Reuben or Reuven is a
Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the
Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek , , 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures that are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, and many other religions. The Bible is an anthologya compilation of texts ...
,
Reuben was the
firstborn son of Jacob.
Variants include Rúben in
European Portuguese
European Portuguese ( pt, português europeu, ), also known as Portuguese of Portugal (Portuguese: português de Portugal), Iberian Portuguese (Portuguese: português ibérico), and Peninsular Portuguese (Portuguese: português peninsular), refer ...
; Rubens in
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese (' ), also Portuguese of Brazil (', ) or South American Portuguese (') is the set of varieties of the Portuguese language native to Brazil and the most influential form of Portuguese worldwide. It is spoken by almost all of ...
; Rubén in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries
**Spanish cuisine
Other places
* Spanish, Ontario, Can ...
; Rubèn in
Catalan; Ruben in
Dutch
Dutch commonly refers to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands
* Dutch people ()
* Dutch language ()
Dutch may also refer to:
Places
* Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States
* Pennsylvania Dutch Country
People E ...
,
German
German(s) may refer to:
* Germany (of or related to)
** Germania (historical use)
* Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language
** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law
**Ge ...
,
French,
Italian
Italian(s) may refer to:
* Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries
** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom
** Italian language, a Romance language
*** Regional Ita ...
,
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
,
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
* Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
* Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including ...
,
Danish
Danish may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark
People
* A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark
* Culture of Denmark
* Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...
, and
Armenian
Armenian may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent
** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...
; and Rupen/Roupen in
Western Armenian
Western Armenian ( Classical spelling: , ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly base ...
.
The form Ruben can also be a form of the name
Robin, itself a variation of the
Germanic name
Germanic languages, Germanic given names are traditionally wikt:dithematic, dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements, by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, Ethelred II of England, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', f ...
Robert
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honou ...
in several
Celtic languages
The Celtic languages ( usually , but sometimes ) are a group of related languages descended from Proto-Celtic. They form a branch of the Indo-European language family. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edwar ...
. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare
Ruairí, the
Irish
Irish may refer to:
Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
form of
Roderick
Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic ''* Hrōþirīks'', from ''* hrōþiz'' "fame, glory" + ''* ríks'' "king, ruler") is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old Hi ...
).
Mononym
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Ruben I, Prince of Armenia (1025/1035 – 1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1080/1081/1082 to 1095, founder of Rubenid dynasty
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Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165 – 1170), the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1169 to 1170
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Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (1145–1187), the ninth lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1175 to 1187
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Ruben (singer) (born 1995), full name Ruben Markussen, Norwegian singer-songwriter known by the mononym Ruben
Given name
Reuben
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Reuben Agboola (born 1962), Nigerian football player
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Reuben Bennett (1913–1989), Scottish football player and coach
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Reuben Mattus (born 1912), Polish businessman
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Reuben Fenton
Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid- 19th Century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York.
Early life
Fenton was bor ...
(1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York
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Reuben Fine
Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mi ...
(1914–1993), American chess player and psychologist
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Reuben Foster (born 1994), American football player
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Reuben Hazell (born 1979), English football player
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Reuben James
Reuben James ( 1776 – 3 December 1838) was a boatswain's mate of the United States Navy, famous for his heroism in the First Barbary War.
Career
Born in Delaware around 1776, James joined the United States Navy and served on several ships, ...
(c. 1776 – 1838), US Navy boatswain's mate
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Reuben Mednikoff (1906–1972), British surrealist artist
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Reuben Noble-Lazarus (born 1993), English football player
*
Reuben Partridge (born 1823), American pioneer bridge builder
*
Reuben Reid (born 1988), English football player
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Reuben Snake
Reuben Alvis Snake, Jr. (1937–1993) was an American Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader. He served as a leader within the American Indian Movement (AIM) in the 1970s, and in the National Congress of Amer ...
(1937–1993), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader
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Reuben Sturman
Reuben Sturman (August 16, 1924 – October 27, 1997), sometimes referred as the "Walt Disney of Porn", was an American pornographer and businessman from Ohio, who co-founded sex toys company Doc Johnson. He was featured as a subject in Eric Sch ...
(1924–1997), American pornographer and businessman from Ohio
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Reuben Thorne
Reuben David Thorne (born 2 January 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks.
Professional Career and the All Blacks Super 12
Playing as a flanker, Thorne first appeared in the Super 12 ...
(born 1975), New Zealand rugby player
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Reuben Wu
Reuben Wu (born 1975) is a British artist, photographer, musician, and industrial designer. He is also known as a keyboardist, songwriter, and producer for the electronic band Ladytron.
Biography
Reuben Wu was born in Liverpool in 1975, the so ...
(born 1975), English photographer, director, music producer, member of the band Ladytron
*
Reuben Gray (born 2000), English singer and songwriter
Reuven
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Reuven Atar
Reuven Atar ( he, ראובן עטר; born January 3, 1969) is a retired Israeli football player who was mostly known for his career in Maccabi Haifa and now he works as the manager of Bnei Lod. As a manager, he is mostly known for his work with ...
(born 1969), Israeli football player
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Reuven Feuerstein
Reuven Feuerstein (Hebrew: ראובן פוירשטיין; August 21, 1921 – April 29, 2014) was a Romanian-born Israeli clinical, developmental, and cognitive psychologist, known for his theory of intelligence which states “''it is not ‘fixe ...
(1921–2014), Israeli psychologist
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Reuven Rivlin
Reuven "Ruvi" Rivlin ( he, רְאוּבֵן "רוּבִי" רִיבְלִין ; born 9 September 1939) is an Israeli politician and lawyer who served as the tenth president of Israel between 2014 and 2021. He is a member of the Likud party. R ...
(born 1939), Israeli president
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Reuven Snir
Reuven Snir ( he, ראובן שניר; born 1953) is an Israeli Jewish academic, Professor of Arabic language and literature at the University of Haifa, Dean of Humanities, and a translator of poetry between Arabic, Hebrew, and English. He is the ...
(born 1953), Israeli professor at the University of Haifa
Ruben
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Ruben Auervaara (1906–1964), Finnish thief and fraudster
* Ruben de Almeida Barbeiro (born 1987), real name of Portuguese electro house music DJ and producer KURA
* Ruben Cain, birth name of
Robert Gibson (wrestler)
Robert Gibson (born Ruben Gibson, July 19, 1958) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known as one half of the tag team known as The Rock 'n' Roll Express, with Ricky Morton. He has competed in singles competition also, and has won va ...
(born 1958), wrestler
*
Ruben Östlund
Ruben Östlund (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his black comedic and satirical films ''Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022), all of which received largely positive reviews an ...
(born 1974), Swedish film director, producer and screenplay writer
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Ruben Darbinyan (1883–1968), Armenian politician and activist and government minister during the First Republic of Armenia
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Ruben Enaje
Ruben Enaje is a Filipino carpenter, sign painter, and former construction worker. He is noted for being crucified 33 times as of 2019.
He has been crucified every year from 1986 through 2019 on Good Friday; the COVID-19 pandemic required that h ...
, Filipino carpenter and sign painter, known for being voluntarily crucified annually on Good Friday
*
Ruben Gabrielsen (born 1992), Norwegian football player
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Ruben Kihuen
Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal (; born April 25, 1980) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for , serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the ...
(born 1980), American politician
*
Ruben Trumpelmann
Ruben Trumpelmann (born 1 February 1998) is a South African born-Namibian cricketer, who now plays for the Namibia cricket team.
Early life and education
Trumpelmann was born in Durban, South Africa to a Namibian-born father and spent his early ...
(born 1998), South African born Namibian cricketer
*
Ruben Gallego
Rubén Marinelarena Gallego (; born November 20, 1979) is an American politician and U.S. Marine combat veteran, having served and deployed as a USMCR Corporal during Operation Iraqi Freedom, who is the U.S. Representative for Arizona's 7th co ...
(born 1979), American politician
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Ruben Houkes
Ruben Houkes (born 8 June 1979 in Schagen
Schagen () is a city and municipality in the northwestern Netherlands. It is located between Alkmaar and Den Helder, in the region of West Friesland and the province of North Holland. It received cit ...
(born 1979), Dutch judoka
*
Ruben Kun
HE Ruben James Kun (30 March 1942 – 21 September 2014) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Nauru and was president of the Republic of Nauru.
Early career
Kun was a lawyer before becoming a political figure.
He was the minist ...
(1942–2014), President of Nauru (1996–1997)
*
Ruben Lagus
Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I a ...
(1896–1959), Finnish general, one of the principal commanders of Lapland War
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Ruben Loftus-Cheek
Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek (born 23 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Chelsea.
Early life
Loftus-Cheek was born in Lewisham, Greater London. He grew up in Swanley, Kent and attended High Firs Pr ...
(born 1996), English football player
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Ruben Nirvi
Ruben Erik Nirvi (until 1928 Snirvi, born 16 December 1905 in Askola - died 26 January 1986 in Helsinki) was a Finnish linguist. He was the deputy of Finnish philology at the University of Helsinki from 1955 to 1957 and the personal additional pro ...
