preben
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Preben is a given name of Slavic origin (vendic/sorbian) most common in Denmark where it arrived around 1350 from the neighbouring Germany. Notable people with the name include:
- Preben von Ahnen (1606–1675), German-born civil servant and landowner in Norway
- Preben Arentoft (born 1942), Danish former football player
- Preben Fjære Brynemo (born 1977), Norwegian Nordic combined skier
- Preben Christiansen (1913–1979), Danish fencer
- Preben Eriksen (born 1958), former speedway rider
- Preben Fabricius (1931–1984), Danish furniture designer, worked with Jørgen Kastholm
- Preben Møller Hansen (1929–2008), Danish writer, cook, politician, and trade unionist
- Preben Harris (born 1935), Danish film and stage actor
- Preben Van Hecke (born 1982), Belgian professional road bicycle racer
- Preben Hertoft (1928–2017), Danish psychiatrist, professor in medical sexology, senior doctorate in medicine
- Preben Isaksson (1943–2008), Danish cyclist
- Preben Jensen (born 1944), Danish sprint canoeist
- Preben Kaas (1930–1981), Danish comedian, actor, script writer and film director
- Preben Krab (born 1952), Danish rower who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Preben Kristensen (born 1953), Danish actor
- Preben Lundgren Kristensen (1923–1986), Danish cyclist
- Preben Elkjær (born 1957), retired Danish professional footballer
- Preben Lundbye (born 1950), Danish football coach
- Preben Maegaard (1935–2021), Danish renewable energy pioneer, author and expert
- Preben Mahrt (1920–1989), Danish film actor
- Preben De Man (born 1996), Belgian professional footballer
- Preben Munthe (1922–2013), Norwegian economist
- Preben Neergaard (1920–1990), Danish stage and film actor
- Preben Philipsen (1910–2005), Danish film producer
- Eilert Waldemar Preben Ramm (1769–1837), Norwegian military officer and politician
- Preben Lerdorff Rye (1917–1995), Danish film actor
- Axel Schmidt-Preben (1939–2018), Brazilian sailor
- Erik Schmidt-Preben (born 1939), Brazilian sailor
- Preben Uglebjerg (1931–1968), Danish film actor
- Preben Vildalen (born 1972), Norwegian handball player
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