Balaban

Balaban may refer to:

  • Balaban, İzmit, a village in İzmit district of Kocaeli, Turkey
  • Balaxanı, Azerbaijan - formerly Balaban
  • Balaban (instrument), a double reed wind instrument of the duduk family
  • Balaban and Katz, an American corporation

Balaban is a surname, from a Turkic word meaning "robust", "burly" and Ukrainian word meaning "hawk". It may refer to:

  • Alper Balaban (1987-2010), Turkish footballer
  • A. J. Balaban, (1889-1962), co-founder of Balaban and Katz
  • Barney Balaban, (1887-1971), co-founder of Balaban and Katz
  • Bob Balaban (1945-), American actor and director (related to the founders of Balaban and Katz)
  • Boško Balaban (1978-), Croatian footballer
  • John Balaban, American poet and translator
  • Liane Balaban (1980-), Canadian actress
  • Meir Balaban (1874-1941), Polish Jewish historian
  • Jan Balabán, Czech writer