(1905–1986), Finnish linguist and professor
*
Ruben Rausing
Anders Ruben Rausing (; né Andersson; 17 June 1895 – 10 August 1983) was a Swedish industrialist and the founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak.
Early life
Anders Ruben Andersson was born in 1895 in Råå, a small fishing h ...
(1895–1983), founder of the food packaging company Tetra Pak
*
Ruben Sevak
Rupen Chilingiryan (Sevag) (Ռուբէն Յովհաննէսի Չիլինկիրեան (Սեւակ), February 28, 1886, Silivri, Ottoman Empire – August 26, 1915, Çankırı, Ottoman Empire) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.Grego ...
, or Rupen Sevag, real name Ruben Çilingiryan (1886–1915), Ottoman Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor, killed by Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide
*
Ruben Studdard
Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American singer and actor. He rose to fame as winner of the second season of ''American Idol'' and received a Grammy Award nomination in 2003 for Best Male R&B Vocal Performance for his recording of ...
(born 1978), American singer, winner of ''American Idol'' season 2
*
Ruben Wiki
Ruben James Wiki (born 21 January 1973) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. A New Zealand international representative centre-turned-prop forward, he retired with the record for most ...
(born 1973), New Zealand rugby player
*
Ruben (film editor)
Livingston Antony Ruben is an Indian film editor, who works in Tamil and Telugu films.
Career
After graduating with a degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College Chennai. Ruben approached director Gautham Vasudev Menon to become an ass ...
(born 1986), Indian film editor
*
Ruben Vargas (born 1998), Swiss football player
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Ruben Fleischer
Ruben Samuel Fleischer (born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director who lives in Montclair, New Jersey. He is best known as the director of '' Zombieland' ...
(born 1974), American film director and producer
Rubén
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Rubén Aguiar
Rubén Humberto Aguiar (born July 21, 1956) is a retired male marathon runner from Argentina, who won the first edition of the Buenos Aires Marathon in 1984. He represented his native country in the men's marathon at the 1984 Summer Olympics in ...
(born 1956), Argentine long-distance runner
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Rubén Albarrán (born 1967), Mexican singer-songwriter, member of Café Tacuba
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Rubén Alonso Rosales (1925–2000), Salvadorian politician
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Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), American baseball player, manager, and coach
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Rubén Baraja (born 1975), Spanish football manager
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Rubén Sobrino (born 1992), Spanish football player
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Rubén Bareiro Saguier
Rubén Bareiro Saguier (January 22, 1930 – March 25, 2014) was a Paraguayan writer, poet and diplomat.
Early life
Rubén Bareiro Saguier was born and grew up in Villeta, Paraguay. At the age of 11, he learned of the injustice of living in an ...
(1930–2014), Paraguayan poet and writer
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Rubén Blades
Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (born July 16, 1948), known professionally as Rubén Blades (, but in Panama and within the family), is a Panamanian musician, singer, composer, actor, activist, and politician, performing musically most often in th ...
(born 1948), Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician and activist
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Rubén Castro
Rubén Castro Martín (; born 27 June 1981) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Málaga CF mainly as a striker but also as a winger.
He represented mainly Las Palmas and Betis during his career, appearing in 282 matches in L ...
(born 1981), Spanish football player
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Rúben Dias (born 1997), Portuguese football player
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Rubén Espinoza (born 1961), Chilean football player
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Rubén Limardo
Rubén Dario Limardo Gascón (born August 3, 1985) is a Venezuelan left-handed épée fencer, five-time team Pan American champion, four-time individual Pan American champion, three-time Olympian, and 2012 individual Olympic champion.
Limardo ...
(born 1985), Venezuelan fencer
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Rubén Iván Martínez (born 1984), Spanish football player
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Rubén Maza (born 1967), Venezuelan long-distance runner
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Rúben Neves
Rúben Diogo da Silva Neves (; born 13 March 1997) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Portugal national team and is the captain of Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers.
Formed at Porto, where he m ...
(born 1997), Portuguese football player
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Rubén Duarte (born 1995), Spanish football player
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Rubén Rangel (born 1977), Venezuelan road racing cyclist
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Rubén de la Red (born 1985), Spanish football manager
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Rubén Yáñez (born 1993), Spanish football player
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Rúben Amorim (born 1985), Portuguese football manager
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Rúben Semedo (born 1994), Portuguese football player
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Rúben Vinagre (born 1999), Portuguese football player
Rueben
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Rueben Mayes
Rueben A. Mayes (born June 6, 1963) is a Canadian former American football running back who played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) from 1986 to 1993. He is a member of the College Football Hall of Fame for his contributions w ...
