Diop (Wolof: ), 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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