Devine is an Irish surname derived from
Nà DhaimhÃn / Ó DaimhÃn. Notable people with the surname include:
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Adam DeVine (born 1983), American actor, comedian, singer, writer and producer
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Alan Devine
Alan Devine (born 1970) is an Irish people, Irish actor.
Early life and education
Devine was born in County Galway in 1970. He has played minor roles in several films. Devine graduated with honours from Trinity College Dublin, where he studi ...
, Irish actor
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Alexander Devine, British educator and advocate for Montenegrin independence
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Andy Devine (1905–1977), American character actor
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Andy Devine (English actor) (1942–2022), mainly on British television
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Annie Bell Robinson Devine (1912–2000), American civil rights activist
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Archibald Devine (1887–1964), Scottish footballer
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Aubrey Devine, American football player
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Betsy Devine
Betsy Devine (born 1946) is an American author, journalist, and blogger, with published works including ''Longing for the Harmonies'' (1988), an appreciation of modern physics with Nobel laureate Frank Wilczek, and of ''Absolute Zero Gravity'' ...
(born 1946), American writer
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Bing Devine (1916–2007), American baseball executive
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Candi Devine (born 1959), ring name of Candace Maria Rummel, American wrestler
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Candy Devine, Australian broadcaster, singer and actress
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Christine Devine, American news anchor
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Dan Devine (1924–2002), American football player and coach
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Danny Devine (footballer, born 1992)
Daniel Gerard Devine (born 7 September 1992) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Scottish club Inverness Caledonian Thistle.
Devine has previously played for Linfield, Preston North End, Fleetwood Town, Wrexham, ...
, Irish footballer
* Damien Devine (born 1994), South African speedway rider
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David Devine (athlete)
David Devine (born 13 February 1992) is a British Paralympic athlete. Devine competes in T12 and T13 middle-distance track events, and has represented Great Britain in both the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships and the 2012 Summer Paralym ...
(born 1992), British Paralympic athlete
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David Devine (director), Canadian film director and producer
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Edward Thomas Devine
Edward Thomas Devine (May 6, 1867 – February 27, 1948) was a professor at Columbia University and American University who advocated for social welfare.
Background
Edward Thomas Devine was born on May 6, 1867, on a farm near Union, Iowa to Joh ...
(1867–1948), American professor of economics and social welfare advocate
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Elizabeth Devine (writer)
Elizabeth Devine (born Elizabeth Kornblum in 1961) is an American crime scene investigator, notable as a writer and co-producer of the crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation''.
Education
Devine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biolog ...
(born 1961), American scriptwriter and producer
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Fiona Devine, British sociologist
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Frank Devine Australian journalist and editor
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George Devine (1910–1966), English theatre producer, manager and actor
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Graeme Devine, Scottish computer game designer and programmer
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Graham Anthony Devine, British classical guitarist
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Grant Devine, Saskatchewan premier
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Henry Devine (1879–1940), English psychiatrist
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Jack Devine, American intelligence operative
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Jack Devine (ice hockey)
William John Devine (February 22, 1919 – April 27, 1989) was a Canadian ice hockey administrator and radio sports commentator. He worked for CJBQ radio in Belleville, Ontario for 40 years as the sports director. He was involved with the local ...
, Canadian ice hockey administrator and radio personality
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Jim Devine, British Labour politician, MP for Livingston 2005–2010
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Joey Devine (born 1983), American baseball player
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John Devine (disambiguation), several people
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Johnny Devine (born 1974), Canadian wrestler
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Joseph Devine (1937–2019), Scottish Roman Catholic bishop
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Joseph M. Devine
Joseph McMurray Devine (March 15, 1861August 31, 1938) was an American politician who was the Governor of North Dakota from 1898 to 1899. He served as governor for less than one year as he finished the term after Governor Frank A. Briggs died in ...
(1861–1938), North Dakota governor, 1898–99
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Karen Devine
Karen Dragon Devine is an American computer scientist specializing in high-performance technical computing. She is a Distinguished Member of the Technical Staff in the Center for Computing Research at Sandia National Laboratories. At Sandia, she i ...
, American computer scientist
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Kevin Devine
Kevin Devine (born December 19, 1979) is an American songwriter and musician from Staten Island, New York City, who is known for his introspective and political themes. He is a contemporary member of the underground indie rock and indie folk m ...
, American songwriter and musician
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Len Devine, Australian politician
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Loretta Devine, African-American stage and screen actress
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Magenta Devine (1957–2019), British television presenter and journalist
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Máire Devine
Máire Devine (born 22 October 1972) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor since October 2020. She previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from April 2016 to March 2020.
Early life
Devine was ...
, Irish senator
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Michael Devine (disambiguation), several people
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Miranda Devine, Australian journalist
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Noel Devine (born 1988), American football player
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Pat Devine, British economist
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Patricia G. Devine, American psychologist
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Peter Devine (footballer)
Peter Devine (born 25 May 1960) is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger. Devine played professionally for Vancouver Whitecaps, Blackburn Rovers and Burnley and also played non-league football for Lancaster City, Cho ...
(born 1960), English footballer
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Peter Devine (fencer)
Peter Devine (born May 17, 1976) is an American fencer. He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1996 Summer Olympics
The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and co ...
(born 1976), American fencer
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Rachel Devine (1875–1960), Scottish jute weaver and trade unionist
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Richard Devine, American electronic musician
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Samuel L. Devine
Samuel Leeper Devine (December 21, 1915 – June 27, 1997) was an American politician of the Republican Party who served in the United States House of Representatives as Representative of the 12th congressional district of Ohio from January 3, 1 ...
(1915–1997), American politician
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Steve Devine
Stephen John Devine (born 12 December 1976) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer. He is a former All Black and international sevens player for Australia.
Devine played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servant ...
, New Zealand rugby player
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Sydney Devine
Sydney Devine (11 January 1940 – 13 February 2021) was a Scottish singer. He sold 15 million albums during his career, reached the UK's top 20 albums chart and was part of the White Heather Club troupe.
Life and career
Devine was born in B ...
, Scottish singer
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Tilly Devine
Matilda Mary Devine (née Twiss, 8 September 190024 November 1970), known as Tilly Devine, was an English Australian organised crime boss. She was involved in a wide range of activities, including sly-grog, razor gangs, and prostitution, and b ...
, Australian criminal
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Tom Devine, Scottish historian
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Winsford Devine
Winsford Devine (15 August 1943 – 22 June 2021), known by the sobriquet Joker, was a Trinidad and Tobago songwriter who composed over 500 calypsos. He worked with The Mighty Sparrow for 17 years, writing many of Sparrow's hits including ''Slav ...
, Trinidad and Tobago songwriter
See also
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Divine (disambiguation)
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Surnames of Irish origin
English-language surnames
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