Heber (given name)

Heber is both an Irish masculine given name and an etymologically unrelated Biblical name. The Irish name is an Anglicisation of the Irish Gaelic Éibhear. The Biblical name means "enclave" in Hebrew; and was used by several minor characters in the Bible.

People bearing the name include:
 * Heber Blankenhorn (1884–1956), American journalist, psychological warfare innovator, US Army colonel and union activist
 * Heber Doust Curtis (1872–1942), American astronomer
 * Heber J. Grant (1856–1945), seventh President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Heber Jentzsch (born 1935), President of Church of Scientology International, listed as missing after a purge of senior executives within Scientology
 * Heber C. Kimball (1801–1868), Apostle in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * Héber Araujo dos Santos (born 1991), Brazilian footballer
 * Heber Slatter (1887–1918), English amateur footballer