Jorge de Paiva, Portuguese fencer

João da Paiva, Portuguese military and Governor of São Tomé and Príncipe

Henrique Gomes de Paiva Lins de Barros, Brazilian scientist and recipient of the Brazilian Order of Scientific Merit

Antonia Caetana de Paiva Pereira Maury, American astronomer

António de Paiva, Portuguese missionary to Thailand

Carlos Paiva Gonçalves Filho, member of the Brazilian Academia Nacional de Medicina

Ataulfo de Paiva, Brazilian, former president of the Academia Brasileira de Letras

Francisco de Paiva de Andrade, Portuguese writer

Jean Paiva, writter and recipientof the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel

Marques de Paiva, leading brand of the largest Brazilian coffee exporter

Loick Barros Paiva Pires, Portuguese footballer playing in the UK

Castelo de Paiva, a municipality in Portugal

Ricardo Javier Tavarelli Paiva, Paraguayan footballer

Engenheiro Rubens Paiva, a station on the underground railway system of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Vila Nova de Paiva, a municipality in Portugal

Diogo de Paiva de Andrada, Portuguese theologian

Félix Paiva, former President of Paraguay

Nestor Paiva, American actor

Henrique Mitchell de Paiva Couceiro, Portuguese military officer, statesman, and politician

Estádio Gustavo Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Maceió, Brazil

Adriano de Paiva, Portuguese scientist

Estádio José Duarte de Paiva, a multi-use stadium in Sete Lagoas, Brazil

Estadio Atilio Paiva Olivera, a multi-use stadium in Rivera, Uruguay

Afonso de Paiva, Portuguese diplomat and explorer of Ethiopia

Paiva is one of the oldest family surnames of Portugal, with ramifications throughout the Portuguese speaking world, namely in Brazil. Paiva was originally a toponym referring to the land ownership of what today is Castelo de Paiva, in northern Portugal. Famous people named Paiva include:

Heliodoro de Paiva, Portuguese Renaissance composer

João de Paiva, Portuguese Jesuit missionary to the Kingdom of Kongo during the reign of Garcia II of Kongo

João Soares de Paiva, Portuguese troubadour