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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]].
'''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]]; '''Rubens''' in [[Brazilian Portuguese]]; '''Rubén''' in [[Spanish language|Spanish]]; '''Rubèn''' in [[Catalan language|Catalan]]; '''Ruben''' in [[Dutch language|Dutch]], [[German language|German]], [[French language|French]], [[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}}
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}}
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}}
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* [[Reuben Fenton]] (1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York
* [[Reuben Fenton]] (1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York
* [[Reuben Fine]] (1914–1993), American chess player and psychologist
* [[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 Foster]] (born 1994), American football player
* [[Reuben Garrick]] (born 1997), Australian rugby league player
* [[Reuben Garrick]] (born 1997), Australian rugby league player
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===Rueben===
===Rueben===
* [[Rueben Bain Jr.]] (born 2004), American football player
* [[Rueben Mayes]] (born 1963), Canadian former American football player
* [[Rueben Mayes]] (born 1963), Canadian former American football player


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* Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano, main antagonist (''The Evil Within'')
* Ruben "Ruvik" Victoriano, main antagonist (''The Evil Within'')
* Reuben Price, "Captain Price", a bounty hunter antagonist in ''Just Roll With It''
* 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 ==
== See also ==

Latest revision as of 20:31, 7 November 2025

Template:Sister project Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote".Script error: No such module "Labelled list hatnote". 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 an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in European Portuguese and Icelandic; Rubens in Brazilian Portuguese; Rubén in Spanish, French; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in Dutch, German, Italian, Indonesian, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, and Armenian; and Rupen/Roupen in Western Armenian.<templatestyles src="Template:TOC_right/styles.css" />

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).Template:Fact

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Reuben

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

Rueben

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

Fictional characters

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References

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