# 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 (1960–2014), Equatorial Guinea politician
* Francisco Rivas Almada, Paraguayan Minister of Industry and Commerce
* Juan José González Rivas (born 1951), Spanish jurist and magistrate
* Luz Rivas (born 1974), American politician in California
* Martín Rivas Texeira (born 1969), Peruvian politician and lawyer
* Miguel Ángel Burelli Rivas (1922–2003), Venezuelan lawyer, diplomat and politician
* Olijela del Valle Rivas (1926–2024), Argentine politician
* Patricio Rivas, President of Nicaragua from 1855 to 1857 as a puppet of William Walker
* Robert A. Rivas (born 1980), American politician in California

## Sports
### Boxing

* Adonis Rivas (born 1972), Nicaraguan boxer and former WBO Super Flyweight and Flyweight world champion
* Óscar Rivas (born 1987), Colombian boxer

### Football (soccer)

* Antonio Rivas (Spanish footballer) (born 1965), Spanish footballer and football manager
* Avimiled Rivas (born 1984), Colombian footballer
* David Rivas (born 1978), Spanish footballer
* Diego Rivas (footballer, born 1980), Spanish footballer
* Emanuel Rivas (born 1983), Argentine footballer
* Gelmin Rivas (born 1989), Venezuelan footballer
* Jesús Rivas (footballer) (born 2002), Mexican footballer
* Joaquín Rivas (born 1992), Salvadoran footballer
* José Alejandro Rivas (born 1998), Venezuelan footballer
* José Arturo Rivas (born 1984), Mexican footballer
* José María Rivas (1958–2016), Salvadorian footballer
* Martín Rivas (footballer, born 1977), Uruguayan footballer
* Nano Rivas (born 1980), Spanish footballer and football manager
* Nelson Rivas (born 1983), Colombian footballer
* Rigoberto Rivas (born 1998), Honduran footballer
* Sergio Rivas (born 1997), Mexican footballer
* Stalin Rivas (born 1971), Venezuelan footballer
* Ulíses Rivas (born 1996), Mexican footballer
* Willy Rivas (born 1985), Peruvian footballer

### Other sports

* Alfonso Rivas (born 1996), Mexican-American baseball player
* Betsi Rivas (born 1986), Venezuelan weightlifter
* Claudia Rivas (born 1989), Mexican triathlete
* Diego Rivas (fighter) (born 1991), Chilean mixed martial arts fighter
* Garrett Rivas (born 1985), American gridiron football kicker
* Lázaro Rivas (1975–2013), Cuban Greco-Roman wrestler and 2000 Olympic silver medalist
* Leo Rivas (born 1997), Venezuelan baseball player
* Llimy Rivas (born 1968), Colombian hurdler
* Pedro Rivas (1945–2007), Panamanian basketball player
* Ramón Rivas (born 1966), Puerto Rican basketball player
* Thaimara Rivas (born 1982), Venezuelan heptathlete
* Vanessa Rivas (born 1996), Dominican swimmer
* Webster Rivas (born 1990), Dominican baseball player

## Other

* Antonieta Rivas Mercado (1900–1931), Mexican feminist and writer; daughter of Antonio
* Antonio Rivas Mercado (1853–1927), Mexican architect; father of Antonieta
* Carlos Rivas (disambiguation), multiple people
* Diogenes Rivas (born 1942), Venezuelan composer
* Érica Rivas (born 1974), Argentine actress
* Eva Rivas, Russian-Armenian singer
* Idubina Rivas (born 1994), Salvadorian beauty pageant winner
* Manuel Rivas (born 1957), Galician writer, poet and journalist
* Manuel Rivas, Spanish trade unionist
* María Rivas (actress) (1931–2013), Spanish actress