Notable people with the given name Diego include: *

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 ...

, 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 Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, and screenwriter, three-time winner of the Nastro d'Argento. Biography and career Abatantuono was born in Milan to a father of Apulian origin and a mother from Como. T ...

, Italian actor and screenwriter *

Diego de Almagro Diego de Almagro (; – July 8, 1538), also known as El Adelantado and El Viejo, was a Spanish conquistador known for his exploits in western South America. He participated with Francisco Pizarro in the Spanish conquest of Peru. While subd ...

, Spanish conquistador *

Diego Aventín Diego Aventín (born 21 September 1980 in Morón, Buenos Aires) is an Argentine racing driver. He has run in different series, with major success in Turismo Carretera, TC 2000 and TRV6. He is the son of former driver Oscar Aventín. Career ...

, Argentine race car driver * Diego Buñuel, French journalist *

Diego Camacho (tennis) Diego Camacho (born May 21, 1983) is a tennis player from Bolivia, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There he was defeated in the first round by America's Jeff Tarango. Camacho reached his highest singles ...

, Bolivian tennis player *

Diego Castillo (disambiguation) Diego Castillo may refer to: * Diego Castillo (swimmer) (born 1991), Panamanian swimmer * Diego Castillo (pitcher) (born 1994), Dominican baseball pitcher * Diego Castillo (infielder) Diego Alejandro Castillo (born October 28, 1997) is a Venez ...

, several people *

Diego Colón Diego Columbus ( pt, Diogo Colombo; es, Diego Colón; it, Diego Colombo; 1479/1480 – February 23, 1526) was a navigator and explorer under the Kings of Castile and Aragón. He served as the 2nd Admiral of the Indies, 2nd Viceroy of the Indie ...

, 4th viceroy of New Spain *

Diego Corrales Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBF super featherweight title from 199 ...

, American boxer *

Diego D'Ambrosio Diego's Hair Salon is a hairdressing shop located in the Dupont Circle, Washington, D.C., Dupont Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C., United States. Founded in the 1960s by Italian American Diego D'Ambrosio, the salon has become a neighborhoo ...

, Italian-American businessman *

Diego Deza Diego de Deza y Tavera (1444 – 9 June 1523) was a theologian and inquisitor of Spain. He was one of the more notable figures in the Spanish Inquisition, and succeeded Tomás de Torquemada to the post of Grand Inquisitor. Early life Deza was ...

, Spanish theologian and inquisitor * Diego Domínguez (disambiguation), 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 Diego Fabbrini (; born 31 July 1990) is an Italian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Lucchese 1905, Lucchese. He previously played for Empoli F.C., Empoli, where his career began, Udinese Calcio, U ...

, Italian footballer *

Diego Fuser Diego Fuser (; born 11 November 1968) is an Italian former professional footballer, who played as a midfielder, mainly on the right wing, although he was also capable of playing in the centre. Fuser was a quick, hard-working, and energetic playe ...

, Italian footballer *

Diego Gelmírez Diego Gelmírez or Xelmírez ( la, Didacus Gelmirici; c. 1069 – c. 1140) was the second bishop (from 1100) and first archbishop (from 1120) of the Catholic Archdiocese of Santiago de Compostela in Galicia, modern Spain. He is a prominent figu ...

, first archbishop of Compostela * Diego González, Mexican singer, musician and actor, often known simply as ''Diego'' (also known as Diego Boneta in the U.S.) *

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 Portugue ...

, Spanish-Portuguese explorer * Diego Hartfield, Argentine tennis player * Diego Hypólito, Brazilian gymnast *

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 ...

(1743–1801), Spanish Capuchin friar *

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 a ...

, 16th-century bishop of Yucatán * Diego Klattenhoff, Canadian actor *

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 car ...

, Mexican actor *

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 F ...

, Argentine football player * Diego Masson, French music conductor and composer *

Diego de Mendoza Diego de Mendoza (Aztec calendar, 4 House (1549)Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 172–173. – Aztec calendar, 5 Rabbit (1562)Chimalpahin (1997): pp. 174–175, 236–237.) was a ''tlatoani'' (king) of the Nahua peoples, Nahua city Tlatelolco (altepetl) ...

, Mexican city king in the 16th century *

Diego Morales (disambiguation) Diego Morales may refer to: * Diego Morales (boxer) (born 1979), Mexican boxer * Diego Alberto Morales (born 1986), Argentine football striker for LDU Quito * Diego Hernán Morales (born 1983), Argentine football goalkeeper for Alianza Universidad ...

, several people *

Diego Nargiso Diego Nargiso (born 15 March 1970) is a former tennis player from Italy. Having turned professional in 1987, Nargiso represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, where he was defeated in the second round by America's eve ...

, Italian tennis player * Diego Pérez, Uruguayan tennis player *

Diego Portales Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos (; June 16, 1793 – June 6, 1837) was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto's government, he played a pivotal role in shaping the state and po ...

, Chilean politician *

Diego Rivera Diego María de la Concepción Juan Nepomuceno Estanislao de la Rivera y Barrientos Acosta y Rodríguez, known as Diego Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957), was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the ...

