Torben is a Danish variant of the given name Torbjörn.
People named Torben include:
Torben Betts (born 1968), English playwright and screenwriter Torben Boye (born 1966), Danish former footballer Torben Frank (born 1968), Danish former football striker Torben Grael (born 1960), Brazilian sailor and twice Olympic gold medalist Torben Hoffmann (born 1974), German former football defender Torben Joneleit (born 1987), Monegasque-born German footballer Torben Larsen (born 1942), Danish scientist in the field of hydrology and water pollution Torben Meyer (1884-1975), Danish character actor Torben Nielsen (born 1945), Danish former football player and manager Torben Oxe (died 1517), Danish nobleman controversially executed for murder Torben Piechnik (born 1963), Danish former football defender Torben Schousboe (1937–2017), Danish music researcher and writer Torben Skovlyst, Danish orienteering competitor
See also Torbern Bergman (1735-1784), Swedish chemist and mineralogist Turbin Thoburn Thorburn Thulborn