Pruden is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Aaron (Mitch) Pruden, American businessman and inventor Amy Pruden, American civil and environmental engineer Brenda Pruden Winnewisser, American scientist and oral historian Doug Pruden, Canadian endurance sportsman and street performer Harlan Pruden, First Nations Cree scholar and community organizer John Peter Pruden (1778–1868), early pioneer of western Canada Pat Pruden, Canadian nurse and politician Rachel E. Pruden-Herndon (1898–1979), African-American attorney Robert J. Pruden (1949–1969), United States Army soldier Wesley Pruden (1935–2019), American journalist and author