Boban (Serbian: Бобан) is a Croatian family name and Serbian and Montenegrin 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 also a name used in the South Indian population. Notable people with the name include:
Surname:
Ana Boban, Croatian swimmer who competed for Yugoslavia at 1968 Olympics
Eugène Boban, French antiquarian who sold the first crystal skulls to museum collections in the late 19th century
Ljubo Boban, Croatian historian
Mate Boban, Bosnian-Herzegovian politician
Rafael Boban, Croatian Ustaše officer
Vjekoslav Boban, writer & lingvist
Zvonimir Boban, Croatian footballer
Boban Zacharia, Indian engineer
Given name:
Boban Babunski, Yugoslav/Macedonian footballer
Boban Bajković, Montenegrin footballer
Boban Božović, Bosnian footballer
Boban Jović, Slovenian footballer
Boban Maksimović, Serbian footballer
Boban Marjanović, Serbian basketball player
Boban Marković, Serbian trumpet player
Boban Nikolić, Serbian footballer
Boban Rajović, Montenegrin pop singer
Boban Stajić, Macedonian basketball player
Boban Stojanović, Serbian footballer
