This is only one indicative list of the sources of the Vies and doctrines of the famous philosophers of Diogène Laërce, the problems arising from these particularly difficult, if not insoluble sources being. The references return to the books of Diogène and not to works quoted by him.

Deliver I

• Alcée, I, 31 and 81

• Anarchasis, I, 105
• Anaxilaos, I, 107
• Andron d' Éphèse, I, 119; Tripods , I, 30
• Archétimos of Syracuse, I, 40
• Choirilos (poet), I, 24
• Clitarque (historian alexandrine), I, 6
• Cratinos, Archiloques , I, 12; Chirons , I, 62; Cléboulinai , I, 89
• Daïmachos de Platées, I, 30
• Damon de Cyrène, On the philosophers , I, 40
• Dieuchidas, Mégariques , I, 57
• Démodocos de Léros, I, 84
• Denys, critical Studies , I, 35
• Dioscouridès, Memorable , I, 63
• Éleusis, On Achilles , I, 29
• Euanthès de Milet
• Eudème of Rhodos, I, 9
• Euthyphron, wire of Héraclide of the Bridge, I, 107
• Hécatée d' Abdère, On the philosophy of the Egyptians , I, 10
• Léandre de Milet, I, 28 and 41
• Lobôn d' Argos, On the poets
• Mimnerme, I, 60
• Minyas, I, 27
• Phanodicos, I, 31,82,83
• Phlégon, Records of longevity , I, 111
• Sosibios de Laconie, I, 115

For the other books

• Achaïcos, Ethical , VI, 99

• Amphicratès (Athenian rhetor, Ier S. a. J.C.), On the famous men , II, 101
• Anticlide, On Alexandre , VIII, 11
• Antigone de Caryste, Life of Polémon , IV, 17; Life of Pyrrhon , IX, 62; Life of Tiller , IX, 111; Life of Zénon , III, 66
• Ariston de Céos (peripatetician, IIIè S. avt. J.C.), On Héraclite , IX, 5; Life of Épicure , X, 14
• Ariston de Chios, IV, 33
• Chamailéon d' Héraclée, III, 46; V, 92
• Démétrios de Phalère
• Dioclès de Magnésie, cursive Repertory of the philosophers , VII, 48 to 53 and X, 11; On the lives of the philosophers (perhaps same work as the first), II, 54 and 82
• Hécaton of Rhodos
• Héraclide Lembos
• Idoménée de Lampsaque
• Hiéronymos of Rhodos
• Panétios of Rhodos
• Persaios de Kition
• Phainias d' Érèse
• Philémon
• Philochoros
• Philodème de Gadara, Re-examined philosophers , X, 3 and 24 (another possible translation of the Greek title of this work: Collection of the philosophers )
• Polémon d' Ilion
• Satyros, Lives , II, 12 and 13; VIII, 40,53 and 58; VI, 80
• Sotion, Successions of the philosophers , II, 12; V, 86; VIII, 86
• Tiller of Phlionte (Skeptic), the funerary Banquet of Arcésilas , IX, 115