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, Oren is one of the sons of Jerahmeel, the first-born of Hezron, along with Ram, Bunah, Ozem and Ahijah. Oren, as a given name or surname, may also refer to:

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* Oren Aharoni (born 1973), Israeli basketball coach and former basketball player * Oren Ambarchi (born 1969), Australian musician * Oren Biton (born 1994), Israeli football player * Oren Burks (born 1995), American football player * Oren Cass (born c. 1983), American policy commentator *

Oren Burbank Cheney Oren Burbank Cheney (December 10, 1816 – December 22, 1903) was an American politician, minister, and statesman who was a key figure in the abolitionist movement in the United States during the later 19th century. Along with textile tycoon Be ...

(1816–1903), American college president * Oren P. Coler (1925–1978), justice of the South Dakota Supreme Court * Oren S. Copeland (1887–1958), American politician * Oren R. Earl (1813–1901), American politician * Oren Eizenman (born 1985), Israeli-Canadian ice hockey player * Oren Frood (1889–1943), Canadian ice hockey player * Oren Harman (born 1973), Israeli writer * Oren Harris (1903–1997), American politician and judge *

Oren Koules Oren Koules (born January 31, 1961) is an American entrepreneur and film producer. He is the co-founder of Evolution Entertainment and produced the Saw (franchise), ''Saw'' film series as well as the CBS television series ''Two and a Half Men'' ...

(born 1961), American businessman * Oren Lavie (born 1976), Israeli musician and theatre director * Oren Liebermann (born 1982), American journalist * Oren E. Long (1889–1965), American politician * Oren Lyons (born 1930), American artist * Oren Moverman (born 1966), Israeli filmmaker * Oren Muharer (born 1971), Israeli football player (retired) * Oren Nissim (born 1976), Israeli footballer * Oren Patashnik (born 1954), American computer scientist *

Oren Peli Oren Peli (; born January 21, 1970) is an Israeli filmmaker, best known for writing and directing the 2007 horror film ''Paranormal Activity''. He acted as producer on subsequent Paranormal Activity (franchise), films in the franchise, as well a ...

(born 1970), Israeli filmmaker *

Oren Rudavsky Oren Rudavsky (born c. 1957) is an American documentary filmmaker specializing in work about individuals and communities outside the mainstream. He graduated from Oberlin College in 1979. Oren Rudavsky is the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowshi ...

(born 1957), American documentary filmmaker * Oren Safdie (born 1965), Canadian playwright * Oren Smadja (born 1970), Israeli judoka *

Oren Uziel Oren Uziel (born June 28, 1974) is an American film screenwriter, director, and producer best known for his work on '' Mortal Kombat: Rebirth'' (2010), ''22 Jump Street'' (2014), ''The Cloverfield Paradox'' (2018), and '' The Lost City'' (2022) ...

(born 1974), American film screenwriter, director, and producer * Oren Wilkes (born 1988), American model * Oren Williams (born 1992), American actor *

Oren Yiftachel Oren Yiftachel (; born 1956) is an Israeli professor of political geography, political and legal geography, urban studies and urban planning at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, in Beersheba. He holds the Lynn and Lloyd Hurst Family Chair in Ur ...

(born 1956), Israeli geographer * Oren Yoel, American musician and music producer * Oren Zeitouni (born 1976), Israeli football player

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* Daniel Oren (born 1955), Israeli conductor * Eric Oren (1868-1937), American businessman and politician * Jeanette Kuvin Oren (born 1961), American artist * John Birdsell Oren (1909–2006), American admiral * Menachem Oren (1903–1962), Israeli chess master and mathematician * Mordechai Oren (1905–1985), Israeli politician *

Michael Oren Michael Bornstein Oren (; born Michael Scott Bornstein; May 20, 1955) is an American-Israeli diplomat, writer, and politician. He is a former Israeli ambassador to the United States (2009–2013), former member of the Knesset for the Kul ...

(born 1955), Israeli diplomat and historian * Ram Oren (born 1936), Israeli author * Rony Oren (born 1953), Israeli animator

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