# Boban

Boban (Serbian Cyrillic: Бобан) is a Croatian family name and Serbian, Montenegrin and Macedonian masculine given name. Among Serbs, Montenegrins and Macedonians, Boban might be used as a nickname form of the name "Slobodan" or "Bogdan". Most Croats named "Boban" are originally from village named Bobanova Draga in the municipality of Grude, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Boban is a masculine given name in Kerala.

## People
### Surname

* Ana Boban (born 1947), Croatian swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia at 1968 Olympics
* Blaženko Boban (born 1960), Croatian politician
* Bruno Boban (1992–2018), Croatian footballer
* Eugène Boban (1834–1908), French antiquarian who sold the first crystal skulls to museum collections in the late 19th century
* Ervin Boban (born 1965), Croatian footballer
* Gabrijel Boban (born 1989), Croatian footballer
* Gordana Boban (born 1967), actress from Bosnia and Herzegovina
* Kunchacko Boban (born 1976), Indian film actor
* Ljubo Boban (1933–1994), Croatian historian
* Mate Boban (1940–1997), Bosnian-Herzegovian politician
* Rafael Boban (1907–1945?), Croatian Ustaše officer
* Tonči Boban (born 1971), Croatian footballer
* Zvonimir Boban (born 1968), Croatian footballer

### Given name

* Boban Alummoodan, Indian actor
* Boban Apostolov (born 1984), Macedonian musical artist
* Boban Babunski (born 1968), Yugoslav/Macedonian footballer
* Boban Bajković (born 1985), Montenegrin footballer
* Boban Birmančević (born 1969), Serbian politician
* Boban Bogosavljević (born 1988), Serbian chess grandmaster
* Boban Božović (born 1963), Bosnian footballer
* Boban Cenić (born 1991), Serbian footballer
* Boban Đerić (born 1993), Bosnian footballer
* Boban Dmitrović (born 1972), Serbian footballer
* Boban Georgiev (born 1997), Macedonian footballer
* Boban Grnčarov (born 1982), Macedonian footballer
* Boban Ilić (born 1963), Serbian sculptor
* Boban Jančevski (born 1978), Macedonian footballer
* Boban Janković (1963–2006), Serbian basketball player
* Boban Jović (born 1991), Slovenian footballer
* Boban Kajgo (born 1989), Canadian soccer player of Serbian origin
* Boban Knežević (born 1959), Serbian writer
* Boban Lazić (born 1994), Bosnian footballer
* Boban Maksimović (born 1985), Swiss footballer of Serbian descent
* Boban Marjanović (born 1988), Serbian basketball player
* Boban Marković (born 1964), Serbian trumpet player of Romani background
* Boban Mitev (born 1972), Macedonian basketball coach
* Boban Nikolić (born 1980), Serbian football player
* Boban Nikolov (born 1994), Macedonian football player
* Boban Nikolovski (born 1977), Macedonian football player
* Boban Petrović (1957–2021), Serbian basketball player
* Boban Rajović (born 1971), Montenegrin pop singer
* Boban Ranković (born 1979), Serbian rower
* Boban Samuel, Indian film director
* Boban Savović (born 1979), Montenegrin basketball player
* Boban Stajić (born 1993), Macedonian basketball player
* Boban Stojanović (born 1978), Serbian activist
* Boban Stojanović (footballer) (born 1979), Serbian football player
* Boban Tomić (born 1988), Slovenian basketball player
* Boban Vasov (born 1986), Serbian football player
* Boban Zirintusa (born 1992), Ugandan football player