Barber (surname)

Barber is an occupational surname for a barber. It is Old French in origin. Notable people with the name include:

A

A. B. Barber American Army colonel
Adrian Barber (born 1938), British musician/producer
Alan Barber (1905–1985), English amateur first-class cricketer
Alden G. Barber (1919–2003), Boy Scouts of America figure
Aleesha Barber (born 1987), Trinidadian sprint hurdler
Alf Barber (1902–1967), British boxer
Allison Barber American university chancellor
Amos W. Barber (1861–1915), American surgeon and politician
Amzi L. Barber American pioneer of the asphalt industry
Andrea Barber (born 1976), American actress
Anthony Barber, Baron Barber (1920–2005), British cabinet minister
Antonia Barber (born 1932), English author
Arthur Barber (1898 – after 1925), English cricketer
Augustus Barber (1927–2008), American businessman and founder of Barber Foods
Ava Barber (born 1954), American country music singer and performer

B

Ben Barber (born 1984), Australian actor
Benjamin Barber (born 1939), American political scientist
Bill Barber (born 1952), Canadian hockey player
Bill Barber (musician) (1920–2007), Jazz musician
Billy Barber (musician), American keyboardist and composer
Bob Barber (cricketer) (born 1935), English cricketer
Bob Barber (American football) (born 1951), American footballer
Bob Barber (ice hockey) (born 1943), Canadian professional ice hockey player
Bobby Barber (1894–1976), American character actor
Brian Barber (born 1973), Baseball starting pitcher
Sir Brendan Barber (born 1951), General Secretary of the Trades Union Congress, United Kingdom
Bruce Barber (born 1950), New Zealand-born artist, writer, curator and educator
Bryan Barber (born 1970), American music video and motion picture director

C

Charles Barber (artist) (c. 1784 – 1854), English landscape painter and art teacher
Charles Barber (author) (born 1962), American author on mental health and psychiatry
Charles Barber (brigadier) (1888–1965), Army officer
Charles Alfred Barber (1860–1933), British botanist
Charles Arnold Barber (1848–1915), Canadian architect andinventor
Charles Burton Barber (1845–1894), English painter
Charles Chapman Barber (died 1882), English lawyer
Charles E. Barber (1840–1917), Chief Engraver of the United States Mint
Charles I. Barber (1887–1962), American architect
Charlie Barber (1854–1910), Baseball player
Chris Barber (born 1930), British jazz bandleader and trombonist
Chris Barber (born 1966), famous French Scottish engineer famous for the eating of wings
Chris Barber (gridiron football) (born 1964), American football player
Chris Barber (philanthropist) (1921–2012), Chair of Oxfam 1983–89
Christopher Barber (painter) (1736–1810), English miniature painter
Clarence Barber (1917–2004), Canadian economist and academic
Sir Colin Muir Barber (1897–1964), British General
Cris Barber, American jazz singer

D

Dan Barber (born 1969), American chef and restaurant owner
Daniel Barber (director), British screen director
Daniel Barber (minister) (1756–1834), American Episcopalian minister
Danny Barber (born 1971), American soccer player
Darren Barber (born 1968), Canadian rower
David Barber, British television actor
David Barber (cricketer) (born 1937), English cricketer
Del Barber (born 1983), Canadian country singer
Derek Barber, Baron Barber of Tewkesbury (born 1918), Agricultural expert
Dick Barber (1910–1983), American long jumper
Dominic Barber (1955–2003), English theatre director
Dominique Barber (born 1986), American football player
Don Barber (born 1964), Canadian-born ice hockey player
Donn Barber (1871–1925), American architect
Douglas Barber, Canadian businessman

