Devereaux is a variation of the surname

Devereux Devereux is a Norman surname found frequently in Ireland, Wales, England and around the English-speaking world. The name may derive as a Norman French rendering of the Welsh name "''Dyfrig''" or "''Dubricius''". This name would have been familia ...

based on the common English pronunciation "Devero". Notable people with the surname include: *

Boyd Devereaux Boyd Fletcher Devereaux (born April 16, 1978) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Drafted 6th overall in the 1996 NHL Draft by the Edmonton Oilers, Devereaux is best known for forming 1/3 of the "Two Kids and a Goat" line as a ...

(born 1978), Canadian hockey player *

Ed Devereaux Edward Sidney Devereaux (27 August 192517 December 2003), better known professionally as Ed Devereaux, was an Australian actor, director, and scriptwriter who lived in the United Kingdom for many years. He was best known for playing the part of ...

(1925–2003), Australian actor * James P.S. Devereaux, American military officer and U.S. Congressman * Jarboe La Salle Devereaux, American experimental musician * Maurice Devereaux, Canadian director * Mike Devereaux (born 1963), American baseball player *

Yvette Devereaux Yvette Devereaux is an American violinist, music conductor, conductor and Director at the South Pasadena Music Center and Conservatory in Pasadena, California, Pasadena, California.

, American conductor * Stacie Devereaux (born 1986), curler from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador. * Tricia Devereaux (born 1975), American former pornographic actress *

Minnie Devereaux Minnie Devereaux (1869–1923) was an American silent film actress. She was a member of the Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes in Oklahoma. More commonly known as "Minnie Provost" and occasionally "Indian Minnie," or "Minnie Ha-Ha," she held at least 1 ...

(1891–1984), Canadian silent film actress nicknamed "Indian Minnie" and "Minnie Ha-ha" People with the given name Devereaux include: * Devereaux Mytton (1924–1989), Australian competitive sailor and Olympic medalist *

Devereaux Peters Devereaux Peters (born October 8, 1989) is an American basketball forward with WBC Dynamo Novosibirsk of the Russian women's league. Peters played at Notre Dame, where she was Big East Conference Defensive Player of the Year in 2012. She led ...

(born 1989), American basketball player Fictional people: *

Blanche Devereaux Blanche Devereaux is a character from the sitcom television series '' The Golden Girls'', and its spin-off ''The Golden Palace''. Blanche was portrayed by Rue McClanahan for 8 years and 204 episodes across the two series. The charact ...

, character on ''The Golden Girls'' * Clark "Mouth" Devereaux, character on ''

The Goonies ''The Goonies'' is a 1985 American adventure comedy film co-produced and directed by Richard Donner from a screenplay by Chris Columbus, based on a story by Steven Spielberg. In the film, kids who live in the "Goon Docks" neighborhood of Astor ...

'' * Earl Devereaux, character in ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' is a children's book written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by Ron Barrett. It was first published in 1978 by Atheneum Books, followed by a 1982 trade paperback edition from sister company Aladdin Paperb ...

'' and ''

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'' is a 2013 American computer-animated science fiction comedy film produced by Columbia Pictures and Sony Pictures Animation, animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks, and distributed by Sony Pictures Releasing. ...

'' * Jonathan Devereaux ''

Double Jeopardy In jurisprudence, double jeopardy is a procedural defence (primarily in common law jurisdictions) that prevents an accused person from being tried again on the same (or similar) charges following an acquittal or conviction and in rare case ...

'' * Major General William Devereaux on ''

The Siege ''The Siege'' is a 1998 American action thriller film directed by Edward Zwick. The film is about a fictional situation in which terrorist cells have made several attacks in New York City. The film stars Denzel Washington, Annette Bening, Tony Sh ...

''. * Ben & Violet Devereaux ''

The Skeleton Key ''The Skeleton Key'' is a 2005 American Southern Gothic supernatural horror film directed by Iain Softley, written by Ehren Kruger, and starring Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt, Peter Sarsgaard, and Joy Bryant. The narrative follows a New ...

'' * Devereaux sisters, from the Dark-Hunter paranormal romance series * Matt Devereaux, played by Spencer Tracy as patriarch of the Devereaux family in the 1954 film, ''

Broken Lance ''Broken Lance'' is a 1954 American Western film directed by Edward Dmytryk and produced by Sol C. Siegel. The film stars Spencer Tracy, Robert Wagner, Jean Peters, Richard Widmark, and Katy Jurado. Shot in Technicolor and CinemaScope, the fil ...

'' * Nicholas Devereaux, Princess Mia's lover in '' Princess Diaries 2'' * Peter Devereaux, main protagonist in the 2014 film ''

The November Man ''The November Man'' is a 2014 spy action thriller film based on the novel ''There Are No Spies'' by Bill Granger, which is the seventh installment in ''The November Man'' novel series, published in 1987. A British-American production, it stars P ...

'' * Rupert Devereaux, fictional British Prime Minister in the Bartimaeus Trilogy * Sophie Devereaux, character on ''

Leverage Leverage or leveraged may refer to: *Leverage (mechanics), mechanical advantage achieved by using a lever * ''Leverage'' (album), a 2012 album by Lyriel *Leverage (dance), a type of dance connection *Leverage (finance), using given resources to ...

'' * Sophie Devereaux, Jane-Anne Devereaux and Monique Devereaux, characters on '' The Originals'' * Father Tim Devereaux, character on Irish television series '' Glenroe''

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