Baba (name)

Baba is an Arabic surname, and is a nickname for father. It's a nickname and surname which may refer to:

Given name or nickname

Baba Brinkman, Canadian environmental rapper
Baba Ishak (died 1241), Seljuk Turkish preacher who led a revolt against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm
Baba Jan (politician), Pakistani political activist sentenced to life imprisonment in 2011
Baba Nobuharu (1514–1575), samurai of Japan's Sengoku period under Takeda Shingen
Abdul Baba Rahman (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Corneliu Baba (1906–1997), Romanian painter
Frank Shozo Baba (1915–2008), Japanese American worked for Voice of America and Japan
Ghafar Baba (1925–2006), Malaysian politician
Gül Baba (died 1541), Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet
James Baba (born 1945), Ugandan politician
Jaroslav Bába (born 1984), Czech high jumper
Kenji Baba (born 1985), Japanese footballer
Kikutaro Baba (1905–2001), Japanese malacologist
Masao Baba (1892–1947), Japanese general
Baba Nobuharu (1514/15–1575), Japanese samurai
Otman Baba (c. 1378–1478), Sufi saint
Ryosuke Baba (馬場亮輔, born 1984), Japanese artistic gymnast
Shigeru Baba (born 1948), Japanese professional go player
Shohei Baba (1938–1999), Japanese wrestler
Sumie Baba (born 1967), Japanese voice actress
Toru Baba (born 1988), Japanese entertainer
Tupeni Baba (fl. 1980s–present), Fijian politician
Yudai Baba (born 1995), Japanese basketball player
Yuta Baba (born 1984), Japanese expatriate footballer in South Korea