E

Edward Barber (1893–1915), British soldier during World War I and Victoria Cross recipient
Edward Barber (minister) (died c. 1674), English Baptist minister
Edward Barber (priest) (1841–1914), Anglican clergyman
Edward Thaddeus Barleycorn Barber (1865–1948), Methodist minister on the island of Fernando Po
Edwin Atlee Barber (1851–1916), American archeologist and author
Elizabeth Wayland Barber, American author, expert on textiles, professor emerita of archaeology and linguistics
Eric Barber (born 1942), Irish professional soccer player
Eric Barber (cricketer) (1915–1995), English cricketer
Ernie Barber (American football) (1914–1989), American football player
Ernie Barber (Australian footballer) (1895–1972), Australian rules footballer
Eunice Barber (born 1974), Sierra Leonean athlete

F

Forest Barber (born 1952), American racing driver
Frances Barber (born 1958), English actress
Francis Barber (c. 1735 – 1801), Jamaican manservant of Samuel Johnson from 1752 until Johnson's death in 1784
Francis Barber (Colonel) (1750–1783), Colonel in the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War
Fred Barber (born 1963), English soccer player
Frederick Barber (cricketer) (1887–1943), English cricketer

G

Gary Barber, chairman and CEO of Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, film producer and co-founder of Spyglass Entertainment
George Barber (artist) (born 1958) Guyana-born video artist
George Anthony Barber (1802–1874), English-born Canadian educator
Gillian Barber (born 1958), English-born Canadian actress
Glenn Barber (1935–2008), American country and rockabilly performer
Glynis Barber (born 1955), British actress
Graham Barber (born 1958), English soccer referee
Greg Barber (born 1966), Australian politician

H

Harriet Barber (born 1968), English figurative painter
Harry James Barber (1875–1959), Canadian politician
Herbert Spencer Barber (1882–1950), American entomologist
Henry Barber (rock climber) (born 1952), American rock climber
Henry Barber (sea captain), 18th-century British sea captain
Hiram Barber (1800–1888), American politician, pioneer and businessman
Hiram Barber, Jr. (1835–1924), American politician
Horatio Barber (1875–1964), British aviation pioneer
Horatio Barber (cricketer) (1843–1869), English cricketer
Howard Barber (1877–1950), English-born Australian politician

I

Irén Barbér (Irena Barber) (1939–2006), Slovene author, journalist and notary in Hungary
Irving K. Barber (1923–2012), Canadian forest industrialist and philanthropist
Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852–1909), American politician

J

J. Allen Barber (1809–1881), American politician

Ja

Jack Barber (1901–1961), English footballer
James Barber (author) (1923–2007), Canadian cookbook author and TV cooking show host
James Barber (biochemist) (born 1940), British biochemist
James Barber (Pennsylvania politician) (1921–2001), American politician
James Barber (rugby), New Zealand rugby footballer
James A. Barber (1841–1925), Combatant in the American Civil War
James David Barber (1930–2004), American political scientist
Jamie Barber, British restaurateur
Janette Barber (born 1953), American stand-up comic, television producer and writer
Jason Barber (born 1966), English farmer

Je

Jenni Barber, American actress
Jerry Barber (1916–1994), American professional golfer
Jesse Barber (1888–1959), American baseball player
Jesse Max Barber (1878–1949), African-American journalist, teacher and dentist

Ji

Jill Barber (born 1980), Canadian singer-songwriter
Jim Barber (American football) (1912–1998), American football player
Jim Barber (ventriloquist), American ventriloquist, comedian and singer

Jo

Joel Barber (1876–1952), American architect
John Barber (basketball) (born 1927), American professional basketball player
John Barber (clergyman) (died 1549), English clergyman
John Barber (cricketer) (1849–1908), English cricketer
John Barber (engineer) (1734–1801), English coalmaster and inventor
John Barber (racing driver) (born 1929), American Formula One driver
John P. Barber, Electrical engineer
John Roaf Barber (1841–1917), Canadian industrialist and politician
John Warner Barber (1798–1885), American writer and illustrator
José María Chiquillo Barber (born 1964), Spanish politician
Joseph Barber (1757–1811), English landscape painter and art teacher
Joseph L. Barber (1864–1940), American politician
Joshua Barber (born 1977), American artist
Josiah Barber (1771–1842), First mayor of Ohio City, Ohio, US

