Balaban

Balaban may refer to:

Balaban, İzmit, a village in İzmit district of Kocaeli, Turkey
Balaxanı, Azerbaijan - formerly Balaban
Balaban (instrument), a double reed wind instrument of the duduk family
Balaban and Katz, an American corporation

Balaban is a surname, from a Ukrainian word meaning "hawk". It may refer to:

A. J. Balaban, (1889-1962), co-founder of Balaban and Katz
Barney Balaban, (1887-1971), co-founder of Balaban and Katz
Bob Balaban (1945-), American actor and director (related to the founders of Balaban and Katz)
Boško Balaban (1978-), Croatian footballer
John Balaban, American poet and translator
Liane Balaban (1980-), Canadian actress
Meir Balaban (1874-1941), Ukrainian Jewish historian
Jan Balabán, Czech writer

See also

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