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Rives

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Rive (plural: rives) is a French word meaning "bank" (of a river). It may also refer to:

Places

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France

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United States

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People

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  • Alexander Rives (1806–1885), American attorney, politician, judge and plantation owner
  • Alfred L. Rives (1830–1903), American engineer, son of William Cabell Rives
  • Amélie Rives Troubetzkoy (1863–1945), née Rives, American author of novels, poetry and plays
  • André Rives (1924–2017), French rugby league footballer
  • Ángela García Rives (1891–1968 or later) Spanish librarian and archivist
  • Bob Rives (1903–1956), American football player
  • Don Rives (born 1951), American former National Football League player
  • Francis E. Rives (1792–1861), American politician, businessman and planter
  • George L. Rives (1849–1917), American lawyer, politician, author and United States Assistant Secretary of State
  • Gustave Rives (1858–1926), French architect
  • Hallie Erminie Rives (1874–1956), American novelist
  • Jack L. Rives (born 1952), American former lieutenant general, former Judge Advocate General of the United States Air Force and CEO of the American Bar Association
  • Jean Baptiste Rives Rives (1793–1833), French adventurer who served in the court of the Kingdom of Hawaii
  • Jean-Marc Rives (born 1950), French singer, song writer, musician, painter, poet, philosopher, filmmaker and writer
  • Jean-Pierre Rives (born 1952), French former rugby union player and visual artist
  • Richard Rives (1895–1982), American lawyer and judge
  • Thomas Rives, speaker of the House of Assembly of Jamaica in 1688
  • William Cabell Rives (1793–1868), American lawyer, planter, politician and diplomat, twice US Minister to France
  • Zeno J. Rives (1874–1939), American politician and lawyer
  • J. Rives Childs (1893–1987), American diplomat and writer
  • Rives Kistler (born 1949), American attorney and judge
  • Rives McBee (1938–2023), American golfer
  • Rives (poet) (born 1968), American poet

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