List of Famous people with last name Rivera

Doctor Fernando de la Puente y Primo de Rivera was a Spanish cardinal of the Catholic Church. He was appointed by Pope Pius IX in 1861. He served as the Bishop of Salamanca from 1852 to 1857, the Archbishop of Burgos from 1857 to 1867, and as the Cardinal Priest of Santa Maria della Pace from 1862 to 1867.

José Mariano Garibi y Rivera, was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Guadalajara. He was the first Mexican cardinal of the Catholic Church.

Rey Rivera is a Puerto Rican boxer. He competed in the men's light middleweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics.

Carlos Rafael Rivera is an American composer based from Guatemala. In 2014, his music score for the movie A Walk Among the Tombstones advanced for Oscar in the Best Original Score category. Carlos also composed music for the Netflix miniseries Godless (2017) and The Queen’s Gambit (2020).

Doriana Rivera Aliaga is a retired Peruvian badminton player who later represented New Zealand in her career. She is the two time bronze medalist at the Pan American Games in Women's doubles category. Besides this, she has also represented her country in World Championships.

Francisco Rivera Jr. is an American mixed martial artist who last competed in XMMA. A professional since 2008, he has also competed for the WEC and Tachi Palace Fights. Rivera is known for his heavy hands and wild fighting style.