# Laban

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'''Laban''' is a [French](/source/French_language) surname. 

Laban may refer to:
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==Places==
* [Laban-e Olya](/source/Laban-e_Olya), a village in Iran
* [Laban-e Sofla](/source/Laban-e_Sofla), a village in Iran
* [Laban, Virginia](/source/Laban%2C_Virginia), an unincorporated community in the United States
* [8539 Laban](/source/8539_Laban), main-belt asteroid

==People==

===Surname===
*[Ahmad Abu Laban](/source/Ahmad_Abu_Laban) (1946–2007), Danish imam
*[Arthur Laban Bates](/source/Arthur_Laban_Bates) (1859–1934), American politician and representative for Pennsylvania
*[Jacob Laban](/source/Jacob_Laban) (born 2004), Samoan rugby league footballer
*[Joseph Laban](/source/Joseph_Laban) ({{circa}} 1981–2021), Filipino journalist and filmmaker
*[Josh Laban](/source/Josh_Laban) (born 1982), Olympic swimmer for U.S. Virgin Islands
*[Ken Laban](/source/Ken_Laban) (born 1957), New Zealand rugby league footballer, broadcaster, and politician
*[Maurice Laban](/source/Maurice_Laban) (1914–1956), founding member of the Algerian Communist Party
*[Olivier Laban-Mattei](/source/Olivier_Laban-Mattei) (born 1977), French documentary photographer
*[Rudolf von Laban](/source/Rudolf_von_Laban) (1879–1958), dancer and dance theorist who devised Laban Movement Analysis
*[Terry LaBan](/source/Terry_LaBan) (born 1961), American cartoonist
*[Theodore H. Laban](/source/Theodore_H._Laban) (1914–1978), American World War II airman
*[Vincent Laban](/source/Vincent_Laban) (born 1984), French footballer
*[Winnie Laban](/source/Winnie_Laban) (born 1955), New Zealand politician

===Forename===
* [Laban (Bible)](/source/Laban_(Bible)), a figure in the Book of Genesis
* [Laban (Book of Mormon)](/source/Laban_(Book_of_Mormon)), a figure in the Book of Mormon
*[Charles Laban Abernethy](/source/Charles_Laban_Abernethy) (1872–1955), American politician and congressman for North Carolina
*[Laban Ainsworth](/source/Laban_Ainsworth) (1757–1858), American pastor
*[Laban Chege](/source/Laban_Chege) (born 1969), Kenyan long-distance runner
*[Laban Coblentz](/source/Laban_Coblentz) (born 1961), American writer and entrepreneur
*[Laban Jackson](/source/Laban_Jackson) (born 1943), American businessman
*[Laban Kagika](/source/Laban_Kagika) (born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner
*[Laban Moiben](/source/Laban_Moiben) (born 1983), Kenyan marathon runner
*[Laban T. Moore](/source/Laban_T._Moore) (1829–1892), American politician and representative for Kentucky
*[Laban Lacy Rice](/source/Laban_Lacy_Rice) (1870–1973), American educator and author
*[Laban Rotich](/source/Laban_Rotich) (born 1969), Kenyan 1500 metres runner
*[Laban Wheaton](/source/Laban_Wheaton) (1754–1846), American politician and representative for Massachusetts

== Politics==
* [Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino](/source/Laban_ng_Demokratikong_Pilipino) (LDP; Struggle of Democratic Filipinos), a political party in the Philippines formerly abbreviated as "Laban" in 1990s
* [Lakas ng Bayan](/source/Lakas_ng_Bayan) (People's Power), a former political party in the Philippines that was known by the acronym, LABAN (meaning "Fight")
* [Laban sign](/source/Laban_sign), a Filipino hand gesture

==Other uses==
* [Laban (band)](/source/Laban_(band)), a 1980s Eurodance duo
* [Leben (milk product)](/source/Leben_(milk_product)), buttermilk commonly referred to as laban in the [Arabian Peninsula](/source/Arabian_Peninsula)
* [Yogurt](/source/Yogurt) in Levantine and Iraqi Arabic
* [Laban Movement Analysis](/source/Laban_Movement_Analysis), a system for describing movement

==See also==
* [Lavan (disambiguation)](/source/Lavan_(disambiguation))
* Lilla spöket Laban ([The Little Ghost Godfrey](/source/The_Little_Ghost_Godfrey)), a Swedish children's book character
* [Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance](/source/Trinity_Laban_Conservatoire_of_Music_and_Dance), a college in southeast London named after Rudolf Laban

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