Devin is a unisex English-language given name, of many origins. One origin for Devin is from the surname ''Devin'', which is an anglicization of the Irish patronymic ''Ó Damháin''. The Irish patronymic is in reference to the given name 'damán allaid' meaning "fawn", or "poet."
A separate and unrelated root for Devin is from a nickname, based on Old French ''devin'', "divine" ( Latin '' dīvīnus'').
As a masculine given name, ''Devin'' became somewhat popular in the United States during the 1980s to 2000s, peaking at rank 59 in 1997. During this time, ''Devin'' also began to see some use as a feminine given name. Feminine usage peaked in 1991, at rank 238, or 28% of masculine usage.1991: masculine rank 83 (0.207%), feminine usage rank 238 (0.057%) behindthename.com /ref>
People called Devin
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* Devin Allen (fl. 2010s–2020s), American photographer, photojournalist, and activist
* Devin Aromashodu (born 1984), American football player
* Devin Asiasi (born 1997), American football player
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Devin Askew
Devin Ryan Askew (born July 26, 2002) is an American college basketball player for the California Golden Bears of the Pac-12 Conference. He previously played for the Kentucky Wildcats and the Texas Longhorns.
High school career
Askew attended ...
(born 2002), American basketball player
* Devin Barclay (born 1983), American soccer and football player
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Devin Battley
Devin Battley (born August 31, 1950, in Arlington, Virginia) is an American businessman known for his involvement with motorcycles as a racer and as a dealer. From an early age, Battley enjoyed racing motorcycles and participated in many national ...
(born 1950), American businessman and motorcycle racer and dealer
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Devin Beliveau
Devin Beliveau is an American politician and schoolteacher from Maine. In 2010, he was elected to the Maine House of Representatives from District 151 when he defeated Republican John Carson and unenrolled Gary Beers, replacing Walter Wheeler, w ...
(fl. 2010s), American politician and schoolteacher
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Devin Benton
Devin "DJ" Benton (born November 18, 1999) is an American soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball aroun ...
(born 1999), American soccer player
* Devin Booker (born 1996), American basketball player
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Devin Booker (basketball, born 1991)
Devin Booker (born February 28, 1991) is an American professional basketball player for Bayern Munich of the German Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) and the EuroLeague.
Booker's brother, Trevor, also played college basketball at Clemson and played ...
, American basketball player
* Devin Bowen (born 1972), American tennis player
* Devin Boyce (born 1996), American soccer player
* Devin Boyd (born 1970), American basketball player
* Devin Britton (born 1991), American tennis player
* Devin Bronson (born 1983), American guitarist, songwriter, and producer
* Devin Brooks (born 1992), American basketball player
* Devin Brown (born 1978), American basketball player
* Devin Bush Sr. (born 1973), American football player
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Devin Bush Jr.
Devin Marquese Bush Jr. (born July 18, 1998) is an American football inside linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Michigan.
Early years
Bush was born in 1998. He is the son ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Devin Caherly
Devin Patrick Caherly (born March 17, 2001), is an American social media personality most known for his content on TikTok. Early life and education
Devin Patrick Caherly was born on March 17, 2001, in Summit, New Jersey. A resident of Westfie ...
(fl. 2010s–2020s), American social media personality and businessperson
* Devin Cannady (born 1996), American basketball player
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Devin Carney
Devin Carney (born May 10, 1984) is an American politician who has served in the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 23rd district since 2015. Carney is a Republican who served as cochairman of the Connecticut Future Caucus under the Mi ...
(born 1984), American politician
* Devin Clark (American football) (born 1986), American football player
* Devin Clark (fighter) (born 1990), American mixed martial artist
* Devin Cole (born 1976), American mixed martial artist
* Devin Copeland (born 1970), American rapper who uses the stage name Devin the Dude
Devin Davis (basketball, born 1995)
Devin Davis (born March 29, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for Scagliera Verona of the Italian LBA. He played college basketball for Indiana, Odessa College and Houston.
High school career
Davis attended Warren Central Hig ...
, American basketball player
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Devin Dawson
Devin Dawson Durrett (born January 30, 1989) is an American country music singer and songwriter. He became known after filming a mashup of Taylor Swift songs with his fellow friend Louisa Wendorff on her YouTube channel, which gained populari ...
(born 1989), American country music singer and songwriter
* Devin DeHaven (born 1970), American television director and producer
* Devin Del Do (born 1986), American soccer player
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Devin Deweese
Devin Deweese (born 1956) is a professor of Islamic and Central Eurasian Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.
He received his PhD in 1985 at Indiana University, and since then has continued to do research on Central Asian Islam, particu ...
(born 1956), American professor of Islamic and Central Eurasian Studies in Indiana
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Devin DiDiomete
Devin Robert DiDiomete (born May 9, 1988) is a Canadian-born Italian professional ice hockey player who plays left wing. He currently is playing with Gyergyói HK in the Erste Liga. DiDiomete was selected by the Calgary Flames in the 7th round ...
(born 1988), Canadian-born Italian ice hockey player
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Devin Dodson
Devin L. Dodson (born March 15, 1999) is an American professional stock car racing driver. He last competed part-time in the ARCA Menards Series West, driving the No. 7 Ford Fusion for JP Racing.
Racing career
Dodson started his career in go-ka ...
(born 1999), American stock car racing driver
* Devin Dreeshen (born 1987/1988), Canadian politician
* Devin Druid (born 1998), American actor
* Devin Durrant (born 1960), American basketball player
* Devin Duvernay (born 1997), American football player
* Devin Dwyer (born 1982/1983), American digital reporter and television journalist
* Devin Eatmon (fl. 2010s–2020s), American operatic tenor
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Devin Ebanks
Devin Ebanks (born October 28, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Premier League. The forward was selected 43rd overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2010 NBA draft. He played college basketball for tw ...
(born 1989), American basketball player
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Devin Edgerton
Devin Edgerton (born June 11, 1970) is a Canadian former ice hockey centre.
Career
Edgerton played junior hockey with the Humboldt Broncos of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League from 1989 to 1991. In the 1990–91 season, he scored 71 goals a ...
(born 1970), Canadian ice hockey centre
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Devin Finzer
Devin Finzer (born 1990) is an American entrepreneur and technology executive. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer of OpenSea, a marketplace for non-fungible tokens. In January 2022, ''Forbes'' estimated the stakes in OpenSea owned by ...
(born 1990), American entrepreneur and technology executive
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Devin Lahardi Fitriawan
Devin Lahardi Fitriawan (born 28 July 1983) is an Indonesian badminton player from the Tangkas Alfamart club. Born in Tasikmalaya, West Java, Fitriawan joined the national team in 2003. He was part of the Indonesia junior team that won the bronze ...
(born 1983), Indonesian badminton player
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Devin Friedman
Devin Friedman is an American journalist. He is a senior correspondent for '' GQ'' magazine.
Career
Throughout his career he has written for '' Rolling Stone'', '' The New York Times Magazine'', ''Esquire
Esquire (, ; abbreviated Esq. ...
(fl. 2000s–2010s) American journalist
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Devin Fuller
Devin Lewis Fuller (born January 24, 1994) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver with the Atlanta Falcons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UCLA Bruins. Fuller was co ...
(born 1994), American football player
* Devin Funchess (born 1994), American football player
* Devin Gaines (1984–2007), American college student and drowning victim
* Devin Galligan (1972–2003), American charity founder
* Devin Gardner (born 1991), American football quarterback
* Devin Gibson (born 1987), American music video and film director
* Devin Gibson (basketball) (born 1989), American professional basketball player
* Devin Goda (born 1989), American male model and former football player
* Devin Graham (born 1983), American videographer
* Devin Gray (1972–2013), American basketball player
* Devin Gray (American football) (born 1995), American football wide receiver
* Devin Grayson (fl. 1990s–2020s), American writer of comic books and novels
* Devin Green (born 1982), American basketball player
* Devin Griffin (born 1984), British DJ
Devin Harper
Devin Harper (born May 13, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma State.
Early years
Harper attended Karns High School. He was a two-way ...
(born 1998), American football player
* Devin Harris (born 1983), American basketball player
* Devin Hester (born 1982), American football player
* Devin Hoff (fl. 2000s–2020s), American bassist, composer, and arranger
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Devin Holland
Devin Holland (born October 18, 1988) is a former American football safety. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football
College football (french: Football universitaire) refer ...
(born 1988), American football safety
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Devin Jones
Devin Shane Jones (born November 24, 1994) is an American professional stock car and sports car racing driver. He currently competed full-time in the IMSA Michelin Pilot Challenge, driving the No. 82 BMW M4 GT4 for BimmerWorld Racing.
Racing ...
(born 1994), American professional stock car and sports car racing driver
* Devin LeMahieu (born 1972), American businessman and Republican politician
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Devin Leary
Devin Leary (born September 10, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Kentucky Wildcats of the Southeastern Conference (SEC). Leary previously played for the NC State Wolfpack.
High school career
Leary attended Timber Creek Regional H ...
(born 1999), American football quarterback
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Devin Lebsack
Devin Lebsack is an American drummer based in Los Angeles, California.
Career
Lebsack moved to Los Angeles after graduating with a Bachelor's in Professional Music from Berklee College of Music in 2001. As a co-founding member of the progressi ...
(fl. 2000s–2010s), American drummer
* Devin Lemons (born 1979), American football linebacker
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Devin Lloyd
Devin Eric Lloyd (born September 30, 1998) is an American football linebacker for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Utah Utes football, Utah and was drafted by the Jaguars in the first r ...
(born 1998), American football linebacker
* Devin Lucien (born 1993), American football player
* Devin McCourty (born 1987), American football player
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Devin McEwan
Devin McEwan (born October 11, 1984) is an American slalom canoeist who has competed since 2001.
Together with Casey Eichfeld he won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games and placed tenth in the slalom doubles (C2) event at the 2016 Sum ...
(born 1984), American slalom canoeist
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Devin McGlamery
Jon Devin McGlamery (born June 9, 1982) is an American Christian music and Gospel Music recording artist and GMA Dove Award-winning artist. He is a former tenor member of Karen Peck and New River and former lead vocalist for the Dixie Melody Boy ...
Devin Mullings
Devin Mullins (born 4 October 1985 in Bahamas) is a professional tennis player.
Mullins represents the Bahamas and has appeared in 17 Davis Cup ties for his country since 2002. He has an ATP tour win–loss record of 6–8 primarily t ...
(born 1985), Bahamian professional tennis player
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Devin E. Naar
Devin E. Naar is the Isaac Alhadeff Professor in Sephardic Studies at the University of Washington. He is descended from Greek Sephardic Jews who emigrated to the United States in the 1920s.
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(fl. 2010s), American Jewish studies scholar
* Devin Nunes (born 1973), American politician
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Devin Oliver
Devin Michael Oliver (born July 2, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for Yokohama B-Corsairs of the B.League. He played college basketball for Dayton.
College career
Oliver played four seasons for the Dayton Flyers. Oliver l ...
(born 1992), American basketball player
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Devin Oosthuizen
Devin may refer to:
Places
*Devin, Bulgaria, a town
*Devin, Minab, a village in Hormozgan Province, Iran
*Devin, North Khorasan, a village in North Khorasan Province, Iran
*Devin, Razavi Khorasan, a village in Razavi Khorasan Province, Iran
*Devi ...
(born 1988), South African rugby union player
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Devin Pepper
Devin Ruben Pepper (born November 29, 1969) is a United States Space Force brigadier general who served as commander of Buckley Garrison, 460th Space Wing, and the 21st Operations Group
Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Forc ...
(born 1969), U.S. Space Force brigadier general
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Devin Perales
Devin Perales (born April 15, 1993) is an American former soccer
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 players who primarily use their feet to propel the ball arou ...
(born 1993), American soccer player
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Devin Powell
Devin Powell (born March 1, 1988) is a retired mixed martial arts fighter who competed in the Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship and Bellator MMA.
Background
A once-aspiring professional guitarist who played in a rock band ...
(born 1988), mixed martial arts fighter
* Devin Rask (born 1978), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
* Devin Ratray (born 1977), American actor
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Devin Robinson
Devin Ray Robinson (born March 7, 1995) is an American basketball player for Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB. He played college basketball for the University of Florida.
High School and College
Robinson earned Virginia Prep League Player of the ...
(born 1995), American basketball player
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Devin Sarno
Devin Sarno (born in Glendale, California in 1966) began CRIB in early 1990 as a solo bass sound project focusing on improvised subsonics. Over the course of a decade (and over a dozen recordings) his music evolved from high volume feedback exp ...
(born 1966), American musician
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Devin Scillian
Devin Scillian ( ; born January 11, 1963) is an American television journalist, musician and children's author.
Broadcast career
While still a student at the University of Kansas, Scillian began his television career at WIBW-TV in Topeka, Kansa ...
(born 1963), American television journalist, musician, and children's author
* Devin Searcy (born 1989), American basketball player
* Devin Setoguchi (born 1987), Canadian hockey player
* Devin Shore (born 1994), Canadian ice hockey forward
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Devin Sibley
Devin Sibley (born February 6, 1996) is an American basketball player for Island Storm in the National Basketball League of Canada, the highest tier of basketball in Canada. He played college basketball for Furman Paladins men's basketball, Furman ...
Devin J. Stewart
Devin J. Stewart is a professor of Islamic studies and Arabic language and literature. His research interests include Islamic law, the Qur'an, Islamic schools and branches and varieties of Arabic.Devin Stone (fl. 2000s–2020s), American lawyer and YouTuber
* Devin Street (born 1991), American football wide receiver
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Devin Sweetney
Devin Antonio Sweetney (born October 23, 1987) is an American professional basketball player for Zob Ahan Isfahan BC of the Iranian Basketball Super League. He played college basketball for Saint Francis University and won the NBL Canada Most Valu ...
(born 1987), American basketball player
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Devin Talbott
Devin Talbott (born September 20, 1976) is an American entrepreneur and private investor, and the son of foreign policy expert Strobe Talbott.
Biography
Talbott grew up in Washington D.C. and attended Amherst College, where he was a four-year v ...
(born 1976), American entrepreneur and private investor
* Devin Taylor (American football) (born 1989), American football player
* Devin Taylor (wrestler) (born 1988), American model, actress, television personality, and professional wrestler
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Devin Terhune
Devin B. Terhune is a cognitive neuroscientist, a Reader (Associate Professor) at King's College London, director of its TAS Laboratory and frequent public speaker. He is primarily known for his work on suggestion, time perception, hypnosis, an ...
(fl. 2000s–2020s), English cognitive neuroscientist
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Devin Therriault
Devin Therriault (born 1988/89)Howard, Tom (2012)Devin - 'Romancing', ''NME'', May 18, 2012. Retrieved March 23, 2016 is an American musician, known under the artist name of Devin.Dwyer, Michael (2012)Straight out of the iGarage, ''Sydney Morning ...
(born 1988/89), American musician
* Devin Thomas (born 1986), American football player
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Devin Thomas (basketball)
Devin Robert Thomas (born May 17, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Ostioneros de Guaymas of the CIBACOPA. He played college basketball for Wake Forest University before playing professionally in Turkey, Spain, Israel, ...
(born 1994), American basketball player
* Devin Toner (born 1986), Irish rugby union player
* Devin Townsend (born 1972), Canadian musician, songwriter and record producer
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Devin Tyler
Devin Tyler (born July 2, 1986) is an American football offensive lineman who is a free agent. He attended Suitland High School in Forestville, Maryland and played college football at Temple University. He has been a member of the Arizona Cardin ...
(born 1986), American player of both American and Canadian football
* Devin Vargas (born 1981), American boxer
* Devin Vassell (born 2000), American basketball player
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Devin Vega
Devin Vega (born December 11, 1998) is a footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder. Born in the mainland United States, he plays for the Puerto Rico national team.
Career
Vega grew up in San Antonio, Texas, and played his youth career ...
(born 1998), Puerto Rican soccer player
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Devin G. Walker
Devin George Edward Walker is an American theoretical particle physicist, best known for his work on dark matter.
Education
Devin Walker received his bachelor's degree in physics from Hampton University, where he studied with physics professor ...
(fl. 2000s–2020s), American theoretical particle physicist
* Devin Wenig (born 1966), American businessman, CEO of eBay
* Devin White (born 1998), American football player
* Devin Williams (baseball) (born 1994), American baseball pitcher
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Devin Williams (basketball)
Devin Williams (born May 31, 1994) is an American professional basketball player for the Jiangsu Dragons of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He played college basketball at West Virginia Mountaineers men's basketball, West Virginia.
High ...
(born 1994), American basketball player
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Devin Wilson
Devin Wilson (born October 13, 1990) is an indoor football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He previously attended Tennessee State University where he played college football for the Tennessee State Tigers and studied human perfor ...
(born 1990), indoor football wide receiver
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Devin Wyman
Devin Edward Wyman (born August 29, 1973) is a former American football player. On March 30, 2015, he was named head coach for the Texas Revolution of the Champions Indoor Football (CIF) league.
Personal life
Wyman was born on August 29, 1973 ...
(born 1973), American football player
Women
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Devin Alexander
Devin Alexander is an American chef, author and media personality. She is the Host of ''Healthy Decadence'' on Fit TV. She has appeared on ''The Today Show'',
(fl. 2000s–2020s), American chef, author and media personalit
* Devin DeVasquez (born 1963), American actress and model
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Devin Kelley
Devin Marie Kelley is an American actress.
She starred in the ABC drama series ''Resurrection'' playing Dr. Maggie Langston and also co-starred on the Fox crime drama ''The Chicago Code''. She also starred in eight films, four of which are shor ...
(born 1986), American actress
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Devin Logan
Devin Marie Logan (born February 17, 1993 in Oceanside, New York) is an American freeskier from West Dover, Vermont. She won silver in women's slopestyle event at the 2014 Winter Olympics held in Sochi.
Early life
Logan grew up in Baldwin ...
(born 1993), American freeskier
* Devin Mills (fl. 1980s–2020s), American actress
* Devin Tailes (born 1989), American singer (stage name Dev)
* Devin Taylor (wrestler) (born 1988), American model, actress, television personality, and professional wrestler
Surname
* Bill Devin (1915–2000), American businessperson, automotive entrepreneur and racing driver
* Thomas Devin (1822–1878), American brevet major general
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William A. Devin
William Augustus Devin (1871–1959) was an American jurist who served as an associate justice and chief justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
A native of Granville County, North Carolina, Devin, a Democrat, earned his undergraduate degre ...
(1871–1959), American jurist, Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court
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William F. Devin
William F. Devin (March 28, 1898 – February 2, 1982) was an American politician who served as the Mayor of Seattle
The Mayor of Seattle is the head of the executive branch of the city government of Seattle, Washington. The mayor is authoriz ...
(1898–1982), American politician, mayor of Seattle