Didier is a French masculine given name and surname common throughout the Romance languages. During the 5th century AD, with the Christianisation of ancient pagan names, it became associated with the name Desiderius, related to Latin desiderium – which can be translated as "ardent desire" or "the longed-for".
Notable people with the name include:
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Given name
A
Didier Agathe (born 1975), French footballer
Didier Ahadsi (born 1970), Togolese self-taught artist and sculptor
Didier André (born 1974), French race car driver
Didier Angibeaud (born 1974), Cameroonian footballer
Didier Anzieu (1923–1999), French psychoanalyst
Didier Artzet (born 1963), French former racing driver
Didier Astruc (born 1946), French chemist
Didier Auriol (born 1958), French rally driver
Didier Awadi (born 1969), Senegalese rapper
B
Didier Baichère (born 1970), French politician
Didier Barbelivien (born 1954), French singer-songwriter
Didier Barra (1590–1656), French painter
Didier Bellens (1955–2016), Belgian businessman
Didier Bence (born 1987), Canadian boxer
Didier Berthet (1962–2023), French Roman Catholic prelate
Didier Berthod (born 1981), Swiss rock climber and priest
Didier Beugnies (born 1961), Belgian footballer
Didier Bezace (1946–2020), French actor
Samuel Didier Biang (born 1974), Cameroonian footballer and coach
Didier Bienaimé (1961–2004), French actor
Didier Bigo (born 1956), French academic
Didier Bionaz (born 2000), Italian biathlete
Didier Bizimana (born 1975), Burundian footballer
Didier Blanc (born 1984), French ski mountaineer
Didier Bocquet (born 1957), French musician
Didier Borotra (1937–2024), French politician
Didier Bouanga (born 1995), French footballer
Didier Boubé (born 1957), French modern pentathlete
C
Didier Cabestany (1969–2020), France rugby league & union footballer
Didier of Cahors (0580–0655), Merovingian official
Didier Camberabero (born 1961), French rugby union player
Didier Casadeï (born 1971), French rugby union player
Didier Casimiro (born 1966), Russian government official
Didier Casnati (born 1980), Italian musician
Didier Van Cauwelaert (born 1960), French author of Belgian descent
Didier Chambaron (born 1971), French professional football manager
Didier Chaparro (born 1987), Colombian cyclist
Didier Chesneau, French guitarist
Didier Chouat (1945–2014), French politician
Didier Christophe (born 1956), French footballer
Didier Codorniou (born 1958), France international rugby union player
Didier Cohen (born 1985), American-born Model, DJ/Producer
Didier Comès (1942–2013), Belgian comics artist
Didier Conrad (born 1959), French comics artist and writer
Didier Cossin (born 1964), Swiss-French economist
D
Didier Dacko (born 1967), Malian general and diplomat
Didier Daeninckx (born 1949), French author and left-wing politician
Didier Dagueneau (1956–2008), French winemaker
Didier van Damme (born 1929), European Adviser and also composer
Didier Danio (born 1962), French footballer
Didier Daurat (1891–1969), French aviator
Didier Decoin (born 1945), French screenwriter and writer
Didier Défago (born 1977), Swiss alpine skier
Didier Delgado (born 1992), Colombian footballer
Didier Delsalle (born 1957), French pilot
Didier Demazière (born 1950), French sociologist
Didier Deschamps (born 1968), French footballer and manager
Didier Desprez (born 1999), French association football player
Didier Detchénique (born 1972), French high jumper
Didier Dheedene (born 1972), Belgian footballer
Didier Dhennin (born 1961), French eventing rider
Didier Diderot (1685–1759), French craftsman
Didier Dietschi, Swiss dentist
E
Didier Eribon (born 1953), French author and philosopher
Didier Ernst (born 1971), Belgian footballer
Didier Etumba (born 1955), Chief of General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo
F
Didier Faivre-Pierret (born 1965), French cyclist
Didier Falise (born 1961), Belgian triple jumper
Didier Fassin (born 1955), French anthropologist
Didier Flamand (born 1947), French actor
Didier Flament (born 1951), French fencer
Didier François (born 1969), Belgian nyckelharpa performer
Didier François (journalist) (born 1960), French journalist
Didier Frenay (born 1966), Belgian footballer
Didier Fuentes (born 2005), Colombian baseball player
G
Didier Le Gac (born 1965), French politician
Didier Gailhaguet (born 1953), French figure skater, coach and official
Didier Gallet (born 1945), French rower
