Riggs

 ( English-language Surnames ) 

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

• Allison Riggs (born 1980 or 1981), North Carolina Supreme Court justice
• 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
• Nina Riggs (1977–2017), American writer and poet
• Richard William Riggs (1938–2022), American judge
• 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
• Billy Riggs, American professor, author, engineer, urban planner and musician

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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

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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.

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See also

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

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