Famous People with Name Rio

Rio Gavin Ferdinand            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Rio Gavin Ferdinand: is an English footballer. He plays at centre-back for Manchester United in the Premier League and at the international level for the England national football team. He has achieved 70 caps for the English national team while being selected for three FIFA World Cup squads. He is currently the vice-captain of the England national team.

Rio Akisada            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Rio Akisada: a Japanese actress.

Rio Diaz-Cojuangco            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Rio Diaz-Cojuangco: was a former beauty queen, TV Host and actress born in the Philippines. She was the sister of former Miss Universe Gloria Diaz. Rio was diagnosed with Stage 4 colon cancer in December 1998. She was given three months to live then, but she lived for six more years. She died on October 4, 2004 in Seton Hospital in Daly City, California at the age of only 45.

Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Rio Antonio Zoba Mavuba: is a French football player of Angolan and Congolese descent who plays for Lille O.S.C. in the French Ligue 1. He is a defensive midfielder well known for his agility.Mavuba's father was Mafuila "Ricky" Mavuba (nicknamed The Black Sorcerer), a football player, who appeared at the 1974 World Cup for Zaire (Democratic Republic of Congo) national football team, while Rio Antonio's mother was an Angolan national.

Riona Hazuki            Origin/Culture/Country: Japanese

Riona Hazuki: a Japanese actress. In 1999, she played the main role in Owls' Castle.

Rebecca Del Rio            Origin/Culture/Country: Philippines

Rebecca Del Rio: a Filipina actress typecasted and a famous Contarvida in Sampaguita Pictures.She made numerous movies under Sampaguita and in 1955 she signed a contract to LVN Pictures and made her first movie Dinayang Pagmamahal aka Foolish Love, a Jaime de la Rosa and Charito Solis movie.

Patrice Rio            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Patrice Rio: is a retired football defender from France, who obtained a total number of 17 international caps for the France national football team in the 1970s. Playing for FC Nantes (1970–1984) he was a member of the French squad that competed at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.

Belinda Rio            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Belinda Rio: an emerging R&B singer song writer, finalist of the 2005 World Showcase singing and talent competition held at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, Nevada. Most notable for her wide vocal range and unique voice, Belinda is once again making a name for her self. In

José Merino Del Río            Origin/Culture/Country: American

José Merino Del Río: is a Costa Rican politician.

Rui Fernando Da Silva Rio            Origin/Culture/Country: Portuguese

Rui Fernando Da Silva Rio: is a Portuguese politician and Mayor of Porto (Presidente da Câmara Municipal).Rio began his political career as part of the Juventude Social-Democrata (JSD), the Social Democrats' youth organization. He was Vice President of its National Political Commis