Famous People with Name Rubens

Rubens Vieira Torres            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rubens Vieira Torres: is a Brazilian footballer. His former teams are: APOEL FC, Club de Regatas Vasco da Gama, Madureira Esporte Clube, Clube 15 de Novembro and Goiás Esporte Clube .

Rubens Gerchman            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Rubens Gerchman: was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was heavily influenced by concrete and neoconcrete art[3].Many of his works are paintings based on populist themes and his political beliefs which followed those of neoconcrete artists [3]. Meanwhile, Gerchman’s sculptures with letters were stem from concrete poetry[3].In the late 1960s Gerchman devoted his interest to urban isolation and alienation[3]. He produced boxes and containers destined to be opened by spectators and made a series of mixed media collages on wood, broadly titled Caixa de morar (Box to Live In), which reflects this theme. One work in this series is O rei do mau gosto (The King of Bad Taste) was a satire on the bourgeoisie and industrial tycoons set in a monstrous tropical paradise[3].

Bernice Rubens            Origin/Culture/Country: Welsh

Bernice Rubens: was a Booker Prize-winning Welsh novelist.She was born in Cardiff, Wales, of Russian Jewish descent. She came from a very musical family, both her brothers becoming well-known classical musicians. She was married to Rudi Nassauer, a wine merchant and novelist. They had two daughters, Rebecca and Sharon.

Shona Rubens            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Shona Rubens: is a Canadian alpine skier. Rubens qualified to compete for Canada at the 2006 Winter Olympics after placing 18th in a World Cup downhill in St. Moritz, Switzerland. Her other career highlights including placing second in downhill at the 2004 Lake Louise

Heinrich Rubens            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Heinrich Rubens: was a German physicist. He played a direct role in the genesis of the quantum theory, providing the experimental results that pushed Max Planck to provide the first quantum hypothesis.[1]

Shaun Rubenstein            Origin/Culture/Country: African

Shaun Rubenstein: is a South African canoer. As a junior canoeist, Rubenstein competed in all forms of the sport, from sprints to river marathons. He was a member of the South African junior sprint and flat-water marathon teams, competing internationally. His best junior r