Laban

Laban may refer to:

• Laban (Bible), a figure in the Book of Genesis
• Laban (Book of Mormon), a figure in the Book of Mormon
• Lilla spöket Laban (The Little Ghost Godfrey), a Swedish children's book character
• 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
• Labneh, a traditional Arabic strained yogurt, also known as laban
• Leben, buttermilk commonly referred to as Laban in the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf
• Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement

Places

• Laban-e Olya, a village in Iran
• Laban-e Sofla, a village in Iran
• Laban, Virginia, an unincorporated community in the United States
• Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, a college in southeast London named after Rudolf Laban
• 8539 Laban, main-belt asteroid

People

Surname

• Ahmad Abu Laban (1946–2007), Danish imam
• Joseph Laban, Filipino journalist and filmmaker
• Josh Laban (b. 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 (b. 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 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 (b. 1943), American businessman
• Laban Coblentz (b. 1961), American writer and entrepreneur

Sportspeople

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