Diop

Diop (Wolof: ), uncommonly spelled Dioup, is a popular Wolof surname in Senegal and Gambia (where it is commonly written "Jobe"), and may refer to:

In fiction: DIOP is an acronym.
 * 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
 * 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
 * Mustapha Papa Diop (born 1987), Senegalese footballer
 * Ndèye Tické Ndiaye Diop, Senegalese politician
 * 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
 * Wasis Diop (born 1950), Senegalese musician
 * Fatou Dioup (born 1994), Mauritanian footballer
 * Assane Diop is the protagonist of the French TV series Lupin, played by Omar Sy
 * DIOP stands for the organophosphorus compound 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane