Bart

Bart can refer to:

Given names

As a given name Bart is a diminutive of Bartholomew and may refer to:

• Bart Berman (born 1938), a Dutch-Israeli pianist and composer
• Bart D. Ehrman, an American New Testament scholar
• Bart Sibrel, an American conspiracy theory film maker
• Bart Jan Bok (1906–1983), a Dutch-American astronomer
• Bart de Graaff (1967-2002), a Dutch television creator
• Bartholomew Roberts, an 18th century pirate sometimes called Black Bart

In sports

• Bart Starr (born 1934), an American football player and coach
• Bart Veldkamp, Dutch ice speed skater
• Bart Voskamp (born 1968), Dutch cyclist
• Bart Zoet (1942-1992), Dutch cyclist
• Bart Conner, American Olympic Gymnast
• Bart Buiring, Dutch hotelier

In entertainment

• Bart Allen, a DC Comics superhero called Flash, Kid Flash and Impulse.
• Bart the Bear, a male Alaskan Kodiak brown bear who appeared in several Hollywood films.
• Bart Hawk, a military pilot who went by the codename Blackhawk in the 1940's Quality Comics incarnation.
• Bart Simpson, a fictional cartoon character in the television series The Simpsons.

Surname

• Jean Bart, a french naval commander and privateer.
• Lionel Bart, composer of musicals.
• Roger Bart, an American actor.

Miscellaneous

• "Barts" is the frequently used abbreviation for St Bartholomew's Hospital in the City of London.
• Bart. is an abbreviation for Baronet.
• BART is an acronym for:
  • Bay Area Rapid Transit, a transit agency in greater San Francisco, California, or
  • Bombardier Advanced Rapid Transit, a Bombardier subsidiary.
  • Bonding and Relaxation Techniques, a massage method focusing on nurturing the bond between caregiver and the recipient.
  • Bandwidth Available in Real-Time, a method for monitoring the available traffic capacity between two points in a packet-switched network, such as Internet.
  • Bay Area Rural Transit, a transit agency serving the Chequamegon Bay Area
• BArT is an acronym for Berkshire Arts & Technology Charter Public School.
• The place, Bart Township, Pennsylvania.
• The title of an album made by the electronic improvisation duo Thomas Lehn and Marcus Schmickler, on Erstwhile Records.
• Software, (Bart's Preinstalled Environment) BartPE.
• Bart, Doubs, a commune in France

See also

• Barth, often pronounced bart.