Didier Gamerdinger (born 1959), Monegasque windsurfer
Didier Garcia (born 1964), French cyclist
Didier Georgakakis (born 1966), French political scientist
Didier Gigon (born 1968), Swiss footballer
Didier Gonzales (born 1960), French politician
Didier Gopaul (born 1983), Mauritian footballer
Didier Lecour Grandmaison (1889–1917), French Pilot
Didier Guérin (born 1950), French editor
Didier Guillaume (1959–2025), French politician
Didier Guillemot (born 1960), French physician and researcher
Didier Le Guillou (born 1960), French middle-distance runner
Didier Guzzoni (born 1970), Swiss computer scientist and inventor of Siri
H
Didier Hassoux (born 1963), French investigative journalist and political writer
Didier Haudepin (born 1951), French actor, film producer, screenwriter and director
Didier Hauss, French glider
Didier Henriette (born 1985), French cyclist
Didier Henry (born 1953), French baritone
Didier Hernández (born 1979), Cuban Artist. Singer Songwriter
Didier Hesse (1901–1974), French sports shooter
Didier van der Hove (born 1966), Belgian-Colombian actor
Didier Hoyer (born 1961), French canoeist
J
Didier Julia (born 1934), French politician and philosopher
K
Didier Kadio (born 1990), Ivorian footballer
Didier Kamanzi (born 1994), Burundi–born Rwandan actor
Didier Kaphagawani, Malawian philosopher
Didier Kavumbagu (born 1983), Burundian footballer
Didier Kiki (born 1995), Beninese sprinter
Didier Knayer (born 1957), French footballer
Didier Ya Konan (born 1984), Ivorian footballer
Didier Koré (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
Didier Kougbenya (born 1995), Togolese footballer
L
Didier Lamont (born 1956), Belgian alpine skier
Didier Lang (born 1970), French footballer
Didier Lapeyronnie (1956–2020), French sociologist
Didier Lavergne (born 1950), French make-up artist
Didier Lebaud (born 1954), French cyclist
Didier Lebri (born 1989), Ivorian footballer
Didier Leclair (born 1967), Canadian author
Didier Lefèvre (1957–2007), French photojournalist
Didier Lemaire (born 1975), French politician
Didier Lestrade (born 1958), French author and advocate
Didier Levallet (born 1944), French musician
Didier Lockwood (1956–2018), French jazz violinist
Didier Lombard (born 1942), French businessman
Didier Ben Loulou (born 1958), Franco-Israeli photographer
Didier Lourenço (1968–2023), Spanish artist
Didier Lucchesi (born 1970), French conductor
M
Didier Malherbe (born 1943), French musician
Didier Malige (born 1948), French hairstylist
Didier Mandelli (born 1964), French politician
Didier Marouani (born 1953), French composer and musician
Didier Martel (born 1971), French footballer
Didier Martin (born 1956), French politician
Didier Masson (1886–1950), French aviator
Didier Mathus (born 1952), French politician
Didier Mazengu, Congolese politician
Didier Timothée Mbai (born 1985), Chadian footballer
Didier Mejía (born 1941), Mexican sprinter
Didier Menard (born 1972), American-born Haitian footballer
Didier Merchán (born 1999), Colombian cyclist
Didier Meslard (1896–1963), French cyclist
Didier Michaud-Daniel (born 1958), French business executive
Didier Migaud (born 1952), French politician
Didier Mollard (born 1969), French ski jumper
Didier Moreno (born 1991), Colombian footballer
Didier Moret (born 1975), Swiss ski mountaineer
N
Didier Ndong (born 1994), Gabonese footballer
Didier Neumann (born 1977), French footballer
Didier Niquet (born 1949), French canoeist
Didier Njewel (born 1983), Cameroonian footballer
Didier Notheaux (1948–2021), French football coach
O
Didier Lutundula Okito, Congolese politician
Didier Ollé-Nicolle (born 1961), French footballer and manager
Didier Opertti (born 1937), Uruguayan political figure and lawyer
Didier Otokoré (born 1969), Ivorian footballer
Didier Ottinger (born 1957), French museum curator, art critic and author
Didier Ouénangaré (1953–2006), Central African Republic film director
Didier Ovono (born 1983), Gabonese footballer
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Didier Paass (born 1982), Togolese footballer
Didier Païs (born 1983), French freestyle wrestler
Didier Palleti (1587–1658), 17th-century Roman Catholic bishop
Didier Parakian (born 1964), French businessman and politician
Didier Paris (born 1954), French politician
Didier Pasgrimaud (1966–2021), French cyclist
Didier Pasquette (born 1950), French tightrope walker
Didier Pfirter (born 1959), Swiss diplomat
Didier Philippe (born 1961), French footballer
