Diao
Diao is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized as Tiao in Wade–Giles. Diao is listed 148th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. As of 2008, it is the 245th most common surname in China, shared by 300,000 people.Notable people
- Diao Jian, one of the richest merchants of the Western Han dynasty
- Diao Zidu, Xin dynasty rebel leader
- Diao Xie, Eastern Jin dynasty prime minister
- Diao Yi, son of Diao Xie, avenged his father's death
- Diao Yong, Eastern Jin official, great-grandson of Diao Xie
- Diao Guangyin or Diao Guang, Tang dynasty painter
- George Tiao, statistician, member of the Academia Sinica
- Diao Wenyuan, table tennis player and coach
- David Diao, Chinese-American artist
- Diao Guoxin, PLA lieutenant general
- Diao Yinan, filmmaker and actor
- Diao Xiaojuan, female Hong Kong cyclist
- Barbie Diao, model
- Diao Linyu, women's volleyball player
- Chuti Tiu, American actress
