Laban is a French surname.

Laban may refer to:

Places

  • Laban-e Olya, a village in Iran
  • Laban-e Sofla, a village in Iran
  • Laban, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
  • 8539 Laban, main-belt asteroid

People

Surname

  • Ahmad Abu Laban (1946–2007), Danish imam
  • Arthur Laban Bates (1859–1934), American politician and representative for Pennsylvania
  • Jacob Laban (born 2004), Samoan rugby league footballer
  • Joseph Laban ( 1981–2021), Filipino journalist and filmmaker
  • Josh Laban (born 1982), Olympic swimmer for U.S. Virgin Islands
  • Ken Laban (born 1957), New Zealand rugby league footballer, broadcaster, and politician
  • Maurice Laban (1914–1956), founding member of the Algerian Communist Party
  • Olivier Laban-Mattei (born 1977), French documentary photographer
  • Rudolf von Laban (1879–1958), dancer and dance theorist who devised Laban Movement Analysis
  • Terry LaBan (born 1961), American cartoonist
  • Theodore H. Laban (1914–1978), American World War II airman
  • Vincent Laban (born 1984), French footballer
  • Winnie Laban (born 1955), New Zealand politician

Forename

  • Laban (Bible), a figure in the Book of Genesis
  • Laban (Book of Mormon), a figure in the Book of Mormon
  • Charles Laban Abernethy (1872–1955), American politician and congressman for North Carolina
  • Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American pastor
  • Laban Chege (born 1969), Kenyan long-distance runner
  • Laban Coblentz (born 1961), American writer and entrepreneur
  • Laban Jackson (born 1943), American businessman
  • Laban Kagika (born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner
  • Laban Moiben (born 1983), Kenyan marathon runner
  • Laban T. Moore (1829–1892), American politician and representative for Kentucky
  • Laban Lacy Rice (1870–1973), American educator and author
  • Laban Rotich (born 1969), Kenyan 1500 metres runner
  • Laban Wheaton (1754–1846), American politician and representative for Massachusetts

Politics

  • Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP; Struggle of Democratic Filipinos), a political party in the Philippines formerly abbreviated as "Laban" in 1990s
  • Lakas ng Bayan (People's Power), a former political party in the Philippines that was known by the acronym, LABAN (meaning "Fight")
  • Laban sign, a Filipino hand gesture

Other uses

  • Laban (band), a 1980s Eurodance duo
  • Leben (milk product), buttermilk commonly referred to as laban in the Arabian Peninsula
  • Yogurt in Levantine and Iraqi Arabic
  • Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement

See also

  • Lavan (disambiguation)
  • Lilla spöket Laban (The Little Ghost Godfrey), a Swedish children's book character
  • Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, a college in southeast London named after Rudolf Laban