Diaz (family name)
Diaz or Díaz is a family name . Díaz, the Spanish form of the name, was originally patronymic and means "son of Diego ".
Name bearer
A.
- Adelaida G. de Díaz Ungría (1913–2003), Venezuelan anthropologist
- Adolfo Díaz (1875–1964), Nicaraguan politician, president 1911–1917
- Adriana Díaz (* 2000), Puerto Rican table tennis player
- Agustín Díaz de Mera García Consuegra (* 1947), Spanish politician
- Agustín Díaz Rojas , Mexican soccer player
- Agustín Díaz Yanes (* 1950), Spanish director and screenwriter
- Alberto Díaz (* 1994), Spanish basketball player
- Aldo Díaz (* 1975), Uruguayan football player
- Alejandro Díaz y Pérez Duarte (* 1945), Mexican diplomat
- Alirio Díaz (1923–2016), Venezuelan guitarist
- Alyssa Diaz (born 1985), American actress
- Andrea Leonor Paez Diaz (* 1984), Ecuadorian basketball player
- Andrés Díaz (soccer player) (born 1983), Argentinian soccer player
- Andrés Díaz (cyclist) (* 1984), Colombian cyclist
- Andrés Manuel Díaz (* 1969), Spanish middle-distance runner
- Andy Díaz (* 1995), Cuban athlete
- Antonio Díaz , Uruguayan cyclist
- Antonio Díaz-Miguel (1933–2000), Spanish basketball player and coach
- Armando Diaz (1861-1928), Italian general
- Ayoze Díaz Díaz (* 1982), Spanish football player
B.
- Bárbara Riveros Díaz (* 1987), Chilean triathlete
- Bartolomeu Diaz (around 1450–1500), Portuguese navigator and explorer
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo (1492 / 1493–1581), Spanish conquistador
- Bertha Díaz (* 1936), Cuban athlete
- Bladimir Díaz (* 1992), Colombian football player
- Brahim Díaz (* 1999), Spanish soccer player, see Brahim (soccer player)
C.
- Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress
- Camilo Diaz Gregorio (1939–2018), Filipino bishop
- Carlos Díaz (politician) , Argentine politician
- Carlos Díaz (singer) (1930–2002), Cuban singer
- Carlos Díaz (songwriter) ( Caíto ; 1945–2004), Argentine singer-songwriter and guitarist
- Carlos Díaz (soccer player, 1979) ( Carlos Richard Díaz ; * 1979), Uruguayan soccer player
- Carlos Díaz (Karateka) , Uruguayan karateka
- Carlos Díaz (athlete) (* 1993), Chilean middle-distance runner
- Carlos Díaz Anabalón , real name of Carlos de Rokha (1920–1962), Chilean writer
- Carlos Díaz Loyola , real name of Pablo de Rokha (1895–1968), Chilean writer
- Carlos Alberto Díaz (soccer player, I) , Argentine soccer player
- Carlos Alberto Díaz (football player, 1974) (* 1974), Argentine football goalkeeper
- Carlos Alberto Díaz (soccer player, 1982) (* 1982), Colombian soccer player
- Carlos Enrique Díaz de León (1910–1971), Guatemalan politician, President 1954
- Carlos Gaviria Díaz (1937–2015), Colombian lawyer, judge and politician
- Carlos López Díaz (* 1983), Spanish triathlete
- César Díaz (military) (1812–1858), Uruguayan military, revolutionary and diplomat
- César Díaz (film editor) , film editor, cameraman and director
- César Díaz Martínez (* 1987), Spanish football player
- César Díaz Pizarro (* 1990), Peruvian football player
- César Antonio Díaz Escobar (* 1975), Chilean football player
- Christopher Díaz Figueroa (* 1990), Guatemalan tennis player
- Clementina Díaz y de Ovando (1916–2012), Mexican author
- Cristián Díaz (* 1986), Argentinian football player
D.
