Dio biography
Dio is the Italian word for God. It may also refer to:
Ancient history
- Cassius Dio, Roman historian (160-230 AD)
- Dio Chrysostom, Roman philosopher (40-120 AD)
- Dio of Alexandria, Greek philosopher and ambassador (1st century BC)
Places
- Dio, Burkina Faso
- Diö, a small village in southern Sweden
- Dio-et-Valquií¨res, France
- Dio-Gare, Mali
- Diu, India, formerly known as Dio
People
- Ronnie James Dio (1942-2010), American singer for the bands Elf, Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Dio, and Heaven & Hell
- Palmiro Di Dio (born 1985), Italian football (soccer) defender
- Dio Lequaglie (born 1963), Italian beach volleyball player
- Dio Kobayashi (born 1972), Japanese circus performer
- Johnny Dio (1914-1979), Mafia boss
Music
- Dio (band), an American heavy metal band
- Dio - Distraught Overlord, a Japanese heavy metal band
- "Dio" (song), a song by Tenacious D on the 2001 eponymous album
- Dio (album), an album by Jí¸rn Lande
- "Dio", a song from the Throwing Muses album Red Heaven
Acronyms
- Diocesan Boys' School, Hong Kong
- Diocesan Girls' School, Hong Kong
- Diocesan School for Girls (Auckland), New Zealand
- Defence Intelligence Organisation, Australian military intelligence agency
- Defense Industries Organization, conglomerate of companies run by the Islamic Republic of Iran
- Diet-induced obese, mouse model
- Digital Input/Output
Other uses
- Dio Brando, character from the manga and anime JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
- Honda Dio, motorscooter produced in India
- Radio Dio, an independent radio station, broadcasting to the French city of Saint-Etienne
- Dio Eraclea, character from the anime Last Exile as well as its sequel Last Exile: Fam, The Silver Wing
See also
- Dion (disambiguation)
- Dios (disambiguation)
- D10 (disambiguation)
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