'''Diop''' (Wolof: {{IPA|wo|ɟɔp|}}), uncommonly spelled '''Dioup''', is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia (where it is commonly written "Jobe"), and may refer to:
* Aïda Diop (born 1970), Senegalese sprinter * Alioune Diop (1910-1980) Senegalese writer and editor, founder of the journal ''Présence africaine'' * Alice Diop (born 1979), French filmmaker * Aminata Diop (born circa 1968), Malian woman who fled to France to escape a female genital mutilation procedure * Babacar Diop (disambiguation), several people * Binta Zahra Diop (born 1990), Senegalese swimmer * Birago Diop (1906–1989), Senegalese poet and diplomat * Boubacar Boris Diop (born 1946), Senegalese writer and journalist * Cheikh Anta Diop (1923–1986), Senegalese historian, anthropologist, physicist and politician * David Diop (1927–1960), poet * David Diop (born 1966), French novelist * DeSagana Diop (born 1982), Senegalese basketballer * Djibril Diop Mambéty (1945–1998), Senegalese film director * Issa Diop (disambiguation), several people * Khoudia Diop (born 1996), Senegalese fashion model * Lat Dior Ngoné Latyr Diop (1842–1886), Senegalese king of Cayor * Mamadou Diop (disambiguation), several people * Mati Diop (born 1982), French film director and actress * Ndèye Tické Ndiaye Diop, Senegalese politician * Oumy Diop (born 2003), French-Senegalese swimmer * Papa Bouba Diop (1978–2020), Senegalese footballer * Papa Kouli Diop (born 1986), Senegalese footballer * Papa Malick Diop (born 1974), Senegalese footballer * Pape Seydou Diop (born 1979), Senegalese footballer * Pape Diop (born 1954), Senegalese politician * Sofiane Diop (born 2000), French-born Moroccan footballer * Wasis Diop (born 1950), Senegalese musician * Fatou Dioup (born 1994), Mauritanian footballer '''In fiction:''' * Assane Diop is the protagonist of the French TV series Lupin, played by Omar Sy '''DIOP''' is an acronym. * DIOP stands for the organophosphorus compound 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane
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Category:Surnames of Senegalese origin