K

Karen Barber (born 1961), English ice dancer
Kate Barber (born 1976), American field hockey player
Kantroy Barber (born 1973), American footballer
Katherine Barber (born 1959), Canadian lexicographer
Keith Barber (drummer) (1947–2005), London-born drummer
Keith Barber (footballer) (born 1947), English soccer player
Keith Barber (geographer), British geographer
Kimberly Barber (born 1959), Canadian mezzo-soprano and vocal pedagogue
Kris Barber, Canadian ice dancer
Kurt Barber (born 1969), American Football player and coach

L

Laird Howard Barber (1848–1928), American politician
Lakia Aisha Barber (born 1987), American basketball player
Leeonzer Barber (born 1966), American boxer
Len Barber (born 1929), English soccer player
Lesley Barber (born 1968), Canadian composer
Levi Barber (1777–1833), American surveyor, court administrator, banker and legislator
Lionel Barber, English journalist
Lloyd Barber (1932–2011), Canadian university administrator
Lucius Israel Barber (1806–1899), American politician
Lynn Barber (born 1944), British journalist
Lynn Barber (make-up artist), Makeup artist.

M

Ma

Malcolm Barber (born 1943), British scholar of medieval history
Margaret Barber (1869–1901), English Christian writer
Margaret E. Barber (1866–1930), English missionary in China
Marion Barber, Jr. (born 1959), American football player
Marion Barber III (born 1983), American football player
Matthew Barber (born 1977), Canadian singer-songwriter
Mark Barber, American Football player
Mary Barber (c1685–c1755), English poet
Mary Barber (bacteriologist) (1911–1965), British pathologist and bacteriologist
Mary Elizabeth Barber (1818–1899), British-born pioneering amateur woman scientist
Matt Barber (actor) (born 1983), English actor

Me

Me'Lisa Barber (born 1980), American track and field sprint athlete
Merrill P. Barber (1910–1985), American politician

Mi

Sir Michael Barber, British educationalist
Michael C. Barber (born 1954), American Jesuit and bishop
Mike Barber (linebacker) (born 1971), American footballer
Mike Barber (tight end) (born 1953), American footballer, now minister
Mike Barber (wide receiver) (born 1967), American footballer
Mikele Barber (born 1980), American track and field sprint athlete
Miller Barber (1931–2013), American golfer

N

Noel Barber (1909–1988), British novelist and journalist
Nola Barber (1901–1985), Australian mayor and community worker
Noyes Barber (1781–1844), American politician

O

O. C. Barber (1841–1920), American businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
Orion Metcalf Barber (1857–1930), American politician

P

Patricia Barber (born 1956), American jazz singer
Paul Barber (actor) (born 1951), English actor
Paul Barber (bishop) (born 1935), English bishop
Paul Barber (field hockey) (born 1955), English field hockey player
Paul Barber (soccer administrator), English soccer administrator
Peter J. Barber (1830–1905), American architect who was mayor of Santa Barbara, Ca
Phil Barber (born 1965), English soccer player
Polly Barber (1803–1898), Canadian teacher, farmer and businesswoman

R

Ray Barber (born 1923), singer
Red Barber (1908–1992), American sports broadcaster
Richard Barber (born 1941), British historian
Ron Barber (born 1945), American politician
Ronde Barber (born 1975), American football player (twin brother of Tiki)

S

Samuel Barber (1910–1981), American composer
Skip Barber (born 1936), American Formula One driver
Steve Barber (1938–2007), American professional baseball player
Steve Barber (right-handed pitcher) (born 1948), American baseball player

T

Tiki Barber (born 1975), American football player (twin brother of Ronde)
Tommy Barber, English footballer
Trevor Barber (1925–2015), New Zealand cricketer

W

Whitman A. Barber (1853–1930), American politician
William Barber (engraver) (1807–1879), Chief Engraver for the U.S. Mint
William Barber (Ontario politician) (before 1822 – 1889), Canadian businessman and politician
William Swinden Barber (1832–1908), English architect

Fictional

Justin Barber, Fictional character on the American soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful
Little Miss Barber, Advertising character for some brands of tea

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