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Rubin is both a surname and a given name. Rubins is a Latvian-language form of the name. As a Jewish name, it derives from the biblical name
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 Rúben in European Portuguese; Rubens in Brazilian Portug ...
. The choice is also influenced by the word ''rubin'' meaning "ruby" is some languages."Rubin"
in ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press Notable people with the name include:


Given name

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Rubin Carter Rubin "Hurricane" Carter (May 6, 1937 – April 20, 2014) was an American-Canadian middleweight boxer, wrongfully convicted and imprisoned for murder, until released following a petition of habeas corpus after almost 20 years in prison. ...
, nicknamed The Hurricane, boxer who was imprisoned and later absolved *Rubin Goldmark *Rubin Kantorovich *Rubin Patiția


Surname

*Alan Rubin, American musician *Albert Rubin (1887–1956), Jewish painter *Andrejs Rubins (born 1978), Latvian footballer *Andy Rubin, senior vice president of Mobile at Google *Arthur Rubin (born 1956), American mathematician *Avi Rubin, Expert on electronic voting security *Barbara Rubin (1945–1980), American filmmaker and performance artist *Benjamin Rubin (1917–2010), American microbiologist *Bruce Joel Rubin (born 1943), Oscar-winning screenwriter *Carol Rubin (1945–2001), American film producer *Chanda Rubin (born 1976), American retired professional tennis player *Charles T. Rubin, political science professor *Danny Rubin (basketball), Danny Rubin (born 1991), American-Israeli basketball player *Daphne Rubin-Vega (born 1969), American dance music singer and actress *Dave Rubin (born 1976), American comedian, talk show host and television personality *Donald Rubin, Professor of Statistics *Donna Rubin (born 1959), American tennis player *Eduard Rubin, Swiss Army, inventor of the first jacketed rifle bullets (1882) and co-inventor of the Schmidt–Rubin rifle *Edgar John Rubin (1886–1951) *Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), Spanish writer and journalist *Eric Rubin, Eric J. Rubin, Irene Heinz Given Professor of Immunology and Infectious Diseases at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health *Eric S. Rubin (born 1961), American diplomat and ambassador *Erik Rubin (born 1971), Mexican singer and actor *Gayle Rubin (born 1949), American cultural anthropologist *Gerald M. Rubin, American geneticist *Gretchen Rubin (born 1965), American author and attorney *Harold Rubin, South African and Israeli artist and jazz clarinetist *Harry Rubin (virologist) (1926–2020), American virologist and cancer researcher *Harry M. Rubin (born 1952), American business executive *Ian Rubin, Ukraine-born Australian rugby league footballer *Idan Rubin, Israeli football (soccer) player *Ira Rubin (''c.'' 1930–2013), American bridge player *Irv Rubin (1946–2002), Canadian-born Kahanist *Isaak Illich Rubin (1886–1937), Soviet economist and Marxist theorist. *James Rubin (born 1960), U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, 1997–2000 *James H. Rubin, art historian, New York City *Jay Rubin *Jean E. Rubin (1926–2002), American mathematician *Jennifer Rubin (actress), American film and television actress *Jennifer Rubin (journalist), blogger at the ''Washington Post'' *Jerry Rubin, American political activist *Karl Rubin, American mathematician *Kathleen Rubins (born 1978), American microbiologist and NASA astronaut *Lillian B. Rubin (1924–2014), American sociologist and writer *Lisa Rubin (born 1977), Canadian theatre director *Louis D. Rubin, Jr. (1923–2013), Southern literature scholar and publisher *Marcel Rubin (1905–1995), Austrian composer *Meyer Rubin (1924–2020), American geologist *Michael Rubin, American scholar and commentator on Middle Eastern history and politics *Miri Rubin, British medievalist *Noah Rubin (tennis), Noah Rubin (born 1996), American tennis player *Philip Rubin (born 1949), American cognitive scientist, technologist, and science administrator *Reuven Rubin (1893–1974), Israeli painter *Richard Rubin (TV personality), American TV personality *Rick Rubin, American record producer and record label owner *Ron Rubin (disambiguation) *Robert Rubin (born 1938), U.S. Treasury Secretary, 1995–1999 *Sabine Rubin (born 1960), French politician *Samuel M. Rubin ("Sam the Popcorn Man", 1918–2004), American entrepreneur credited with the mass introduction of popcorn machines to cinemas *Shelley Rubin, chairman and CEO of the Jewish Defense League *Sherry Rubin, born Sherry Arnstein (1930–1997), American public servant, author of influential papers in participatory decision making *Theodore Isaac Rubin (1923–2019), American psychiatrist and author *Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American *Uri Rubin, professor of Arabic and Islamic literature at Tel Aviv University *Vera Rubin (1928–2016), American astronomer *Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin, Yoram Rubin, bodyguard of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin


See also

*Reuben (disambiguation) *Rubini *Rubino *Rubin Design Bureau


References

{{given name, type=both Surnames Jewish surnames