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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 Ahmad Abu Laban ( ar, أحمد أبو لبن; 1946 – 1 February 2007) was a Danish-Palestinian imam and the leader of the organization The Islamic Society in Denmark. He was a central figure in the Jyllands-Posten Muhammad cartoons controversy. ...

(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 Maurice Laban (born October 1914 at Biskra, died 5 June 1956 at Boudouane), a pied-noir, was a founding member of the Algerian Communist Party (PCA). In 1936, he joined the International Brigades to fight in the Spanish Civil War. In the mid-1950s ...

(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 Rudolf von Laban, also known as Rudolf Laban (German; also ''Rudolph von Laban'', hu, Lábán Rezső János Attila, Lábán Rudolf; 15 December 1879 – 1 July 1958), was an Austro-Hungarian, German and British dance artist, choreographer an ...

, dancer and dance theorist who devised Laban Movement Analysis *

Theodore H. Laban The Doolittle Raid, also known as the Tokyo Raid, was an air raid on 18 April 1942 by the United States on the Japanese capital Tokyo and other places on Honshu during World War II. It was the first American air operation to strike the Japan ...

(1914–1978), American World War II airman *

Vincent Laban Vincent Fabien Laban Bounayre (born 9 September 1984) is a French-born naturalized Cypriot professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Laban began his career with the reserves of Nantes, where he played for three years before moving to Cy ...

(born 1984), French footballer *

Winnie Laban Luamanuvao Dame Winifred Alexandra Laban (born 14 August 1955) is a former New Zealand politician. She served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for the Mana (New Zealand electorate), Mana electorate, representing the New Zealand Labour Party, L ...

(born 1955), New Zealand politician

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Laban (Bible) Laban (Aramaic: ܠܵܒܵܢ; ), also known as Laban the Aramean, is a figure in the Book of Genesis of the Hebrew Bible. He was the brother of Rebekah, who married Isaac and bore Jacob. Laban welcomed his nephew, and set him the stipulation of sev ...

, a figure in the Book of Genesis *

Laban (Book of Mormon) Laban () is a figure in the First Book of Nephi, near the start of the Book of Mormon, a scripture of the Latter Day Saint movement. Unlike many of the other Book of Mormon characters, Laban neither ends up in the New World, nor is he a Biblical ...

, 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 Col ...

(1872–1955), American politician and congressman for North Carolina *

Laban Ainsworth Laban Ainsworth (July 19, 1757 – March 17, 1858) was an American clergyman and pastor. He holds the record for the longest serving pastorate in American history. He served as pastor in Jaffrey, New Hampshire from 1782 to 1858, a period of 76 y ...

(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 Laban L. Coblentz (born July 21, 1961) is a writer, educator, science policy adviser, international civil servant, and entrepreneur. He is an avid proponent of the use of advanced technology for sustainable development. , Coblentz is the Head of ...

(born 1961), American writer and entrepreneur *

Laban Jackson Laban P. Jackson Jr. (born 1942) is an American businessman who is the chairman and CEO of Clear Creek Properties. He was a director of The Home Depot from 2004–2008, and IPIX from 2000–2006. Career In 1965, Jackson graduated from the Unite ...

(born 1943), American businessman *

Laban Kagika Laban Kagika (born July 17, 1978) is a male long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the Hokkaido Marathon in 2004. He set his personal best (2:10:24) in the men's marathon race in the 2001 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon. Laban has also started t ...

(born 1978), Kenyan marathon runner *

Laban Moiben Laban Kipkemoi Moiben (born 13 October 1983) is a Kenyan long-distance runner who competes professionally in marathon races. He has a personal best of 2:09:12.9 hours for the distance and has won marathon races in Montreal, Los Angeles, Sacramen ...

(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 Rice ...

(1870–1973), American educator and author *

Laban Rotich Laban Rotich (born 20 January 1969 in Mosoriot) is a retired Kenyan runner who specialized in the 1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in at ...

(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 ...

(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 Lakas ng Bayan ( en, Power of the People), abbreviated as Laban, was a political party in the Philippines formed by Senator Benigno "Ninoy" Aquino Jr. for the 1978 Interim Batasang Pambansa regional elections. The party had 21 candidates for t ...

(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 mist ...

, a Filipino hand gesture *

Laban (band) Laban was a 1980s synthpop duo consisting of Lecia Jønsson and Ivan Pedersen. Both members were born in Denmark and originally sang in Danish, before moving on to English language releases. They went on to limited international success with th ...

, a 1980s Eurodance duo *

Leben (milk product) The term Leben, variously laban, liben, lben ( ar, لبن) in the Middle East and North Africa, refers to a food or beverage of fermented milk. Generally, there are two main products known as ''leben'': in the Levant region and parts of Arabia, y ...

, 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 Yogurt (; , from tr, yoğurt, also spelled yoghurt, yogourt or yoghourt) is a food produced by bacterial Fermentation (food), fermentation of milk. The bacteria used to make yogurt are known as ''yogurt cultures''. Fermentation of sugars in t ...

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

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