Devlin
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Devlin is an Irish surname. It means fierce valor or brave. The name refers to:
- Persons
- Adam Devlin (b. 1969), English guitarist and songwriter
- Anne Devlin (1780–1851), Irish housekeeper to Robert Emmett; cousin of Michael Dwyer and Arthur Devlin
- Anne Devlin (contemporary), Northern Ireland writer
- Art Devlin (1879–1948), American professional baseball player
- Ben Devlin (contemporary), British television executive producer
- Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (b. 1947), Northern Ireland republican political activist MP from Mid Ulster
- Bruce Devlin (b. 1937), Australian professional golfer, sportscaster, and golf course designer
- Chris Devlin-Young (b. 1961), American Paralympic ski racer
- David Devlin (contemporary), lighting director for Spielberg films
- Dean Devlin (b. 1962), American actor, screenwriter, and producer
- Denis Devlin (1908–1959), Irish modernist poet and diplomat
- Desmond Devlin (contemporary), American comedy writer
- Fay Devlin (contemporary), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Harry Devlin (contemporary) (b. 1918), American artist and cartoonist
- James Gerard Devlin (1907–1991), Northern Ireland actor from Belfast
- Jim Devlin (1849–1883), American professional baseball player
- Joseph Devlin (1872–1934), Northern Ireland nationalist politician, MP from Belfast
- Keith Devlin (contemporary), English mathematician and writer
- L. Patrick Devlin (contemporary), professor of communication at the University of Rhode Island
- Larry Devlin (contemporary), American former CIA officer
- Mark D. Devlin (1948–2005), American author
- Matt Devlin (contemporary), Irish member of IRA and Sinn Féin
- Matt Devlin (contemporary), American sportscaster
- Michael Devlin (b. 1942), American opera bass-baritone
- Michael J. Devlin (b. 1965), Suspect in the much-publicized kidnapping of two children in Missouri, USA
- Mike Devlin (contemporary), cofounder and CEO of Rational Software Corporation
- Mike Devlin (b. 1969), American professional football player
- Murray Devlin (1924–2002), Canadian artist
- Paddy Devlin (1925–1999), Northern Ireland MP from Stormont
- Patrick Devlin, Baron Devlin (1905–1992), British judge
- Paul Devlin (b. 1972), Scottish football player
- Paul Devlin (contemporary), sports editor and documentary filmmaker
- Tim Devlin (b. 1959), British politician, MP from Stockton South
- Fictional characters
- Governor James Devlin, character in the HBO drama Oz
- Suzanne Devlin, character in the Sweet Valley High book series
- Other
- Battle of Devlin (a.k.a. Delbhna Bethra), 1328 battle between the English and the forces of the MacGeoghegan
- Devlin (TV series), a 1974 animated TV series by Hanna-Barbera
- Devlin Way, first pedestrian bridge built over the River Swilly in County Donegal, Ireland
- Devlin's Luck, 2002 fantasy novel by Patricia Bray, first in the The Sword of Change series