Viv (given name)

Viv is a unisex given name, often a short form (hypocorism) of Vivian or Vivienne or variations thereof. It may refer to:

Women

 * Viv Albertine (born 1954), British singer and songwriter
 * Viv Nicholson (1936–2015), British woman who went on spending sprees when her second husband won the football pools
 * Viv Stephens (born 1953), New Zealand cricketer

Men

 * Viv Allen (1916–1995), Canadian hockey player
 * Viv Anderson (born 1956), English football coach and player
 * Viv Bingham (1932–2012), British political activist and president of the Liberal Party
 * Viv Busby (born 1949), British football player and manager
 * Viv Dunn (1895–1974), Australian rugby union player
 * Viv Farnsworth (1889–1953), Australian rugby league player
 * Vivian Gibbins (1901–1979), English amateur footballer
 * Viv Harrison (1921–1989), Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
 * Viv Huzzey (1876–1929), Welsh rugby union and baseball player
 * Vivian Jenkins (1911–2004), Welsh rugby union player and sports journalist
 * Viv Michie (born 1992), Australian rules footballer
 * Viv Parkinson (1882–1944), Australian rules footballer
 * Viv Peterson (born 1942), Australian rules footballer
 * Viv Prince (born 1941), English drummer
 * Viv Randall (1914–1985), Australian rules footballer
 * Viv Richards (born 1952), West Indian cricketer
 * Viv Solomon-Otabor (born 1996), English footballer
 * Viv Thicknesse (1910–1986), Australian rugby league and rugby union player
 * Viv Thomas (born 1948), British pornographer
 * Viv Valentine (1887–1967), Australian rules footballer
 * Viv Woodward (Welsh footballer), Welsh footballer

Female fictional characters

 * Viv Hope, on the British soap opera Emmerdale
 * Vivian Johnson, on the American crime drama series Without a Trace
 * Viv Newton, on the Australian soap opera Home and Away
 * Viv Vision, a Marvel Comics android
 * Viv, on the British children's show 'The Dumping Ground'