People

* Saint Gobain or Goban, a 7th-century Irish Benedictine monk * Saint Goban, a 6th-century Irish Benedictine monk and abbot, brother to Molaise of Leighlin

Game

* '' goban'', the board used for the game of Go

Theatre

* ''Goban'', a set of five plays by Tamagusuku Chōkun {{disambig