Didier Pillet (1948–2026), French journalist
Didier Pineau-Valencienne (1931–2024), French businessman
Didier Pironi (1952–1987), French racing driver
Didier Pitre (1883–1934), Canadian ice hockey player
Didier Pittet (born 1957), Swiss infectiologue and epidemiologist
Didier Plaschy (born 1973), Swiss alpine skier
Didier Poidyaliwane (1966–2022), New Caledonian politician
Didier Poissant (1923–2021), French sailor
Didier Pollefeyt (born 1965), Belgian theologian
Q
Didier Queloz (born 1966), Swiss astronomer
Didier Quentin (born 1946), French politician
Didier Quillot (born 1959), French businessman
R
Didier Rabat (born 1966), French footballer
Didier de Radiguès (born 1958), Belgian motorcycle racer
Didier Raoult (born 1952), French biology researcher
Didier Ratsiraka (1936–2021), President of Madagascar from 1975 to 1993 and 1997 to 2002
Didier Reinoso (born 2007), Cuban footballer
Didier of Rennes, 7th century bishop
Didier Reynders (born 1958), Belgian politician
Didier Rimaud (1922–2003), French Jesuit, composer and poet
Didier Robert (born 1964), French politician
Didier Gomes Da Rosa (born 1969), French football manager
Didier Rous (born 1970), French cyclist
Didier Roustan (1957–2024), French sports journalist
Didier Roux (born 1955), Director of Research and Innovation at Saint-Gobain
Didier Ruef (born 1961), Swiss documentary photographer
Didier Rykner (born 1961), French journalist
S
Didier de Saint-Jaille (died 1536), French nobleman
Didier Sandre (born 1946), French actor
Didier Santini (born 1968), French footballer
Didier Lupi Second (c. 1520 – after 1559), French composer
Didier Seeuws (born 1965), Belgian civil servant and diplomat
Didier Segers (born 1965), Belgian football player
Didier Seguret (born 1958), French equestrian
Didier Sellos (born 1957), French chess player
Didier Sénac (born 1958), French footballer and coach
Didier Yamit Lugo Sichaca (born 1991), Colombian artistic gymnast
Didier Simane (born 1996), New Caledonian footballer
Didier Ekanza Simba (born 1969), Congolese footballer
Didier Six (born 1954), French football manager
Didier Sornette (born 1957), French researcher
Didier Squiban (born 1959), French pianist and composer
Didier Stainier (born 1963), Belgian-American developmental geneticist
Didier Stil (born 1964), French bobsledder
T
Didier Talla (born 1989), Cameroonian footballer
Didier Talpain (born 1960), French conductor and diplomat
Didier Tamayo (born 1939), Colombian fencer
Didier Tarquin (born 1967), French cartoonist and comic book writer
Didier Tayou (born 1988), Cameroonian footballer
Didier Theys (born 1956), Belgian racing driver
Didier Thimothée (born 1970), French footballer
Didier Tholot (born 1964), French football manager
Didier Toffolo (born 1959), French footballer and manager
Didier La Torre (born 2002), Peruvian footballer
Didier Trono (born 1956), Swiss virologist
Didier Truchot (born 1946), French business executive
Didier Léandre Tsiajotso, Malagasy politician
V
Didier Vanoverschelde (born 1952), French cyclist
Didier Robert de Vaugondy (1723–1786), French geographer
Didier Vavasseur (born 1961), French sprint canoer
Didier Vermeersch (born 1953), Belgian rower
Didier Vermeiren (born 1951), Belgian artist
Didier Virvaleix (born 1966), French cyclist
Didier Van Vlaslaer (born 1955), French cyclist
W
Didier Willefert (born 1964), French equestrian
Didier William (born 1983), Haitian visual artist
X
Didier Xhaet (born 1955), Belgian alpine skier
Z
Didier Lamkel Zé (born 1996), Cameroonian footballer
Didier Zokora (born 1980), Ivorian footballer
Surname
Aurore Didier (born 1978), French archaeologist
Béatrice Didier (born 1935), French literary critic
Bob Didier (born 1949), American baseball player
Candice Didier (born 1988), French figure skater
Cécile Didier (1888–1975), French actress
Charles Didier (1805–1864), Swiss writer and poet
Christian Didier (1944–2015), Killer of René Bousquet
Christophe Didier (1915–1978), Luxembourgish cyclist
Clint Didier (born 1959), American football player and politician
Édouard Didier (born 1939), Luxembourgish fencer
Elaine Didier (born 1948), American director of the Gerald R. Ford Library and Museum
Eugene L. Didier (1838–1913), American writer
Évelyne Didier (born 1948), French politician
Francis Didier (born 1949), French karateka
Geoff Didier (born 1959), Australian rugby union player
Geoffroy Didier (born 1976), French lawyer and politician
Gwendoline Didier (born 1986), French figure skater