Rubén Blades Bellido de Luna (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈblaðes] born July 16, 1948), professionally known as Rubén Blades, is a Panamanian salsa singer, songwriter, actor, Latin jazz musician, and activist, performing musically most often in the Afro-Cuban and Latin jazz genres. As songwriter, Blades brought the lyrical sophistication of Central American nueva canción and Cuban nueva trova as well as experimental tempos and politically inspired Nuyorican salsa to his music, creating thinking persons' (salsa) dance music.
Rubén Angel Sierra García (born October 6, 1965 in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico) is a former Major League Baseball outfielder. Sierra goes by the nicknames El Caballo and El Indio.
Rubén Iván Martínez Andrade, simply known as Rubén (born 22 June 1984), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Rayo Vallecano in La Liga, as a goalkeeper.
Rubén González Rocha, simply known as Rubén (born 29 January 1982 in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia), is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Baku FC in the Azerbaijan Premier League, as a central defender.
Rubén Castro Martín (born 27 June 1981), sometimes known as just Rubén, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Real Betis, mainly as a winger although he is primarily a striker.
Rubén Suárez Estrada (Spanish pronunciation: [ruˈβen ˈswaɾeθ]; born 19 February 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Skoda Xanthi F.C. in the Superleague Greece. Mainly an attacking midfielder, he can also operate as a second striker.
Rubén Rochina Naixes (born 23 March 1991) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Blackburn Rovers in the Football League Championship, as a striker.
Rubén Rivera Moreno (born November 14, 1973) is a Panamanian professional baseball player, who is currently an outfielder for the Delfines de Ciudad del Carmen of the Mexican League. He played Major League Baseball for five different teams, from 1995 to 2003. His cousin, Mariano Rivera, is the long-time closer of the New York Yankees.
Rubén López García-Madrid (Chinese: 魯賓; born 9 July 1979) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays for Southern District RSA in the Hong Kong First Division League, as a central defender.
Rubén Ruíz Ibárruri (January 9, 1920 - September 3, 1942) was the son of Spanish communist leader Dolores Ibárruri and a posthumous Hero of the Soviet Union.
Marco Gastón Ruben Rodríguez (born 26 October 1986 in Capitán Bermúdez, Santa Fe) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays for Evian on loan from Dynamo Kyiv, as a striker.
Rubén Ramírez Hidalgo (born 6 January 1978 in Alicante, Spain) is a professional male tennis player from Spain. His career-high ATP singles ranking is World No. 50, achieved on 2 October 2006. His favourite surface is clay, where he has won numerous ATP Challenger Tour events.
Rubén E. Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) is the U.S. House of Representative for Texas's 15th congressional district, serving since 1997. He is a member of the Democratic Party. The district stretches from Seguin (east of San Antonio), to McAllen on the Mexican border. Much of the region is rural, although Hidalgo County is part of the third fastest growing metropolitan statistical area in the country. He serves on the Financial Services and Education committees.
Félix Rubén García Sarmiento (January 18, 1867 – February 6, 1916) was a Nicaraguan poet who wrote under the pseudonym of Rubén Darío. His poetry brought back vigor to the stale, monotonous Spanish-language poetry of the time.