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Anglicized Anglicisation or anglicization is a form of cultural assimilation whereby something non-English becomes assimilated into or influenced by the culture of England. It can be sociocultural, in which a non-English place adopts the English language ...

form of

Diamant The Diamant rocket (French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key ...

or Ó Diamáin, which are

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

and

Irish surnames A formal Irish name consists of a given name and a surname. In the Irish language, most surnames are patronymic surnames (distinct from patronyms, which are seen in Icelandic names for example). The form of a surname varies according to whether ...

respectively. There are some Diamonds in the United Kingdom whose name has French roots. Notable people with the surname include: *Aisling Diamond (living), Irish camogie player * Alex Diamond (born 1967), German visual artist, pseudonym of Jörg Heikhaus *

Amy Diamond Amy Linnéa Deasismont (born 15 April 1992), previously known under the stage name Amy Diamond, is a Swedish actress, screenwriter, director, and singer. She is known for her single " What's in It for Me". The song was a 2005 hit in Sweden, Den ...

(born 1992), British-Swedish pop artist * Ana Diamond (born 1995), British civil rights activist and unionist politician * Andrew Diamond (born 1969), stage name for American reggae artist Andrew Seidel * Ann Diamond (living), Canadian poet * Ann Diamond (midwife) (–1881), New Zealand hotel-keeper, storekeeper, midwife *

Anne Diamond Anne Margaret Diamond (born 8 September 1954) is a British journalist, broadcaster, and children's health campaigner. She co-hosts the weekend breakfast show on GB News with Stephen Dixon. She hosted '' Good Morning Britain'' for TV-am and co ...

(born 1954), British journalist and broadcaster *

Arthur Diamond Arthur James Diamond ( – 22 June 1906) was an Australian businessman and politician who was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1901 until his death, representing the seat of South Fremantle. Diamond was born in D ...

(–1906), Australian businessperson and politician *

Artie Diamond Artie Diamond (born abt 1929- February 1976) was a Jewish-American welterweight and middleweight Boxing, boxer who fought professionally from 1949 to 1951. Diamond turned pro in 1949 when he was 20 and fought for a little over a year before retirin ...

(dead), American boxer * Barry Diamond, (born 1951), American comedian * Barry Diamond (footballer) (born 1960), Scottish footballer * Bernard Diamond (1827–1892), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross * Bernard L. Diamond (1912–1990), American psychiatrist and legal scholar * Bob Diamond (banker) (born 1951), Anglo-American banker and business executive of Irish descent *

Bobby Diamond Robert LeRoy Diamond (August 23, 1943May 15, 2019) was an American actor active in the 1950s and 1960s before retiring from the profession and becoming a lawyer. He is best known as the child lead in the television series '' Fury''. Early life ...

(1943–2019), American actor and lawyer * Charles Diamond (1858–1934), Irish newspaper entrepreneur and politician * Charley Diamond (1936–2020), American football player *

Cora Diamond Cora Diamond (born 1937) is an American philosopher who works in the areas of moral philosophy, animal ethics, political philosophy, philosophy of language, philosophy and literature, and the thought of Ludwig Wittgenstein, Gottlob Frege, and E ...

(born 1937), U.S.-born philosopher * David Diamond (disambiguation), several names *

Debi Diamond Debi Diamond (born May 1, 1965) is an American adult actress and nude model. Biography She appeared in her first pornographic film in 1983 under the alias of Shelly Rey. The high point of her career was arguably in the early 1990s, when she ...

(born 1965), American pornographic actress * Dion Diamond (born 1941), American civil rights activist *

Dustin Diamond Dustin Neil Diamond (January 7, 1977 – February 1, 2021) was an American actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for portraying Samuel "Screech" Powers throughout the '' Saved by the Bell'' franchise. Early life and family Diamond was ...

(1977–2021), American actor * Fred Diamond (born 1964), American mathematician *

Gregg Diamond Gregory Oliver Diamond (May 4, 1949 – March 14, 1999) was an American pianist, drummer, songwriter, and producer who was active in the jazz and disco music scenes of the 1970s. Career Diamond played drums and percussion for the Creatures, the ...

(1949–1999), American musician * Harold Diamond (1926–1982), American art dealer * Harry Diamond (disambiguation), several names * I. A. L. Diamond (1920–1988), Romanian-born American film writer * Jack Diamond (disambiguation), several names * Jack "Legs" Diamond (1897–1931), Irish-American gangster *

Jared Diamond Jared Mason Diamond (born September 10, 1937) is an American scientist, historian, and author. In 1985 he received a MacArthur Genius Grant, and he has written hundreds of scientific and popular articles and books. His best known is '' Guns, G ...

(born 1937), American biologist, physiologist, biogeographer and author *

Jeremy Diamond (journalist) Jeremy Diamond is an American journalist who worked as the White House correspondent for CNN. He now is a CNN reporter in Jerusalem. Early life Diamond attended the French American School of New York from the age of three through his graduat ...

, American journalist *

Jim Diamond (music producer) Jim Diamond is an American music producer, studio engineer, and bass guitar player based in Detroit, Michigan. He worked on the first two White Stripes albums and played bass with The Dirtbombs. Background Jim Diamond started playing saxoph ...

(born 1965), American studio engineer, producer and bass player * Jim Diamond (singer) (1951–2015), Scottish rock musician *

Jody Diamond Jody Diamond (born Pasadena, California, April 23, 1953) is an American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor, and educator. She specializes in traditional and new music for Indonesian gamelan and is active internationally as a scholar, ...

(born 1953), American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor, and educator *

John Diamond (journalist) John Diamond (10 May 1953 – 2 March 2001) was an English journalist and broadcaster. In 1997 he was diagnosed with throat cancer, a subject he wrote about in his weekly column at ''The Times'', as well as in two books (one published posthumo ...

