Ribeiro is a Portuguese and Galician

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, also common in Brazil. Origin:

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''riparius'', ("small stream" or "by the river"). It is also a

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-making region of central Galicia. In Galicia the surname may have been Castilianized as ''Riveiro''. *

Adriano Leite Ribeiro Adriano Leite Ribeiro (born 17 February 1982) is a Brazilian former professional footballer. Adriano had four prolific seasons in Italy with Italian clubs Parma and Inter Milan, being considered one of the best strikers in the world during thi ...

(born 1982), Brazilian football striker * Aguinaldo Ribeiro (born 1969), Brazilian politician * Alfonso Ribeiro (born 1971), American actor/game show host * Alexandre Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist *

Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro Alípio de Miranda-Ribeiro (21 February 1874, Rio Preto, Minas Gerais – 8 January 1939) was a Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist. His son, Paulo de Miranda-Ribeiro (1901–1965), was also a zoologist. From an early age Alípio de Miran ...

(1874–1939), Brazilian herpetologist and ichthyologist * Ana Ribeiro (born 1955), Uruguayan historian, writer, and professor * Anderson Ribeiro (born 1981), Brazilian football player * André Ribeiro (1966–2021), Brazilian racing driver * Antonio Ribeiro (soccer) (born 1980), Canadian football (soccer) player * António Ribeiro (1928–1998), Catholic cardinal from Portugal * Áureo Ribeiro (born 1979), Brazilian politician * Bernard Ribeiro, Baron Ribeiro (born 1944), British surgeon *

Bernardim Ribeiro Bernardim Ribeiro (1482October 1552) was a Renaissance Portuguese poet and writer. Early life Ribeiro was a native of Torrão in the Alentejo. His father, Damião Ribeiro, was implicated in a conspiracy against King John II in 1484, and had t ...

(1482–1552), Portuguese poet * Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia (born 1983), otherwise known as Bruno Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer *

Bruno Ribeiro Bruno Miguel Fernandes Ribeiro (born 22 October 1975) is a Portuguese former football manager and player. A midfielder with a powerful left-foot strike, he began his playing career with hometown club Vitória Setúbal from 1994 to 1997, befo ...

(born 1975), Portuguese footballer * Catherine Ribeiro (1941–2024), French singer *

Christian Ribeiro Christian Michael Ribeiro (born 14 December 1989) is a Welsh retired professional Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. He began his career at Bristol City F.C., Bristol City, and turned dow ...

(born 1989), Welsh footballer *

Darcy Ribeiro Darcy Ribeiro (October 26, 1922 – February 17, 1997) was a Brazilian anthropologist, historian, sociologist, author and politician. His ideas have influenced several scholars of Brazilian and Latin American studies. As Minister of Educati ...

, (1922–1997), Brazilian anthropologist * Diogo Ribeiro (cartographer) (or Diego Ribero) (16th century), Portuguese cartographer and explorer * Édson Ribeiro (born 1972), Brazilian sprinter * Fabian Defu Ribeiro (1933–1986), South African doctor and anti-apartheid activist * Fernanda Ribeiro, Portuguese long-distance runner * Fernando Ribeiro, Portuguese singer *

Florence Ribeiro Florence Barbara Ribeiro SCOB (3 November 1933 – 1 December 1986) was a South African anti-apartheid activist who, along with her husband Fabian Ribeiro, were assassinated by South African government forces. The post-Apartheid Truth and Reco ...

(1933–1986), South African anti-apartheid activist * Gilvan Ribeiro (born 1989), Brazilian canoeist * João Mário Ribeiro (born 1929), Portuguese chess master * Jorge Ribeiro (born 1981), Portuguese footballer * Julio Francis Ribeiro (born 1929), former Indian police officer and civil servant * Lais Ribeiro (born 1989), a Brazilian model * Lancelot Ribeiro (1933–2010), British painter * Miguel Ribeiro (born 1974), Portuguese screenwriter and filmmaker * Mike Ribeiro (born 1980), Canadian hockey player * Pedro Júlio Marques Ribeiro (born 1979), Portuguese footballer * Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro (born 1983), Portuguese footballer * Pedro Ribeiro (Brazilian footballer) (born 1990), Brazilian footballer *

Pery Ribeiro Pery Ribeiro (27 October 1937 – 24 February 2012) was a Brazilian singer of bossa nova, MPB and jazz, active from 1959 until shortly before his death. Biography Pery Ribeiro was born Peri Oliveira Martins on 27 October 1937, son of the singe ...

(1937–2012), Brazilian singer *

Raúl Casal Ribeiro Raúl Casal Ribeiro Velazco (14 August 1887 – 1956) was a Paraguayan politician; he was vice president of Paraguay between 1932 and 1936, during Eusebio Ayala's government. His term was heavily marked by the Chaco War with Bolivia, which lasted ...

(1887-1956), Paraguayan vice president * Regina Lúcia Ribeiro (born 1961), Brazilian chess master * Robert Ribeiro (born 1949), Hong Kong judge * Sheila Ribeiro (born 1973), Brazilian / Canadian artist * Wladimir Ribeiro (born 1967), Brazilian swimmer * Zulaiê Cobra Ribeiro (born 1943), Brazilian lawyer and politician * Zulmira Ribeiro Tavares (1930-2018), Brazilian poet and writer

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