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Devon is a county in England. It may also refer to:
[edit] Places
- Devon, Pennsylvania, a town in Pennsylvania, United States
- Devon, Alberta, a town in Alberta, Canada
- Devon Meadows, Victoria, a rural location in Australia
- Devon, Nova Scotia, a rural community in the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
- Devon Avenue (Chicago), a major street in Chicago, Illinois, United States
- River Devon, Clackmannanshire, a river in Glen Devon, Scotland
- River Devon, Nottinghamshire, a river in England
- Devon Falls, a waterfall and a nearby tea estate in Sri Lanka
- Devon Island, the second-largest of the Queen Elizabeth Islands, Nunavut, Canada
[edit] Animals
- Devon Rex, a breed of cat
- Devon cattle:
- North Devon cattle (also called Red Devon or Devon Ruby), a breed of red cattle from North Devon, Somerset and Cornwall
- South Devon cattle, a breed of yellowish brown cattle from South Devon
- Devon sheep:
- Devon Closewool
- Devon Longwoolled
[edit] Food and drink
[edit] Fiction
- The Devon School, a fictional school created by author John Knowles in the novels A Separate Peace and Peace Breaks Out
[edit] People
[edit] Given name
- Devon (given name)
- Devon Anderson (Devon Carlo Anderson, born 1987), English actor
- Devon Aoki (Devon Edwenna Aoki, born 1982), American supermodel and actress
- Devon Gummersall (Devon Ryan Gummersall, born 1978), American television and film actor
- Devon Hughes (born 1972), professional wrestler
- Devon Kershaw (born 1982), Canadian cross country skier
- Devon Malcolm (Devon Eugene Malcolm, born 1963), English cricketer
- Devon McTavish (born 1984), American soccer player
- Devon Michaels (born 1970), American porn actress
- Devon Morris (born 1961), Jamaican sprinter
- Devon Murray (Devon Michael Murray, born 1988), Irish actor who plays Seamus Finnigan in the Harry Potter movies
- Devon Odessa (born 1974), American actress and film producer
- Devon Nicholson, Canadian professional wrestler
- Devon (porn star) (born 1977), American porn actress
- Devon (rapper) (Devon Martin), Canadian rapper
- Devon (singer) (Devon Song, born 1980), lead male vocalist in Taiwanese band Nan Quan Ma Ma
- Devon Sawa (Devon Edward Sawa, born 1978), Canadian actor
- Devon Sproule (born 1982), American musician
- Devon Smith (Devon Sheldon Smith, born 1981), West Indian cricketer
- Devon Soltendieck (born 1985), Canadian MuchMusic VJ
- Devon Storm (Chris Ford), American professional wrestler
- Devon Werkheiser (Devon Joseph Werkheiser, born 1991), child actor
- Devon Williams, member of Los Angeles melodic pop punk band Osker
- Devon White (baseball) (Devon Markes White or "Devo", born 1962), baseball player
- Devon White (footballer) (born 1964), soccer player
[edit] Surname
[edit] Fiction
- Devon (The Office), character from TV show The Office
- Devon Hamilton, character in soap opera The Young and the Restless, played by Bryton
- Devon Sylver, character in the television show The Best Years, played by Brandon Jay McLaren
- de Havilland Devon, a military version of the de Havilland Dove short-haul airliner
- Devon Energy, an international petroleum company
- Devon colic, an affliction formerly common in Devon due to lead poisoning from cider
- Devon Commission, a 19th century UK government commission headed by Lord Devon
- Devon hedge, an earth bank topped with hedgerow shrubs, common in Devon
- Devon Ice Cap, a glacier on Devon Island, Nunavut, Canada
- Devon wrestling, a type of wrestling popular in the nineteenth century
[edit] See also
