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masculine given name and surname common throughout the Romance languages. It comes from the

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Didius The gens Didia, or Deidia, as the name is spelled on coins, was a plebeian family at ancient Rome, which first appears in history during the final century of the Republic. According to Cicero, they were . Titus Didius obtained the consulship ...

and Desiderius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it has become associated with the name '' Desiderius'', related to Latin ''desiderium'' – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for".

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* Didier Agathe (born 1975), French footballer * Didier André (born 1974), French race car driver * Didier Boulaud (born 1950), French senate member * Didier Burkhalter (born 1960), Swiss politician *

Didier of Cahors Saint Didier, also known as Desiderius ( AD – November 15, traditionally 655), was a Merovingian-era royal official of aristocratic Gallo-Roman extraction. He succeeded his own brother, Rusticus of Cahors, as bishop of Cahors and governed ...

(c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint * Didier Couécou (born 1944), French footballer * Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French crime writer and politician * Didier Delsalle (born 1957), French helicopter pilot * Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French international footballer and manager * Didier Diderot (1685–1759), French craftsman *

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a striker. He is the all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team. He is best known for his career at ...

(born 1978), Ivorian association football player *

Didier Flament Didier Flament (born 4 January 1951) is a French fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1980 Summer Olympics and a bronze in the same event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The Internation ...

(born 1951), French fencer *

Didier Hassoux Didier Hassoux is a French investigative journalist and political writer. He is the co-author of six books about French politics, and he writes for ''Le Canard enchaîné''. During the 2017 French presidential election, center-right candidate Fran ...

, French investigative journalist * Didier Lavergne, French make-up artist * Didier Marouani (born 1953), French musician, founder of music group "Space" * Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 1961) is French former footballer and football manager * Didier Opertti (born 1937), Uruguayan political figure and lawyer *

Didier Pironi Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (26 March 1952 – 23 August 1987) was a French racing driver. During his career, he competed in 72 Formula One World Championship Grands Prix, driving for Tyrrell (1978–1979), Ligier (1980) and Ferrari (1981 ...

(1952–1987), French Formula One driver * Didier Pittet (born 1957), Swiss immunologist * Didier Raoult (born 1952), French physician and microbiologist. * Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021), Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002 * Didier Reynders (born 1958), Belgian politician * Didier Sornette (born 1957), French physicist, economist, and risk manager. * Didier Van Cauwelaert (born 1960), French author of Belgian descent * Didier Zokora (born 1980), Ivorian international footballer

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* Candice Didier (born 1988), French figure skater * Charles Didier (1805–1864), Swiss writer, poet and traveller * Clint Didier (born 1959), American politician and football tight end in the NFL *

Eugene L. Didier Eugene LeMoine Didier (December 22, 1838 – September 8, 1913)"Eugen ...

(1838–1913), American writer * Évelyne Didier (born 1948), French senate member * John Peter Didier (1748–1823), U.S. politician, first State Treasurer of Missouri * Laurent Didier (born 1984), Luxembourgish road bicycle racer *

Mel Didier Melvin Joffrion Didier Sr. (June 25, 1926 – September 10, 2017) was an American professional baseball pitcher in Minor League Baseball for two years (1948-49). However, he spent more than 60 years in pro ball as a scout and executive. Biograp ...

(born 1927), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive * Raymond Didier (1920–1978), American college sports coach and administrator

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