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People

* Anita Doreen Diggs (born 1966), American editor and novelist *
Annie Le Porte Diggs Annie Le Porte Diggs (, Le Porte; February 22, 1853 – September 7, 1916) was a Canadian-born American activist, journalist, author, and librarian. She was the chairman of the delegation from Washington, D.C. for the National People's Party (Uni ...
(1853–1916), Canadian writer, advocate * Bubba Diggs (born c. 1960), American football player and coach *
Charles Diggs Charles Coles Diggs Jr. (December 2, 1922 – August 24, 1998) was an American politician from the U.S. state of Michigan who served in the state senate and U.S. House of Representatives. He was the first African American elected to Congress ...
(1922–1998), African-American politician * Charles C. Diggs Sr. (1894–1967), Michigan State Senator and father of Charles Diggs * Danny Diggs, American politician *
Daveed Diggs Daveed Daniele Diggs (born January 24, 1982) is an American actor, rapper, and singer-songwriter. He is the vocalist of the experimental hip hop group Clipping, and in 2015, he originated the dual roles of Marquis de Lafayette and Thomas Jeffer ...
(born 1982), American rapper and actor * Ellen Diggs (1906–1998), American anthropologist * Estella B. Diggs (1916–2013), American politician * Fadil Diggs (born 2001), American football player * Francesca Diggs (), American politician * George Diggs (born 1952), American biologist * J. Frank Diggs (1917–2004), American journalist * Jamal Diggs (born 1970), stage name
J-Diggs Jamal Diggs (born July 10, 1970), better known by his stage name J-Diggs, also Jay Digs or J-Diggs tha Rockstar, is an American rapper from Vallejo, CA. He is best known for his affiliation with fellow Vallejo rapper Mac Dre and his label, Thizz ...
, American rapper *
Jamar Diggs Jamar Anthony Diggs (born November 27, 1988) is an American professional basketball player. College career Diggs played college basketball at Wayne State College and Wofford College. He graduated from Wofford College in 2011. As a Freshman at W ...
(born 1988), American basketball player * Jimmy Diggs (born 1955), American screenwriter * Jimmy Diggs (1938–2023), half of the soul-music duo
Knight Brothers The Knight Brothers (also billed as The Knight Bros.) were a soul music duo, comprising Richard Dunbar (b. 31 May 1939) and Jimmy Diggs (b. James Leon Diggs, 11 October 1938)(d. February 28, 2023). Both had been singing in local church choirs ...
* Joetta Clark Diggs (born 1963), American middle-distance runner * Kip Diggs (born 1966), American boxer *
Lemuel Diggs Lemuel Whitley Diggs (January 8, 1900 – January 8, 1995) was an American pathologist who specialized in sickle cell anemia and hematology. Biography Diggs was born in Hampton, Virginia, but spent most of his life and did most of his work i ...
(1900–1995), American pathologist *
Louis S. Diggs Louis S. Diggs (April 13, 1932 – October 24, 2022) was an African-American writer and historian specializing in the African-American history of Baltimore County, Maryland. As a chronicler of the county's African-American legacy, his work illumina ...
(born 1932), American writer and historian * Marissa Diggs (born 1992), American retired soccer player * Marshall R. Diggs (1888–1968), United States Acting Comptroller of the Currency (1938) * Na'il Diggs (born 1978), American National Football League player *
Quandre Diggs Quandre Diggs (born January 22, 1993) is an American professional football safety. He played college football for the Texas Longhorns, and was selected by the Detroit Lions in the sixth round of the 2015 NFL draft. He played his first two years ...
(born 1993), American football player *
Quincy Diggs Quincy Johan Diggs (born December 8, 1990) is an American-Austrian professional basketball player for Oberwart Gunners of the Austrian Basketball Bundesliga. College career In the 2011–11 season, the Akron Zips qualified for the NCAA Tournament ...
(born 1990), American basketball player * Reese Diggs (1915–1978), Major League Baseball pitcher * Renée Diggs, a former member of the American R&B and funk band Starpoint * Richard Diggs (actor) (died 1727), British stage actor * Robert Diggs (born 1969), stage name
RZA Robert Fitzgerald Diggs (born July 5, 1969), better known by his stage name RZA ( ) or the RZA, is an American rapper, record producer, composer, actor, and filmmaker. He is the '' de facto'' leader of the hip hop group Wu-Tang Clan, having pro ...
, African-American music producer, rapper and musician * Roland Diggs (
fl. ''Floruit'' ( ; usually abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for 'flourished') denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indic ...
1990s), Liberian Lutheran bishop and Vice President of Liberia (1990–1991) * Sally Maria Diggs (c. 1851–?), African-American slave purchased by abolitionist Henry Ward Beecher *
Stefon Diggs Stefon Marsean Diggs (born November 29, 1993) is an American professional American football, football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins footbal ...
(born 1993), American football player * Talitha Diggs (born 2002), American sprinter, 2022 400 m national champion *
Taye Diggs Scott Leo "Taye" Diggs (né Berry; born January 2, 1971) is an American actor. He is known for his roles in the Broadway musicals '' Rent'' and '' Hedwig and the Angry Inch'', the TV series '' Private Practice'' (2007–2013), '' Murder in ...
(born 1971), African-American actor *
Thomas Digges Thomas Digges (; c. 1546 – 24 August 1595) was an English mathematician and astronomer. He was the first to expound the Copernican system in English but discarded the notion of a fixed shell of immoveable stars to postulate infinitely many s ...
(died 1887), African-American politician during the Reconstruction era * Trevon Diggs (born 1997), American football player


Fictional characters

* Oscar Diggs, better known as the
Wizard of Oz (character) Oscar Zoroaster Phadrig Isaac Norman Henkle Emmannuel Ambroise Diggs, better known as the "Wizard of Oz" and, during his reign, as "Oz, the Great and Terrible", is a fictional character in the Land of Oz created by American author L. Frank Baum. ...
* Diggs, the main character in the 2010 comedy film '' Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore'' * Diggs, in the 2005 horror film ''
Boy Eats Girl ''Boy Eats Girl'' is a 2005 horror-comedy film directed by Stephen Bradley and starring Samantha Mumba, produced and shot in Ireland. The plot tells of a teenage boy who comes back to life as a zombie, similar to the plot of the American film ''M ...
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See also

* Senator Diggs (disambiguation) * Digges (surname) {{surname, Diggs