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

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 Arab countries of the Persian Gulf
 * Yogurt in Levantine and Iraqi Arabic
 * Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement