Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer. The name can refer to:

People

Given name

* Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator * Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American author and neurosurgeon *

Eben Alexander Jr Eben Alexander Jr (1913–2004) was an American academic neurosurgeon and a native of Knoxville, Tennessee. He is known for his notable education and training of neurosurgeons, his many recognition awards, and for his editorship of Surgical N ...

(1913–2004), American neurosurgeon *

Eben Barnard Eben Philip Barnard (born 29 January 1992) is a South African rugby union player who most recently played with the . His regular position is winger. Career He played for the at the 2010 Under-18 Academy Week, advancing to Under-21 level in 20 ...

(born 1992), South African rugby union player * Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), New Hampshire state representative * Eben Edwards Beardsley (1808-1892), American Episcopal clergyman * Eben Burgoon (born 1979), American author, cartoonist, and artist * Eben Byers (1880–1932), American socialite, golfer and industrialist who died from drinking radioactive "medicine" * Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829-1895), American businessman, farmer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont * Eben Britton (born 1987), American former National Football League player * Theophilus Ebenhaezer Eben Dönges (1898–1968), South African politician * Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American businessman and politician, 41st Governor of Massachusetts * Ebenezer Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), Ghanaian retired footballer * Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper who rescued the crew of a brig in 1865 * Eben Etzebeth (born 1991), South African rugby player * Eben Fardd, bardic name of Ebenezer Thomas (1802-1863), Welsh poet *

Eben Ernest Hayes Eben Ernest Hayes (4 February 1851 – 27 June 1933) was a New Zealand engineer and inventor who founded the Hayes Engineering works in Oturehua, Central Otago. He developed a wind turbine and manufactured wind pumps and agricultural tools for f ...

(1851-1933), New Zealand engineer and inventor * Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), American scientist known for his reformulation of baking powder *

Eben Samuel Johnson Eben Samuel Johnson (8 February 1866 – 9 February 1939) was an English-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916. Birth and family Born in Warwickshire, England, he was a son of William and Catharine (née Sidwell) Johns ...

(1866-1939), English-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church * Eben Joubert (born 1983), South African rugby union player * Eben Jenks Loomis (1828-1912), American astronomer * Eben Martin (1855–1932), American politician * Eben Matlis (1923–2015), mathematician * Eben Moglen (born 1959), American law professor * Eben Newton (1795-1885), American politician * Eben Fiske Ostby (born 1955), film animator, one of the first four Pixar employees * Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916), American writer, poet and lyricist * Eben Ezra Roberts (1866-1843), American architect * Eben William Robertson (1815–1874), British historian * Eben Smith (1832-1906), American businessman *

Eben S. Stearns Eben S. Stearns (1819–1887) was an American educator. He served as the President of Framingham State University from 1849 to 1855, and as the Chancellor of the University of Nashville and President Peabody Normal School (which later merged with V ...

(1819–1887), American educator *

Eben F. Stone Eben Francis Stone (August 3, 1822 – January 22, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Stone was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts to Ebenezer and Fanny (Coolidge) Stone. Stone attended North Andover Academy and graduated fro ...

(1822-1895), American politician * Eben Swift (1854–1938), American major general * Eben Upton (born 1978), Welsh Raspberry Pi Foundation co-founder * Ebenezer Eben van Zijl (1931-2009), politician and lawyer in South West Africa (now Namibia) *

Eben Gowrie Waterhouse Eben Gowrie Waterhouse (1881–1977) was an Australian who had three distinguished careers. Starting out as an innovative teacher of languages, he became one of Australia's most prominent Germanists when classical German culture still commanded ...

(1881-1977), Australian language teacher and Germanist and plant breeder *

Eben Wilson Ebin "Tug" Wilson (August 1869 – December 18, 1948), sometimes spelled Eben Wilson, was an American college football player and coach. He was a starter on the 1901 Michigan Wolverines football team that outscored its opponents 550–0 and later ...

(1869-1948), American college football player and head coach

Surname

* Johannes von Eben (1855–1924), Prussian World War I general * Mike Eben (born 1946), American former football player in the Canadian Football League *

Petr Eben Petr Eben (22 January 1929 – 24 October 2007) was a Czech composer of modern and contemporary classical music, and an organist and choirmaster. His life Born in Žamberk in northeastern Bohemia, Eben spent most of his childhood and early ad ...

(1929–2007), Czech composer, organist and choirmaster *, Czech musicians, sons of Petr Egen: **, (born 1957), Czech musician and musicologist **, (born 1957), Czech scientist and musician **

Marek Eben Marek Eben (born 18 December 1957) is a Czech actor, singer, composer, writer and television host. Career Eben studied music and drama at the Prague Conservatory.Coilin O'Connor (1 March 2005)Marek Eben – the Czech Republic's "Mr. Nice" Radio ...

(born 1957), Czech actor, singer, composer, writer and television host

Fictional characters

* Eben Adams, in the movie '' Portrait of Jennie'' *Eben Cabot, protagonist of the 1924 play '' Desire Under the Elms'' * Eben Flood, the main character in Edwin Arlington Robinson's poem "Mr. Flood's Party" * Eben Holden, protagonist of the 1900 novel of the same name *Eben Hopwil, character in Robert Jordan's '' The Wheel of Time'' * Eben Kent, Golden Age name of Jonathan Kent, adoptive father of Superman / Clark Kent *

Eben Olemaun The ''30 Days of Night'' franchise consists of American horror installments including a theatrical film, a prequel miniseries, a sequel limited series, and a direct-to-home video sequel movie. Based on the comic series of the same name created ...

, protagonist of the horror comic book miniseries ''30 Days of Night'' *

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