Laban

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
Joseph Laban, Filipino journalist and filmmaker
Josh Laban (born 1982), Olympic swimmer for U.S. Virgin Islands
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

Politicians

Arthur Laban Bates (1859–1934), American politician and representative for Pennsylvania
Charles Laban Abernethy (1872–1955), American politician and congressman for North Carolina
Laban Wheaton (1754–1846), American politician and representative for Massachusetts
Luamanuvao Winnie Laban (b. 1955), New Zealand politician
Maurice Laban (1914–1956), founding member of the Algerian Communist Party

Forename

Laban (Bible), a figure in the Book of Genesis
Laban (Book of Mormon), a figure in the Book of Mormon
Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American pastor
Laban T. Moore (1829–1892), American politician and representative for Kentucky
Laban Lacy Rice (1870–1973), American educator and author
Laban Jackson (born 1943), American businessman
Laban Coblentz (born 1961), American writer and entrepreneur

Sportspeople

Laban Chege (born 1969), Kenyan long-distance runner
Laban Kagika (born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner
Laban Moiben (born 1983), Kenyan marathon runner
Laban Rotich (born 1969), Kenyan 1500 metres runner

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
Strained yogurt (Labneh), a traditional Arabic strained yogurt, also known as laban
Leben (milk product), buttermilk commonly referred to as laban in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf
Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement

See also

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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