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Famous People with Name Desmond
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Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Mpilo Tutu
Desmond Mpilo Tutu (born 7 October 1931) is a South African cleric and activist who rose to worldwide fame during the 1980s as an opponent of apartheid.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Cardinal Connell (Irish priest)
Dr. Desmond Cardinal Connell (born 24 March 1926) is a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. He is a former Archbishop of Dublin and Primate of Ireland.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Dekker
Desmond Dekker (July 16, 1941 — May 25, 2006) was a Jamaican ska and reggae singer and songwriter. Dekker was one of the most popular musicians within Jamaica, and one of the best-known musicians outside it.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Llewelyn
Desmond Wilkinson Llewelyn (12 September 1914 — 19 December 1999) was a Welsh actor, famous for playing the fictional character of Q in the James Bond series of films.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Bernard
Desmond Bernard "Des" O'Connor (born 12 January 1932) is a well-known veteran English television personality. He is the current presenter of the long running Channel 4 gameshow Countdown.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Desmond Child
Desmond Child (born October 28, 1953 ) is an American musician, songwriter, and producer.
Personality/ Celebrity / Famous Name: Meighan Desmond
Meighan Desmond (born October 7, 1977 in Kaitaia, New Zealand) is an actress, best known by her role as the Greek goddess Discord on the popular American TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its two spin-offs – Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules.
Desmond as First Name
Desmond Edward Hoare 
Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Desmond Edward Hoare: is a former Australian cricketer who played in one Test in 1961.
Desmond "Des" Roland Thomson Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Desmond "Des" Roland Thomson: is a former racing cyclist from New Zealand.
Desmond Robert Cristofani Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Desmond Robert Cristofani: was an Australian cricketer who played 18 first-class matches in the 1940s. 14 of those games were for the Australian Services, three for New South Wales and one for the Dominions. His best performances were both for the Australian Services side in the 1945 Victory Tests against England. In July at Lord's, in the first first-class match since the break forced by the Second World War, he took 5/49. With the bat, his solitary hundred came a month later at Old Trafford, when he scored an unbeaten 110 from number eight. He also took 5/55 in the first innings of this match, but England won by six wickets. In 1950 Cristofani was employed as a professional by Accrington Cricket Club of the Lancashire League, and turned in some fine performances, for example his return of 6/23 from 8.7 eight-ball overs as Accrington crushed near neighbours Enfield.
Desmond Hugh Fothergill Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Desmond Hugh Fothergill: was an Australian rules footballer who played in the VFL/AFL. From Collingwood Tech, Fothergill was a gifted sportsman who made his VFL/AFL debut aged 16, for the Collingwood Football Club in 1937. Fothergill was a small midfielder/half-forward who seemed too small at the start, at 172cm and 73 kg, but his brilliance as a footballer was something that over-shadowed his liabilities. Fothergill made an impact straight away as he played brilliant football, winning a Copeland Trophy in his debut season, and would also kick 56 goals being the club's leading goalkicker. Fothergill also played 27 first-class cricket matches for Victoria, making 1404 runs at 39.00 with one century. He made his hundred against South Australia in 1947 and once made 99 against the Australian Services XI.
Desmond Fa'aiuaso Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Desmond Fa'aiuaso: is a football striker from Samoa who currently plays for NZFC team YoungHeart Manawatu. He will play the New Zealand winter season with Team Taranaki in the Central Premier League. He made his debut for Samoa in an April 2001 FIFA World Cup qualification
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Desmond as Last Name
Meighan Desmond 
Origin/Culture/Country: Australian
Meighan Desmond: is an actress, best known by her role as the Greek goddess Discord on the popular American TV series Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and on its two spin-offs û Xena: Warrior Princess and Young Hercules.Desmond also worked as a personal assistant to Ted Raimi during his final appearances on Xena. In addition, she has done a number of New Zealand film and television projects, including the popular TV series Shortland Street.
Casey Desmond Origin/Culture/Country: American
Casey Desmond: is an American pop singer-songwriter and musician.At the age of 17, she recorded her debut album Casey Desmond and followed it with No Disguise in 2007. The album boasts an appearance by Will Ackerman, a Grammy award winning musician on guitar.[2] In 2007
Trudy Desmond Origin/Culture/Country: American
Trudy Desmond: was a jazz singer. She sang standards in a cabaret style, with little improvisation but a clear voice and light touch. She moved from New York to Toronto around 1970.
Richard Desmond Origin/Culture/Country: American
Richard Desmond: is a retired ice hockey player. Desmond played for the American 1952 Winter Olympics ice hockey team.
Gerald "Jerry" Desmond Origin/Culture/Country: American
Gerald "Jerry" Desmond: was a prominent Democratic politician and civic leader in Long Beach, California who served as a Long Beach City Councilmember and as Long Beach City Attorney.Desmond became active in local government and served on the City Council. He was a delegate to t
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