Briggs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Adam Briggs, stage name Briggs (rapper), Australian rapper, lyricist and hip hop artist
Alfie Briggs (1888–1952), Scottish footballer
Ann-Kio Briggs (born 1952), English-born Nigerian environmental and human rights activist
Anne Briggs (born 1944), English folk singer
Ansel Briggs (1806–1881), American politician
Arthur E. Briggs (1881–1969), California teacher, law school dean and politician
Asa Briggs (1921–2016), English historian
Barbara G. Briggs (born 1934), Australian botanist
Barry Briggs (born 1934), New Zealand World Motorcycle speedway champion
Barry Bruce-Briggs, public policy writer
Benjamin Briggs (1835–1872), captain of the Mary Celeste
Bill Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Billy Briggs (born 1977), American musician
Carlos Briggs (born 1964), American basketball player
Charles Augustus Briggs (1841–1913), American theologian
Charles Frederick Briggs (1804–1877), American journalist
Sir Charles James Briggs (1865–1941), British Army general
Charlie Briggs (footballer) (1911–1993), English footballer
Clare Briggs (1875–1930), American comics artist
Danny Briggs (born 1991), English cricketer
David Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Derek Briggs (born 1950), Irish paleontologist
Everett Francis Briggs (1908–2006), American Catholic priest and miners' activist
Frank A. Briggs (1858–1898), American politician
Frank O. Briggs (1851–1913), American politician
Frank P. Briggs (1894–1992), American politician
Gary Briggs (musician), British guitarist
Gary Briggs (footballer) (born 1959), British footballer
George N. Briggs, American politician
Greg Briggs (born 1968), American football player
Harold Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Henry Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Ian Briggs (born 1958), British television writer
Jack Briggs (disambiguation)
James Briggs (disambiguation), any of several people
Jason W. Briggs (1821–1899), American Latter Day Saint leader
Jean Briggs (1929–2016), American-born Canadian anthropologist, ethnographer and linguist
Jeff Briggs (born 1957), American composer and former computer games executive
Joe Bob Briggs, pseudonym of John Irving Bloom (born 1953), American film critic and actor
John Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people by the name of John, Johnny, and other variations
Josephine Briggs, director of the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health
Karen Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people8
Katharine Cook Briggs (1875–1968), American co-inventor of the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator personality test
Katharine Mary Briggs (1898–1980), British author
Kevin "She'kspere" Briggs, American record producer
Lance Briggs (born 1980), American football player
Lauren Briggs (born 1979), English squash player
LeBaron Russell Briggs (1855–1934), American educator
Leland Lawrence Briggs (1893-1975), American accounting scholar
Lyman James Briggs (1874–1963), American physicist and civil servant
Matt Briggs (born 1970), American writer
Matthew Briggs (born 1991), English footballer
Melancthon J. Briggs (1846-1923), American politician
Michael Briggs (judge), British judge
Nicholas Briggs (born 1961), British actor
Nigel Briggs (born 1966), English singer/song writer
Nimi Briggs (born 1944), Nigerian academic
Patricia Briggs (born 1965), American fantasy writer
Patrick Briggs (born 1940), English cricketer, rugby player and school headmaster
Paul Briggs (born 1975), Australian boxer
Paul Briggs (American football) (1920–2011), American football player
Raymond Briggs (born 1934), British illustrator and author
Robert William Briggs (1911–1983), American biologist
Shannon Briggs (born 1971), American boxer
Stephen Briggs (born 1951), British Discworld adapter
Stephen Foster Briggs (1885–1976), American engineer, co-founder of the Briggs & Stratton Company
Ted Briggs (1923–2008), British seaman, survivor of HMS Hood
Tom Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Walter Briggs (disambiguation), multiple people
Fictional characters:
Bobby Briggs, fictional character in American television series Twin Peaks
Major Garland Briggs, fictional character in Twin Peaks
Hortense Briggs, fictional character in An American Tragedy by Theodore Dreiser
Jax Briggs, character in the arcade/videogame series Mortal Kombat
Kim Briggs, mother of J.D.'s baby in American TV comedy-drama Scrubs
Sandra Briggs, fictional character in British soap opera Emmerdale
Miss Briggs, character in the novel Vanity Fair
Miss Briggs, character in American television series iCarly
Uncle Briggs, host of an American children's television series which aired on WSIL-TV
