Laban
# Laban

Laban is a French surname. It 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
* Joseph Laban, Filipino journalist and filmmaker
* Josh Laban (born 1982), Olympic swimmer for U.S. Virgin Islands
* Maurice Laban (1914–1956), founding member of the Algerian Communist Party
* Olivier Laban-Mattei (b. 1977), French documentary photographer
* Rudolf von Laban, dancer and dance theorist who devised Laban Movement Analysis
* 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

## Other uses

* Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (Struggle of Democratic Filipinos), a political party in the Philippines
* 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
* 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
