Eben

Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer.

The name can refer to:

People

Real people

Personal name Eben

In alphabetical order by surname:

• Eben Alexander, ambassador
• Eben Alexander Jr, neurosurgeon
• Eben Alexander, neurosurgeon and author
• Eben Edwards Beardsley, clergyman
• Henry Eben Burnham, politician
• Eben Byers, socialite
• Eben Emerson, lighthouse keeper
• Eben Etzebeth (born 1991), South African rugby player
• Eben Fardd, also known as Ebenezer Thomas, poet
• Eben Norton Horsford, inventor of baking powder
• Eben Samuel Johnson, bishop
• Mial Eben Lilley, politician
• Eben Jenks Loomis, astronomer
• Eben Martin, politician
• Eben Matlis, mathematician
• Eben Moglen, law professor
• Eben Newton, politician
• Eben Fiske Ostby, animator
• Eben W. Pagan, better known as David DeAngelo, dating consultant
• Eben E. Rexford, poet
• Eben Ezra Roberts, architect
• Eben William Robertson, historian
• Eben Smith, businessman
• Eben S. Stearns (1819-1887), American educator.
• Eben Upton, Raspberry Pi co-founder

Surnamed Eben

• David Eben (born 1965), Czech choral director and musicologist, founder of the choir Schola Gregoriana Pragensis, son of Petr Eben
• Johannes von Eben (1855–1924), German officer who served in World War I as General of Infantry
• Marek Eben (born 1957), Czech actor, singer, composer, writer and television host
• Mike Eben (born 1946), American football player
• Petr Eben (1929–2007), Czech composer, organist and choirmaster, father of David Eben
  • Petr Eben International Organ Competition, named after Petr Eben, held in Opava, Czech Republic
• Simeon Eben Baldwin (1840–1927), American jurist and politician

Fictional people

• Eben Olemaun, 30 Days of Night
• Eben Kent, golden age name of Jonathan Kent, father of Clark.
• Eben Adams, Portrait of Jennie

Places

• Eben am Achensee, Austrian municipality
• Eben Donges High School, South African high school
• Eben im Pongau, Austrian municipality
• Eben-Ezer, Biblical location
• Fort Eben-Emael, Belgian fort
  • Battle of Fort Eben-Emael, a battle at that fort
• Eben-Emael, a village in the Belgian municipality of Bassenge

See also

• Quatuor Ébène, a French string quartet ensemble