- Dagmar Monett Diaz (* 1969), computer scientist at the Berlin School of Economics and Law
- Damián Díaz (* 1986), Argentinian football player
- Daniel Díaz (cyclist) (* 1989), Argentine cyclist
- Daniel Díaz Maynard (1933–2007), Uruguayan politician
- Daniel Díaz Torres (1948–2013), Cuban film director
- Daniel Alberto Díaz ( Cata Díaz ; * 1979), Argentinian football player
- Daniel Vázquez Díaz (1882–1969), Spanish painter
- Daniela Diaz (* 1982), Swiss ice hockey player and trainer
- Darío Díaz (* 1981), Argentine cyclist
- David Díaz (Illustrator) (* 1960), American illustrator
- David Díaz (boxer) (born 1976), American boxer
- David Clay Diaz (* 1989), Paraguayan film director and screenwriter
- David Mendoza Díaz (1978-2008), Mexican soccer player
- Delia Díaz , Uruguayan athlete
- Diomedes Díaz (1957-2013), Colombian singer and composer
- Domingo Díaz Arosemena (1875–1949), Panamanian politician, president 1948–1949
- Domingo Díaz Martínez (* 1948), Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of Tulancingo
E.
- Emiliano Díaz (* 1990), Uruguayan football player
- Enrique Díaz , Chilean jazz bassist
- Enrique Díaz Díaz (* 1952), Mexican clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Irapuato
- Ernesto Diaz (* 1981), Andorran tennis player
- Evelio Díaz Cía (1902–1984), Cuban clergyman and Archbishop of San Cristóbal de la Habana
- Evenzio Herrera Diaz (* 1955), Spanish clergyman, patriarchal vicar for Cyprus
- Ezequiel Moreno y Díaz (1848–1906), Spanish religious, Bishop of Pasto
F.
- Facundo Díaz Acosta (* 2000), Argentine tennis player
- Farid Díaz (* 1983), Colombian football player
- Federico Díaz (* 1990), Argentine badminton player
- Félix Díaz (politician) (1868–1945), Mexican politician
- Félix Díaz (baseball player) (* 1980), baseball player from the Dominican Republic
- Félix Díaz (boxer) (* 1983), boxer from the Dominican Republic
- Fernando Díaz Villanueva (* 1973), Spanish journalist
- Fernando de Santiago y Díaz de Mendívil (1910–1994), Spanish military and politician
- Fidel Castro Díaz-Balart (1949–2018), Cuban nuclear physicist and son of Fidel Castro
- Francisco Díaz de León (1897–1975), Mexican graphic artist
- Francisco Díaz-Pizarro (* 1977), Spanish pool player
- Francisco Dueñas Díaz (1810-1884), Salvadoran politician
- Francisco González Díaz (* 1966), Mexican diplomat
- Francisco de Paula Díaz y Montes (1833–1891), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Colima
- Franklin Ramon Chang-Diaz (* 1950), American astronaut
G
- Gabino Díaz Merchán (* 1926), Spanish clergyman, Archbishop of Oviedo
- Gabriel Díaz Bessón (around 1590 – after 1631), Spanish conductor and composer
- Galo González Díaz (1894–1958), Chilean politician and trade unionist
- Gamaliel Diaz (* 1981), Mexican boxer
- Gerardo Díaz Vázquez (* 1966), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Tacámbaro
- Germán Díaz (* 1978), Spanish musician
- Gonzalo Díaz (artist) (* 1947), Chilean concept and installation artist
- Gonzalo Díaz (* 1966), Uruguayan football player
- Guillermo Díaz (soccer player) (born 1930), Chilean soccer player
- Guillermo Díaz (wrestler) (born 1964), Mexican wrestler
- Guillermo Díaz (presenter) (* 1971), American presenter
- Guillermo Díaz (actor) (born 1975), American actor
- Guillermo Díaz (basketball player) (born 1985), Puerto Rican basketball player
- Guillermo Díaz Gastambide (* 1979), Uruguayan football player
- Guillermo Díaz-Plaja (1909–1984), Spanish essayist, poet, literary critic and historian
- Gustavo Díaz-Jerez (* 1970), Spanish pianist and composer
- Gustavo Díaz Ordaz (1911–1979), Mexican politician, president 1964 to 1970
H
- Héctor Díaz (composer) , Dominican composer
- Héctor Díaz (soccer player, 1956) (born 1956), Chilean soccer player
- Héctor Díaz (actor) (born 1966), Argentine actor
- Héctor Díaz (soccer player, 1984) (* 1984), Peruvian soccer player
- Héctor J. Díaz (1910–1950), Dominican writer and composer
- Hidilyn Diaz (* 1991), Filipino weightlifter
- Hugo Díaz de la Paz (* 1953), Mexican football player
I.