, Canadian former American football player
Rube
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Rube Goldberg (Reuben) (1883–1970), American cartoonist and creator of Rube Goldberg devices
Rupen
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Rupen of Montfort
Rupen of Montfort (died 8 September 1313) was a Cyprus, Cypriot nobleman, the second surviving son of Humphrey of Montfort (died 1284), Humphrey of Montfort and Eschive d'Ibelin (1253-1312), Eschive d'Ibelin.
In 1299, Rupen married Marie d'Ibelin ...
(died 1313), Cypriot nobleman
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Rupen Zartarian (1874–1915), Ottoman Armenian writer, educator, and political activist, killed by Turkish authorities during the Armenian Genocide
Roupen
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Roupen Altiparmakian, Armenian violin and oud player
Surname
Reuben
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David Reuben (born 1933), American author and psychiatrist
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David and Simon Reuben, billionaire entrepreneurs in the UK
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Gloria Reuben
Gloria Elizabeth Reuben is a Canadian-American actress, producer, and singer. She is well-known for her role as Jeanie Boulet on the medical drama '' ER'' (1995–1999, 2008), for which she was twice nominated for an Emmy Award, and for portray ...
(born 1964), Canadian-American actress
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John Reuben
John Reuben (born John Reuben Zappin; January 14, 1979) is an American Christian hip hop artist signed to Gotee Records until late 2010. Reuben has sold over 200,000 copies of his first four albums.Breimeier, Russ (May 2002)"John Reuben - ''Hind ...
(born John Reuben Zappin in 1979), American Christian hip-hop artist
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Julie Reuben (born 1960), historian interested in the role of education in American society and culture
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Scott Reuben
Scott S. Reuben (born 1958) is an American anesthesiologist who falsified data heralding the benefits of the Pfizer pain medication Celebrex while downplaying its negative side effects.
He was Professor of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at T ...
(born 1958), disgraced American anesthesiologist and professor
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Stewart Reuben (born 1939), British chess player, chess arbiter, and poker author
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William A. Reuben (1915 or 1916 – 2004), American journalist noted for his work on the cases of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg and of Alger Hiss
Ruben
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Alessandro Ruben (born 1960), Italian politician
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Karl Ruben, Danish chess master
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Sam Ruben (1913–1943), American biochemist known for his work on carbon fixation in photosynthesis and discovery of carbon-14, born Charles Rubenstein
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Samuel Ruben
Samuel Ruben (14 July 1900 – 16 July 1988) was an American inventor who made lasting contributions to electrochemistry and solid-state technology, including the founding of Duracell. He is listed as an inventor in ove200 patents. Early life
Born ...
(1900–1988), American inventor and founder of Duracell
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Livingston Antony Ruben, Indian film editor who works in the Tamil film industry
Rueben
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Hannah Rueben (born 1994), Nigerian wrestler
Fictional characters
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Reuben (''Lilo & Stitch''), also known as Experiment 625, a character in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise
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Reuben (''Final Fantasy''), a character from ''Final Fantasy Mystic Quest''
* Reuben, a ''Minecraft'' pig from ''
Minecraft: Story Mode''
* Reuben Kincaid,
the Partridge Family
''The Partridge Family'' is an American musical sitcom starring Shirley Jones and featuring David Cassidy. Jones plays a widowed mother, and Cassidy plays the oldest of her five children, in a family who embarks on a music career. It ran from S ...
's manager
* Ruben Lozano, a crime lord antagonist in
''Red vs. Blue'' Season 14
* Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano, main antagonist (''The Evil Within'')
Food
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Reuben sandwich
The Reuben sandwich is a North American grilled sandwich composed of corned beef, Swiss cheese, sauerkraut, and Thousand Island dressing or Russian dressing, grilled between slices of rye bread. It is associated with kosher-style delicatessens ...
, a hot sandwich made with corned beef
Places
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Rupen River, a river in Gujarat in western India
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Rupen River (Gir), a river in Gujarat in western India
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Reubens, Idaho a city in Lewis County, Idaho, United States
See also
*
Rube
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Reubens (disambiguation)
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Rubens (disambiguation)
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Rubin (disambiguation)
Rubin is both a surname and a given name.
Rubin may also refer to:
Places
* Al-Nabi Rubin, Acre, a Palestinian village
* Vera C. Rubin Observatory, Chile, formerly the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope
Organizations
* Rubin (company), a wine-ma ...
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References
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Hebrew masculine given names