Riggs is an English surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Allison Riggs (born 1980 or 1981), American jurist from North Carolina
  • Anna Rankin Riggs (1835–1908), American social reformer
  • Arthur Riggs (geneticist) (1939–2022), American geneticist
  • Arthur Stanley Riggs (1879–1952), American author and historian
  • Bobby Riggs (1918–1995), American tennis player
  • Chandler Riggs (born 1999), American actor
  • Christina Riggs, British-American historian
  • Christina Marie Riggs (1971–2000), American murderer
  • Cody Riggs (born 1991), American football player
  • Dax Riggs (born 1973), American musician
  • Derek Riggs (born 1958), British artist
  • Dudley Riggs (1932–2020), American comedian
  • Dudley Riggs (American football) (1875–1913), American football player
  • Elmer S. Riggs (1869–1963), American paleontologist
  • Frank Riggs (1950–2023), American politician
  • George Washington Riggs (1813–1881), American banker and businessman
  • Gerald Riggs (born 1960), American football player
  • Grattan Riggs (1835–1899), US-Australian "Irish" actor
  • James Garland Riggs (born 1941), American saxophonist
  • Jerry Riggs (born 1956), American musician
  • Joe Riggs (born 1982), American mixed martial artist
  • John M. Riggs, American army general
  • John Mankey Riggs (1811–1885), American dentist
  • Lawrason Riggs (1861–1940), American businessman and art collector
  • Layne Riggs (born 2002), American race car driver
  • Lutah Maria Riggs (1896–1984), American architect
  • Marcia Y. Riggs, American scholar, professor and theologian
  • Marlon Riggs (1957–1994), American poet, educator, filmmaker, and activist
  • Mike Riggs (born 1971), American guitarist
  • Moses Riggs (1795–1886), American architect
  • Nina Riggs (1977–2017), American writer and poet
  • Richard William Riggs (1938–2022), American jurist
  • Scott Riggs (born 1971), American race car driver
  • Scotty Riggs (born 1971), American professional wrestler
  • Sheila M. Riggs, American dentistry academic
  • Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873–1945), American politician and engineer
  • William "Billy" Riggs, American professor, author, engineer, urban planner and musician

Fictional characters

  • Jessica Riggs, character in Prancer
  • Martin Riggs, a police officer in Lethal Weapon
  • Mr. Riggs, character in Under Capricorn
  • Mrs. Riggs, character in Under Capricorn

Other uses

  • Scotty Riggs (born 1971), ring name of American wrestler Scott Antol
  • Riggs, a rock band; see Jerry Riggs
  • Riggs' disease
  • Riggs, Missouri
  • Riggs Glacier
  • Riggs Bank, former bank in the Washington, D.C., area
  • Riggs-Tompkins Building, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Washington, D.C.

See also

  • Rig (disambiguation)
  • Rigg (disambiguation)
  • Rigging