Des


Gender:
Origin: Gaelic
156 famous people named Des found on Wikipedia.
6 male, 5 female in US.
Most recent ranking: 4532-th in year 1971
Best ranking: 4532-th in year 1971
Used in: English

Meanings

Des is a masculine given name, mostly a short form (hypocorism) of Desmond. People named Des include:
People:
Des Hasler (born 1961), Australian rugby league player/coach
Desmond Des Kelly (born 1965), British journalist
Desmond Des Lynam (born 1942), British television presenter
Desmond Des Lyttle (born 1971), English footballer
Desmond Des O'Connor (born 1932), British entertainer
Des O'Connor, Australian rugby league player in the 1970s
Desmond Des O'Grady (born 1953), Irish retired Gaelic footballer
Des O'Hagan (1934-2015), Irish communist
Desmond O'Malley (born 1939), Irish former politician, government minister and founder and leader of the Progressive Democrats
Desmond Des O'Neil (1920–1999), Australian politician
Des O'Reilly (1954–2016), Australian rugby league player
Desmond Smith (general) (1911–1991), Canadian major-general
Des Smith (headteacher), British headteacher embroiled in the Cash for Honours scandal
Des Smith (ice hockey) (1914–1981), Canadian ice hockey defenceman
Fictional characters:
Desmond Des Barnes, in the British soap opera Coronation Street
Desmond Des Clarke (Neighbours), in the Australian soap opera Neighbours
Desmond Des Tiny, in the book series The Saga of Darren Shan

Short form of Desmond, from South Munster (ancient Ireland region).

