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Dias is a common
surname in the
Portuguese language , and therefore in Portugal and Brazil. It is cognate to the
Spanish language surname
Díaz .
Notable people with the surname include:
Albertina Dias , Portuguese long-distance runner
Aline Dias , Brazilian actress
Alycia Dias (born 1992), Pakistani playback singer
Ana Dias (photographer) (born 1984), Portuguese photographer
André Dias , Brazilian football player
Annesley Dias (1927–2009), Sri Lankan Sinhalese comedian
Avani Dias (born 1991/1992), Sri Lankan-Australian journalist
Bartolomeu Dias (1450–1500), Portuguese explorer
Bennet Dias Gunasekera (1919–2002), Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman and politician
Bruno Dias (born 1976), Portuguese politician
Cello Dias , Brazilian guitarist for Against All Will
Daniel Dias Gunasekera , Sri Lankan Sinhala businessman and politician
Denny Dias , American guitarist
Dilrukshi Dias Wickramasinghe , 46th
Solicitor General of Sri Lanka
Dinis Dias , Portuguese explorer
Diogo Dias , Portuguese explorer
Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos , Angolan politician
Fernando Dias van Dúnem , Angolan politician
Filipe Oliveira Dias , Portuguese architect
Gaspar Dias (ca. 1560–1590), Portuguese Mannerist painter
Gonçalves Dias , Brazilian poet
Isabelle Adriana Nogueira Dias (born 1992), Brazilian dancer and model
Jagath Dias , Sri Lankan
Sinhalese Army general, former Deputy Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Germany, Switzerland, and the Vatican
Jacqueline Maria Dias , Pakistani nursing professor
João Dias (born 1973), Portuguese politician
Laura Faver Dias , American politician in Illinois
Lucky Dias (born 1951), Sri Lankan Sinhalese actor and producer
Luisa Dias Diogo , Prime Minister of
Mozambique
Maria Berenice Dias , Brazilian judge
Michael Dias , Sri Lankan barrister, academic and jurist who practised in the UK
Nicholas Dias Abeysingha (1719–1794), Sri Lankan
Maha Mudaliyar
Paulo Dias de Novais , Portuguese colonizer of Africa
Pêro Dias , Portuguese explorer
Prasad Dias (born 1977), Sri Lankan cricketer
Ranga Dias (cricketer) , Sri Lankan cricketer
Ranga P. Dias , condensed-matter physicist
Ron Dias (1937–2013), American animator and painter
Ron Dias (director) (born 1983), Canadian filmmaker, best known for
Bite of a Mango
Roy Dias (born 1952),
Sri Lankan Chetty cricketer
Rui Jorge de Sousa Dias Oliveira , Portuguese football player
Sachin Premashan Dias Angodavidanalage (born 2000), Sri Lankan Sinhala badminton player
Solomon Dias Bandaranaike , Ceylonese government administrator
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike , Sri Lankan politician
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike , Sri Lankan politician
Virna Dias , Brazilian volleyball player
Ruben Dias ,
Manchester City football player
Dias Gomes , Brazilian writer
Steven Dias , Indian footballer
Sudantha Dias (born 1971), Sri Lankan cricketer
Sumangala Dias , Sri Lankan Sinhalese air force officer
Wakunugoda Gayathri Irosha Dias , Sri Lankan Sinhala cinema and TV actress