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
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
DIOP is an acronym. DIOP stands for the organophosphorus compound 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane