Des
Appearance
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