Devos is a concatenated form of the
Dutch-language surname
De Vos (meaning "the fox"), common in the Belgian province of
West Flanders and
French Flanders.
is a version of "De Vos" found in the United States.
Notable people with the Devos or DeVos name include:
Devos
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Danny Devos (born 1959), Belgian body and performance artist
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Emmanuelle Devos (born 1964), French actress
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Gérard Devos (1903–1972), Belgian footballer
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Hendrik Devos (born 1955), Belgian racing cyclist
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Jeanne Devos (born 1935), Belgian nun and missionary in India
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Katrien Devos, Belgian-born American plant geneticist
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Laurens Devos born 2000), Belgian table tennis player
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Léon Devos (1896–1963), Belgian racing cyclist
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Léon Devos (1897–1974), Belgian painter
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Louis Devos (1926–2015), Belgian opera tenor and music director
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Paul Devos (1911–1981), Belgian chess master
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Philip-Michael Devos (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
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Raymond Devos (1922–2006), Belgian-French humorist
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Werner Devos (born 1957), Belgian racing cyclist
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William Devos (1857– aft. 1902), American businessman and Wisconsin politician
DeVos
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Bob DeVos (born 1946), American jazz guitarist
DeVos family
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Richard DeVos (1926–2018), American businessman, co-founder of Amway, and sports team owner; wife Helen DeVos (née Van Wesep, 1927–2017), American philanthropist
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Dick DeVos (born 1955), American businessman who ran for Governor of Michigan, Richard DeVos' son; wife Betsy DeVos (née Prince, 1958), American businesswoman, former United States Secretary of Education, and Erik Prince's sister
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Dan DeVos (born c. 1959), American businessman and sports executive, Richard DeVos' son
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Doug DeVos (born 1964), American businessman, Amway President, Richard DeVos' son
Named after Richard DeVos (1926-2018)
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DeVos Fieldhouse
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DeVos Place Convention Center
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Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation
See also
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De Vos
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Davos, a Swiss municipality
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Devo, an American band
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Devos the Devastator, a Marvel Comics character
