Rubin is both a surname and a given name. Rubins is a Latvian-language form of the name. As a Jewish name, it derives from the biblical name Reuben. The choice is also influenced by the word ''rubin'' meaning "ruby" is some languages."Rubin"
in ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Rubin Carter, nicknamed The Hurricane, boxer who was imprisoned and later absolved * Rubin Goldmark *

Rubin Kantorovich Rubin is both a surname and a given name. Rubins is a Latvian-language form of the name. As a Jewish name, it derives from the biblical name Reuben. The choice is also influenced by the word ''rubin'' meaning "ruby" is some languages.

* Rubin Patiția

Surname

* Alan Rubin, American musician * Albert Rubin (1887–1956), Jewish painter * Andrejs Rubins (born 1978), Latvian footballer * Andy Rubin, senior vice president of Mobile at Google * Arthur Rubin (born 1956), American mathematician * Avi Rubin, Expert on electronic voting security * Barbara Rubin (1945–1980), American filmmaker and performance artist *

Benjamin Rubin Benjamin Rubin (September 27, 1917 in New York, New York – March 8, 2010) was an American microbiologist, known as the inventor of the bifurcated vaccination needle, which played an important role in the eradication of smallpox. Rubin inve ...

(1917–2010), American microbiologist * Bruce Joel Rubin (born 1943), Oscar-winning screenwriter *

Carol Rubin Carol Rubin (March 23, 1945 – November 3, 2001) was an American film producer and production supervisor, who worked for the ABC television network and was involved in the production of several The Walt Disney Company made-for-television minise ...

(1945–2001), American film producer * Chanda Rubin (born 1976), American retired professional tennis player *

Charles T. Rubin Charles T. Rubin is a political science professor, philosopher and writer. Rubin was raised in Cleveland, Ohio and attended nearby Case Western Reserve University, receiving a bachelor's degree in philosophy and political science in 1975. He went ...

, political science professor * Danny Rubin (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player * Daphne Rubin-Vega (born 1969), American dance music singer and actress * Dave Rubin (born 1976), American comedian, talk show host and television personality * Donald Rubin, Professor of Statistics * Donna Rubin (born 1959), American tennis player * Eduard Rubin, Swiss Army, inventor of the first jacketed rifle bullets (1882) and co-inventor of the Schmidt–Rubin rifle * Edgar John Rubin (1886–1951) * Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), Spanish writer and journalist * Eric J. Rubin, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health *

Eric S. Rubin Eric Seth Rubin (born March 30, 1961) is an American diplomat who served as United States Ambassador to Bulgaria from 2016 to 2019. He was confirmed as ambassador on January 27, 2016, and succeeded Marcie Berman Ries. Diplomatic career Rubin j ...

(born 1961), American diplomat and ambassador * Erik Rubin (born 1971), Mexican singer and actor * Gayle Rubin (born 1949), American cultural anthropologist *

Gerald M. Rubin Gerald Mayer Rubin (born 1950) is an American biologist, notable for pioneering the use of transposable P elements in genetics, and for leading the public project to sequence the ''Drosophila melanogaster'' genome. Related to his genomics wo ...

, American geneticist * Gretchen Rubin (born 1965), American author and attorney * Harold Rubin, South African and Israeli artist and jazz clarinetist *

Harry Rubin (virologist) Harry Rubin (born June 23, 1926 in New York City) – February 2, 2020) was an American cell biologist and virologist. He is known for his experimental research on oncoviruses and how cellular microenvironment and cellular aging affect the regulatio ...

(1926–2020), American virologist and cancer researcher *

Harry M. Rubin Harry Meyer Rubin (born December 21, 1952) is a video game, entertainment, and energy industry executive. He is a founding partner of the firm commonly known as Samuel Adams beer. Personal history Rubin was born in Kings Point, NY. He graduate ...

(born 1952), American business executive * Ian Rubin, Ukraine-born Australian rugby league footballer *

Idan Rubin Idan Rubin ( he, עידן רובין;born July 2, 1983) is an Israeli footballer formerly playing for Dunaújváros FC Dunaújváros FC (previously known as ''Dunaferr SE'') was a football team from Dunaújváros, Hungary. Though they won the ...

, Israeli football (soccer) player *

Ira Rubin Ira Rubin (1930 – February 6, 2013) was an American professional contract bridge player. Rubin attended the Bronx High School of Science and later New York University. Rubin lived in Fair Lawn, New Jersey, Fair Lawn and resided in nearby Paramus, ...

(''c.'' 1930–2013), American bridge player *

Irv Rubin Irving David Rubin (April 12, 1945 – November 13, 2002) was a Canadian-born American political and religious activist who served as chairman of the Jewish Defense League (JDL) from 1985 to 2002. He committed suicide in jail when awaiting trial on ...

