Reuben or Reuven is a

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male first name from

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

רְאוּבֵן (Re'uven), meaning "behold, a son". In the

Bible The Bible is a collection of religious texts that are central to Christianity and Judaism, and esteemed in other Abrahamic religions such as Islam. The Bible is an anthology (a compilation of texts of a variety of forms) originally writt ...

Reuben 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 th ...

was the firstborn son of Jacob. Variants include Reuvein in

Yiddish Yiddish, historically Judeo-German, is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated in 9th-century Central Europe, and provided the nascent Ashkenazi community with a vernacular based on High German fused with ...

or as an English variant spelling on the Hebrew original; Rúben in

European Portuguese European Portuguese (, ), also known as Lusitanian Portuguese () or as the Portuguese (language) of Portugal (), refers to the dialects of the Portuguese language spoken in Portugal. The word "European" was chosen to avoid the clash of "Portugues ...

; Rubens in

Brazilian Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese (; ; also known as pt-BR) is the set of Variety (linguistics), varieties of Portuguese language native to Brazil. It is spoken by almost all of the 203 million inhabitants of Brazil and widely across the Brazilian diaspora ...

; Rubén in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

; Rubèn in Catalan; Ruben in

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

French French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), ...

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, a Romance ethnic group related to or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance languag ...

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Polish people, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken * Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin ...

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

, Norwegian, Danish, and

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian diaspora, Armenian communities around the ...

; and Rupen/

Roupen Roupen is a Western Armenian variant of Reuben. It may also refer to: * Roupenids or Rubenids, an Armenian dynasty who dominated parts of Cilicia ** Roupen I of Armenia (1025/1035 – 1095), the first lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mou ...

Western Armenian Western Armenian ( ) is one of the two standardized forms of Modern Armenian, the other being Eastern Armenian. It is based mainly on the Istanbul Armenian dialect, as opposed to Eastern Armenian, which is mainly based on the Yerevan Arme ...

. The form Ruben can also be a form of the name

Robin Robin most commonly refers to several species of passerine birds. Robin may also refer to: Animals * Australasian robins, red-breasted songbirds of the family Petroicidae * Many members of the subfamily Saxicolinae (Old World chats), inclu ...

, itself a variation of the

Germanic name Germanic given names are traditionally dithematic; that is, they are formed from two elements ( stems), by joining a prefix and a suffix. For example, King Æþelred's name was derived from ', meaning "noble", and ', meaning "counsel". The i ...

Robert The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of ''Hrōþ, Hruod'' () "fame, glory, honour, prais ...

, in several

Celtic languages The Celtic languages ( ) are a branch of the Indo-European language family, descended from the hypothetical Proto-Celtic language. The term "Celtic" was first used to describe this language group by Edward Lhuyd in 1707, following Paul-Yve ...

. It preserves the "u" sound from the name's first component "hruod" (compare Ruairí, the Irish form of

Roderick Roderick, Rodrick or Roderic (Proto-Germanic , from , + , ) is a Germanic name, recorded from the 8th century onward.Förstemann, ''Altdeutsches Namenbuch'' (1856)740 Its Old High German forms are , , , , , ; in Gothic language ; in Old English ...

Mononym

Ruben I, Prince of Armenia Ruben I, (; 1025/1035–1095) was the first lord of Armenian Cilicia from until his death. His descent and early years The Rubenids were descendants of the Bagratids. Death He was 70 (or 60) when he died; he was buried at the monastery of ...

(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 Ruben II (), also Roupen II or Rupen II, ( 1165–1170) was the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia (1169–1170). Roupen was the son of Thoros II, lord of Armenian Cilicia, by his second wife (and great niece) whose name is unknown. (Thomas w ...

(c. 1165–1170), the seventh lord of Armenian Cilicia or "Lord of the Mountains" from 1169 to 1170 *

Ruben III, Prince of Armenia Ruben III (), also Roupen III, Rupen III, or Reuben III, (1145 – Monastery of Drazark, May 6, 1187) was the ninth lord of Armenian Cilicia (1175–1187). Roupen remained always friendly to the Crusaders in spirit. He was a just and good princ ...

(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) Livingston Antony Ruben is an Indian film editor, who works in Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, and Kannada films. Career After graduating with a degree in Visual Communication from Loyola College Chennai. Ruben approached director Gautham Vasudev Menon ...

, 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 Reuben "Deuce" Fatheree II (born November 21, 2002) is an American football offensive tackle. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies. Early life Fatheree played both football and basketball during high school. He was a first team ...

