Diamond (disambiguation)

Diamond is the hardest known natural material.

Diamond, ♦ or ◊ may also refer to:

• Diamond (gemstone)
• Diamonds, a suit of cards
• A rhombus is often called a diamond
• Alt codes, ♦, the character or symbol formed by using the Alt key in conjunction with the Number Pad (Alt+num4)
• Lozenge, ◊, form of rhombus and symbols with that shape
  • ◊, symbol for the diamond principle, combinatorial principle in set theory
  • ◊, symbol for high-occupancy vehicle lane
  • ◊, symbol for segregated cycle facilities (bicycle lane) in the United States

People

Surname

• Alexander Diamond (born 1985), Scottish professional footballer
• Amy Diamond (born 1992), Swedish pop singer
• Anne Diamond (born 1954), British television presenter
• Barry Diamond (American comedian), American comedian
• Benjamin Diamond (born 1972), French singer
• Bernard L. Diamond (1912–1990), American Professor of law and psychiatry
• Cora Diamond, US-born philosopher
• David Diamond (composer) (1915–2005), American composer
• Debi Diamond (born 1965), American pornographic actress
• Dustin Diamond (born 1977), American actor
• Gregg Diamond (1949–1999), American musician
• I. A. L. Diamond (1920–1988), Romanian-born American film writer
• Jack Diamond (architect) (born 1932), South African born, Canadian architect
• Jack Diamond (Canadian businessman) (1909–2001), Canadian businessman and philanthropist
• Jack Diamond (gangster) (1897–1931), Irish-American gangster
• Jared Diamond (born 1937), American biologist, physiologist, biogeographer and author
• Jim Diamond (music producer) (born 1965), American studio engineer, producer and bass player
• Jim Diamond (singer) (born 1953), Scottish rock musician
• Jody Diamond (born 1953), American composer, performer, writer, publisher, editor, and educator
• John Diamond (journalist) (1953–2001), British Jewish broadcaster and journalist
• John Diamond, Baron Diamond (1907–2004), British politician
• King Diamond (born 1956), Danish heavy metal musician
• Larry Diamond, political scientist
• Lou Diamond (1897–1951), US Marine
• Majela ZeZe Diamond (born 1981), aka "Queen of Vagina", British Comedian, and singer/songwriter
• Michael Diamond (musician) (born 1965), American musician, member of the Beastie Boys
• Michael Diamond (sport shooter) (born 1972), Australian professional target shooter
• Milton Diamond (born 1934), American professor of anatomy and reproductive biology
• Mya Diamond (born 1981), Hungarian pornographic actress
• Neil Diamond (born 1941), American singer/songwriter
• Paul Diamond (born 1961), Croatia-born Canadian professional wrestler
• Peter A. Diamond (born 1940), American economist
• Reed Diamond (born 1967), American actor
• Robert Diamond (born 1951), London-based American banker
• Selma Diamond (1920–1985), Canadian-born comedic actress and TV writer
• Simon-Pierre Diamond (born 1985), Canadian politician
• Stanley Diamond (1922–1991), American anthropologist

First names

• Diamond (given name), a feminine given name
• Diamond Dallas Page (born 1956), American professional wrestler and actor
• Diamond D, hip-hop producer/rapper
• Diamond Darrell a.k.a. Dimebag Darrell (1966–2004; born Darrell Lance Abbott), American guitarist

Nicknames

• Ramon Dekkers (born 1969), nicknamed The Diamond, former professional Muay Thai and kickbox fighter
• Diamond (rapper) (born 1988), American female rapper
• Diamonds, the nickname given to Scottish football club Airdrie United F.C.

Places

• Diamond, California, in Contra Costa County
• Diamond, California, former name of Diamond Springs, California
• Diamond, Illinois, in the United States
• Diamond, Indiana
• Diamond, Missouri
• Diamond, Ohio
• Diamond, Oregon
• Diamond, Kanawha County, West Virginia
• Diamond, Logan County, West Virginia
• The Diamond (Longs Peak), cliff on Longs Peak
• Diamond, United States Virgin Islands

Organizations

• Diamond Aircraft Industries, manufacturer of light aircraft
• Diamond Bus, British bus company in the West Midlands and the Go West Midlands trading name
• Diamond Comic Distributors, largest comic book distributor serving North America
• Diamond Energy, energy services company based in Canada
• Diamond Foods, formerly Diamond Walnut Growers, a packaged food company based in California
• Diamond Insurance, British insurance provider focused on women car drivers
• Diamond Light Source, British synchrotron research facility
• Diamond Management & Technology Consultants (commonly "Diamond"), Chicago based consulting company
• Diamond Multimedia, computer hardware and electronics company

Music

• Diamond certification or record, music recording sales certification in many countries (see RIAA certification)
• The Diamonds, Canadian singing group of the 1950s and '60s
• Diamonds, a UK Number 1 hit instrumental by Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, 1963
• Diamond (Spandau Ballet album), 1982
• Diamond (12012 album), 2007
• Diamond (4minute album), 2010
• "Diamond" (Bump of Chicken song)
• "Diamonds" (Amanda Lear song), 1980
• "Diamonds" (instrumental), 1963
• "Diamonds" (Herb Alpert song), 1987
• "Diamonds" (Fabolous song), 2007
• "Diamonds" (Starboy Nathan song), 2011
• "Diamond", a song by Misia from Mars & Roses
• "Diamond", a song by Princess Princess
• Diamond, female rapper from the hip-hop group Crime Mob
• Diamond, a rock band from Baltimore, Maryland

Games

• Diamonds (video game), 1992 video game for the Macintosh
• Diamond (Shugo Chara!), also known as Dia, a character from the manga series Shugo Chara!
• Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, a 2006 video game for the Nintendo DS

Film and television

• Diamonds (film), 1975 movie with Robert Shaw and Shelley Winters
• Diamonds (1999 film), starring Kirk Douglas and Dan Aykroyd
• Diamonds (TV series), Canadian television series that aired from 1987 to 1989
• Diamonds (2009 miniseries), ABC television miniseries featuring James Purefoy and Derek Jacobi
• "Diamonds" (Charlie Jade), an episode of the television series Charlie Jade

Other uses

• Baseball diamond, the field upon which the game of baseball is played
• Diamond (comics), a fictional character in the NEW-GEN comic books published by Marvel Comics
• Diamond (dog), a dog supposedly owned by Sir Isaac Newton
• Diamond (grape), wine grape varietal grown in the Finger Lakes AVA
• Diamond (ship), a three masted square rigger
• Diamond crossing, crossing of two railroad tracks
• Diamond cubic crystal structure in materials science
• Diamond interchange, type of highway interchange
• Diamond problem in object-oriented programming
• Diamonds, the Australia national netball team
• Diamonds (ballet), third movement of George Balanchine's Jewels
• Herkimer diamond, a double-terminated quartz crystal
• HMS Diamond, ships of the Royal Navy
• Tidal diamond, symbol on British admiralty charts

See also

• The Diamond (disambiguation)
• Rough Diamond (disambiguation)
• Diamant (disambiguation)
• Max Dimont, Finnish American historian and author
• Dymond (disambiguation)
• Diament (disambiguation)
• Yahalom (disambiguation)
• Almaz (disambiguation)
• Iamand, another name for polyiamond
• Rhombus