Surname •
Nathanael Diesel (1692–1745), Danish composer, violinist and lutenist •
Rudolf Diesel (1858–1913), German inventor and mechanical engineer •
Vin Diesel (Mark Sinclair, born 1967), American actor, producer and director
Nickname or ring name •
Diesel (musician) (Mark Lizotte, born 1966), American-Australian rock singer-songwriter •
Zach Banner (born 1993), once known as The Diesel, American football player •
Diesel Dahl (born 1959), drummer of TNT •
Fazal-ur-Rehman (politician, born 1953) famously known as Diesel or Maulana Diesel •
Noah Davis (baseball) (nicknamed Diesel; born 1997), American baseball player •
Kane (wrestler) (Glenn Jacobs, born 1967), American wrestler, former ring name fake "Diesel", imitating Kevin Nash's gimmick •
David S. LaForce or Diesel, American artist •
Kevin Nash (born 1959) ring name and gimmick for American professional wrestler Kevin Nash while performing in the WWF/E •
Shaquille O'Neal (born 1972), American basketball player, now music producer and DJ known as DIESEL •
John Riggins (born 1949), or The Diesel, American football player •
Joe Riggs (born 1982), or Diesel, American mixed martial artist •
Greg Williams (Australian footballer), or Diesel, Australian-rules footballer == Other uses ==