Desha may refer to:

Films

*'' Desha: The Leader'', a 2014 Bangladeshi film, directed by Saikat Nasir.

People

Benjamin Desha Benjamin Desha was an American soldier and politician. He was a veteran of the War of 1812, and was wounded in the Battle of Mackinac Island. In 1822, Desha was appointed a receiver of public moneys by President James Monroe for the Arkansas Terr ...

, American soldier and politician *

Joseph Desha Joseph Desha (December 9, 1768 – October 11, 1842) was a U.S. Representative and the ninth governor of the U.S. state of Kentucky. After the revocation of the Edict of Nantes, Desha's Huguenot ancestors fled from France to Pennsylvania, wh ...

(1768–1842), US Representative and the ninth governor of Kentucky *

Lucius Desha Bunton III Lucius Desha Bunton III (December 1, 1924 – January 17, 2001) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas. Education and career Born in Del Rio, Texas, Bunton was a private in the ...

(1924–2001), US federal judge *

Robert Desha Robert Desha (January 14, 1791February 6, 1849) was an American politician who represented Tennessee's 5th Congressional district in the United States House of Representatives. Early life Desha was born near Gallatin in the Southwest Territor ...

, American politician who represented Tennessee's 5th Congressional district in the US House of Representatives As a given name: *

Desha Breckinridge Desha Breckinridge (August 5, 1867 – February 18, 1935) was the editor and publisher of the ''Lexington Herald'' from 1897 to 1935. In 1898 he married Madeline McDowell, who became nationally known as Madeline McDowell Breckinridge. He was a bro ...

(1867–1935), American newspaper editor and publisher *

Desha Delteil Desha Delteil (March 18, 1899 – July 17, 1980) was a Slovenia-born dancer and artists' model. Biography She was born Desha Eva Podgoršek in Ljubljana, Austria-Hungary (present-day Ljubljana, Slovenia), emigrated to the US with her sister ...

(1892–1965), American dancer and artist model

Places

* Desha County, Arkansas, county located in the US state of Arkansas *

Payne-Desha House The Payne-Desha House is a historic house located on land west of Royal Spring Branch near downtown Georgetown, Kentucky, USA that was built in 1814 by Robert Payne, a Kentucky war hero from the Battle of the Thames. Also, the house was the last ...

, historic house located on land west of Royal Spring Branch near downtown Georgetown, Kentucky, USA *Desha is another spelling of the Indian region Desh, Maharashtra

Politics

Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. The party's general secretary is ...

(National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka *

Desha Vimukthi Janatha Party The Desha Vimukthi Janatha Pakshaya (DVJP) (National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka. It is currently a member of the Socialist Alliance and the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance. The party's general secretary is ...

(National Liberation People's Party) is a political party in Sri Lanka

Other

* Desha Putra Sammanaya, Sri Lankan military decoration awarded to those who are killed or wounded in combat {{disambiguation, surname, given name