Barre (name)

Barre or Barré is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

• Abdulrahman Jama Barre, former Foreign Minister of Somalia
• Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker
• Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre (1622–1688), Governor of New France
• Denis Barré (born 1948), Canadian sprint canoer
• François-Jean de la Barre (1745–1766), French nobleman
• Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somali
• Isaac Barré (1726–1802), Irish soldier and politician
• Jacques-Jean Barre (1793–1855), French engraver (also often styled "Jean-Jacques Barre")
• Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), French neurologist
• Jean-Auguste Barre (1811–1896), French sculptor and medalist
• Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré (1732–1824), French architect
• Martin Barre (born 1946), guitarist of rock band Jethro Tull
• Michel de la Barre (c. 1670–1745), French composer and flutist
• Mohammed Sulaymon Barre (born 1964), Ex-Guantánamo detainee
• Mylanie Barré (born 1979), Canadian sprint kayaker
• Pierre-Yves Barré (1749–1832), French vaudevillist and songwriter
• Raoul Barré (1874–1932), Canadian/American artist
• Raymond Barre (1924–2007), French politician and economist
• Richard Barre (c. 1130–c. 1202) Archdeacon of Ely and author
• Siad Barre (1919–1995), former President of Somalia
• W. J. Barre (1830–1867), Irish architect
• Weston La Barre (1911–1996), American anthropologist
• William de la Barre (1849–1936), Austrian engineer and salesman
• VC Barre (born 2003), Swedish rapper

Given name

• Barre Phillips (born 1934), jazz and free improvisation bassist
• Barré Lyndon (1896–1972), British playwright and screenwriter