- Ignacio Díaz Morales (1905–1992), Mexican architect and civil engineer
- Ignacio Valdespino y Díaz (1861–1928), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of Aguascalientes
- Iñigo Díaz de Cerio (* 1984), Spanish football player
- Isaac Díaz Pardo (1920–2012), Spanish ceramicist, painter and writer
- Isabel Díaz Ayuso (* 1978), Spanish politician
- Isidoro Díaz (* 1938), Mexican soccer player
- Ismael Díaz (musician) , musician and orchestra leader
- Ismael Díaz (football player, 1953) ( Ismael Francisco Díaz ; 1953-1976), Salvadoran football player
- Ismaél Díaz (football coach) ( Ismael Jesús Díaz Galán ; * 1965), Spanish football coach
- Ismael Díaz (football player, 1997) ( Ismael Díaz de León ; * 1997), Panamanian football player
- Ivo Díaz (* 1972), Cuban-Hungarian handball player
J
- Jesús Díaz (1941–2002), Cuban writer and director
- Joan Vilana Díaz (* 1977), Andorran ski mountaineer
- Joaquín Díaz (actor) ( Joaquín Díaz Muntané ; 1930–2013), Spanish actor
- Joaquín Díaz (civil engineer) (* 1964), German-Spanish civil engineer, university teacher and chess player
- Joaquín Díaz (football player, 1992) ( Joaquín Andrés Díaz Flores ; * 1992), Chilean football player
- Joaquín Díaz (soccer player, 1996) (* 1996), Uruguayan soccer player
- Joaquín Carlos Díaz Díaz (1948–2015), Cuban chess player
- Joel Díaz (* 1973), Mexican boxer and boxing trainer
- Jordan Díaz (* 2001), Cuban triple jumper
- Jorge Díaz (1930–2007), Chilean-Spanish playwright
- Jorge Fernández Díaz (* 1950), Spanish politician (Partido Popular)
- José Díaz (politician, 1896) (1896–1942), Spanish politician (PCE)
- José Díaz (trade unionist) (1920–1945), Spanish trade unionist
- José Díaz (politician, 1932) (* 1932), Uruguayan politician (PDC)
- José Díaz (soccer player) , Uruguayan soccer player
- José Díaz Payán ( Pepillo ; * 1916), Spanish football player
- José Ángel Valdés Díaz ( Cote ; * 1989), Spanish football player, see José Ángel
- José Carlos Delgado Díaz (* 1976), Spanish music teacher and guitarist
- José Cecilio Díaz del Valle (1777–1834), Honduran politician
- José Dionisio de la Trinidad de Herrera y Díaz del Valle (1781–1850), Honduran and Nicaraguan politician
- José Eduvigis Díaz (1833–1867), Paraguayan military
- José F. Díaz , Uruguayan politician
- José Gabriel Díaz Cueva (1925–2018), Ecuadorian clergyman, Bishop of Azogues
- José Guadalupe Díaz , Mexican soccer player and coach
- José de Jesús Quintero Díaz (* 1949), Colombian priest
- José Maximiliano Alfonso de Rosenzweig Díaz (1886–1963), Mexican diplomat
- José Ramón Díaz , Uruguayan politician (Partido Nacional)
- José Refugio Mercado Díaz (1942–2014), Mexican clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Tehuantepec
- José Santos Díaz del Valle (1793–1840), Honduran politician
- José Vázquez Díaz (1913–1998), Spanish religious, Bishop of Bom Jesus do Gurguéia
- Joseph Diaz (* 1992), American boxer
- Juan Díaz (clergyman) (1480–1549), Spanish clergyman and chronicler
- Juan Díaz (theologian) (around 1510–1546), Spanish humanist, philologist and Protestant
- Juan Díaz (boxer) (born 1983), Mexican boxer
- Juan Díaz Fleming (* 1937), Chilean sculptor