, Mexican painter *

Diego Rodríguez (son of El Cid) Diego Rodríguez may refer to: Politicians *Diego Rodríguez Porcelos (died 885), son and successor of Rodrigo, count of Castile * Diego Rodriguez (Arizona politician), State Representative from Arizona Sportspeople * Diego Rodríguez (footballer, ...

, Spanish soldier *

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist. He competes in the Welterweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his time in the Ultimate Fighting Championship ( ...

, American mixed martial artist *

Diego Schwartzman Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (, ; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine professional tennis player. He has won four ATP singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist, his bes ...

, Argentine tennis player *

Diego Seguí Diego Pablo Seguí González (born August 17, 1937) is a Cuban former professional baseball player. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a right-handed pitcher for the Kansas City / Oakland Athletics, Washington Senators, Seattle Pilots ...

, Cuban baseball pitcher *

Diego Silang Diego Silang y Andaya (; December 16, 1730 – May 28, 1763) was a Filipino revolutionary leader who allied with British forces to overthrow Spanish rule in the northern Philippines and establish an independent Ilocano state. His revolt was f ...

, Philippine revolutionary leader *

Diego Siloe Diego Siloe (anglicized) or Diego de Siloé (c. 1495–1563) was a Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor, progenitor of the Granadan school of sculpture. He developed the majority of his work in Andalusia. Biography Siloe was most likely t ...

, Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor * Diego Torres, Argentine singer and composer *

Diego Vargas (disambiguation) Diego Vargas may refer to: * Diego Vargas (bishop) (died 1633), Italian bishop * Diego Vargas (footballer) (born 1998), Spanish footballer {{hndis, Vargas, Diego ...

, several people *

Diego de Vargas Diego de Vargas Zapata y Luján Ponce de León y Contreras (1643–1704), commonly known as Don Diego de Vargas, was a Spanish Governor of the New Spain territory of Santa Fe de Nuevo México, to the US states of New Mexico and Arizona, titular ...

, Spanish governor of New Spain * Diego Villanueva, Brazilian singer-songwriter *

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptized June 6, 1599August 6, 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the court of King Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He was an individualistic artist of th ...

, 17th-century Spanish painter *

Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar Diego Velázquez de CuéllarPronounced: (1465 – c. June 12, 1524) was a Spanish conquistador and the first governor of Cuba. In 1511 he led the successful conquest and colonization of Cuba. As the first governor of the island, he establi ...

, Spanish conquistador

Fictional characters

Diego Diego is a Spanish masculine given name. The Portuguese equivalent is Diogo. The name also has several patronymic derivations, listed below. The etymology of Diego is disputed, with two major origin hypotheses: ''Tiago'' and ''Didacus''. Et ...

, a

saber-tooth tiger ''Smilodon'' is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the most famous prehistoric mammals and the best known saber-toothed cat. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related ...

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Denis Leary Denis Colin Leary (born August 18, 1957) is an American actor and comedian. A native of Massachusetts, Leary first came to prominence as a stand-up comedian, especially through appearances on MTV (including the comedic song "Asshole (song), Assh ...

of the film series ''Ice Age'' *

Diego Alcazar Diego Alcazar is a fictional character from '' General Hospital'', an American soap opera on the ABC network. Diego is the son of Lorenzo Alcazar and Maria Sanchez. Ignacio Serricchio originated the role of Diego in October 2004 and portrayed him ...

, in the TV series ''General Hospital'' * Diego Armando, the defence attorney from '' Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney − Trials and Tribulations'', who is mostly seen under the name Godot (who becomes a prosecutor) *

Diego Brando is the seventh story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it stars Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who desires to regain the u ...

, from the seventh part of the manga ''

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Shueisha's ''shōnen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Jump'' from 1987 to 2004, and was transferred to the monthly ''seinen'' manga ...

'', ''

Steel Ball Run is the seventh story arc of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'', written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. Set in the United States in 1890, it stars Johnny Joestar, a paraplegic former jockey who desires to regain the us ...

'' * Don Diego de la Vega, the real identity of

Zorro Zorro (Spanish language, Spanish for 'fox') is a fictional character created in 1919 by American pulp magazine, pulp writer Johnston McCulley, appearing in works set in the Pueblo of Los Angeles in Alta California. He is typically portrayed a ...

* Diego Márquez, cousin of Dora the Explorer with his own spinoff TV show ''

Go, Diego, Go! ''Go, Diego, Go!'' is an American children's animated television program that premiered on Nickelodeon on September 6, 2005 in the United States. Created and executive produced by Chris Gifford and Valerie Walsh Valdes, the series is a spin-of ...

'' * Diego Torres, in the Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan Mi ...

'' * Diego Hargreeves, main character in the comic book/Netflix series ''

The Umbrella Academy ''The Umbrella Academy'' is an American comic book series created and written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá. The first six-issue limited series, '' The Umbrella Academy: Apocalypse Suite,'' was released by Dark Horse Comics betwee ...

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