Devlin (surname)
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Devlin is an Irish surname. It means fierce valor or brave. The name refers to:
[edit] Persons
- Adam Devlin (born 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*
- Austin Devlin (born 1988), Paratrooper in the 82nd Airborne Division with one 15 month combat tour in Afghanistan.
- Art Devlin (1879–1948), American professional baseball player
- Ben Devlin (contemporary), British television executive producer
- Bernadette Devlin McAliskey (born 1947), Northern Ireland republican political activist MP from Mid Ulster
- Bruce Devlin (born 1937), Australian professional golfer, sportscaster, and golf course designer
- Chris Devlin-Young (born 1961), American Paralympic ski racer
- David Devlin (contemporary), lighting director for Spielberg films
- Dean Devlin (born 1962), American actor, screenwriter, and producer
- Denis Devlin (1908–1959), Irish modernist poet and diplomat
- Desmond Devlin (contemporary), American comedy writer
- Devlin (Grime) Grime artist and british rapper
- Fay Devlin (contemporary), Irish Gaelic footballer
- Fiona Devlin (contemporary) (born 1988), Scottish Lawyer
- Harry Devlin (contemporary) (born 1918), American artist and cartoonist
- James Gerard Devlin (1907–1991), Northern Ireland actor from Belfast
- Jamie Devlin (born 1980), Astronaut
- 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 (born 1942), American opera bass-baritone
- Michael J. Devlin (born 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 (born 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 (born 1972), Scottish football player
- Paul Devlin (contemporary), sports editor and documentary filmmaker
- Tim Devlin (born 1959), British politician, MP from Stockton South
[edit] Fictional characters
- Ernie Devlin, the titular character from the 1974 Hanna-Barbera cartoon series Devlin.
- Jack Devlin, character in the Sandra Bullock move "The Net".
- Governor James Devlin, character in the HBO drama Oz
- Liam Devlin, an IRA agent cooperating with the Germans in the Jack Higgins novel The Eagle has Landed (played in the 1976 movie by Donald Sutherland).
- Suzanne Devlin, character in the Sweet Valley High book series
- Duke Devlin, the English version of the character Ryuki Otogi, from the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime.
- Clark Devlin, a primary character in the Jackie Chan movie, The Tuxedo
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