- Juan Díaz Sánchez (* 1948), Spanish football player
- Juan Díaz de Solís (1470? –1516), Spanish navigator and explorer
- Juan de Torrezar Díaz y Pimienta († 1782), Viceroy of New Granada
- Juan Gabriel Diaz Ruiz (* 1960), Cuban clergyman, Roman Catholic bishop of Ciego de Ávila
- Juan José Díaz Infante Casasús (* 1961), Mexican photographer and poet
- Juan José Díaz Infante Núñez (1936–2012), Mexican architect and industrial designer
- Juan Manuel Díaz (* 1987), Uruguayan football player
- Juan Sánchez-Azcona y Díaz Covarrubias (1876–1938), Mexican diplomat
- Juan Vicente Villacorta Díaz (1764–1828), Salvadoran politician, head of state from 1824 to 1826
- Juan Vilar Díaz (1930-2010), Cuban director, producer and television entrepreneur
- Julio Díaz (* 1979), Mexican boxer
- Julio Lozano Díaz (1885–1957), Honduran politician, president 1954–1956
- Julio Parrilla Díaz (* 1946), Spanish clergyman, Bishop of Riobamba
- Júnior Díaz (* 1983), Costa Rican soccer player
- Junot Díaz (* 1968), American writer and university professor
K
- Ken Diaz , makeup artist and special effects artist
- Kévin Diaz (football player, 1983) (* 1983), French football player
- Kévin Diaz (football player, 1988) (* 1988), French football player
L.
- Lav Diaz (* 1958), Filipino film director
- Leandro Díaz (composer) (1928–2013), Colombian composer
- Leandro Díaz (Soccer Player, 1983) ( Leandro Díaz Prado ; * 1983), Colombian soccer player
- Leandro Díaz (Soccer Player, 1986) ( Leandro Javier Díaz ; * 1986), Argentine soccer player
- Leandro Díaz (football player, 1990) ( Leandro Nicolás Díaz Baffico ; * 1990), Uruguayan football player
- Leandro Díaz (football player, 1992) ( Leandro Nicolás Díaz ; * 1992), Argentine football player
- Liliana Díaz Carreño ( Liliana Nidia Castillo de Díaz Carreño ; † 2010), Argentine politician
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart (* 1954), Cuban-American politician
- Lizardo Díaz (1928–2012), Colombian actor
- Lope Díaz de Armendáriz , Viceroy of New Spain
- Luis Díaz (tango musician) (1893–1978), Uruguayan-Argentine tango musician
- Luis Díaz (painter) (* 1939), Guatemalan painter
- Luis Díaz (singer) (born 1942), Cuban singer
- Luis Diaz (percussionist) (born 1957), American percussionist
- Luis Díaz (racing driver) (* 1977), Mexican racing driver
- Luis Diaz (cyclist, 1982) (* 1982), Venezuelan cyclist
- Luis Diaz (cyclist, 1992) (* 1992), Venezuelan cyclist
- Luis Díaz (soccer player) (born 1997), Colombian soccer player
- Luis Díaz-Barriga (* 1986), Mexican tennis player
- Luis Díaz Espinoza (* 1998), Costa Rican soccer player
- Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz (* 1987), Uruguayan soccer player, see Luis Suárez (soccer player, 1987)
- Luis Felipe Díaz († 2014), Cuban baseball player
- Luis Gabriel Ramírez Díaz (* 1965), Colombian clergyman
- Luis Garrido Díaz (1898–1973), Mexican lawyer and philosopher
- Luis Manuel Díaz (politician) († 2015), Venezuelan politician
- Luis Manuel Díaz (soccer player) (born 1965), Mexican soccer player and coach
- Luis Robles Díaz (1938–2007), Mexican clergyman and Vatican diplomat
- Luisa Ortega Díaz (* 1958), Venezuelan public prosecutor
M.
