Marian Baban (born 8 January 1976) is a Romanian sprint kayaker who competed in the early to mid-2000s. He won three silver medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships, one in the K-4 200 m in 2003 (with Corneli Vasile Curuzan, Geza Magyar, and RomicÃÂ Ã Âerban) and two in the K-4 500 m in 2001 and 2003 (both with Corneli Vasile Curuzan, Alexandru CeauÃÂu, and RomicÃÂ ÃÂerban).
Competing in the men's K-4 500 m event, Baban won a silver medal at the 2006 Canoe Sprint European Championships in RaÃÂice (with Alexandru CeauÃÂu, ÃÂtefan Vasile and Alin Anton) and a bronze medal at the 2005 Canoe Sprint European Championships in Poznaà  (with ÃÂtefan Vasile, Alin Anton and Florean Mada).
Baban, who was born in Turnu MÃÂgurele, Teleorman County, also competed in two Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of seventh in the K-4 1000 m event at Athens in 2004 (with Alexandru Ceauà Âu, ÃÂtefan Vasile and Corneli Vasile Curuzan).