Dio may refer to:

Given name

''Dio'' or ''Dion'', masculine given name *

Dio of Alexandria Dio of Alexandria (; ) was an Academic skepticism, Academic Skeptic philosopher and a friend of Antiochus of Ascalon who lived in the first century BC. Along with being an Academic Skeptic, Dio was an avid believer in the Greek gods and Titans, spe ...

, Greek philosopher and ambassador (1st century BC) *

Dio Chrysostom Dio Chrysostom (; ''Dion Chrysostomos''), Dio of Prusa or Cocceianus Dio (c. 40 – c. 115 AD), was a Greek orator, writer, philosopher and historian of the Roman Empire in the 1st century AD. Eighty of his ''Discourses'' (or ''Orations''; ) are ...

, Roman philosopher (AD 40–120) *

Cassius Dio Lucius Cassius Dio (), also known as Dio Cassius ( ), was a Roman historian and senator of maternal Greek origin. He published 80 volumes of the history of ancient Rome, beginning with the arrival of Aeneas in Italy. The volumes documented the ...

, Roman historian (AD 160–230) * Cassius Dio (consul 291) * Dio Lequaglie (born 1963), Italian beach volleyball player * Dio Wang (born 1981), Chinese-born Australian politician

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 numerous bands throughout his career, including Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven & Hel ...

(1942–2010), American heavy metal singer * Johnny Dio (1914–1979), Italian American mobster

Places

* Dio, Burkina Faso *

Diö Diö () is a locality situated in Älmhult Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 899 inhabitants in 2010. Diö is situated 10 km north of the town Älmhult Älmhult () is a locality and the seat of Älmhult Municipality in Kronoberg ...

, a small village in southern Sweden * Dio-et-Valquières, France * Dio-Gare, Mali *

Diu, India Diu (), also known as Diu Town, is a medieval fortified town in Diu district in the union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, India. Diu district is the tenth least populated district of India. The town of Diu lies at the ea ...

, formerly known as Dio

Music

Dio (band) Dio was an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal band formed in 1982 and led by vocalist Ronnie James Dio. Dio left Black Sabbath with intentions to form a new band with fellow former Black Sabbath drummer Vinny Appice. The name Dio was chosen ...

, an American heavy metal band *

Dio – Distraught Overlord was a Japanese visual kei heavy metal music, metal band from Tokyo, formed on 14 May 2006. Rather than following the usual sound of visual kei, they were a darker, heavier band, which combined metal with melodious tones. History Guitarist Eri ...

, 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 the American band Throwing Muses, released in 1992. It peaked at number 13 on the UK Albums Chart. Throwing Muses promoted the album by touring with the Flaming Lips. "Firepile" was released as a single. Produ ...

Abbreviations

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Diocesan Boys' School The Diocesan Boys' School (DBS) is a day and boarding Anglican boys' school in Hong Kong, located at 131 Argyle Street, Hong Kong, Argyle Street, Mong Kok, Kowloon. The school's mission is "to provide a liberal education based on Christianity ...

, Hong Kong *

Diocesan Girls' School Diocesan Girls' School (DGS; ) is one of the oldest girls' schools in Hong Kong, operated by the Anglican Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui () to provide a well-rounded secondary education for girls. Structure DGS is governed by the Council of the ...

, Hong Kong * St. John's Diocesan Girls' Higher Secondary School,

India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...

* Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland), New Zealand *

Defence Intelligence Organisation The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an Australian government military intelligence agency responsible for strategic intelligence and technical intelligence assessments, advising defence and government decision-making on national sec ...

, Australian military intelligence agency *

Defense Industries Organization The Defense Industries Organization (DIO) is a conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran whose function is to provide the Armed Forces with the necessary manufacturing capacity and technical abilities. In recent years, the DI ...

, conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran *

Defence Infrastructure Organisation Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is an operating arm of the Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom), Ministry of Defence (MoD) in the United Kingdom, which is responsible for the built and rural estate. Its chief executive is Mike Green. ...

, 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 In computing, input/output (I/O, i/o, or informally io or IO) is the communication between an information processing system, such as a computer, and the outside world, such as another computer system, peripherals, or a human operator. Inputs a ...

Other uses

* The Italian word for

God In monotheistic belief systems, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. In polytheistic belief systems, a god is "a spirit or being believed to have created, or for controlling some part of the un ...

Dio 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' ...