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 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