Famous People: 156 found on Wikipedia.
Popularity Name Birth Year Description
1 Des Lynam 1942 TV presenter
2 Des Walker 1965 English footballer
3 Des Coleman 1965 British actor
4 Des Bishop 1975 American-Irish comedian
5 Des Barnes 1965 Fictional character
6 Des Hasler 1961 Australian rugby league player and coach
7 Des Cahill 1953 Irish sports presenter and commentator
8 Des Browne, Baron Browne of Ladyton 1952 British politician
9 Des McAnuff 1952 American-Canadian film director
10 Des Clarke British comedian
11 Des Dalton Northern Irish politician
12 Des Headland 1981 Australian footballer
13 Des Bremner 1952 Footballer
14 Des Lyttle 1971 Footballer, football manager
15 Des Smyth 1953 Professional golfer
16 Des Ball 1947 Australian academic
17 Des Tuddenham 1943 Australian rules footballer and coach
18 Des Tiny
19 Des Hamilton 1976 English footballer
20 Des Warren 1937 British trade unionist
21 Des Kensel 1973 American musician
22 Des Hanafin 1930 Irish politician
23 Des Byrne 1981 Irish footballer
24 Des MacHale 1946 Irish mathematician, academic
25 Des Corcoran 1928 Australian politician
26 Des Geraghty 1943 Irish politician and trade union leader
27 Des Fitzgerald 1957 Rugby player
28 Des McKeown 1970 Scottish footballer and manager
29 Des Wilson 1941 British journalist
30 Des Horne 1939 Association footballer
31 Des Keogh 1935 Irish actor
32 Des Drummond 1958 Jamaican/British rugby league player
33 Des Renford 1927 Australian swimmer
34 Des Fothergill 1920 Australian rules footballer and cricketer
35 Des Rea 1944
36 Des Dearlove 1960 American business theorist
37 Des Turner 1939 British politician
38 Des English 1956 Australian footballer
39 Des Morris 1948 Australian rugby league player and coach
40 Des Abbott 1986 Australian male field hockey player
41 Desmond Bulpin 1951 Scottish football coach
42 Des Alwi 1927 Indonesian historian, diplomat, writer, and advocate of the Banda Islands
43 Des Connor 1935 Australian rugby union player
44 Des Devious
45 Des Koch 1932 American discus thrower
46 Des White 1927 New Zealand rugby league player and coach
47 Des Hazel 1967 Saint Kitts and Nevis footballer
48 Des O'Reilly 1954 Australian rugby league player
49 Des McNulty 1952 British politician
50 Des Rowe 1925 Australian rules footballer and coach
51 Des O'Hagan 1934 Irish republican
52 Des Meagher 1944 Australian rules footballer
53 Des Foy 1963 English rugby league player
54 Des Healey 1927 Australian rules footballer
55 Des de Moor 1961 British singer
56 Des Hoare 1934 Australian rules footballer and cricketer
57 Des Case 1918 Welsh rugby union and rugby league player
58 Des Dowling
59 Des Townson 1934 New Zealand yacht designer
60 Des Smith 1914 Canadian ice hockey player
61 Des Champ 1928 British musician, bandleader, producer, arranger
62 Des Linton 1971 English footballer
63 Des Raj Goyal 1929 Indian journalist and writer
64 Des Britten 1939 New Zealand restaurateur, celebrity chef and Anglican priest
65 Des Raj Dhugga Indian politician
66 Des Ferguson Gaelic football player
67 Des Balentien 1988 Dutch female vlogger and rapper
68 Des Sinclair 1927 South African rugby union player
69 Des Kelly 1950 Footballer
70 Des Roche 1909 Canadian ice hockey player
71 Des Collins 1923 English footballer
72 Des Terblanche 1965 Professional golfer
73 Des Moore Australian economist
74 Des Thompson 1928 English footballer
75 Des Bannon 1923 Australian rugby union player
76 Des Bartlett 1927 Australian film producer
77 Jennifer Des 1975 Belgian photographer
78 Des Ryan 1967 Australian rules footballer
79 Des Adam 1945 Former mayor of Kanata, Ontario
80 Des Baird 1888
81 Des Thomson 1942 New Zealand racing cyclist
82 Des Barchard New Zealand rugby league player
83 Des Raj 1944 Umpire
84 Des Barrick 1926 Cricketer
85 Des Webb 1934 New Zealander rugby union player (1934-1987)
86 Des Farrow 1926 English footballer
87 Des McAleenan Irish footballer
88 Des James Australian rules footballer
89 Des Hoysted 1923 Australian broadcaster
90 Des Maea 1969 Samoan rugby league player
91 Desmond Foley 1940 Irish politician, hurler and Gaelic footballer
92 Des Fawcett 1905 English footballer
93 Des Tennant 1925 Professional footballer
94 Des O'Grady 1953 Gaelic football player
95 Des O'Neil 1920 Australian politician
96 Des Buckingham
97 Des Hughes 1970
98 Des van Jaarsveldt 1929 Rugby union player
99 Des O'Dwyer 1961 Australian rules footballer
100 Des Booth 1920 Australian politician
101 Des Palmer 1931
102 Des Benson 1921 Gaelic football player
103 Des Campbell 1951 Australian rules footballer
104 Des Nisbet 1921 Australian footballer
105 Des Coe 1958 New Zealand sport shooter
106 Des Harman 1941 Dean of Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin
107 Des Harlock 1922 Footballer
108 Des Christian 1923 New Zealander rugby union player (1923-1977)
109 Des Field 1942 Australian rules footballer
110 Des O'Connor Australian rugby league player
111 Des Bethke 1943 Australian rules footballer
112 Desmond Clarkson English rugby league player
113 Des Martin 1913 Australian association football player and australian-rules footballer
114 Des Lacey 1925 Irish footballer
115 Des Herbert 1959 Australian footballer
116 Des Simonson 2000 New Zealand rower
117 Des Calverley 1919 Australian rules footballer
118 Des Fretwell 1955 British bicycle racer
119 Des Hiscutt 1933 Australian politician
120 Des Hackett 1925 Naturalist
121 Des McLean 1931 British association football player (1931-2008)
122 Des Cole 1933 Australian rules footballer
123 Des Lancaster 1937 English footballer
124 Des Tobin 1938 Australian rules footballer
125 Des Steele 1943 Australian rules footballer
126 Des Lyons 1938 Australian rules footballer
127 Des McGovern 1928
128 Des Moroney 1935 Canadian ice hockey player
129 Des Warman New Zealand footballer
130 Des Negri 1925 Australian rules footballer
131 Master of the Lübeck Altar 1400 German sculptor and painter
132 Des Lock 1949 New Zealand rower
133 Des Meadowcroft 1880 Australian rules footballer
134 Des Bell 1923 Australian rules footballer
135 Des Morrison Politician
136 Des Pickett 1925
137 Des Dillon 1926 Irish hurler
138 Des McKenzie 1945 Australian rules footballer
139 Des Newton 1942 British artist
140 Des Connolly Gaelic footballer
141 Des Ponchard 1902 Australian rugby league player
142 Des Griffin 1882
143 Des Barry 1933
144 Des Frawley 1924
145 Des Rowan 1914 Australian rules footballer
146 Des Dans 1924
147 Des Kennedy 1950
148 Des Dickson
149 Des O'Brien 1919 Irish rugby union player (1919-2005)
150 Des Sowden
151 Des Tyson
152 Des Cohen 1927
153 Des Anderson
154 Antonio Grases y Des Spanish politician
155 Des Mullarkey 1899
156 Des Tuiali'i 1970 Samoan rugby union player