| Ioannis Diakidis | |
| Birth Date: | 1867 |
| Birth Place: | Symi, Ottoman Empire (now in Greece) |
| Death Place: | Patras, Greece |
| Occupation: | Writer |
Ioannis Diakidis (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Ιωάννης Διακίδης), 1867–1962) was a Greek writer.[1] He was born on the island of Symi in the Dodecanese at the time was part of the Ottoman Empire. He was a soccer player at the Panachaikos with many wins in games. He constructed a mountainous refuge in the Panachaiko mountains, he gave to the government a residence at Korinthou Street and he donated the funds to build the School of People where it was named Diakideios (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Διακίδειος) to honor him. He was the brother of Themistoklis Diakidis, olympic medal winner.