Des

This article is about the given name. For the cryptography algorithm, see Data Encryption Standard.

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

See also

• Dez (disambiguation)