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 War of the Triple Alliance 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
Gloria Diaz (20th Century), the first Filipino to bring home the Miss Universe crown.
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
Cameron Diaz (21st Century), Actress
Diaz (musician) (b. 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 Roxanne Diaz, television personality and the host of 106 and Park on BET
Jonny Diaz, American contemporary Christian musician originally from Lakeland, Florida
Darwin Diaz (21st Century) Salvadoran born Pastor and Founder of Fresh Bread Christian Fellowship
Alyssa Diaz (21st Century), Actress

- from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diaz

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