Riggs is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Arthur Riggs (geneticist), American geneticist
Arthur Stanley Riggs (1879–1952), American author and historian
Bobby Riggs (1918–1995), American tennis player
Chandler Riggs (born June 27, 1999), American actor
Christina Marie Riggs (1971-2000), Arkansas nurse, executed for killing her children
Dax Riggs, musician
Derek Riggs, British artist
Dudley Riggs (born 1932), American comedian
Elmer S. Riggs (1869–1963), American paleontologist
Frank Riggs (born 1950), Californian politician
George Washington Riggs, American banker
Gerald Riggs former NFL running back
James Garland Riggs, saxophonist (classical and jazz) and collegiate music educator
Jerry Riggs, American rock musician (also founder of the band Riggs)
Jim Riggs (born 1941), American saxophonist
Joe Riggs (born 1982), American mixed martial arts fighter
John M. Riggs, retired US Army Major General
L. A. "Speed" Riggs, tobacco auctioneer and advertising spokesman for American Tobacco Company
Lutah Maria Riggs, (1896 – 1984) American architect
Marlon Riggs (1957–1994), American poet, educator, filmmaker, and activist
Mike Riggs, American guitarist for Scum of the Earth and Rob Zombie
R. William Riggs, former Oregon Supreme Court judge
Robert D. "Freeze" Riggs, a Club Kid and convicted co-murderer of Andre "Angel" Melendez
Scott Riggs (born 1971), American race car driver
Scott Antol or Scotty Riggs, American professional wrestler
Thomas Riggs, Jr. (1873–1945), American politician and governor of Alaska
