title: Laban
text: # 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
  
  ## People
  
  ### 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 Arabian Peninsula
  * Yogurt in Levantine and Iraqi Arabic
  * Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement
  