Notable people with the given name Diego include:

People

* 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 Diego Abatantuono (born 20 May 1955) is an Italian cinema and theatre actor, comedian 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 f ...

, 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 subduing ...

, 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 Oscar Raú ...

, Argentine race car driver * Diego Avila, Argentine field hockey player * Diego Bareiro, Paraguayan basketball player *

Diego Buñuel Diego Buñuel (born 21 July 1975 in Paris) is a French-American filmmaker and the host and director of the National Geographic Channel series ''Don't Tell My Mother''. He is also the host of a television news show in France called ''Les Nouveaux E ...

, French journalist * Diego Camacho (tennis), Bolivian tennis player * Diego Castillo (disambiguation), several people *

Diego Colón Diego Columbus (; ; ; 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 Indies and 4th Governor of the Indies as a vassal to the K ...

, 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 International Boxing Federation (IBF) s ...

, American boxer * Diego Cusi Huamán, 17th-century Peruvian painter * Diego D'Ambrosio, 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 ...

, Spanish theologian and inquisitor *

Diego Domínguez (disambiguation) Diego Domínguez may refer to: * Diego Domínguez (rugby union) (born 1966), Argentine rugby union player for Argentina and Italy * Diego Domínguez (rally driver) (born 1972), rally driver from Paraguay * Diego Domínguez Jr. (born 2000), his son ...

, several people *

Diego Durán Diego Durán (c. 1537 – 1588) was a Dominican friar best known for his authorship of one of the earliest Western books on the history and culture of the Aztecs, ''The History of the Indies of New Spain'', a book that was much criticised in ...

, Spanish Dominican friar *

Diego El Mulato Diego ''el Mulato'' is the name given to several pirates who were active in the Caribbean during the 1600s. According to Irene A. Wright, they were all only one person: “Martin (Diego), alias Diego de la Cruz, Diego de los Reyes, Dieguillo, Dieg ...

, a name given to several pirates who were active in the Caribbean in the 1600s * Diego Fabbrini, Italian footballer * Diego Fagot (born 1997), American football player *

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 (; 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 figure in the history of ...

, 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. The Diego Garcia island, the largest of the Chagos Archipelago, is named after him. Biography Spanish sources indicat ...

, Spanish-Portuguese explorer *

Diego Hartfield Diego Hartfield (born 31 January 1981), nicknamed 'El Gato Hartfield' (''Hartfield the Cat'' in Spanish) is a politician and former tennis player on the ATP Tour from Argentina. Career 2000 : Diego began his pro career by playing Futures in So ...

, Argentine tennis player *

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 wo ...

, Brazilian gymnast * Diego José de Cádiz (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. He led a campaign against idolatry and human sacrifice.Timmer, 480 In doing so, he burne ...

, 16th-century bishop of Yucatán *

Diego Klattenhoff Diego Klattenhoff (born November 30, 1979) 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 ...

, Canadian actor *

Diego Lerman Diego Lerman (born March 24, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina. Directing and screenplay filmography * ''La Prueba'' (1999) * ''Tan de re ...

, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter *

Diego Luna Diego Dionisio Luna Alexander (; born 29 December 1979) is a Mexican actor, director, and producer, best known for his portrayal of Cassian Andor in ''Rogue One, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story'' (2016) and the Disney+ series ''Andor (TV series), ...

, Mexican actor *

Diego Maradona Diego Armando Maradona Franco (30 October 196025 November 2020) was an Argentine professional association football, football player and manager. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of the sport, he was one of the two ...

, Argentine football player *

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 compositio ...

, French music conductor and composer * Diego de Mendoza, Mexican city king in the 16th century * Diego Meneses (born 1998), Colombian para-athlete * Diego Morales (disambiguation), several people * Diego Morejón, Ecuadorian politician *

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 ev ...

, 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 Rivera (; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the Mexican muralism, mural movement in Mexican art, Mexican and international art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted mural ...

, 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 Sinhué Rodríguez Vallejo (born 1980), Mexican politician, governor of Guanajuato (since 2018) *Diego Rodriguez ...

, Spanish soldier *

Diego Sanchez Diego Sanchez (born December 31, 1981) is an American professional mixed martial artist who currently competes on the Super Lightweight division of Eagle Fighting Championship. A professional competitor since 2002, Sanchez is most known for his ...

, American mixed martial artist *

Diego Schwartzman Diego Sebastián Schwartzman (, ; born 16 August 1992) is an Argentine former professional tennis player. He won four ATP Tour singles titles and reached his career-high singles ranking of world No. 8 in October 2020. As a clay court specialist ...

, 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 Pilo ...

, 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 ...

, 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 ...

, Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor * Diego Torres, Argentine singer and composer * Diego Vargas (disambiguation), 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 (currently covering the modern US states of New Mex ...

, Spanish governor of New Spain *

Diego Vicentini Diego Vicentini (born 1994) is a Venezuelan film maker. His debut feature film, '' Simón'', was nominated for the 38th Goya Awards in the Best Ibero-American film category in representation of Venezuela and reached the #6 spot on Netflix's Glob ...

, Venezuelan film maker * Diego Villanueva, Brazilian singer-songwriter *

Diego Velázquez Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (baptised 6 June 15996 August 1660) was a Spanish painter, the leading artist in the Noble court, court of King Philip IV of Spain, Philip IV of Spain and Portugal, and of the Spanish Golden Age. He i ...

, 17th-century Spanish painter *

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

, Spanish conquistador

Fictional characters

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

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

of the film series ''Ice Age'' *

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

, 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 , later known mononymously as , is a fictional character and the main antagonist of the Japanese manga series ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. He is featured initially as the main antagonist of the series' f ...

, from the seventh part of the manga ''

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'', ''

Steel Ball Run (stylized in all caps when written in Latin script) is the seventh main 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 follows the journey ...

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

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

Go, Diego, Go! ''Go, Diego, Go!'' is an American animated children's television series that aired on Nickelodeon from September 6, 2005 to September 16, 2011, with 80 episodes across five seasons. Created and executive produced by Chris Gifford (writer), Chri ...

''. * Diego Martinez, side character in the videogame ''

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

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

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'' *

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, a character from ''

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