Damien
Appearance
Pronunciation | French: [damjɛ̃] |
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Origin | |
Word/name | Greece |
Region of origin | Europe |
Other names | |
Related names | Damian |
Damien is a given name. Notable people with the name include:
- Damien Cook, Australian rugby league player
- Damien Crosse, pornographic actor
- Damien de Veuster (better known as Father Damien), Belgian-Hawaiian Catholic priest
- Damien Duff, Irish professional footballer, winger
- Damien Echols, convicted of murder, the subject of film Paradise Lost
- Damien Fitzhenry, former Wexford hurler
- Damien Haas, American actor
- Damien Hirst, British artist
- Damien Leith, Irish-Australian musician and novelist who was winner of the 2006 series of Australian Idol
- Damien Marsh, Australian former sprinter
- Damien Nash, American football player.
- Damien Parer, Australian photographer and film maker
- Damien Reid, Scottish Rugby League player
- Damien Rice, Irish musician
- Damien Russell, American football player
- Damien Sin, Singaporean author
Fictional characters:
- Damien Karras, protagonist of the novel and film The Exorcist
- Damien Thorn, the main character in the The Omen series of horror films and Damien TV series
- Damien Trotter, a character in the sitcom Only Fools And Horses
- Damien, a character from the television episode Damien from South Park
See also
- Robert-François Damiens, Frenchman who unsuccessfully attempted the assassination of Louis XV of France
- Damian (disambiguation)