Rivers (surname) explained
Rivers is the surname of:
- Austin Rivers (born 1992), American basketball player; son of Doc Rivers
- Bob Rivers (born 1956), American rock-and-roll radio personality and producer and songwriter of parody songs
- Chauncey Rivers (born 1997), American football player
- Clarence Rivers (1931–2004), African-American Catholic priest and composer of liturgical music
- Daniel Rivers (born 1991), British sport shooter
- David Rivers (born 1965), American basketball player
- David Rivers (American football) (born 1994)
- Derek Rivers (born 1994), American football player
- Diana Rivers (born 1931), American writer, artist, and activist
- Glenn Doc Rivers (born 1961), American basketball player and coach
- Francine Rivers (born 1947), American author
- Gregory Charles Rivers (1965–2024), Australian-born Hong Kong actor
- Jalen Rivers, American football player
- Joan Rivers (1933–2014), American comedian and talk show host
- Joe Murray Rivers (1939–2017), American businessman
- John Rivers (died 1584), Lord Mayor of London and businessman
- John Rivers (pirate) (died 1719), based in Madagascar
- Johnny Rivers (born 1942), American singer and songwriter
- Keith Rivers (born 1986), American football player
- L. Mendel Rivers (1905–1970), American politician
- Larry Rivers (1923–2002), American artist
- Larry Rivers (basketball) (1949–2023), American basketball player, coach and Harlem Globetrotter
- Melissa Rivers (born 1968), American television personality; daughter of Joan Rivers
- Philip Rivers (born 1981), American football player
- Ralph Julian Rivers (1903–1976), American lawyer and politician, first United States Representative from Alaska
- Richard Godfrey Rivers (1858–1925), known as R. Godfrey Rivers, English artist in Australia
- Ron Rivers (born 1971), American football player
- Ronnie Rivers (born 1999), American football player
- Ruben Rivers (1921–1944), Medal of Honor recipient
- Sam Rivers (jazz musician) (1923-2011), American jazz musician
- Sam Rivers (bassist) (born 1977), American bassist
- Samy Rivers (born 1998), Mexican internet celebrity, YouTuber and streamer
- Thomas Rivers (nurseryman) (1831–1899), British nurseryman who developed new varieties of roses and fruits
- Tina Rivers Ryan, American curator, art historian
- W. H. R. Rivers (1864–1922), British anthropologist, neurologist and psychiatrist
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