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Heberden is a surname. It may be:

Charles Buller Heberden British academic

Charles Buller Heberden was an English classical scholar and academic administrator. He was Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford (1889–1920) and served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.

William Heberden British physician

William Heberden was an English physician.

William Heberden the Younger was a British physician.

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