Stefano Riva may refer to:
Stefano Riva (merchant) (1625–1714), merchant and member of the town council of Lugano, ancestor of the noble branch of the Riva family Stefano Riva (priest) (1736–1790), Catholic priest and apostolic internuncio in Paris, governor in the Papal States Stefano Riva (lawyer) (1785–1847), mayor of Lugano 1821–1827