{{other uses}} '''Rubin''' is both a surname and a given name. '''Rubins''' is a Latvian-language name. It derives from the biblical name Reuben as a Jewish name. The choice is also influenced by the word ''rubin'' meaning "ruby," in some languages.<ref>[https://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=rubin "Rubin"], in ''Dictionary of American Family Names'', Oxford University Press</ref>
Notable people with the name include:
==Given name== *Rubin Carter (1937–2014), nicknamed "The Hurricane," American boxer who was imprisoned and later absolved *Rubin Goldmark (1872–1936), American composer, pianist and educator *Rubin Kantorovich, candidate in the 1997 Canadian federal election *Rubin Patiția (1841–1918), Austro-Hungarian ethnic Romanian lawyer and political activist
==Surname== *Albert Rubin (1887–1956), Bulgarian-born Jewish artist *Alvin Benjamin Rubin (1920–1991), American judge *Anatoly Rubin, Israeli holocaust survivor from Belarus *Andy Rubin, American software engineer *Andrew Rubin (1946–2015), American actor *Arthur Rubin (born 1956), American mathematician *Avi Rubin, expert on electronic voting security *Barbara Rubin (1945–1980), American filmmaker and performance artist *Barry Rubin (1950–2014), Israeli academic *Barry Rubin (American football) (born 1957), American football player and coach *Ben Rubin (disambiguation), several people *Benny Rubin (1899–1986), American comedian and film actor *Ben-Zion Rubin (b. 1939), Israeli politician *Bernard Rubin (1896–1936), Australian racing driver and pilot *Bernard D. Rubin (1893–1948), American businessman *Bruce Joel Rubin (born 1943), Oscar-winning screenwriter *Carl Rubin (architect) (1899–1955), Israeli architect *Carl Bernard Rubin (1920–1995), American judge *Carol Rubin (1945–2001), American film producer *Chanda Rubin (born 1976), American professional tennis player *Charles T. Rubin, political science professor *Danny Rubin, American screenwriter and playwright *Danny Rubin (basketball), American-Israeli basketball player *Daniel Rubin, Swiss ice hockey player *Daphne Rubin-Vega (born 1969), American dance music singer and actress *Dave Rubin (born 1976), American comedian, talk show host and television personality *Dina Rubina (b. 1953), Russian-Israeli writer *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), Danish psychologist *Edward Rubin, American biologist *Ella Rubin (born 2001), American actress *Enriqueta González Rubín (1832–1877), Spanish writer and journalist *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 Rubín (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 *Hanna Rubina, birth name of Hanna Rovina, Russian-Israeli actress *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 *Ilan Rubin, American musician *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 *Jason Rubin, American video game director *Jay Rubin (b. 1941), American translator and Japanologist *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 *Jon Rubin, American artist *Judith Young (nee Rubin, 1952–2014), American astronomer *Julie Rubin, American judge *Karen Rubin, American entrepreneur *Karl Rubin (b. 1956), American mathematician *Kathleen Rubins (born 1978), American microbiologist and NASA astronaut *Kevin Rubin, Israeli actor and YouTuber *Lenny Rubin, Swiss handball player *Leslie Rubin, South African senator *Lillian B. Rubin (1924–2014), American sociologist and writer *Lisa Rubin (born 1977), Canadian theatre director *Louis D. Rubin, Jr. (1923–2013), American literature scholar and publisher *Lynsey de Paul, born Lyndsey Monckton Rubin, English singer-songwriter *Marcel Rubin (1905–1995), Austrian composer *Mark Rubin (musician), American musician *Meyer Rubin (1924–2020), American geologist *Michael Rubin (historian), American scholar and commentator on Middle Eastern history and politics *Michael Rubin (businessman), American businessman *Miri Rubin, British medievalist *Monika Rubin, Danish politician *Nancy Rubin Stuart, American author and journalist *Niklas Rubin, Swedish ice hockey player *Noah Rubin (tennis) (born 1996), American tennis player *Noah Rubin (music executive), American music executive *Paul Rubin (1942–2024), American economist *Pauline Rubin (footballer) (b. 1994), Swedish footballer *Paula Eliasoph (1895–1983), born as Pauline Rubin, American painter, printmaker, poet, illustrator *Philip Rubin (born 1949), American cognitive scientist, technologist, and science administrator *Pinhas Rubin, Israeli lawyer *Reuven Rubin (1893–1974), Israeli painter * Richard Rubin (writer) (born 1967), American writer * Richard Rubin (TV personality) (born 1983), American television personality *Rick Rubin, American record producer and record label owner *Robert Rubin (born 1938), U.S. Treasury Secretary, 1995–1999 *Robert Joshua Rubin (1926–2008), American mathematician * Ron Rubin (voice actor) (born 1959), Canadian voice actor * Ron Rubin (bridge) (born 1948), American bridge player *Ron Robin, Israeli scholar *Rubio Rubin, Guatemalan footballer *Sabine Rubin (born 1960), French politician *Samuel M. Rubin ("Sam the Popcorn Man", 1918–2004), American entrepreneur *Shelley Rubin, chairman and CEO of the Jewish Defense League *Sherry Rubin, born Sherry Arnstein (1930–1997), American public servant *Solomon Rubin, Hebrew author *Theodore Isaac Rubin (1923–2019), American psychiatrist and author *Tibor Rubin, Hungarian-American Army Corporal *Uri Rubin, professor of Arabic and Islamic literature *Vanessa Rubin, American jazz vocalist *Vera Rubin (1928–2016), American astronomer **Vera C. Rubin Observatory *Vera D. Rubin (1911–1985), American anthropologist *Władysław Rubin, Polish cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church *Yoram Rubin, bodyguard of Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Rabin *Zahara Rubin, Israeli sculptor, painter and artist
==See also== {{intitle|Rubin}} *Ruben (surname), a list of people *Rabin *Reuben (disambiguation) *Rubina *Rubini *Rubino
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