
- Alicia Rivera, The Clique
- Eugene Rivera, Oz
- Franco Rivera, Rescue Me
[edit] Places
- Rivera Department, Uruguay
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- Rivera, capital of that department
- Rivera, Huila, Colombia
- Rivera, Switzerland
- Pico Rivera, California
- Rivera, Buenos Aires, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina
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