Namesakes
Rodrigo "El Cid" Díaz de Vivar
(m) c. 1043-1099 
Notable Military Figures
Luis Suárez
(a.k.a. Díaz) (m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Cameron Diaz
(f) 1972-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Juan Díaz de Solís
(m) 1470-1516
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Alberto Korda
(a.k.a. Díaz) (m) 1928-2001
Notable Artists
Gustavo Díaz Ordaz
(m) 1911-1979
Other Leaders 1964-1970 Mexico (president)
Junot Díaz
(m) 1968-
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 2008 The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
Alfredo Talavera
(a.k.a. Díaz) (m) 1982-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Marcelo Díaz
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Júnior Díaz
(m) 1983-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Melonie Diaz
(f) 1984-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Alyssa Diaz
(f) 1985-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ezequiél Moreno y Díaz
(m) 1848-1906
Saints
Martín Acosta y Lara
(a.k.a. Díaz) (m) 1925-2005
Olympic Medalists 1952 basketball (bronze)
Elvis Crespo
(a.k.a. Díaz) (m) 1971-
Notable Musicians
Rosir Calderón
(a.k.a. Díaz) (f) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2004 volleyball (bronze)
Marlene Elejarde
(a.k.a. Díaz) (f) 1951-1989
Olympic Medalists 1968; 1972 4x100 m relay (silver/bronze)
Violetta Quesada
(a.k.a. Diaz) (f) 1947-2024
Olympic Medalists 1968 4x100 m relay (silver)
Jose Díaz
(m) 1984-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (bronze)
Giorge Díaz
(m) 1970-
Olympic Medalists 1992 baseball (gold)
Natalie Diaz
(f) 1978-
Notable Writers
Rosa Diaz
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2013 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Rico Diaz
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Vanessa Diaz
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Andrés Díaz
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Family Law
Consuelo Aguiar-Mella Diaz
(f) ?-1936
Saints
Dolores Aguiar-Mella Diaz
(f) ?-1936
Saints
José Diaz Sanjurjo
(m) 1818-1857
Saints
Michael Diaz
(m) ?-1622
Saints