(born 2002), American football player *

Reuben Fenton Reuben Eaton Fenton (July 4, 1819August 25, 1885) was an American merchant and politician from New York. In the mid-19th century, he served as a U.S. Representative, a U.S. Senator, and as Governor of New York. Early life Fenton was born nea ...

(1819–1885), American merchant and politician from New York *

Reuben Fine Reuben C. Fine (October 11, 1914 – March 26, 1993) was an American chess player, psychologist, university professor, and author of many books on both chess and psychology. He was one of the strongest chess players in the world from the mi ...

(1914–1993), American chess player and psychologist *

Reuben Foster Reuben Foster (born April 4, 1994) is an American professional football linebacker. A consensus All-American in high school, Foster was regarded as the best linebacker prospect of his class before committing to Alabama, where he played from 20 ...

(born 1994), American football player *

Reuben Garrick Reuben Garrick (born 30 June 1997) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a for the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League. He has played at representative level for the Prime Minister's XIII and f ...

(born 1997), Australian rugby league player *

Rube Goldberg Reuben Garrett Lucius Goldberg (July 4, 1883 – December 7, 1970), better known as Rube Goldberg (), was an American cartoonist, sculptor, author, engineer, and inventor. Goldberg is best known for his popular cartoons depicting complicated ...

(Reuben) (1883–1970), American cartoonist and creator of Rube Goldberg devices *

Reuben Hazell Reuben Daniel Hazell (born 24 April 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Club career Hazell started his career as a youth player with Aston Villa before playing for Tranmere Rovers, Torquay United, Kidde ...

(born 1979), English football player *

Reuben James Reuben James ( 1776 – December 3, 1838) was an American sailor who served as a boatswain's mate (United States Navy), boatswain's mate in the United States Navy. He is best known for purportedly saving the life of his commanding officer, Step ...

(c. 1776 – 1838), US Navy boatswain's mate * Reuben Mattus (1912–1994), Polish businessman * Reuben Mednikoff (1906–1972), British surrealist artist *

Reuben Noble-Lazarus Reuben Courtney Noble-Lazarus (born 16 August 1993) is an English-born Grenadian professional Association football, footballer. On 30 September 2008, he became the youngest player to debut in the The Football League, English Football League, at 1 ...

(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 Reuben James Reid (born 26 July 1988) is an English professional footballer who plays as a striker for Southern Football League club Weymouth. Born in Bristol, he has played in the Football League for Plymouth Argyle, Rochdale, Torquay Unite ...

(born 1988), English football player * Reuben Snake (1937–1993), Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) activist, educator, spiritual leader, and tribal leader *

Reuben Sturman Reuben Sturman (August 16, 1924 – October 27, 1997), sometimes referred as the "Walt Disney of Porn", was an American pornographer and businessman from Ohio, who co-founded sex toys company Doc Johnson. He was featured as a subject in Eric S ...

(1924–1997), American pornographer and businessman from Ohio *

Reuben Thorne Reuben David Thorne (born 2 January 1975) is a New Zealand rugby union player, and former captain of the national team, the All Blacks. Now involved with Big Brother Big Sister and is the Christ College first xv coach. Professional career and ...

(born 1975), New Zealand rugby player *

Reuben Wu Reuben Wu (born 6 September 1975) is a British artist, photographer, and musician. He is also known as a founding member of the electronic band Ladytron. Biography Reuben Wu was born in Liverpool in 1975, the son of Hongkonger immigrants. He ...

(born 1975), English photographer, director, music producer, member of the band Ladytron

Ruben

Ruben Amorim Ruben Filipe Marques Amorim (; born 27 January 1985) is a Portuguese Professional association football, professional football Manager (association football), manager, a former player and the current manager of Premier League club Manchester Unit ...

(born 1985), Portuguese football manager *

Ruben Oskar Auervaara Ruben Oskar Auervaara (until 1935 Jansson, from 1952 to 1959 Risto Oskari Karnas, from 1959 Erik Kristian Jansson, born 4 September 1906 – died 26 May 1964)Soukola, Timo: "Auervaara, Ruben Oskar (1906–1964)", Suomen kansallisbiografia, vol ...

(1906–1964), Finnish thief and fraudster *

Ruben Bemelmans Ruben Bemelmans (; born 14 January 1988) is a Belgians, Belgian coach and former professional tennis player. He has a career-high Association of Tennis Professionals, ATP ranking of world No. 84 in singles, achieved on 28 September 2015, and wo ...

