Riva may refer to:

People

Riva (surname) Riva is an Italian surname. Geographical distribution As of 2014, 57.8% of all known bearers of the surname ''Riva'' were residents of Italy (frequency 1:1,405), 7.1% of India (1:143,430), 5.3% of Brazil (1:51,231), 5.3% of Argentina (1:10,805), ...

Riva Castleman Riva Castleman (August 15, 1930 – September 4, 2014) was an American art historian, art curator, and author who is credited with promoting the mediums of printmaking and illustrated books as serious forms of fine art. From 1976–95 she was Dir ...

(1930–2014), American art historian, art curator and author *

Riva Ganguly Das Riva Ganguly Das (born 24 December 1961) is an Indian civil servant who belongs to the Indian Foreign Service cadre. She is the former High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh and former Director General of the Indian Council for Cultural Relat ...

(born 1961), Indian diplomat *

Riva (footballer) Rivadávio Alves Pereira (born 4 May 1944), known as Riva is a Brazilian former footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...

, Brazilian former footballer Rivadávio Alves Pereira (born 1944) * Riva Taylor, professional name of English singer/songwriter Rebecca Jane Grosvenor-Taylor * A diminutive of

Rebecca (given name) Rebecca or Rebekah ( Hebrew: רִבְקָה (''Rivkah'')) is a feminine given name originating from the Hebrew language. The name comes from the verb רבק (''rbq''), meaning "to tie firmly"; Jones' ''Dictionary of Old Testament Proper Names'' a ...

Places

* Riva, Beykoz, a village in Istanbul Province, Turkey * Riva, Maryland, a census-designated place in the United States * Riva del Garda, a town and comune in northern Italy

In music

* Riva Records, a record label * Riva (band), a former Yugoslavian band * An alternative name used by Dutch producing duo Zki & Dobre * " Riva (Restart the Game)", a 2015 song by Klingande featuring Broken Back

In business

* Riva, an Italian yachtbuilding company, part of the

Ferretti Group Ferretti S.p.A. (trading as Ferretti Group) is an Italian multinational shipbuilding company headquartered in Forlì which specialises in the design, construction and sale of luxury motor yachts. Its products are sold under the brands Ferretti ...

as of 2000 * Gruppo Riva, an Italian steel company * Lada Riva, an automobile *

Riva Fashion Riva Fashion is a fashion Fashion is a form of self-expression and autonomy at a particular period and place and in a specific context, of clothing, footwear, lifestyle, accessories, makeup, hairstyle, and body posture. The term implies a ...

, a fashion brand in the Middle East

Other uses

* RIVA, a line of graphics cards made by Nvidia Corporation * Riva (''Star Trek''), a deaf and mute fictional character in ''Star Trek'' {{disambiguation, geo