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

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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

• Ramírez Díaz
• Ruiz Díaz

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Díaz on surnames.behindthename.com (English)