Desiderio

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