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, Italian actor and screenwriter
Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador Diego Aventín, Argentine race car driver Diego Avila, Argentine field hockey player Diego Ávila (born 1961), Bolivian economist and politician Diego Bareiro, Paraguayan basketball player Diego Buñuel, French journalist Diego Calvo Pouso (born 1975), Spanish politician Diego Camacho (tennis), Bolivian tennis player Diego Castillo (disambiguation), several people Diego Causero, Italian Roman Catholic archbishop Diego Colón, 4th viceroy of New Spain Diego Corrales, American boxer Diego Cusi Huamán, 17th-century Peruvian painter Diego D'Ambrosio, Italian-American businessman Diego Deza, Spanish theologian and inquisitor Diego Di Mattia, Italian taekwondo practitioner Diego Domínguez (disambiguation), several people Diego Durán, Spanish Dominican friar Diego El Mulato, 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, Italian footballer Diego García de Moguer, Spanish-Portuguese explorer Diego García de Paredes, Spanish soldier, mercenary and duelist Diego Gelmírez, 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 Hartfield, Argentine tennis player Diego Afan Hidalgo, Spanish Educator Diego Hurtado de Mendoza, 1st Duke of the Infantado, Spanish noble Diego Hypólito, Brazilian gymnast Diego José de Cádiz (1743–1801), Spanish Capuchin friar Diego de Landa, 16th-century bishop of Yucatán Diego Klattenhoff, Canadian actor Diego Lerman, Argentine film director, producer and screenwriter Diego López de Pacheco, 2nd Duke of Escalona, Spanish noble Diego Luna, Mexican actor Diego Maradona, Argentine football player Diego Martín, Spanish actor Diego Masson, 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, Italian tennis player Diego Pavia (born 2002), American football player Diego Pounds (born 2002), American football player Diego Pérez, Uruguayan tennis player Diego Portales, Chilean politician
Diego Rísquez (1949–2018), Venezuelan film director Diego Rivera, Mexican painter Diego Rodríguez (son of El Cid), Spanish soldier Diego Sanchez, American mixed martial artist Diego Schwartzman, Argentine tennis player Diego Seguí, Cuban baseball pitcher Diego Silang, Philippine revolutionary leader Diego Siloe, Spanish Renaissance architect and sculptor Diego Sorgatto (born 1990), Brazilian politician Diego Torres, Argentine singer and composer Diego Vargas (disambiguation), several people Diego de Vargas, Spanish governor of New Spain Diego Vicentini, Venezuelan film maker Diego Villanueva, Brazilian singer-songwriter Diego Velázquez, 17th-century Spanish painter Diego Velázquez de Cuéllar, Spanish conquistador Diego Coronel, Iconic Argentine teacher.
Fictional characters
Diego, a saber-tooth tiger voiced by Denis Leary of the film series Ice Age Diego Alcazar, 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, from the seventh part of the manga JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Steel Ball Run Don Diego de la Vega, the real identity of Zorro Diego Hargreeves, main character in the comic book/Netflix series The Umbrella Academy Diego (Dead or Alive), a character from Dead or Alive video game series
See also