(1946–2002), Canadian-born Kahanist *

Isaak Illich Rubin Isaak Illich Rubin (russian: Исаа́к Ильи́ч Ру́бин; 12 June 1886, in Dvinsk, Russian Empire (now Latvia) – 27 November 1937, in Aktyubinsk, Kazakh SSR) was a Soviet Marxian economist. His main work '' Essays on Marx's Theory o ...

(1886–1937), Soviet economist and Marxist theorist. * James Rubin (born 1960), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1997–2000 *

James H. Rubin James Henry Rubin is an American art historian and a professor of history at Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York. Early life and education James Rubin was born on May 4th, 1944. He was educated at Phillips Andover, Yale (B.A.), Har ...

, art historian, New York City * Jay Rubin *

Jean E. Rubin Jean Estelle Hirsh Rubin (October 29, 1926 – October 25, 2002) was an American mathematician known for her research on the axiom of choice. She worked for many years as a professor of mathematics at Purdue University. Rubin wrote five books: thre ...

(1926–2002), American mathematician * Jennifer Rubin (actress), American film and television actress *

Jennifer Rubin (journalist) Jennifer Rubin (born June 11, 1962) is an American political commentator who writes opinion columns for ''The Washington Post.'' Previously she worked at ''Commentary'', PJ Media, ''Human Events'', and ''The Weekly Standard''. Her work has been ...

, blogger at the ''Washington Post'' * Jerry Rubin, American political activist * Karl Rubin, American mathematician * Kathleen Rubins (born 1978), American microbiologist and NASA astronaut *

Lillian B. Rubin Lillian Breslow Rubin (January 13, 1924- June 17, 2014) was an American writer, professor, psychotherapist and sociologist. She was a distinguished professor of sociology at Queens College and also worked as a senior researcher at the Institute ...

(1924–2014), American sociologist and writer * Lisa Rubin (born 1977), Canadian theatre director *

Louis D. Rubin, Jr. Louis Decimus Rubin Jr. (November 19, 1923 – November 16, 2013) was a noted American literary scholar and critic, writing teacher, publisher, and writer. He is credited with helping to establish Southern literature as a recognized area of stud ...

(1923–2013), Southern literature scholar and publisher *

Marcel Rubin Marcel Rubin (7 July 1905 – 12 May 1995) was an Austrian composer. Born in Vienna, where he studied with Richard Robert and Franz Schmidt, he later emigrated to Paris, where he pursued further studies with Darius Milhaud. After living in Mexico ...

(1905–1995), Austrian composer *

Meyer Rubin Meyer Rubin (February 17, 1924 – May 2, 2020) was an American geologist known for his radiocarbon dating work with the United States Geological Survey. Early career After graduating from Englewood High School, South Side, Chicago, in 1941 ...

(1924–2020), American geologist * Michael Rubin, American scholar and commentator on Middle Eastern history and politics *

Miri Rubin Miri Rubin (born 1956) is a historian and Professor of Medieval and Early Modern History at Queen Mary University of London. She was educated at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the University of Cambridge, where she gained her doctorate and ...

, British medievalist * Noah Rubin (born 1996), American tennis player * Philip Rubin (born 1949), American cognitive scientist, technologist, and science administrator * Reuven Rubin (1893–1974), Israeli painter * Richard Rubin (TV personality), American TV personality * Rick Rubin, American record producer and record label owner *

Ron Rubin (disambiguation) Ron Rubin is the name of: * Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor *Ron Rubin (bridge) Ronald D. Rubin (born May 7, 1948) is an American bridge player. He is best known for winning the 1983 Bermuda Bowl world teams bridge champio ...

* Robert Rubin (born 1938), U.S. Treasury Secretary, 1995–1999 * Sabine Rubin (born 1960), French politician *

Samuel M. Rubin Samuel M. Rubin (May 24, 1918 – February 5, 2004) was a concessionaire and businessman. He is best known for introducing popcorn to movie theaters in New York in the 1930s, earning him the nickname "Sam the Popcorn Man". He sold pretzels at ...

("Sam the Popcorn Man", 1918–2004), American entrepreneur credited with the mass introduction of popcorn machines to cinemas *

Shelley Rubin Shelley Rubin is an American social activist and the widow of JDL International Chairman Irv Rubin, and is currently the chairman and CEO of the USA-based, Kahanist, Jewish Defense League, a group which was classified as "a right-wing terrorist ...

, chairman and CEO of the Jewish Defense League *Sherry Rubin, born Sherry Arnstein (1930–1997), American public servant, author of influential papers in participatory decision making * Theodore Isaac Rubin (1923–2019), American psychiatrist and author *

Tibor Rubin Tibor "Ted" Rubin (June 18, 1929 – December 5, 2015) was a Hungarian-American Army Corporal. A Holocaust survivor who immigrated to the U.S. in 1948, he fought in the Korean War and was awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions during the war ...

, Hungarian-American * Uri Rubin, professor of Arabic and Islamic literature at Tel Aviv University * Vera Rubin (1928–2016), American astronomer * Yoram Rubin, bodyguard of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin

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