Dio may refer to:

Given name

''Dio'' or ''Dion'', masculine given name * Dio of Alexandria, Greek philosopher and ambassador (1st century BC) * Dio Chrysostom, Roman philosopher (AD 40–120) * Cassius Dio, Roman historian (AD 160–230) * Cassius Dio (consul 291) *

Dio Lequaglie Dio Lequaglie (born October 12, 1963 in Civitavecchia) is a retired beach volleyball player from Italy. In 1993 he won the bronze medal at the first official European Championships in men's beach volleyball, partnering Andrea Ghiurghi. Playing p ...

(born 1963), Italian beach volleyball player

Surname

Ronnie James Dio Ronald James Padavona (July 10, 1942 – May 16, 2010), known professionally as Ronnie James Dio, was an American heavy metal singer. He fronted and founded numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and H ...

(1942–2010), American heavy metal singer *

Johnny Dio Giovanni Ignazio Dioguardi (; April 29, 1914 – January 12, 1979), known as John "Johnny Dio" Dioguardi, was an Italian-American organized crime figure and a labor racketeer. He is known for being involved in the acid attack which led to the bli ...

(1914–1979), Italian American mobster

Places

Dio, Burkina Faso Dio is a town in the Sanaba Department of Banwa Province in western Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to ...

Diö Diö () is a locality situated in Älmhult Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden,The United Nations Group of Experts on Geographical Names states that the country's formal name is the Kingdom of S ...

, a small village in southern Sweden *

Dio-et-Valquières Dio-et-Valquières (; Languedocien: ''Dian e Valquièiras'') is a commune in the Hérault department in southern France. Population See also *Communes of the Hérault department The following is a list of the 342 communes of the Hérault ...

, France *

Dio-Gare Dio-Gare is a village and rural commune in the Cercle of Kati in the Koulikoro Region of south-western Mali. The commune has an area of 180 km2 and contains 7 villages.. At the time of the 2009 census the commune had a population of 8,161 ...

, Mali * Diu, India, formerly known as Dio

Music

* Dio (band), an American heavy metal band * Dio - Distraught Overlord, a Japanese heavy metal band * "Dio" (song), a song by Tenacious D on the 2001 eponymous album * ''Dio'' (album), an album by Jørn Lande * "Dio", a song from the Throwing Muses album ''

Red Heaven ''Red Heaven'' is a studio album by Throwing Muses, released in 1992. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. ''NME'' named it the 38th best album of 1992. Track listing Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes. Throwing Muses * Kri ...

Abbreviations

* Days Inventory Outstanding * Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong * Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong * St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School, India * Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland), New Zealand * Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian military intelligence agency * Defense Industries Organization, conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran * Defence Infrastructure Organisation, an operating arm of the UK Ministry of Defence * Diet-induced obesity model (DIO model), an animal model used in laboratory research *Digital Input/Output

Other uses

* the Italian word for God * Dio Brando, a fictional character and the main antagonist from the manga and anime series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' known simply as DIO * Honda Dio, motorscooter produced in India * Radio Dio, an independent radio station, broadcasting to the French city of Saint-Etienne * Dio Eraclea, character from the anime Last Exile as well as its sequel Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing