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Devin Singletary

Devin Singletary, "Motor," NFL running back (Giants, formerly Bills and Texans), 2019 third-round pick from Florida Atlantic; FAU record 66 rushing TDs, CUSA Hall of Fame 2026.

Devin SWE-bench controversy

The Devin SWE-bench controversy is the 2024 dispute over Cognition's launch claims for Devin, an AI coding agent billed as the first AI software engineer.

Devin the Dude

Devin the Dude (Devin Copeland), Houston rapper and Rap-A-Lot Records alumnus, pioneer of stoner rap; Odd Squad member, solo debut The Dude (1998), known for "Doobie Ashtray" and Dr. Dre's "Fuck You."

Devin Townsend

Devin Garrett Townsend is a Canadian singer, guitarist, and producer from British Columbia who rose to prominence singing for Steve Vai in 1993, spanning extreme metal, progressive metal, and orchestral rock.

Devin Townsend Project (group)

The Devin Townsend Project was the band of Canadian musician Devin Townsend, based in Vancouver, active from 2008 to 2018 and releasing seven studio albums.

Devin Way

Devin Way (Devin Jacole Way) is an American actor and model from Lufkin, Texas, known for playing Brodie Beaumont in Peacock's 2022 Queer as Folk reboot, Jordan on Sistas, Blake Simms on Grey's Anatomy, and competing on Survivor 51.

Devin White

Devin White, NFL linebacker (LSU, Butkus Award 2018), drafted fifth overall by Tampa Bay in 2019, Super Bowl LV champion and 2020 second-team All-Pro; later Eagles, Texans, Raiders, Lions.

Devin Williams (baseball)

Devin Williams, also known as Devin Terran Williams, is a professional relief pitcher for the New York Mets, a two-time National League Reliever of the Year award winner.

Devinder Singh

Devinder (Davinder/Devender) Singh is the name of several Indian athletes: hockey gold medallist Davinder Singh Garcha (Moscow 1980), javelin thrower Davinder Singh Kang, a race walker, a footballer, and an acrobatic gymnast.

Devious Maids

Devious Maids is an American comedy-drama and crime mystery series created by Marc Cherry that aired on Lifetime from 2013 to 2016, following Latina maids in Beverly Hills.

Devious Maids season 1

Devious Maids season 1: 13-episode Lifetime comedy-drama (June 23–September 22, 2013) by Marc Cherry, adapted from the Televisa telenovela Ellas son la Alegría del Hogar, following Beverly Hills maids and the Flora murder mystery.

Devious Maids season 4

Devious Maids season 4 (2016): the final, 10-episode Lifetime season of the Beverly Hills maid comedy-drama, aired June 6-August 8, 2016, centered on Peri Westmore's murder, then canceled September 1, 2016.

Devised theatre

Devised theatre, also called devising or collaborative creation, is a method of making performance in which a group develops an original work collaboratively, without a pre-existing script or playwright.

Devita Saraf

Devita Saraf is an Indian businesswoman who founded Vu Televisions in 2006 at age 24, serving as chairperson and CEO of the self-funded premium TV brand competing with Sony, Samsung, and LG.

Devitrification

Devitrification is the partial crystallization of glass during slow cooling from the molten state, or at the surface after unsuccessful annealing or overheating; controlled, it makes glass-ceramics.

Devkhel

Devkhel (देवखेळ) is a 2026 Marathi ZEE5 thriller-crime web series, 7 episodes, directed by Chandrakant Gaikwad, starring Ankush Chaudhari as Inspector Vishwas investigating Holi-night deaths in Devtali blamed on the demon Shankasur; season 2 announced August 2026.

Devlet I Giray

Devlet I Giray (دولت كراى) was khan of the Crimean Khanate from 1551 to 1577, known for burning Moscow in 1571, which earned him the title Taht-algan, "throne-taker".

Devlin

Devlin is the stage name of James Devlin, an English grime MC from Dagenham, London, whose debut album Bud, Sweat & Beers went Gold in 2011.

Devlin Hodges

Devlin "Duck" Hodges, born 1996, is a former NFL quarterback who played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2019–2020, going 3–3 in six starts after entering the league undrafted from Samford, where he won the 2018 Walter Payton Award and set the FCS career passing record.

Devlin Robinson

Devlin Robinson is an American Republican politician serving in the Pennsylvania Senate for the 37th district in Allegheny County, known for sponsoring legislation supporting school robotics programs.

Devmanus (देवमानुस) (film)

Devmanus (देवमाणूस) is a 2025 Marathi crime drama directed by Tejas Prabha Vijay Deoskar, a remake of the Hindi film Vadh, starring Mahesh Manjrekar, Renuka Shahane, Subodh Bhave, and Siddharth Bodke; released 25 April 2025 by Luv Films.

Devo

Devo is an American new wave band formed in 1973 in Akron, Ohio, around the satirical "de-evolution" concept, best known for the 1980 hit "Whip It," early MTV videos, and members Mark Mothersbaugh and Gerald Casale.

Devoleena Bhattacharjee

Devoleena Bhattacharjee (also Devoleena Bhattacharjee Shaikh), Indian television actress from Sivasagar, Assam; played Gopi Bahu in Saath Nibhaana Saathiya (2,152 episodes), Bigg Boss 13–15, Chhathi Maiyya Ki Bitiya, film debut Bengal 1947.

Devolution

Devolution: statutory transfer of governing power from a central government to subnational legislatures, notably the Scottish Parliament, Senedd Cymru, and Northern Ireland Assembly under the UK's asymmetric, statute-based, in-theory-reversible settlements.

Devolution in England

Devolution in England: transfer of powers from Westminster to English local and regional bodies, unlike Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. Covers Greater London (2000), metro mayors from 2014, 12 mayoral areas, and the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Act 2026.

Devolution in Kenya

Devolution in Kenya is the transfer of political power and finances from the national government to 47 county governments created by the 2010 Constitution and first elected in 2013.

Devolution in the United Kingdom

Devolution in the United Kingdom: statutory transfer of power from Westminster to Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and English regions under the 1998 Acts, reserved powers model, Sewel Convention, and the 2026 English devolution Act.

Devolver Digital

Devolver Digital: American indie and premium AA video game publisher founded 2009 in Austin, Texas by Mike Wilson, Harry Miller, Graeme Struthers, Nigel Lowrie, and Rick Stults; known for Hotline Miami, Inscryption, Cult of the Lamb; AIM-listed 2021, later going private.

Devon

Devon, county in South West England with 811,647 residents (2021, county council area), eight districts plus Plymouth and Torbay unitaries; its two-tier system is slated for replacement by four unitary councils, now under government review.

Devon (actress)

Devon (Kristie Marie Lisa, born 1977, Allentown, Pennsylvania) is a retired American adult film actress, 1998–2020, under contract with Vivid, Digital Playground, and Shane's World; AVN Hall of Fame 2010. Distinct from Devon Lee, Devon Daniels, and Devon Michaels.