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masculine given name and surname common throughout the

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. It comes from the

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names Didius and Desiderius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it has become associated with the name '' Desiderius'', related to

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''desiderium'' – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for".

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Notable people with the name include:

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* Didier Agathe (born 1975), French footballer *

Didier André Didier André (born 3 September 1974) is a race car driver born in Lyon, France. In the late 1990s he competed in Indy Lights, driving in the Indy Racing League in 2001 and Nissan World Series from 2003 until the present day. During 2006 he dr ...

(born 1974), French race car driver *

Didier Boulaud Didier Boulaud (born 4 September 1950, Yzeure) is a former member of the Senate of France. He represented the Nièvre department as a member of the Socialist Party Socialist Party is the name of many different political parties around the wor ...

(born 1950), French senate member *

Didier Burkhalter Didier Eric Burkhalter (born 17 April 1960) is a Swiss politician who served as a Member of the Swiss Federal Council from 2009 to 2017. A member of FDP.The Liberals, he was President of the Swiss Confederation in 2014. Burkhalter was elected t ...

(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 the ...

(c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint *

Didier Couécou Didier Couécou (born 25 July 1944) is a former French footballer who played striker. He was part of France national football team at the FIFA World Cup 1966 The 1966 FIFA World Cup was the eighth FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial football t ...

(born 1944), French footballer * Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French

crime In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...

writer and politician *

Didier Delsalle Didier Delsalle (born May 6, 1957, in Aix-en-Provence, France) is a fighter pilot and helicopter test pilot. On May 14, 2005, he became the first (and only) person to land a helicopter, the Eurocopter AS350 Squirrel, on the summit of Mount Ever ...

(born 1957), French helicopter pilot * Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French international footballer and manager *

Didier Diderot Didier Diderot (14 September 1685 in Langres – 3 June 1759 ibid) was a French craftsman and the father of the encyclopedist, author, philosopher of enlightenment Denis Diderot. Biography Didier Diderot descended from families of local craf ...

(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 Didier Lavergne is a French make-up artist. He won an Academy Award for Best Makeup as well as a BAFTA Award for Best Makeup for his work in ''La Vie en rose "La Vie en rose" (; ) is the signature song of popular French singer Édith Piaf, writ ...

, 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 (born 1927), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive *

Raymond Didier Raymond Ernest Didier (January 17, 1920 – March 9, 1978) was an American football coach, baseball coach and college athletics administrator. He served as the head football coach at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Southwestern Louisian ...

(1920–1978), American college sports coach and administrator

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