Desiderio is both a surname and a given name in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (Desidério), derived from the Latin Desiderius. A diminutive of the name is Desi.

Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Alberto Desiderio (born 1973), Italian javelin thrower
• Aniello Desiderio (born 1971), Italian guitarist and professor
• Carlos Desiderio Peucelle (1908–1990), Argentine football player
• Christina Desiderio (born 2000), American artistic gymnast
• Fábio André Tavares Desidério (born 2001), known as Fábio Tavares, Portuguese footballer
• Mario Desiderio (born 1938), Argentine footballer
• Monsù Desiderio, painter in Italy
• Paul Desiderio (born 1997), Filipino basketball player
• Reginald B. Desiderio (1918–1950), soldier in the United States Army
  • Desiderio Army Airfield, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, named after Reginald B. Desiderio
• Robert Desiderio (born 1951), American actor
• Vincent Desiderio (born 1955), American realist painter

Given name

• Desiderio Arias, Dominican Republic soldier and caudillo
• Desiderio Alberto Arnaz II (1894–1973), Cuban politician and the father of Desi Arnaz
• Desiderio "Desi" Arnaz (1917–1986), Cuban American actor, musician and bandleader
• Desiderio "Desi" Arnaz Jr. (born 1953), American actor and musician
• Desidério Costa (born 1934), Angolan politician
• Desiderio Garufo (born 1987), Italian footballer
• Desiderio Hernández (born 1887), Cuban baseball player
• Desiderio Hernández Xochitiotzin (1922–2007), Mexican artist
• Desiderio Lebron (born 1949), Dominican Republic judoka
• Desiderio Macías Silva (1922–1995), Mexican poet and medical doctor
• Desiderio Medina (1919–1986), Chilean footballer
• Desidério Murcho (born 1965), Portuguese philosopher, professor, and writer
• Desiderio Navarro, Cuban art, culture and literature critic
• Desiderio Passali (born 1947), Italian doctor and professor
• Desiderio Scaglia (1567–1639), Italian cardinal and bishop
• Desiderio da Settignano (c. 1430–1464), Italian sculptor
• Desiderio Spreti (1414–1474), Italian historian
• Desiderio Suson, Filipino serviceman and Medal of Valor recipient
• José Desiderio Valverde (1822–1903), Dominican military figure and politician

See also

Look up desiderio in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

• Desiderio Tello, a municipality and village in Argentina
• Desiderius (given name)
• Didier (disambiguation)
• Dizier

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