Riggs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Riggs (geneticist), American geneticistArthur Stanley Riggs (1879–1952), American author and historianBobby Riggs (1918–1995), American tennis playerChandler Riggs (born June 27, 1999), American actorChristina Marie Riggs (1971-2000), Arkansas nurse, executed for killing her childrenDax Riggs, musicianDerek Riggs, British artistDudley Riggs (born 1932), American comedianElmer S. Riggs (1869–1963), American paleontologistFrank Riggs (born 1950), Californian politicianGeorge Washington Riggs, American bankerGerald Riggs former NFL running backJames Garland Riggs, saxophonist (classical and jazz) and collegiate music educatorJerry Riggs, American rock musician (also founder of the band Riggs)Jim Riggs (born 1941), American saxophonistJoe Riggs (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighterJohn M. Riggs, retired US Army Major GeneralL. A. "Speed" Riggs, tobacco auctioneer and advertising spokesman for American Tobacco CompanyLutah Maria Riggs, (1896 – 1984) American architectMarlon Riggs (1957–1994), American poet, educator, filmmaker, and activistMike Riggs, American guitarist for Scum of the Earth and Rob ZombieR. William Riggs, former Oregon Supreme Court judgeRobert D. "Freeze" Riggs, a Club Kid and convicted co-murderer of Andre "Angel" MelendezScott Riggs (born 1971), American race car driverScott Antol or Scotty Riggs, American professional wrestlerThomas Riggs, Jr. (1873–1945), American politician and governor of Alaska