DeVere is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:Tristan de Vere Cole, British director Arthur Devere Thomas GC (1895–1973) was awarded the George Cross in 1931 Bubbles DeVere, fictional character in the BBC television sketch show Little Britain Devere Christensen, former American water polo player DeVere Levelston, American football player Luke DeVere, Australian football (soccer) player Trish Van Devere, American actress Horace de Vere Cole, English practical joker Henry de Vere Stacpoole, Irish author of The Blue Lagoon, inter alia Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Southampton, putative author of some works attributed to Shakespeare