- Malin Diaz (* 1994), Swedish football player
- Manny Diaz (* 1954), American politician
- Manuel Díaz (fencer) (1874–1929), Cuban fencer
- Manuel Díaz Ramírez (1888–1962), Mexican politician and historian
- Manuel Alberto Díaz , known as Manny Diaz (* 1954), American politician
- Manuel Enrique Pérez Díaz (1911–1984), Venezuelan guitarist, composer and music teacher
- Manuel Felipe Díaz Sánchez (* 1955), Venezuelan clergyman, Archbishop of Calabozo
- Marcelo Díaz (* 1986), Chilean football player
- Marco Antonio Serna Díaz (1936–1991), American herpetologist
- Mari Cruz Díaz (* 1969), Spanish walker
- María Díaz (actress, I) , actress
- María Díaz (athlete, 1981) (* 1981), Puerto Rican marathon runner
- María Díaz (singer) ( La Reina ; * 1968), Dominican accordionist and singer
- María Díaz González ( María la Vikinga ; * 1969), Spanish actress and comedian
- María del Carmen Díaz (* 1970), Mexican long-distance runner
- Mariana Díaz-Oliva (* 1976), Argentinian tennis player
- Mariano Díaz (cyclist) ( Mariano Díaz Díaz ; 1939-2014), Spanish cyclist
- Mariano Díaz Mejía (* 1993), Spanish-Dominican soccer player, see Mariano (soccer player, 1993)
- Mario Diaz-Balart (* 1961), American politician (Republican Party)
- Mario Díaz Pérez (* 1960), Mexican football player
- Mario Díaz de Vivar (* 1983), Paraguayan football referee
- Marilyn Virdiana Díaz Ramirez (* 1991), Mexican soccer player
- Martín Díaz (* 1988), Uruguayan football player
- Marujita Díaz († 2015), Spanish actress
- Melchior Díaz (1500–1541), Spanish explorer
- Melonie Diaz (* 1984), American actress
- Mercedes Jadea Diaz (* 2000), German actress
- Miguel Díaz († 1514), Spanish explorer
- Miguel Diaz (boxing trainer) (* 1938), Argentine boxer, boxing trainer, assistant trainer and cutman
- Miguel Díaz-Canel (* 1960), Cuban politician
- Miguel Angá Díaz (1961-2006), Cuban percussionist
- Miguel Ángel Alba Díaz (* 1951), Mexican clergyman, Bishop of La Paz en la Baja California Sur
- Miguel Ángel Casanova Díaz (* 1980), Mexican football player
- Minor Díaz (* 1980), Costa Rican soccer player
- Miriam Díaz Aroca (* 1962), Spanish actress and presenter
N
- Narciso Martín Mora Díaz (* 1942), Cuban diplomat
- Narcisso Virgilio Díaz de la Peña (1807–1876), French painter
- Nate Diaz (* 1985), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Nelson Díaz (* 1942), Uruguayan football player
- Nick Diaz (* 1983), American mixed martial arts fighter
- Nicolás Díaz (politician) ( Nicolás Díaz Sánchez ; * 1929), Chilean physician and politician
- Nicolás Díaz de Benjumea (1820–1884), Spanish journalist and poet
- Nicolás Díaz y Pérez (1841–1902), Spanish writer and politician
- Nuria Párrizas Díaz (* 1991), Spanish tennis player
P
- Paquito Diaz (1937-2011), Filipino actor
- Pascual Díaz y Barreto (1876–1936), Mexican religious, Archbishop of Mexico City
- Patricia Díaz Perea (* 1984), Spanish triathlete
- Paulo Díaz (* 1994), Chilean football player
- Pedro Díaz (missionary) (1546–1618), Spanish religious and missionary
- Pedro Díaz (architect) (1923–2011), Mexican architect
- Pedro Díaz de Toledo (1410–1466), Spanish humanist and lawyer, see Pero Díaz de Toledo
- Pedro Antonio Díaz (1852–1919), Panamanian politician, President 1918
- Pedro Aranda Díaz-Muñoz (1933–2018), Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of Tulancingo
- Pedro Sergio de Jesús Mena Díaz (* 1955), Mexican clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Yucatán
- Pedro Ortega Díaz (1914-2006), Venezuelan politician
- Pero Díaz de Toledo (1410–1466), Spanish humanist and lawyer
- Pio Diaz , Argentine artist, see Hilden & Diaz
- Poli Díaz (* 1967), Spanish boxer
- Porfirio Díaz (1830–1915), Mexican general and politician
R.
