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List Of People With Given Name Diego
Notable people with the given name Diego include: *Diego (footballer), a variety of association football players * Diego de Oviedo, 10th-century Asturian prelate * Diego de León, 12th-century Leonese prelate * Diego de Ourense, 12th-century Galician prelate * Diego de Asturias, 16th-century Spanish Royal heir who died at age 7 *Diego Abatantuono, Italian actor and screenwriter *Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador *Diego Aventín, Argentine race car driver * Diego Buñuel, French journalist *Diego Camacho (tennis), Bolivian tennis player *Diego Castillo (other), several people *Diego Colón, 4th viceroy of New Spain *Diego Corrales, American boxer *Diego D'Ambrosio, Italian-American businessman *Diego Deza, Spanish theologian and inquisitor * Diego Domínguez (other), several people * Diego Durán, Spanish Dominican friar * Diego El Mulato, a name given to several pirates who were active in the Caribbean in the 1600s *Diego Fabbrini, Italian footballer *Diego F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego (footballer)
Notable association football players with the name Diego include: Argentina * Diego Klimowicz (born July 1974), forward * Diego Latorre (born August 1969), striker * Diego Maradona (born October 1960 - November 2020), midfielder * Diego Milito (born June 1979), striker * Diego Rivero (born August 1981), winger * Diego Simeone (born April 1970), midfielder Bolivia * Diego Bengolea (born December 1979), midfielder Brazil * Diego (footballer, born 1979) (Diego Costa Silva), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1982) (Diego Salgado Costa de Menezes), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1985) (Diego Ribas da Cunha), midfielder * Diego (footballer, born April 1986) (Diego Aparecido Ferreira Oliveira), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born May 1986) (Diego Dionatas dos Santos Oliveira), goalkeeper * Diego (footballer, born 1988) (Diego Rigonato Rodrigues), left back * Diego (footballer, born September 1995) (Diego Jara Rodrigues), left back * Diego (footballer, born October 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Masson
Diego Masson (born 21 June 1935) is a French conductor, composer, and percussionist. The son of artist André Masson and brother of the singer and actor Luís Masson, Diego Masson was born in Tossa de Mar, Spain. He studied piano and composition at the Paris Conservatoire. Upon graduation, he joined the Domaine Musical as percussionist and began studying conducting with the group's director, Pierre Boulez. In 1966 he formed Musique Vivante, a group specializing in contemporary music which he still directs. Musique Vivante has introduced many important compositions by French and foreign composers, in particular the music of Boulez and Karlheinz Stockhausen. In 1969 Masson conducted the world première of Stockhausen's '' Stop'', which is dedicated to him, and the group also took part in the premières of "Setz die Segel zur Sonne" from '' Aus den sieben Tagen'' and the 1972 version of ''Momente''. In addition to conducting specialist new-music groups like the Asko Ensemble, X ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Maradona
Diego Armando Maradona (; 30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two joint winners of the FIFA Player of the 20th Century award. Maradona's vision, passing, ball control, and dribbling skills were combined with his small stature, which gave him a low centre of gravity allowing him to manoeuvre better than most other players. His presence and leadership on the field had a great effect on his team's general performance, while he would often be singled out by the opposition. In addition to his creative abilities, he possessed an eye for goal and was known to be a free kick specialist. A precocious talent, Maradona was given the nickname "''El Pibe de Oro''" ("The Golden Boy"), a name that stuck with him throughout his career. He also had a troubled off-field life and was banned in both 1991 and 1994 for abusing drugs. An advanced pl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Luna
Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer. He is known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in '' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' and the Disney+ series ''Andor''. Following an early career in Mexican telenovelas, he had his breakthrough in the critically acclaimed 2001 film ''Y tu mamá también''. During the 2000s, he appeared in both Mexican and American films including ''Frida'', ''Open Range'', '' Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights'', ''The Terminal'', ''Criminal'', ''Milk'', '' Sólo quiero caminar,'' and ''Rudo y Cursi.'' In the 2010s, he co-starred in a variety of films like the sci-fi ''Elysium'', comedy ''Casa de mi Padre'', and the animated musical ''The Book of Life'', before starring as Andor in 2016's ''Rogue One'', a role he reprises in the 2022 Disney+ series of the same name. From 2018 to 2020, he starred as the drug trafficker Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in '' Narcos: Mexico.'' Throughout his career, he h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Klattenhoff
Diego Klattenhoff is a Canadian actor known for his portrayals of Mike Faber in the Showtime series ''Homeland'' and as FBI Special Agent Donald Ressler in ''The Blacklist''. He has also appeared as Derek in '' Whistler'', Ivan in ''Men in Trees'' as well as having a minor role in ''Mean Girls'' as Shane Oman. Early life Klattenhoff was born in French River, Nova Scotia, Canada. He moved to Toronto at the age of 19 to pursue an acting career. For a number of years, he worked as a bartender while studying in theater workshops. His father was originally from Germany and settled in Canada before Klattenhoff was born. Career Klattenhoff studied with some of Canada's most respected acting coaches, including David Rotenberg, Bruce Clayton and Rae Ellen Bodie. His first notable acting role was in ''Mean Girls'' (2004). He followed that with a string of appearances in notable TV shows like '' Smallville'' and ''Stargate SG-1'', and films like ''Lucky Number Slevin'' (2006). Since 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego De Landa
