# Devos

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**Devos** is a concatenated form of the [Dutch-language](/source/Dutch-language) surname [De Vos](/source/De_Vos) (meaning "the fox"), common in the Belgian province of [West Flanders](/source/West_Flanders) and [French Flanders](/source/French_Flanders).[1] **DeVos** is a version of "De Vos" found in the United States.

Notable people with the Devos or DeVos name include:

## Devos

- [Betsy DeVos](/source/Betsy_DeVos) (born 1958) American politician and philanthropist, former U. S. Secretary of Education
- [Danny Devos](/source/Danny_Devos) (born 1959), Belgian body and performance artist
- [Emmanuelle Devos](/source/Emmanuelle_Devos) (born 1964), French actress
- [Gérard Devos](/source/G%C3%A9rard_Devos) (1903–1972), Belgian footballer
- [Hendrik Devos](/source/Hendrik_Devos) (born 1955), Belgian racing cyclist
- [Jeanne Devos](/source/Jeanne_Devos) (born 1935), Belgian nun and missionary in India
- [Katrien Devos](/source/Katrien_Devos), Belgian-born American plant geneticist
- [Laurens Devos](/source/Laurens_Devos) (born 2000), Belgian table tennis player
- [Léon Devos](/source/L%C3%A9on_Devos_(cyclist)) (1896–1963), Belgian racing cyclist
- [Léon Devos](/source/L%C3%A9on_Devos_(artist)) (1897–1974), Belgian painter
- [Louis Devos](/source/Louis_Devos) (1926–2015), Belgian opera tenor and music director
- [Paul Devos](/source/Paul_Devos) (1911–1981), Belgian chess master
- [Philip-Michael Devos](/source/Philip-Michael_Devos) (born 1990), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Raymond Devos](/source/Raymond_Devos) (1922–2006), Belgian-French humorist
- [Werner Devos](/source/Werner_Devos) (born 1957), Belgian racing cyclist
- [William Devos](/source/William_Devos) (1857– aft. 1902), American businessman and Wisconsin politician

## DeVos

- [Bob DeVos](/source/Bob_DeVos) (born 1946), American jazz guitarist

## DeVos family

- [Richard DeVos](/source/Richard_DeVos) (1926–2018), American businessman, co-founder of [Amway](/source/Amway), and sports team owner; wife [Helen DeVos](/source/Helen_DeVos) (née Van Wesep, 1927–2017), American philanthropist - [Dick DeVos](/source/Dick_DeVos) (born 1955), American businessman who ran for Governor of Michigan, Richard DeVos' son; wife [Betsy DeVos](/source/Betsy_DeVos) (née Prince, 1958), American businesswoman, former [United States Secretary of Education](/source/United_States_Secretary_of_Education), and [Erik Prince](/source/Erik_Prince)'s sister - [Dan DeVos](/source/Dan_DeVos) (born c. 1959), American businessman and sports executive, Richard DeVos' son - [Doug DeVos](/source/Doug_DeVos) (born 1964), American businessman, [Amway](/source/Amway) President, Richard DeVos' son

## Named after Richard DeVos (1926-2018)

- [DeVos Fieldhouse](/source/DeVos_Fieldhouse)
- [DeVos Place Convention Center](/source/DeVos_Place_Convention_Center)
- [Richard and Helen DeVos Foundation](/source/Richard_and_Helen_DeVos_Foundation)

## See also

- [De Vos](/source/De_Vos)
- [Davos](/source/Davos), a Swiss municipality - [Davos (disambiguation)](/source/Davos_(disambiguation))
- [Devo](/source/Devo), an American band
- [Devos the Devastator](/source/Devos_the_Devastator), a Marvel Comics character

## References

1. ["Devos"](http://familienaam.be/Devos). *familienaam.be*. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20150918185510/http://www.familienaam.be/Devos) 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 2017-05-01.

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