Rivera (disambiguation) facts for kids

Rivera is a surname of Spanish beginnings that was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word for “riverbank”.

Individuals

By name

• Rivera, Albert (born 1979), politician
• Rivera, Alberto Magno Romero (1935–1997), anti-Catholic religious activist
• Rivera, Alexis, football player
• Rivera, Antonio (1963–2005), boxer
• Rivera, Aracely
• Rivera, Arturo (born 1945)
• Rivera, Benjamín, voice actor
• Rivera, Chita (born 1933), actress and dancer
• Rivera, Danny (born 1945), singer
• Rivera, Dennis Mario, Puerto Rican artist
• Rivera, Diego (1886–1957), Mexican muralist
• Rivera, Eliu
• Rivera, Erica (born 1988), American actress and singer
• Rivera, Filiberto (born 1983), basketball player
• Rivera, Francisco "Curro", Mexican bullfighter
• Rivera, Fructuoso (c. 1789–1854), Uruguayan politician
• Rivera, Gabriel
• Rivera, Geraldo (born 1943), journalist
• Rivera, Gianni (born 1943), Italian football player
• Rivera, Dr. Graciela (born 1921), singer
• Rivera, Luis Antonio (born 1930), Puerto Rican television personality and comedian
• Rivera, Guadalupe "Lupillo" (born 1972), Mexican banda singer
• Rivera, Guillermo (born 1975), baseball player
• Rivera, Ismael (1931–1987), renowned composer and singer of salsa music
• Rivera, Jake, music producer
• Rivera, James, singer
• Rivera, Jamie, Filipino Christian music diva and a cancer survivor
• Rivera, Jenni, musician
• Rivera, Jerry (born 1973), salsa singer
• Rivera, Jim (born 1922), baseball player
• Rivera, Joel (born 1978), politician
• Rivera, Jorge, fighter
• Rivera, Jorge (born 1973), basketball player
• Rivera, Jose (born 1936), politician
• Rivera, Jose Ariel Jimenez (born 1966), actor, singer, songwriter
• Rivera, José (born 1955), playwright
• Rivera, José Antonio (born 1973), boxer
• Rivera, José Eustasio (1888–1928), Colombian writer
• Rivera, Juan Luis (born 1978), baseball player
• Rivera, Juan Maria Antonio, 18th century Spanish explorer
• Rivera, Juan "Savio Vega" (born 1966), wrestler
• Rivera, Leandro, Spanish actor
• Rivera, Leonor, childhood sweetheart of Filipino writer and doctor Jose Rizal
• Rivera, Lionel, politician
• Rivera, Luciano (1930–1988)
• Rivera, Mailon, actor
• Rivera, Marco Anthony (born 1972), NFL player
• Rivera, Marian (born 1984), Filipino young actress and commercial model
• Rivera, Mariano (born 1969), Baseball pitcher from Panama
• Rivera, Marika (born 1919), actress
• Rivera, Mark, musician
• Rivera, Maura, Chilean ballerina
• Rivera, Mike (born 1976), baseball player
• Rivera, Naomi, politician
• Rivera, Oscar Lopez (born 1943)
• Rivera, Pedro Ignacio (c. 1759–1833), Bolivian revolutionary
• Rivera, Peter (born 1946), politician
• Rivera, Rachel, voice actress
• Rivera, René (born 1983), baseball player
• Rivera, Riberto Louis "Robbie", Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ
• Rivera, Robert
• Rivera, Ronald Eugene (born 1962), NFL player
• Rivera, Rubén Rivera (born 1973), baseball player
• Rivera, Sandy, American record producer, House music DJ and label owner
• Rivera, Saúl (born 1977), baseball player
• Rivera, Scarlet, American violinist
• Rivera, Sylvia Rae, (1951–2002), transgender activist
• Rivera, Temario C., professor
• Rivera, Tomás (1935–1984), Chicano author, poet, and educator
• Rivera, Victor, wrestler

Variants

• de Rivera, José Antonio Primo, Spanish politician
• de Rivera, Miguel Primo, Spanish dictator
• Rivera Alers, Monserrate, musician
• Rivera Carrera, Norberto, Mexican cardinal
• Rivera Castillo, Efraín, musician
• Rivera Guerra, Carlos (born 1986), singer
• Rivera, Mendoza, Zuleyka Jerrís (born 1987), Miss Puerto Rico Universe and Miss Universe 2006
• Rivera Ordoñez, Francisco, Spanish bullfighter
• Rivera Pizarro, Alberto, Spanish footballer
• Rivera Santos, Ingrid Marie (born 1983), Miss World contestant

Places

• Rivera Department, Uruguay

• Rivera, Uruguay, capital of that department

• Rivera, Huila, Colombia
• Rivera, Switzerland
• Pico Rivera, California
• Rivera, a town in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina

See also

In Spanish: Rivera para niños