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.^{[citation needed]} Boban is a masculine given name in Kerala. Notable people with the name include:

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 footbball 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

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