Desjardins (surname)

Desjardins (French, of the gardens) is a common surname in French-speaking Canada. Notable people with the surname include:

Alphonse Desjardins (co-operator) (1850-1920), co-founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins (today Desjardins Group), a forerunner of North American credit unions
André Desjardins (1930–2000), Canadian union official
Andrew Desjardins (born 1986), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Anne Desjardins (born 1951), Canadian chef and Knight of the National Order of Quebec
Anne Heurgon-Desjardins (1899–1977), French philanthropist
Antoine Émile Ernest Desjardins (1823–1886), French historian, geographer and archaeologist
Arnaud Desjardins (1925–2011), French author
Cédrick Desjardins (born 1985), Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender
Charles-Alfred Desjardins (1846–1934), farmer, merchant, manufacturer and political figure
Christophe Desjardins (1962–2020), French contemporary violist
Daniel "Boom" Desjardins (born 1971), French Canadian singer
Denys Desjardins (born 1966), Canadian film director, cinematographer, and film historian
Dorimène Roy Desjardins (1858–1932), co-founder of the Caisses populaires Desjardins
Éric Desjardins (born 1969), Canadian professional ice hockey player
François Desjardins (born 1970), Canadian President and CEO of the Laurentian Bank
Gabriel Desjardins (born 1949), Progressive Conservative member of the House of Commons of Canada
Gerard Ferdinand Desjardins (born 1944), Canadian former ice hockey goaltender
Huguette Desjardins (born 1938), Canadian artist
Jacques Desjardins (fl. 1993), Canadian composer
Jacques Guérin-Desjardins (1894–1982), French politician, National Commissioner of Eclaireurs Unionistes de France (1923-36)
Julien François Desjardins (1799–1840), French zoologist
Laurent Desjardins (1923-2012), Canadian politician
Lisa Desjardins (born 1972), American journalist
Louis-Georges Desjardins (1849–1928), Canadian journalist and politician
Marcel Desjardins (born 1966), General Manager for the Ottawa Redblacks
Marcel Desjardins (journalist) (1941–2003), Canadian journalist, news editor and director
Marie desJardins (fl. 1985), American computer scientist
Marie-Catherine Desjardins (1640–1683), usually referred to as Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, a 17th-century French author
Martin Desjardins (1637–1694), French sculptor and stuccoist of Dutch birth
Martin Desjardins (ice hockey) (born 1967), Canadian retired professional ice hockey forward
Marty Jannetty (born 1960), American professional wrestler
Paul Desjardins (born 1943), former all-star professional Canadian football offensive lineman
Paule Desjardins (1929—2007), French singer who represented France in the Eurovision Song Contest 1957
Pete Desjardins (1907–1985), American diver, participated in 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics
Pierre Desjardins (born 1941), former professional Canadian football player
Raynald Desjardins (born 1953), Canadian mobster
Richard Desjardins (born 1948), singer-songwriter, actor, and documentary film maker from the Canadian province of Quebec
Robert Desjardins (born 1967), Canadian professional goaltender
Robert Desjardins (curler) (born 1970), Canadian curler
Samuel Desjardins (1852–1924), Canadian politician
Sarah Desjardins (born 1994), Canadian actor
Susan Y. Desjardins (fl. 1980–2012), American major general and Director, Plans and Policy (J5), Headquarters U.S. Strategic Command
Thierry Desjardins (born 1941), French reporter and pamphleteer
Vic Desjardins (1898–1988), American-born ice hockey player
Wilbrod "Willie" Desjardins (born 1957), Canadian professional ice hockey coach and player
Yvan Desjardins (born 1975), Canadian figure skating coach and former competitor

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