Notable People Sharing The Surname
Owing to the common nature of this surname, there are many notable people who share it. Among the most notable of these are:
- El Cid (11th century), born Rodrigo Díaz, conqueror and subsequent ruler of Valencia, Spain
- Bartholomew Diaz (15th century), the anglicized form of the name, who was the first European known to have sailed around the Southern tip of Africa
- Bernal Díaz del Castillo (16th century), who provided an eye witness narrative for the destruction of the Aztec Empire by Spanish conquistadors
- José E. Díaz (19th century), hero of the Paraguayan War and appearing on the 100 Paraguayan guaraní coin
- Porfirio Díaz (19th century), President of Mexico following the French intervention in Mexico
- Armando Diaz (20th century), Italian Supreme Commander during World War I
- Paquito Diaz (20th century), veteran Filipino actor and brother of Romy
- Romy Diaz (20th century), veteran Filipino actor and brother of Paquito
- Gloria Diaz (20th century), the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.
- Joe Diaz (20thCentury), One of first Mexican-Americans to attend University of California at Davis and Berkeley; Officer in the USMC WWII; Executive, Shell Chemical Co.
- Matthew Diaz (20th century), American military lawyer responsible for the release of the identities of detainees at the Guantanamo Bay detention camp to the Center for Constitutional Rights
- Charley L. Diaz (21st Century) Coast Guard Captain who led the largest maritime drug bust in U.S. history.
- Cameron Diaz (born 1972), American actress
- Diaz (musician) (born 1976 as "Andres Rafael Diaz Rosa"), a rapper from Jessheim, Norway
- Nick Diaz (21st century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nate
- Nate Diaz (21st century), mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter, brother of Nick
- Oliver E. Diaz, Jr. (21st century), Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
- Junot Díaz (21st century), Dominican-American writer who received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2008
- Raquel Diaz (born 1990), ring name of American professional wrestler Shaul Guerrero
- Raquel Roxanne Diaz, television personality and the host of 106 and Park on BET
- Jonny Diaz, American contemporary Christian musician originally from Lakeland, Florida
- Alyssa Diaz (21st century), Actress
- Patricia Díaz Perea, professional triathlete
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