Diesel may refer to: *

Diesel engine The diesel engine, named after Rudolf Diesel, is an internal combustion engine in which ignition of the fuel is caused by the elevated temperature of the air in the cylinder due to mechanical compression; thus, the diesel engine is a so-call ...

, an internal combustion engine where ignition is caused by compression *

Diesel fuel Diesel fuel , also called diesel oil, is any liquid fuel specifically designed for use in a diesel engine, a type of internal combustion engine in which fuel ignition takes place without a spark as a result of compression of the inlet air and t ...

, a liquid fuel used in diesel engines *

Diesel locomotive A diesel locomotive is a type of railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine. Several types of diesel locomotives have been developed, differing mainly in the means by which mechanical power is conveyed to the driving whee ...

, a railway locomotive in which the prime mover is a diesel engine

Arts and entertainment

Diesel (band) Diesel is a Dutch pop/rock group that became one of the relatively few Dutch acts to chart in the U.S. when their song "Sausalito Summernight" entered the U.S. Top 40 in 1981. Biography Diesel was created in October 1978 by ex- Kayak drummer Pi ...

, a Dutch pop/rock group * ''Diesel'' (1942 film), a German film about Rudolf Diesel *

Diesel (2022 film) Diesel is an upcoming Indian Tamil language action drama film written and directed by Shanmugam Muthuswamy. It stars Harish Kalyan, Vinay Rai, Athulya Ravi, while Ananya, Sai Kumar, Karunas, Sachin Khedekar, Zakeer Hussain, Dheena, and Vive ...

, an Indian Tamil language thriller film *

Diesel (game engine) Diesel is a game engine developed and used by Grin. The engine was originally developed for their game ''Ballistics'' and has been used, albeit with modifications, in a number of other games since then. The first installment of the engine was dev ...

, a computer gaming technology * Diesel, a former name of Brazilian rock band

Udora Udora is a small rural community in Ontario, Canada. It has a population estimated to be around 500 and is situated in the most south-eastern part of Georgina, split between York Region and Durham Region. The town was originally known as Snoddon ...

People

Surname

Nathanael Diesel Nathanael Diesel (1692 – October 26, 1745) was a Denmark, Danish composer, violinist and lutenist. He was a teacher to Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark. See also *List of Danish composers References *''This article was i ...

(1692–1745), Danish composer, violinist and lutenist * Vin Diesel (Mark Sinclair, born 1967), American actor, producer and director * Rudolf Diesel (1858-1913), German inventor and mechanical engineer

Nickname or ring name

* Diesel (musician) (Mark Lizotte, born 1966), American-Australian rock singer-songwriter * Kevin Nash (born 1959) ring name and gimmick for American professional wrestler Kevin Nash while performing in the WWF/E *

Kane (wrestler) Glenn Thomas Jacobs (born April 26, 1967), better known by the ring name Kane is an American politician and professional wrestler. Jacobs has been signed to WWE since 1995 and was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in WWE Hall of Fame (2021), ...

(Glenn Jacobs, born 1967), American wrestler, former ring name fake "Diesel", imitating Kevin Nash's gimmick * Diesel Dahl (born 1959), drummer of TNT *

Noah Davis (baseball) Noah D. Davis (nicknamed Diesel; born April 22, 1997) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Colorado Rockies of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was select ...

(nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), American baseball player * Zach Banner (born 1993), once known as The Diesel, American footballer *

David S. LaForce David "Diesel" S. LaForce is an American artist best known for his artwork in early ''Dungeons & Dragons'' adventures published by TSR, as well as for his creative cartography. His artwork appeared in many significant TSR products produced from 1 ...

or Diesel, American artist *

Shaquille O'Neal Shaquille Rashaun O'Neal ( ; born March 6, 1972), known commonly as "Shaq" ( ), is an American former professional basketball player who is a sports analyst on the television program ''Inside the NBA''. O'Neal is regarded as one of the greates ...

(born 1972), American basketball player, now music producer and DJ known as DIESEL * Joe Riggs (born 1982), or Diesel, American mixed martial artist * John Riggins (born 1949), or The Diesel, American football player * Greg Williams (Australian footballer), or Diesel, Australian-rules footballer

Other uses

* Diesel (brand), an Italian clothing company * Diesel (dog), a French police dog killed in 2015 *

10093 Diesel 1 (one, unit, unity) is a number representing a single or the only entity. 1 is also a numerical digit and represents a single unit (measurement), unit of counting or measurement. For example, a line segment of ''unit length'' is a line segment ...

, an asteroid named after Rudolf Diesel * Operation Diesel, a 2009 British military operation in Afghanistan * Diesel, brand of

A. J. Fernandez Cigars Tabacalera Fernandez, best known to the English-speaking world as A.J. Fernandez Cigars, is a maker of cigars primarily grown and produced in Nicaragua and sold worldwide. The company is run by Abdel J. Fernandez, a third generation cigarmaker, and ...

* Diesel, a variety of

Snakebite (drink) A snakebite is an alcoholic drink from the United Kingdom. Traditionally, it is made with equal parts lager and cider. If a dash of blackcurrant cordial is added, it is known as a "snakebite & black" or a "diesel". Different regional recipes an ...