Diego de Landa Calderón, O.F.M. (12 November 1524 – 29 April 1579) was a Spanish Franciscan bishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Yucatán. Many historians criticize his campaign against idolatry. In particular, he burned almost all the Maya manuscripts (codices) that would have been very useful in deciphering Maya script, knowledge of Maya religion and civilization, and the history of the American continent. Nonetheless, his work in documenting and researching the Maya was indispensable in achieving the current understanding of their culture, to the degree that one scholar asserted that, "ninety-nine percent of what we today know of the Mayas, we know as the result either of what Landa has told us in the pages that follow, or have learned in the use and study of what he told." Conversion of Maya Born in Cifuentes, Guadalajara, Spain, he became a Franciscan friar in 1541, and was sent as one of the first Franciscans to the Yucatán, arriving in 1549. Landa was in c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego José De Cádiz
Diego José de Cádiz (1743–1801) was a Spanish Capuchin friar who was a noted and popular preacher throughout the region of Andalusia during the 18th century. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 1894. Life Early life José Francisco López-Caamaño y García Pérez was born in Cádiz in 1743. His lineage dated from the Visigoth kings. His mother died when he was 9 years old. Later his father moved the family to the city of Grazalema, where he entered the local school run by the Dominican Order. As a youth Joseph could make no progress at school, receiving the nickname of the "dunce of Cadiz". Later a classmate, a Dominican friar named Antonio Querero, testified how difficult study had been for him. Initially rejected by the Observant Franciscan friars due to this perceived limitation of intellect, López-Caamaño was later accepted by the Capuchin friars and, at the age of 15, entered their novitiate in Seville, at which time he was given the name Didacus Joseph. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Hypólito
Diego Matias Hypólito (; born 19 June 1986) is a Brazilian gymnast, the 2005 and 2007 World Champion in the floor exercise. He is the first male gymnast from Brazil, and South America, to win a medal at the World Championships. He also won 63 medals in the World Cup. Hypólito has represented Brazil at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympic Games. He received the silver medal in floor exercise at the 2016 Olympic Games. He is the brother of Daniele Hypólito, the first Brazilian gymnast to win a medal at the World Championships. Early life Hypólito was born in Santo André, São Paulo, but moved to the city of Rio de Janeiro. He is the son of a bus driver, Wagner Hypólito, and a seamstress, Geni Matias. He has Greek ancestry through his father (the surname Hypólito comes from the Greek surname Hippolyte, which was translated when his ancestors had immigrated to Brazil); he is also of Portuguese descent, through his mother. As a child, he had his first contact with the sport ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Hartfield
Diego Hartfield (born 31 January 1981), nicknamed 'El Gato Hartfield' (''Hartfield the Cat'' in Spanish) is a stockbroker and a former tennis player on the ATP Tour from Argentina Argentina (), officially the Argentine Republic ( es, link=no, República Argentina), is a country in the southern half of South America. Argentina covers an area of , making it the second-largest country in South America after Brazil, th .... Career 2000 : Diego began his pro career by playing Futures in South America. 2001 : He reached his first career Futures final in Mendoza (Argentina), was three times Doubles finalist at Futures, and won one title in Asunción (Paraguay) 2002 : He won his first career Futures Singles title in Viña del Mar (Chile) and reached the final in Santa Cruz (Bolivia). He won two Doubles titles in Bolivia at the Cochabamba and Santa Cruz Futures and reached the final in La Paz (Bolivia). 2003 : Diego won the Futures title in Viña del Mar, for the second ti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego García De Moguer
Diego García de Moguer (1484 or 1496–1544) was a Spanish explorer who also sailed for the Portuguese Crown later in life. Biography Spanish sources indicate that Diego García was born in Moguer in 1484 (or 1496), but there are Portuguese sources say he was born in Lisbon. However, his first expedition, in 1515, was with Juan Díaz de Solís in search of an oceanic passage leading to the Far East, returning to Spain after the death of Díaz de Solís in the Río de la Plata basin in 1516. He participated in the expedition of Ferdinand Magellan and Juan Sebastián Elcano between 1519 and 1522. García received approval for a new voyage. According to his own account, Diego García set sail on 15 January 1526, but historians have doubted the accuracy of this date, and are more inclined to accept 15 August 1527 (suggested by chronicler Herrera) as the actual departure date.J.T. Medina (1908) ''Los viajes de Diego García de Moguer al Rio de la Plata'', p.87, p.94 reviews the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego González (actor)
Diego Andrés González Boneta (born November 29, 1990) is an American actor, producer and singer. He gained wider recognition after starring in '' Rock of Ages'' (2012) alongside Tom Cruise and the ''Netflix'' biographical series '' Luis Miguel: The Series'' (2018). He recorded his self-titled debut album with his first single, "Responde" in 2005. A Brazilian version of the album with songs in Portuguese was recorded in 2006. In 2008, he released his second album titled ''Indigo''. Early life Boneta was born in Mexico City, the son of two engineers, Lauro González, born in Mexico City, and Astrid Boneta, born in the United States of Puerto Rican and Spanish origin. His father is Mexican. He has two siblings. Although he never knew his maternal grandfather, Otto Boneta, a songwriter and psychiatrist, Diego credits him with his musical talents. Boneta grew up in Los Angeles, California and Mexico City. Boneta speaks Spanish and English fluently. Boneta has triple citizensh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
