Reuben

(Redirected from Ruben) For other uses, see Reuben (disambiguation). See also: Tribe of Reuben "Ruben" redirects here. For the surname, see Ruben (surname). For other uses, see Reuben (disambiguation).

Reuben or Reuven is a Biblical male first name from Hebrew רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the Bible, Reuben was the firstborn son of Jacob.

Variants include Reuvein in Yiddish or as a English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, French, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian.

The form Ruben can also be a form of the name Robin, itself a variation of the Germanic name Robert, in several Celtic languages. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of Roderick).

Mononym

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
Ruben II, Prince of Armenia (c. 1165–1170), the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1169 to 1170
Ruben III, Prince of Armenia (1145–1187), the ninth lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1175 to 1187
Ruben (singer), Norwegian singer-songwriter Ruben Markussen (born 1995)
Ruben (film editor), Indian film editor Livingston Antony Ruben (born 1986)

Given name

Reuben Agboola (born 1962), Nigerian football player
Reuben Bennett (1913–1989), Scottish football player and coach
Reuben Fenton (1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York
Reuben Fine (1914–1993), American chess player and psychologist
Reuben Foster (born 1994), American football player
Reuben Garrick (born 1997), Australian rugby league player
Rube Goldberg (Reuben) (1883–1970), American cartoonist and creator of Rube Goldberg devices
Reuben Hazell (born 1979), English football player
Reuben James (c. 1776 – 1838), US Navy boatswain's mate
Reuben Mattus (1912–1994), Polish businessman
Reuben Mednikoff (1906–1972), British surrealist artist
Reuben Noble-Lazarus (born 1993), English football player
Reuben Oppenheimer (1897–1982), justice of the Maryland Court of Appeals
Reuben Partridge (1823–1900), American pioneer bridge builder
Reuben Reid (born 1988), English football player
Reuben Snake (1937–1993), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader
Reuben Sturman (1924–1997), American pornographer and businessman from Ohio
Reuben Thorne (born 1975), New Zealand rugby player
Reuben Wu (born 1975), English photographer, director, music producer, member of the band Ladytron
Reuben Bannister (born 1984), English entrepreneur, company director and musician

Ruben

Ruben Oskar Auervaara (1906–1964), Finnish thief and fraudster
Ruben Cain, birth name of Robert Gibson (wrestler) (born 1958), American professional wrestler
Ruben Darbinyan (1883–1968), Armenian politician and activist and government minister during the First Republic of Armenia
Ruben Douglas (born 1979), Panamanian basketball player
Ruben Enaje, Filipino carpenter and sign painter, known for being voluntarily crucified annually on Good Friday
Ruben Fleischer (born 1974), American film director and producer
Ruben Gabrielsen (born 1992), Norwegian football player
Ruben Gallego (born 1979), American politician
Ruben Houkes (born 1979), Dutch judoka
Ruben Bemelmans (born 1988), Belgian tennis player
Ruben Kihuen (born 1980), American politician
Ruben Kun (1942–2014), President of Nauru (1996–1997)
Ruben Lagus (1896–1959), Finnish general, one of the principal commanders of Lapland War
Ruben Loftus-Cheek (born 1996), English football player
Ruben Markussen (born 1995), aka Ruben (singer), Norwegian singer-songwriter
Ruben Nicolai (born 1975), Dutch television presenter and comedian
Ruben Nirvi (1905–1986), Finnish linguist and professor
Ruben Östlund (born 1974), Swedish film director, producer and screenplay writer
Ruben Rausing (1895–1983), founder of the food packaging company Tetra Pak
Ruben Sevak, 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 (born 1978), American singer, winner of American Idol season 2
Ruben Trumpelmann (born 1998), South African-born Namibian cricketer
Ruben Vargas (born 1998), Swiss football player
Ruben Wiki (born 1973), New Zealand rugby player

Rubén/Rúben

Rubén Aguiar (born 1956), Argentine long-distance runner
Rubén Albarrán (born 1967), Mexican singer-songwriter, member of Café Tacuba
Ruben de Almeida Barbeiro (born 1987), real name of Portuguese electro house music DJ and producer KURA
Rubén Amaro Jr. (born 1965), American baseball player, manager, and coach
Rúben Amorim (born 1985), Portuguese football manager
Rubén Baraja (born 1975), Spanish football manager
Rubén Bareiro Saguier (1930–2014), Paraguayan poet and writer
Rubén Blades (born 1948), Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician and activist
Rubén Blanco (born 1995), Spanish professional footballer
Rubén Castro (born 1981), Spanish football player
Rubén Callisaya (born 1961), Bolivian politician
Rúben Dias (born 1997), Portuguese football player
Rubén Daray (born 1950), Argentine racing driver
Rubén de la Red (born 1985), Spanish football manager
Rubén Duarte (born 1995), Spanish football player
Rubén Espinoza (born 1961), Chilean football player
Rubén Limardo (born 1985), Venezuelan fencer
Rubén Maza (born 1967), Venezuelan long-distance runner
Rubén Iván Martínez (born 1984), Spanish football player
Rúben Neves (born 1997), Portuguese football player
Rubén Ochandiano (born 1980), Spanish actor and director
Rubén Rangel (born 1977), Venezuelan road racing cyclist
Rubén Alonso Rosales (1925–2000), Salvadorian politician
Rúben Semedo (born 1994), Portuguese football player
Rubén Sobrino (born 1992), Spanish football player
Rubén Sosa (born 1966), Uruguayan football player
Rubén Tejada (born 1989), Panamanian baseball player
Rúben Vinagre (born 1999), Portuguese football player
Rubén Xaus (born 1978), Spanish motorcycle racer
Rubén Yáñez (born 1993), Spanish football player

Rueben

Rueben Mayes (born 1963), Canadian former American football player

Surname

Reuben

David and Simon Reuben, billionaire entrepreneurs in the UK
David Reuben (author) (born 1933), American author and psychiatrist
Gloria Reuben (born 1964), Canadian-American actress
John Reuben (born John Reuben Zappin in 1979), American Christian hip-hop artist
Julie Reuben (born 1960), historian interested in the role of education in American society and culture
Scott Reuben (born 1958), disgraced American anesthesiologist and professor
Stewart Reuben (born 1939), British chess player, chess arbiter, and poker author
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

Further information: Ruben (surname)

Rueben

Hannah Rueben (born 1994), Nigerian wrestler

Fictional characters

Reuben (Lilo & Stitch), also known as Experiment 625, a character in the Lilo & Stitch franchise
Reuben (Final Fantasy), a character from Final Fantasy Mystic Quest
Reuben, a Minecraft pig from Minecraft: Story Mode
Reuben Kincaid, the Partridge Family's manager
Ruben Lozano, a crime lord antagonist in Red vs. Blue Season 14
Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano, main antagonist (The Evil Within)
Reuben Price, "Captain Price", a bounty hunter antagonist in Just Roll With It

References

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