Çoban or Choban is a Turkish name and surname of Persian origin meaning "shepherd". It may refer to: Chupan or Çoban (died 1327), Mongol emir in Persia Ayşegül Çoban (born 1992), Turkish female weightlifter Hüsamettin Çoban (13th century), commander of the Anatolian Seljuks Kenan Çoban (born 1975), Turkish actor Mehmet Çoban (1905–1969), Turkish Olympian wrestler Bekir Çoban-zade (1893–1937), Crimean Tatar poet Çoban Mustafa Pasha (died 1529), Ottoman statesman and governor of Egypt The Greek island of Kasos See also Çoban salatası, Turkish salad Cioban Ciobanu Turkish-language surnames