Houben is a

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and

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meaning "son of Houb". Houb was a nickname for Huibert/Huibrecht/Hubrecht (

Hubert Hubert is a Germanic masculine given name, from ''hug'' "mind" and '' beraht'' "bright". It also occurs as a surname. Saint Hubert of Liège (or Hubertus) (c. 656 – 30 May 727) is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians, and m ...

) in Brabant and

Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Regions * Limburg (Belgium), a province since 1839 in the Flanders region of Belgium * Limburg (Netherlands), a province since 1839 in the south of the Netherlands * Diocese of Limburg, Roman Catholic Diocese in ...

. People with this surname include: * Claude Houben (1926–2009), Belgian bobsledder *

Francine Houben Francine Marie Jeanne Houben (; born 2 July 1955)Francine Houben, Architect/Urbanist ...

(born 1955), Dutch architect *

Frank Houben Frank Johannes Maria Houben (19 February 1939 – 8 November 2023) was a Dutch politician who was the Queen's Commissioner for the province of North Brabant between 22 April 1987 and 1 October 2003, when he retired after 16 years of service for ...

(born 1939), Dutch politician * Fred Houben (born 1974), Dutch punk rock bass player * Heinrich Hubert Houben (1875–1935), German literary historian * Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (1875–1940), German chemist *

Henri Houben Henri Houben (1858–1931, born and died in Antwerp) was a Belgian genre painter. Life He originally studied to be a violinist, but his interest in painting took the upper hand, so he enrolled at the Royal Academy of Fine Arts of Antwerp, wh ...

(1858–1931), Belgian genre painter *

Hilde Houben-Bertrand Hilde Houben-Bertrand (born Genk, 24 May 1940) is a Belgian politician of the Christian Democratic and Flemish Party (CD&V). She is best known for being a former governor of the Belgian province Limburg Limburg or Limbourg may refer to: Region ...

(born 1940), Belgian politician *

Hubert Houben Hubert Houben (24 February 1898 – 9 November 1956) was a German sprinter who competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay, together with Georg Lammers, Richard Corts and Helmut Körnig, and failed to ...

(1898–1956), German sprinter *

(born 1953), German historian * Jean-Marie Houben (born 1966), Belgian footballer * Joannes Andreas Houben (1821–1893), Dutch-Irish priest (Karel Houben, St. Charles of Mount Argus) *

Josef Houben Heinrich Hubert Maria Josef Houben (27 October 1875, in Waldfeucht (Rheinland) Germany – 28 June 1940, in Tübingen) was a German chemist. He made achievements within ketone synthesis, terpenes, and camphor studies. After being wounded several ...

(1875–1940), German chemist *

Max Houben Max Houben (5 May 1898 – 10 February 1949) was a Belgian versatile athlete who competed from the early 1920s until his death at the 1949 FIBT World Championships. He won a silver medal in the four-man bobsled event at the 1948 Winter Olympics ...

(1898–1949), Belgian athlete and bobsledder * Philippe Houben (1881–?), Belgian-French waterpolo player * Reinhard Houben (born 1960), German politician * Robert J. Houben (1905–1992), Belgian politician * Rom Houben (born 1963), Belgian long-term coma patient * Saul Houben (1922–1982), Belgian-French violinist concertmaster *

Steve Houben Steve Houben (born 19 March 1950 in Liège, Belgium) is a Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist. Biography In the mid-1970s, Houben attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston. When he returned to Belgium, he established the jazz seminar at ...

(born 1950), Belgian jazz saxophonist and flutist * Stijn Houben (born 1995), Dutch footballer * Tuur Houben (born 1996), Belgian footballer

Given name

* Houben R.T. (born 1970), Bulgarian painter

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Houben (surname) in the world
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