Ribeiro is a surname common in Galicia, Portugal and Brazil. It is also a wine-making region of Southeast central Galicia. In Portuguese, it literally means "small creek" or "by the river". In Galicia the surname was often Castilianized as Riveiro.
Adriano Leite Ribeiro, Brazilian football striker born 1982
Alfonso Ribeiro, American actor/game show host
Alexandre Ribeiro, Brazilian jiu-jitsu practitioner and mixed martial artist
Anderson Ribeiro, Brazilian football player
André Ribeiro, Brazilian racing driver
Antonio Ribeiro, Canadian football (soccer) player
Antonio Ribeiro, Catholic cardinal from Portugal
Bernardim Ribeiro, 15th-century Portuguese poet
Bruno de Paula Ribeiro Ingrácia, otherwise known as Bruno Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
Bruno Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
Celeste Ribeiro Myers, Modern American Activist - Opposed historic Massachusetts Expanded Gaming Legislation.
Catherine Ribeiro, French singer
Christian Ribeiro, Welsh footballer
Diogo Ribeiro (or Diego Ribero), Portuguese cartographer and explorer
Édson Ribeiro, Brazilian sprinter
Edson Ribeiro, Brazilian musician
Fernando Ribeiro, Portuguese singer
John F. Ribeiro, Modern American Activist. Led historic opposition to Massachusetts Casino Legislation 2011 - 2014 and forced a statewide referendum vote despite Attorney General opposition.
Jorge Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer born 1981
Julio Francis Ribeiro, former Indian police officer and civil servant.
Lais Ribeiro, a Brazilian model
Mike Ribeiro, Canadian Hockey player
Pedro Júlio Marques Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
Pedro Manuel Mendes Ribeiro, Portuguese footballer
Pedro Nezio de Araújo Lopes Ribeiro, Brazilian footballer
Pery Ribeiro, Brazilian singer
Robert Ribeiro, Hong Kong judge
Wladimir Ribeiro, Brazilian swimmer
Wine
Ribeiro (DO), the Spanish wine producing region in Galicia