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'''Laban''' is a French surname.
Laban may refer to: {{TOC right}}
==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 ({{circa}} 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
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