Eben is a name of Hebrew origin. It is sometimes short for Ebenezer. The name can refer to: People Given name Eben Alexander (educator) (1851–1910), American educator Eben Alexander (author) (born 1953), American author and neurosurgeon Eben Alexander Jr (1913–2004), American neurosurgeon Eben Barnard (born 1992), South African rugby union player Eben Bartlett (1912–1983), New Hampshire state representative Eben Edwards Beardsley (1808-1892), American Episcopal clergyman Eben Burgoon (born 1979), American author, cartoonist, and artist Eben Byers (1880–1932), American socialite, golfer and industrialist who died from drinking radioactive "medicine" Eben Pomeroy Colton (1829-1895), American businessman, farmer and politician, Lieutenant Governor of Vermont Eben Britton (born 1987), American former National Football League player Theophilus Ebenhaezer Eben Dönges (1898–1968), South African politician Eben Sumner Draper (1858–1914), American businessman and politician, 41st Governor of Massachusetts Ebenezer Eben Dugbatey (born 1973), Ghanaian retired footballer Eben Emerson, American lighthouse keeper who rescued the crew of a brig in 1865 Eben Etzebeth (born 1991), South African rugby player Eben Fardd, bardic name of Ebenezer Thomas (1802-1863), Welsh poet Eben Ernest Hayes (1851-1933), New Zealand engineer and inventor Eben Norton Horsford (1818-1893), American scientist known for his reformulation of baking powder Eben Samuel Johnson (1866-1939), English-American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church Eben Joubert (born 1983), South African rugby union player Eben Jenks Loomis (1828-1912), American astronomer Eben Martin (1855–1932), American politician Eben Matlis (1923–2015), mathematician Eben Moglen (born 1959), American law professor Eben Newton (1795-1885), American politician Eben Fiske Ostby (born 1955), film animator, one of the first four Pixar employees Eben E. Rexford (1848-1916), American writer, poet and lyricist Eben Ezra Roberts (1866-1843), American architect Eben William Robertson (1815–1874), British historian Eben Smith (1832-1906), American businessman Eben S. Stearns (1819–1887), American educator Eben F. Stone (1822-1895), American politician Eben Swift (1854–1938), American major general Eben Upton (born 1978), Welsh Raspberry Pi Foundation co-founder Ebenezer Eben van Zijl (1931-2009), politician and lawyer in South West Africa (now Namibia) Eben Gowrie Waterhouse (1881-1977), Australian language teacher and Germanist and plant breeder Eben Wilson (1869-1948), American college football player and head coach Surname Baron Eben (17731825), Prussian military officer active in the Peninsular War Johannes von Eben (1855–1924), Prussian World War I general Mike Eben (born 1946), American former football player in the Canadian Football League Petr Eben (1929–2007), Czech composer, organist and choirmaster , Czech musicians, sons of Petr Egen: , (born 1957), Czech musician and musicologist ,