Desiderio is both a surname and a given name in Italian, Spanish and Portuguese (Desidério), derived from the

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

Desiderius. Notable people with the name include: Surname: * Monsù Desiderio (1593–1620), French painter *

Reginald B. Desiderio Reginald Benjamin Desiderio (September 12, 1918 – November 27, 1950) was a soldier in the United States Army during the Korean War. He Posthumous recognition, posthumously received the Medal of Honor for his actions on November 27, 1950 during ...

(1918–1950), soldier in the United States Army **

Desiderio Army Airfield Camp Humphreys ( ko, 캠프 험프리스), also known as United States Army Garrison-Humphreys (USAG-H), is a United States Army garrison located near Anjeong-ri and Pyeongtaek metropolitan areas in South Korea. Camp Humphreys is home to De ...

, Pyeongtaek, South Korea, named after Reginald B. Desiderio * Robert Desiderio (born 1951), American actor *

Vincent Desiderio Vincent Desiderio (born 1955) is an American realist painter. In 2005 he was on the teaching staff at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; he is a senior critic at the New York Academy of Art. Biography Desiderio was born in 1955, in Pen ...

(born 1955), American realist painter Given name: * Desiderio Costa (born 1934), Angolan politician * Desiderio da Settignano (c.1430–1464), Italian sculptor * Desi Arnaz (1917–1986), Cuban-born American entertainer

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* ''Desire'' (1946 Italian film), a 1946 film known by this title in Italian

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