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

See also

• Dejardin (disambiguation)
• Desjardins (disambiguation)