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De Vos
De Vos is a Dutch-language surname meaning "the fox". In 2007 in the Netherlands, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name spelled it de Vos,[1] while in 2008 in Belgium, primarily in East Flanders, nearly all ≈11,000 people with the name capitalized it De Vos.[2] Another 9220 people in Belgium, mostly in West Flanders have the concatenated form Devos,[3] while in the United States the form DeVos can be found.
Notable people with the name include:
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- Adam de Vos (born 1993), Canadian cyclist
- Anna-Marie de Vos (born 1960), South African lawyer and judge
- Asha de Vos, Sri Lankan marine biologist
- Charlotte De Vos (born 1983), Belgian field hockey player
- Cornelis de Vos (1584–1651), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art dealer, brother of Paul de Vos
- Ernie de Vos (1941–2005), Dutch-born Canadian racing driver
- Frank de Vos (born 1956), Dutch sports sailor
- Geert De Vos (born 1981), Belgian dart player
- Ingmar De Vos (born 1963), Belgian equestrian sports manager
- Jan De Vos (politician) (1844–1922), Belgian mayor of Antwerp
- Jan de Vos (historian) (1936–2011), Belgian historian who lived in Mexico
- Jason de Vos (born 1974), Canadian soccer player and commentator
- Judocus de Vos (1661–1734), Flemish weaver
- Justin de Vos (born 1998), Dutch footballer
- Lambert de Vos (fl 1563–1574), Flemish painter and illustrator
- Laurent de Vos [ca; de] (c.1533–1580), Flemish composer
- Luc De Vos [de; fr; nl] (born 1946), Belgian military historian
- Luc De Vos (1962–2014), Belgian rock musician and writer
- Maerten de Vos (1532–1603), Flemish painter
- Marc de Vos [fr; el; nl] (1645–1717), Flemish sculptor
- Marie-Louise De Vos (born 1941), Belgian film actress
- Miriam Phoebe de Vos (1912–2005), South African botanist
- Nathalie De Vos (born 1982), Belgian long-distance runner
- Niels de Vos, British sports businessman and chief executive
- Paul de Vos (c.1592–1678), Flemish animal and still life painter, brother of Cornelis de Vos
- Paul De Vos (born 1950s), Belgian microbiologist
- Peter Jon de Vos (1938–2008), American ambassador
- Philip de Vos [af] (born 1939), South African author
- Pierre de Vos (born 1963), South African constitutional law scholar
- Sander De Vos (born 1985), Flemish technology guru
- Simon de Vos (1603–1676), Flemish painter, draughtsman and art collector
- Tjakko de Vos (born 1956), Dutch ice hockey player
- Vincent De Vos (1829–1875), Belgian animal painter
- Willem de Vos (c.1593 – c.1629), Flemish painter
- Willem de Vos (born 1954), Dutch microbiologist
- Willy de Vos (1880–1957), Dutch footballer
- Wim de Vos (born 1968), Dutch cyclo-cross racer
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