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French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

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Laban-e Olya Laban-e Olya ( fa, لبان عليا, also Romanized as Labān-e ‘Olyā) is a village in Silakhor Rural District, Silakhor District, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran, and also ...

, a village in Iran *

Laban-e Sofla Laban-e Sofla ( fa, لبان سفلي, also Romanized as Labān-e Soflá; also known as Labān and Lavān-e Pā’īn) is a village in Silakhor Rural District, Silakhor District, Dorud County, Lorestan Province, Iran Iran, officially ...

, a village in Iran *

Laban, Virginia Laban is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. S. state of Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic ...

, an unincorporated community in the United States * 8539 Laban, main-belt asteroid

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* Ahmad Abu Laban (1946–2007), Danish imam *

Arthur Laban Bates Arthur Laban Bates (June 6, 1859 – August 26, 1934) was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Pennsylvania. Arthur L. Bates (nephew of John Milton Thayer) was born in Meadville, Pennsylvania. He ...

(1859–1934), American politician and representative for Pennsylvania *

Joseph Laban Joseph Israel Laban (born c. 1981, died July 25, 2021) was a Filipino journalist, independent filmmaker, playwright, and a Fulbright Scholar. Education Laban obtained his bachelor's degree in Creative Writing from the University of the Philippi ...

, Filipino journalist and filmmaker *

Josh Laban Joshua Noel Laban (born December 25, 1982) is an Olympic swimmer from the U.S. Virgin Islands. He was the USVI's flagbearer for the 2008 Olympics and the 2007 Pan American Games. He attended college and swam at the University of Miami in Coral G ...

(born 1982), Olympic swimmer for U.S. Virgin Islands * Maurice Laban (1914–1956), founding member of the Algerian Communist Party *

Olivier Laban-Mattei Olivier Laban-Mattei is a French documentary photographer, photojournalist and film director. He won 3 World Press Photo awards. Biography Olivier Laban-Mattei was born in Paris in 1977 and grew up there. He studied geography and sociology and ...

(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

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* Laban (Bible), a figure in the Book of Genesis * Laban (Book of Mormon), a figure in the Book of Mormon *

Charles Laban Abernethy Charles Laban Abernethy (March 18, 1872 – February 23, 1955) was a Democratic U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1922 and 1935. Born in Rutherford College, North Carolina, Abernethy attended local public schools in Rutherford C ...

(1872–1955), American politician and congressman for North Carolina * Laban Ainsworth (1757–1858), American pastor *

Laban Chege Laban Chege (born 10 September 1969) is a Kenyan athlete who specialises in middle and long distance running. He finished tenth at the 1997 IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, and a seventh-place finish at the 1999 edition helped him win a b ...

(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 Laban Theodore Moore (January 13, 1829 – November 9, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Wayne County, Virginia (now West Virginia), near Louisa, Kentucky, Moore attended Marshall Academy now Marshall University in Virginia ...

(1829–1892), American politician and representative for Kentucky *

Laban Lacy Rice Dr. Laban Lacy Rice (October 14, 1870 – February 13, 1973) was an educator, author, and president of Cumberland University. He was an international authority on relativity. Early life He was born in Dixon, Kentucky, to Laban Marchbanks Ri ...

(1870–1973), American educator and author * Laban Rotich (born 1969), Kenyan 1500 metres runner *

Laban Wheaton Laban Wheaton (March 13, 1754 – March 23, 1846) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Early life and education Born in Mansfield in the Province of Massachusetts Bay, Wheaton attended Wrentham Academy. He was graduated from Harvard C ...

(1754–1846), American politician and representative for Massachusetts

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Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino The Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino () is a centre-right political party in the Philippines. There are no results available for the 2004 election for the House of Representatives, but according to the website of the House, the party held 7 out ...

(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 The Laban sign is a Filipino hand gesture made by extending the thumb horizontally and the index finger pointing up, leaving the other fingers closed to create the letter L, which stands for ''laban'' ( Filipino for "fight"). It is sometimes mis ...

, a Filipino hand gesture * Laban (band), a 1980s Eurodance duo * Leben (milk product), buttermilk commonly referred to as laban in the

Arabian Peninsula The Arabian Peninsula, (; ar, شِبْهُ الْجَزِيرَةِ الْعَرَبِيَّة, , "Arabian Peninsula" or , , "Island of the Arabs") or Arabia, is a peninsula of Western Asia, situated northeast of Africa on the Arabian Plate ...

* Yogurt in Levantine and Iraqi Arabic * Laban Movement Analysis, a system for describing movement

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