Shriver is an occupational surname. The name derives from the

Indo-European root The roots of the reconstructed Proto-Indo-European language (PIE) are basic parts of words that carry a lexical meaning, so-called morphemes. PIE roots usually have verbal meaning like "to eat" or "to run". Roots never occurred alone in the lang ...

word "shrive", which came to mean "to write", and which relates to multiple modern words, including in English ''scribe'' and ''scrivener'' and in German ''schreiben'' (to write). The surname Shriver may refer to:

People

Anthony Shriver Anthony Paul Kennedy Shriver (born July 20, 1965) is an American activist for people with intellectual disabilities. In 1989, he founded Best Buddies International, an international organization that helps people with intellectual disabilities t ...

(born 1965), American political activist *

Bobby Shriver Robert Sargent Shriver III (born April 28, 1954) is an American activist, attorney, and journalist. He was a member of the Santa Monica City Council from 2004 to 2012, serving as mayor pro tem in 2006 and as mayor during part of 2010. A member ...

(born 1954), American politician *

Brian Shriver Brian Patrick Shriver (born August 5, 1987 in Clearwater, Florida) is a former American soccer player. Career Youth and college Shriver was an All-state performer at Clearwater High School, where he served as team captain for three years an ...

(born 1987), American soccer player * Eunice Kennedy Shriver (1921–2009), American disability rights activist *

Garner E. Shriver Garner E. Shriver (July 6, 1912 – March 1, 1998) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Biography Born in Towanda, Kansas, Shriver attended the public schools of Towanda and Wichita. He moved to Wichita, Kansas, in 1925. He was in the Universi ...

(1912–1998), American politician * Lionel Shriver (born 1957), American writer * Loren Shriver (born 1944), American astronaut * Maria Shriver (born 1955), American journalist * Mark D. Shriver (born 1965), American geneticist * Mark Kennedy Shriver (born 1964), American politician *

Marley Shriver Marley Lynn Shriver (February 13, 1937 – February 13, 2016) is an American former competition swimmer who represented the United States at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' o ...

(born 1937), American swimmer *

Pam Shriver Pamela Howard Shriver (born July 4, 1962) is an American former professional tennis player and current tennis broadcaster and pundit. During the 1980s and 1990s, Shriver won 133 titles, including 21 singles titles, 111 women's doubles titles, an ...

(born 1962), American tennis player *

Phillip Shriver Phillip Raymond Shriver (August 16, 1922 – April 23, 2011) was an American historian and college administrator who was president of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, from 1965 to 1981. Biography Phillip R. Shriver was born in Cleveland, Ohio. A ...

(1922–2011), American historian * Sargent Shriver (1915–2011), American politician * Thomas H. Shriver (1846–1916), American politician * Timothy Shriver (born 1959), American nonprofit leader

Places

Shriver Center The Shriver Center, located at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA, was first opened as the University Center in 1958. Later it was renamed as the Phillip R. Shriver Center, and provided space for not just the student body at the university, but ...

, Ohio *

Shriver Covered Bridge Shriver Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Center Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It is a , Queenpost truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof, constructed in 1900. It crosses Harqus Creek. As of October 1 ...

, Pennsylvania *

Shriver Farmstead The Shriver Farmstead is a historic farm located on County Line Road northwest of Virden, Illinois. The farm consists of a historic farmhouse, barn, and smokehouse; it also includes several modern outbuildings and of land. Owner John Ryan built t ...

, Illinois *

Shriver House The Shriver House is a historic house located at 117 E. 3rd St. in Flora, Illinois. Built in 1893, the Queen Anne house was designed by architect John W. Gaddis. The house's exterior design features multiple gables on the front facade, original ...

, Illinois
Shriver Homestead
Maryland

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* ''Shriver'' (film), an upcoming comedy film starring Michael Shannon

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