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masculine given name and surname common throughout the

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. It comes from the

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name Didius. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it became associated with the name ''

Desiderius Desiderius, also known as Daufer or Dauferius (born – died ), was king of the Lombards in northern Italy, ruling from 756 to 774. The Frankish king of renown, Charlemagne, married Desiderius's daughter and subsequently conquered his realm. De ...

'', related to

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''desiderium'' – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for". Notable people with the name include:

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* Didier Ahadsi (born 1970), Togolese self-taught artist and sculptor * 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, 655), was a Merovingian-era royal official of aristocratic Gallo-Roman extraction. He succeeded his own brother, Rusticus of Cahors, as bishop of Cahors after the latter's murder. Did ...

(c. 580–655), Desiderius or (saint) Didier, French saint * Didier Couécou (born 1944), French footballer *

Didier Daeninckx Didier Daeninckx (born 27 April 1949 in Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis) is a French author and left-wing politician of Belgian descent, best known for his '' romans noirs''. Works translated into English *' (''Meurtres pour mémoire'') by Melvil ...

(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, definiti ...

writer and politician * Didier Delsalle (born 1957), French helicopter pilot *

Didier Deschamps Didier Claude Deschamps (; born 15 October 1968) is a French professional football manager and former player who has been managing the France national team since 2012. He played as a defensive midfielder for several clubs, in France, Italy, Engl ...

(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 Encyclopédistes, encyclopedist, author, philosopher of Age of Enlightenment, enlightenment Denis Diderot. Biography Didier Diderot ...

(1685–1759), French craftsman *

Didier Drogba Didier Yves Drogba Tébily (; born 11 March 1978) is an Ivorian former professional association football, footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. He is the Top international association football goal scorers by cou ...

(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. He also won a gold medal in the individual foil event at ...

(born 1951), French fencer * Didier Hassoux, French investigative journalist *

Didier Lavergne Didier Lavergne is a French make-up artist A make-up artist, also called a makeup artist, and often shortened to MUA, is an artist whose medium is the human body, applying makeup and Prosthetic makeup, prosthetics on others for theatre, televi ...

, French make-up artist *

Didier Lemaire Didier Lemaire (born 23 July 1975) is a French politician. As a member of Horizons, he was elected member of parliament for Haut-Rhin's 3rd constituency in the 2022 French legislative election. References External links Pageat the Fr ...

(born 1975), French politician *

Didier Malherbe Didier Malherbe (born 22 January 1943) is a French jazz, rock, and world music musician and poet. He is a member of the bands Gong and Hadouk. He plays the saxophone, flute, alto clarinet, ocarina, Laotian Khen, Bawu flute, Hulusi, and ma ...

(born 1943), French musician, member of the music group Gong *

Didier Marouani Didier "Ecama" Marouani (born 14 July 1953) is a French composer and musician born in Monaco. Biography Didier started his career as a pop singer and made his first single, "Je suis ton chevalier" (''I am your knight'') with Etienne Roda-Gil ...

(born 1953), French musician, founder of the music group "Space" *

Didier Niquet Didier Niquet (born 22 July 1949) is a French sprint canoer who competed in the early 1970s. He finished sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich Munich is the capital and most populous city of Bavaria, Germa ...

Didier Ollé-Nicolle Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 2 September 1961) is a French football manager and former player who played as a defender. He most recently managed Division 1 Féminine side Paris Saint-Germain Féminine. Club career Ollé-Nicolle was born in Be ...

(born 1961), French former footballer and football manager *

Didier Opertti Didier Opertti Badán (born 23 April 1937) is a Uruguayan political figure and lawyer. Political offices in Uruguay Interior Minister Opertti served as the interior minister of Uruguay from 1995 to 1998 in the government of Julio María Sangui ...

(born 1937), Uruguayan political figure and lawyer *

Didier Pironi Didier Joseph Louis Pironi (26 March 1952 – 23 August 1987) was a French racing driver and offshore powerboat racing, offshore powerboat racer, who competed in Formula One from to . Pironi was runner-up in the Formula One World Drivers' Cham ...

(1952–1987), French Formula One driver *

Didier Pittet Didier Pittet (born 20 March 1957 in Geneva, Switzerland) is an infectious diseases expert and the director of thInfection Control ProgrammeanWHO Collaborating Centre on Patient Safety

(born 1957), Swiss immunologist *

Didier Raoult Didier Raoult (; born 13 March 1952) is a retired French physician and microbiologist specialising in infectious diseases. He taught about infectious diseases at the Faculty of Medicine of Aix-Marseille University (AMU), and in 1984, created ...

(born 1952), French physician and microbiologist *

Didier Ratsiraka Didier Ignace Ratsiraka (; 4 November 1936 – 28 March 2021) was a Malagasy politician and naval officer who was the third president of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and the fifth from 1997 to 2002. At the time of his death, he was the longest ...

(1936–2021), Malagasy politician, President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and from 1997 to 2002 *

Didier Reynders Didier Reynders (; born 6 August 1958) is a Belgian politician and a member of the Reformist Movement, Mouvement Réformateur (MR) that served as List of European Commissioners for Justice and Equality, European Commissioner for Justice until 30 ...

(born 1958), Belgian politician *

Didier Sornette Didier Sornette (born 25 June 1957 in Paris) is a French researcher studying subjects including complex systems and risk management. He is Professor on the Chair of Entrepreneurial Risks at the ETH Zurich, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zu ...

(born 1957), French physicist, economist, and risk manager *

Didier Van Cauwelaert Didier Van Cauwelaert (; born 29 July 1960) is a French author and director of Belgian descent who was born in Nice. In 1994 his novel '' Un Aller simple'' won the Prix Goncourt. In 1997 he was awarded the Grand prix du théâtre de l’Académ ...

(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 *

Christian Didier Christian Didier (11 February 1944 – 14 May 2015) came to public attention after 8 June 1993 as the assassin of René Bousquet, a friend of French President François Mitterrand, who had served as a senior police official under Vichy France, whi ...

, assassin of

René Bousquet René Bousquet (; 11 May 1909 – 8 June 1993) was a high-ranking French political appointee who served as secretary general to the Vichy French police from May 1942 to 31 December 1943. For personal heroism, he had become a protégé of promin ...

Clint Didier Clinton Bradley Didier (born April 4, 1959) is an American former professional football player who was a tight end for the Washington Redskins and Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He won two Super Bowls with Washington. ...

(born 1959), American politician and football tight end in the NFL * Eugene L. Didier (1838–1913), American writer *

Évelyne Didier Évelyne Didier (born 14 March 1948) was a member of the Senate of France. French Senate She has represented the Meurthe-et-Moselle department. Party Membership She is a member of the Communist, Republican, and Citizen Group. Other position ...

(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 *

Lucas Didier Lucas Didier (born 8 July 2003) is a French para table tennis player. He represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career Didier represented France at the 2024 Summer Paralympics The 2024 Summer Paralympics (), also known as the P ...

(born 2003), French para table tennis player * Mel Didier (1927–2017), American baseball player, coach, scout, and executive * Raymond Didier (1920–1978), American college sports coach and administrator *

Ugo Didier Ugo Didier (born 11 September 2001) is a French Paralympic swimmer. He represented France at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics. Career Didier made his international debut for France at the 2017 World Para Swimming Championships at the age o ...

(born 2001), French Paralympic swimmer

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