<P> Rivera is a surname of Spanish and Italian origin which was the old spelling of ribera, the Spanish word for "riverbank". Rivera is also a northern Italian variation of the mostly Sicilian surname "Ribera". Some other spellings variants of the name include (but are not limited to): Riva, Rivero, Riviere, and Riba . </P> <Ul> <Li> Angelica Rivera, Mexican actress </Li> <Li> Albert Rivera (born 1979), Catalan politician </Li> <Li> Alberto Rivera (activist) (1935--1997), anti-Catholic religious activist </Li> <Li> Alexis Marie Rivera (1977--2012), American transgender advocate </Li> <Li> Antonio Rivera (1963--2005), boxer </Li> <Li> Ariel Rivera (born 1966), Filipino actor and singer </Li> <Li> Arturo Rivera (born 1945), artist </Li> <Li> Benjamín Rivera, voice actor </Li> <Li> Chita Rivera (born 1933), actress and dancer </Li> <Li> Danny Rivera (born 1945), singer </Li> <Li> David Rivera (born 1965), US Representative, Florida </Li> <Li> Diego Rivera (1886--1957), Mexican muralist </Li> <Li> Eliu Rivera (1943 - 2017), former Deputy Mayor </Li> <Li> Erica Rivera (born 1988), American actress and singer </Li> <Li> Fernando Rivera y Moncada (1725--1781), Spanish colonial soldier and official in New Spain </Li> <Li> Filiberto Rivera (born 1983), basketball player </Li> <Li> Frances Rivera, news anchor at WHDH - TV </Li> <Li> Fructuoso Rivera (1784--1854), Uruguayan politician and general, President of the Republic at the beginning of the 19th century </Li> <Li> Gabriel Rivera </Li> <Li> Geraldo Rivera (born 1943), journalist </Li> <Li> Gianni Rivera (born 1943), Italian football player </Li> <Li> Graciela Rivera (born 1921), singer </Li> <Li> Guillermo Rivera (born 1975), soccer player, former El Salvador international </Li> <Li> Ismael Rivera (1931--1987), composer and singer of salsa music </Li> <Li> Jake Rivera, music producer </Li> <Li> James Rivera, singer </Li> <Li> Jamie Rivera, Filipino musician </Li> <Li> Jenni Rivera (1969--2012), Mexican musician </Li> <Li> Jerry Rivera (born 1973), salsa singer </Li> <Li> Jim Rivera (born 1922), baseball player </Li> <Li> Jimmie Rivera (born 1989), American MMA fighter </Li> <Li> Joel Rivera (born 1978), politician </Li> <Li> John Rivera (born 1982), Cuban - born American professional wrestler best known as Rocky Romero </Li> <Li> Jorge Rivera (fighter) (born 1972), retired American MMA fighter </Li> <Li> Jorge Rivera (basketball) (born 1973), basketball player </Li> <Li> Jose Rivera (politician) (born 1936), politician </Li> <Li> José Rivera (playwright) (born 1955), playwright </Li> <Li> José Antonio Rivera (born 1973), boxer </Li> <Li> José Eustasio Rivera (1888--1928), Colombian writer </Li> <Li> José Rivera (volleyball), Puerto Rican volleyball player </Li> <Li> Jose Luis Rivera (born 1960), Puerto Rican wrestler </Li> <Li> Juan Rivera (baseball) (born 1978), baseball player </Li> <Li> Juan Rivera (explorer), 18th - century Spanish explorer </Li> <Li> Leonor Rivera, lover of the Philippine national hero Jose Rizal </Li> <Li> Lionel Rivera, American politician </Li> <Li> Luis Antonio Rivera (born 1930), Puerto Rican television personality and comedian </Li> <Li> Lupillo Rivera (born 1972), Mexican banda singer </Li> <Li> Mailon Rivera, actor </Li> <Li> Marco Rivera (born 1972), professional football player </Li> <Li> Marian Rivera (born 1984), Filipino actress and commercial model </Li> <Li> Mariano Rivera (born 1969), Panamanian baseball player </Li> <Li> Marika Rivera (born 1919), actress </Li> <Li> Mark Rivera, musician </Li> <Li> Maura Rivera, Chilean ballerina </Li> <Li> Mike Rivera (baseball) (born 1976), baseball player </Li> <Li> Mychal Rivera NFL player </Li> <Li> Naomi Rivera, politician </Li> <Li> Naya Rivera, actress </Li> <Li> Oscar Rivera (born 1943), political prisoner </Li> <Li> Pedro Ignacio Rivera (c. 1759--1833), Bolivian revolutionary </Li> <Li> Peter Rivera (born 1946), American politician </Li> <Li> Prisilla Rivera (born 1986), Dominican Republic volleyball player </Li> <Li> René Rivera (born 1983), baseball player </Li> <Li> Robbie Rivera, Puerto Rican house music producer and DJ </Li> <Li> Ron Rivera (born 1962), professional football player </Li> <Li> Ron Rivera (public health) (1948--2008), American relief worker </Li> <Li> Rubén Rivera (born 1973), baseball player </Li> <Li> Sandy Rivera, American record producer, house music DJ and label owner </Li> <Li> Saúl Rivera (born 1977), baseball player </Li> <Li> Scarlet Rivera, American violinist </Li> <Li> Sylvia Rivera (1951--2002), American transgender activist </Li> <Li> Temario Rivera, political science professor </Li> <Li> Teresa Rivera (born 1966), Mexican swimmer </Li> <Li> Tomás Rivera (1935--1984), Chicano author, poet, and educator </Li> <Li> Victor Rivera (volleyball) (born 1976), Puerto Rican volleyball player </Li> <Li> Victor Rivera, professional wrestler </Li> </Ul>

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