(1953–2001), British Jewish broadcaster and journalist *

John Diamond, Baron Diamond John Diamond, Baron Diamond, PC (30 April 1907 – 3 April 2004), known as Jack Diamond, was a British Labour Party politician. Diamond was educated at Leeds Grammar School and became an accountant. Diamond became managing director of ''Capi ...

(1907–2004), British politician * John Roberson Diamond (1820–1880), Confederate cavalry officer *

King Diamond Kim Bendix Petersen (born 14 June 1956), better known by his stage name King Diamond, is a Danish rock musician. As a vocalist, he is known for his powerful and wide-ranging countertenor singing voice, in particular his far-reaching falsetto s ...

(born 1956), Danish heavy metal musician *

Lance Diamond Lance Diamond (born William Shingles; July 3, 19452015 in review: not ...

(1945–2015), American lounge singer and radio personality *

Larry Diamond Larry Jay Diamond (born October 2, 1951) is an American political sociologist and scholar in the field of democracy studies. Diamond is a senior fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, Stanford University's main center ...

(born 1951), political scientist *

Lou Diamond Leland "Lou" Diamond (May 30, 1890 – September 20, 1951) was a notable member of the United States Marine Corps. He fought in France during World War I, served in China during the interwar period, and fought in the Guadalcanal campaign as a mas ...

(1897–1951), US Marine *

Marian Diamond Marian Cleeves Diamond (November 11, 1926 – July 25, 2017) was an American neuroscientist. She and her team were the first to publish evidence that the brain can change with experience and improve with enrichment, what is now called neuroplastic ...

(1926–2017), professor of anatomy at the University of California, Berkeley * Martha Diamond (1944–2023), American artist *Michael Diamond (born 1965), American musician

Mike D Michael Louis Diamond (born November 20, 1965), better known as Mike D, is an American rapper, musician, and music producer. He is a founding member of the hip hop group Beastie Boys. Early life Diamond was born in New York City to Har ...

, member of the Beastie Boys, son of Harold *

Michael Diamond (sport shooter) Michael Constantine Diamond, OAM (born 20 May 1972) is a professional target shooter from Australia. Career Diamond was introduced to sport shooting at the age of eight by his father, Con, who was a sporting shooter and managed a gun club. ...

(born 1972), Australian target shooter *

Milton Diamond Milton Diamond (March 6, 1934 – March 20, 2024) was an American professor of anatomy and reproductive biology at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. After a career in the study of human sexuality, Diamond retired from the university in Decem ...

(1934–2024), American professor of anatomy and reproductive biology * Mya Diamond (born 1981), Hungarian pornographic actress *

Neil Diamond Neil Leslie Diamond (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter. He has sold more than 130 million records worldwide, making him one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling musicians of all time. He has written and ...

(born 1941), American singer/songwriter * Patrick Diamond (born 1974) British politician and policy advisor *

Paul Diamond Thomas Boric (born May 11, 1961) is a Croatian-Canadian retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Paul Diamond. He is best known for being one half of the tag team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the Worl ...

(born 1961), Croatia-born Canadian wrestler * Paul S. Diamond (born 1953), United States District Judge *

Peter Diamond Peter Arthur Diamond (born , 1940) is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the late 1980s and 1990s. He was awarded the Nobel Memor ...

(born 1940), American economist * Phil Diamond (born 1958), professor at University of Manchester * Randy Diamond (born 1987), Honduran footballer * Rebecca Diamond (born 1967), American television journalist * Rebecca Diamond (born 1988), American economist *

Reed Diamond Reed Edward Diamond (born July 20, 1967) is an American actor. He is known for the roles of Det. Mike Kellerman on '' Homicide: Life on the Street'', Jason Pillar in season 8 of '' 24'', and recurring character Laurence Dominic on '' Dollhous ...

(born 1967), American actor * Sarah E. Diamond (living), American biologist * Scott Diamond (born 1986), Canadian baseball pitcher *

Selma Diamond Selma Diamond (August 5, 1920 – May 13, 1985) was a Canadian-born American comedian, actress, and radio and television writer, known for her high-range, raspy voice and her portrayal of Selma Hacker on the first two seasons of the NBC televisi ...

(1920–1985), Canadian-born comedic actress and TV writer * Shea Diamond (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * Simon-Pierre Diamond (born 1985), Canadian politician *

Stanley Diamond Stanley Diamond (January 4, 1922 in New York City, NY – March 31, 1991 in New York City, NY) was an American poet and anthropologist. As a young man, he identified as a poet, and his disdain for the fascism of the 1930s greatly influenced ...

(1922–1991), American anthropologist * Zander Diamond (born 1985), Scottish footballer

Fictional characters

* Bob Diamond (comics), a Marvel Comics character *Bob Diamond, a fictional advocate in the movie ''

Defending Your Life ''Defending Your Life'' is a 1991 American romantic comedy-fantasy film about a man who finds himself on trial in the afterlife, where proceedings examine his lifelong fears, to determine whether he'll be (yet again) reincarnated on Earth, or ...

'' * Richard Diamond, private detective protagonist of ''

Richard Diamond, Private Detective ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective'' is an American detective drama, created by Blake Edwards, which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. Radio Dick Powell starred in the ''Richard Diamond, Private Detective' ...

'', which aired on radio from 1949 to 1953, and on television from 1957 to 1960. * Marlena Diamond, character in

Cloverfield ''Cloverfield'' is a 2008 American Found footage (film technique), found footage monster movie, monster horror film directed by Matt Reeves and written by Drew Goddard. It stars Lizzy Caplan, Jessica Lucas, T.J. Miller (in his film debut), Mic ...

Fictional characters

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