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

Variants include '''Reuvein''' in [[Yiddish]] or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; '''Rúben''' in [[European Portuguese]] and [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]]; '''Rubens''' in [[Brazilian Portuguese]]; '''Rubén''' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]], [[French language|French]]; '''Rubèn''' in [[Catalan language|Catalan]]; '''Ruben''' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]], [[Italian language|Italian]], [[Indonesian language|Indonesian]], [[Polish language|Polish]], [[Swedish language|Swedish]], [[Norwegian language|Norwegian]], [[Danish language|Danish]], and [[Armenian language|Armenian]]; and '''[[Rupen (disambiguation)|Rupen]]'''/'''[[Roupen]]''' in [[Western Armenian]].{{TOC right}}

The form '''Ruben''' can also be a form of the name [[Robin (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 [[Rory|Ruairí]], the [[Irish language|Irish]] form of [[Roderick (name)|Roderick]]).{{fact|date=May 2023}}

== 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===
* [[Reuben Agboola]] (born 1962), Nigerian football player
* [[Reuben Bennett]] (1913–1989), Scottish football player and coach
* [[Reuben Fatheree II]] (born 2002), American football player
* [[Reuben Fenton]] (1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York
* [[Reuben Fine]] (1914–1993), American chess player and psychologist
* [[Reuben Fink]] (1889–1961), Ukrainian-American Yiddish writer
* [[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

===Ruben===
* [[Ruben Amorim]] (born 1985), Portuguese football manager
* [[Ruben Oskar Auervaara]] (1906–1964), Finnish thief and fraudster
* [[Ruben Bemelmans]] (born 1988), Belgian tennis player
* 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 Hyppolite II]] (born 2001), American football 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
* [[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 Bain Jr.]] (born 2004), American football player
* [[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]] (1939–2025), 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===
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===Rueben===
* [[Hannah Rueben]] (born 1994), Nigerian wrestler

==Fictional characters ==
* [[Reuben (Lilo & Stitch)|Reuben (''Lilo & Stitch'')]], also known as Experiment 625, a character in the ''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise
* [[Reuben (Final Fantasy)|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)|''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''
* Reuben Tishkoff, bank rolls con in “Ocean’s 11”
* [[Ruben (Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage)|Ruben (''Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage'')]], fictional character

== See also ==
* [[Rube]]
* [[Reubens (disambiguation)]]
* [[Reuven (name)]]
* [[Rubens (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rubin (disambiguation)]]
* [[Rupen (disambiguation)]]
* [[Roupen]], a list of people with the given name
* {{lookfrom|Reuben}}
* {{intitle|Reuben}}
* {{lookfrom|Ruben}}
* {{intitle|Ruben}}

==References==
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