(born 1988), Belgian tennis player * Ruben Cain, birth name of

Robert Gibson (wrestler) Robert Gibson (born Reuben Cain, July 19, 1958) is an American professional wrestler. He is best known as one half of the tag team known as The Rock 'n' Roll Express, with Ricky Morton. He has competed in singles competition also, and has won var ...

(born 1958), American professional wrestler * Ruben Darbinyan (1883–1968), Armenian politician and activist and government minister during the First Republic of Armenia *

Ruben Douglas Ruben Enrique Douglas (October 30, 1979 – April 12, 2024) was an American-Panamanian professional basketball player. He was a , point guard-shooting guard. High school Douglas was born in Altadena, California. He played high school basketb ...

(born 1979), Panamanian basketball player * Ruben Enaje, Filipino carpenter and sign painter, known for being voluntarily crucified annually on Good Friday *

Ruben Fleischer Ruben Samuel Fleischer (; born October 31, 1974) is an American film director, film producer, television producer, music video director, and commercial director. He is best known as the director of ''Zombieland'' (2009), his first feature film, a ...

(born 1974), American film director and producer *

Ruben Gabrielsen Lunan Ruben Gabrielsen (born 10 March 1992) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Lillestrøm. Club career Early career He started his career in Kapp IF, always playing with the older teams. Toten came to colle ...

(born 1992), Norwegian football player *

Ruben Gallego Rubén Marinelarena Gallego ( ; born November 20, 1979) is an American politician and USMC, Marine Corps veteran serving since 2025 as the Seniority in the United States Senate, junior United States Senator, United States senator from Arizona. ...

(born 1979), American politician * Ruben Houkes (born 1979), Dutch judoka *

Ruben Hyppolite II Ruben Hyppolite II (born September 16, 2001) is an American professional football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Maryland Terrapins and was selected by the Bears in the f ...

(born 2001), American football player *

Ruben Kihuen Rubén Jesús Kihuen Bernal (; born April 25, 1980) is an American politician and former member of the United States House of Representatives for , serving from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was a member of the N ...

(born 1980), American politician *

Ruben Kun Ruben James Kun (30 March 1942 – 21 September 2014) was a political figure from the Pacific nation of Nauru and was president of the Republic of Nauru. Early career Kun was a lawyer before becoming a political figure. He was the minister ...

(1942–2014), President of Nauru (1996–1997) *

Ruben Lagus Ernst Ruben Lagus (12 October 1896 – 15 July 1959), better known as Ruben Lagus, was a Finnish major general, a member of the Jäger Movement and the recipient of the first Mannerheim Cross. He participated in the Eastern Front of World War I ...

(1896–1959), Finnish general, one of the principal commanders of Lapland War *

Ruben Loftus-Cheek Ruben Ira Loftus-Cheek (born 23 January 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for club AC Milan. An academy graduate of Chelsea, Loftus-Cheek made his debut for the club in 2014 and went on to win the ...

(born 1996), English football player * Ruben Markussen (born 1995), aka Ruben (singer), Norwegian singer-songwriter *

Ruben Nicolai Ruben Nicolai (born 8 May 1975) is a Dutch television presenter and comedian. He is known as one of the comedians in the television show '' De Lama's'' together with Tijl Beckand, Ruben van der Meer and Jeroen van Koningsbrugge. He has also pr ...

(born 1975), Dutch television presenter and comedian * Ruben Nirvi (1905–1986), Finnish linguist and professor *

Ruben Östlund Ruben Östlund () (born 13 April 1974) is a Swedish filmmaker best known for his satirical black comedy films '' Force Majeure'' (2014), '' The Square'' (2017) and '' Triangle of Sadness'' (2022). He is the recipient of various accolades, includi ...

(born 1974), Swedish film director, producer and screenplay writer *

Ruben Rausing Anders Ruben Rausing (; né Andersson; 17 June 1895 – 10 August 1983) was a Swedish industrialist and the founder of the liquid food packaging company Tetra Pak. Early life Anders Ruben Andersson was born in 1895 in Råå, a small fishing ha ...

(1895–1983), founder of the food packaging company Tetra Pak *

Ruben Sevak Rupen Chilingiryan (Sevag) (Ռուբէն Յովհաննէսի Չիլինկիրեան (Սեւակ), February 28, 1886, Silivri, Ottoman Empire – August 26, 1915, Çankırı, Ottoman Empire) was an Armenian poet, prose-writer, and doctor.Greg ...

, 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 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

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”

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