Saban (name)

Saban is an English, French, Spanish and Jewish given name and surname. With variants such as Sabban, Sabani, or Sabanals; It refers to someone who sells soap, and it's usually borne by people of Sephardic Jewish descent. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Saban of Baekje (third century), seventh king of Baekje, one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea
 * Šaban Bajramović (1936–2008), Romani musician from Serbia
 * Şaban Erden (born 1949), Turkish municipal administrator
 * Şaban Özdoğan (born 1990), Danish footballer
 * Šaban Poluža (1871–1945), Albanian military leader in Kosovo
 * Šaban Šaulić (1951-2019), Serbian folk singer
 * Šaban Sejdi (born 1959), Macedonian wrestler
 * Šaban Trstena (born 1965), Macedonian wrestler

Surname

 * Andrej Saban (born 1962), Slovak jazz fusion guitarist
 * Avi Saban (born 1989), Israeli football player
 * Cheryl Saban, American philanthropist
 * Haim Saban (born 1944), billionaire television and media proprietor
 * Klemi Saban (born 1980), Israeli football (soccer) player
 * Lou Saban (1921–2009), American football player and coach
 * Luan Shabani, Greek weightlifter
 * Mario Javier Saban (born 1966), Sephardi theologian
 * Martin Šaban (born 1987), Croatian football player
 * Maya Saban (born 1978), German singer
 * Nick Saban (born 1951), American football coach
 * Phia Saban (born 1998), English actess
 * Sinem Saban, Australian film maker
 * Tamir Saban (born 1999), American-Israeli basketball player
 * Yitzhak Saban (born 1952), Israeli politician