- Rafael Diaz-Balart (1926–2005), Cuban politician
- Rafael Rodríguez Díaz (* 1943), Salvadoran poet, essayist, literary critic and university professor
- Rainer Diaz-Bone (* 1966), German sociologist
- Ramiro Díaz Sánchez (* 1934), Spanish clergyman, Vicar Apostolic of Machiques
- Ramón Díaz (economist) (1926-2017), Uruguayan economist
- Ramón Díaz (soccer player) (born 1959), Argentinian soccer player and coach
- Ramón Díaz Eterovic (* 1956), Chilean writer
- Ramón Díaz Freeman (1901–1976), Dominican composer, bassoonist and organist
- Ramón Díaz Peralta (* 1932), Dominican pianist and music teacher
- Raphael Diaz (* 1986), Swiss ice hockey player
- Raúl Díaz Arce (* 1970), Salvadoran football player
- Ricardo Guízar Díaz (1933–2015), Mexican clergyman, Archbishop of Tlalnepantla
- Rodrigo Díaz Cortez (* 1977), Chilean writer
- Rodrigo Díaz de Vivar ( El Cid ; around 1043-1099), Spanish national hero
- Rodrigo Gastón Díaz (* 1995), Uruguayan football player
- Rodrigo Malmierca Díaz (* 1956), Cuban diplomat and politician
- Rogelio Martínez Díaz (1905–2001), Cuban guitarist, singer and director of the Sonora Matancera
- Roxana Díaz (* 1981), Cuban sprinter
- Rudy Diaz (1918-2006), American actor
- Ruy Díaz de Isla (1462–1542), Spanish doctor
S.
- Sandra Myrna Díaz (* 1961), Argentine biologist and expert on biodiversity
- Sebastián Ruiz Díaz (* 1993), Uruguayan football player
- Sergio Díaz (chess player) (* 1955), Argentine correspondence chess player
- Sergio Díaz (soccer player, 1956) (born 1956), Argentinian soccer player
- Sergio Díaz (sound engineer) (* 1969), Mexican sound designer and film composer
- Sergio Díaz (soccer player, 1985) (* 1985), Spanish soccer player
- Sergio Díaz (soccer player, 1991) (* 1991), Spanish soccer player
- Sergio Díaz (soccer player, 1991) (* 1998), Paraguayan soccer player
- Simón Díaz (1928-2014), Venezuelan singer-songwriter
- Sonia Chang-Díaz (* 1978), American politician
- Sully Diaz (* 1960), Puerto Rican actress and singer
- Susana Díaz (* 1974), Spanish politician
T
- Tulio Díaz (* 1960), Cuban fencer
U
- Urselia Díaz (1939–1957), Cuban terrorist
W.
- Washington Díaz (* 1954), Uruguayan cyclist
X
- Xosé María Díaz Castro (1914–1990), Galician poet and translator
Y
- Yamila Díaz (* 1976), Argentine model
Z
- Zeferino González y Díaz Tuñón (1831-1894), Spanish Dominican, philosopher and cardinal
See also
Individual evidence
- ↑ Díaz on surnames.behindthename.com (English)