Diawara (town), a town in Senegal

Kaba Diawara (born 1975)), French-born Guinean footballer

Souleymane Diawara (born 1978), a Senegalese footballer

Daba Diawara (born 1951), Malian politician

Fousseni Diawara (born 1980), French-born Malian footballer

Yakhouba Diawara (born 1982), a French professional basketball player currently with the Denver Nuggets of the NBA