Devos

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. DeVos is a version of "De Vos" found in the United States.

Notable people with the Devos or DeVos name include:

Devos

• Danny Devos (born 1959), Belgian body and performance artist
• Emmanuelle Devos (born 1964), French actress
• Gérard Devos (1903–1972), Belgian footballer
• Hendrik Devos (born 1955), Belgian racing cyclist
• Jeanne Devos (born 1935), Belgian nun and missionary in India
• Katrien Devos, Belgian-born American plant geneticist
• Laurens Devos born 2000), Belgian table tennis player
• Léon Devos (1896–1963), Belgian racing cyclist
• Léon Devos (1897–1974), Belgian painter
• Louis Devos (1926–2015), Belgian opera tenor and music director
• Paul Devos (1911–1981), Belgian chess master
• Philip-Michael Devos (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
• Raymond Devos (1922–2006), Belgian-French humorist
• Werner Devos (born 1957), Belgian racing cyclist
• William Devos (1857– aft. 1902), American businessman and Wisconsin politician

DeVos

• Bob DeVos (born 1946), American jazz guitarist

DeVos family

• Richard DeVos (1926–2018), American businessman, co-founder of Amway, and sports team owner; wife Helen DeVos (née Van Wesep, 1927–2017), American philanthropist
  • 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
  • Dan DeVos (born c. 1959), American businessman and sports executive, Richard DeVos' son
  • Doug DeVos (born 1964), American businessman, Amway President, Richard DeVos' son

Named after Richard DeVos (1926-2018)

• DeVos Fieldhouse
• DeVos Place Convention Center
• Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation

See also

• De Vos
• Davos, a Swiss municipality
  • Davos (disambiguation)
• Devo, an American band
• Devos the Devastator, a Marvel Comics character