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Ab Baars Ab Baars (born November 21, 1955, in Axel, Netherlands) is a Dutch saxophonist and clarinetist who has had an active performance career since the 1970s. He has recorded several albums for the Geestgronden Records, Atavistic Records, and WIG rec ...

(born 1955), Dutch jazz saxophonist and clarinettist *

Bernard Baars Bernard J. Baars (born 1946 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is a former Senior Fellow in Theoretical Neurobiology at the Neurosciences Institute in San Diego, US. He is currently an Affiliated Fellow there. He is best known as the originator of ...

(born 1946), Dutch-born American neuroscientist *

Conrad Baars Conrad W. Baars, M.D., (January 2, 1919 – October 18, 1981) was a Catholic psychiatrist. His most prominent work is with Dr. Anna Terruwe in the study of the human emotional life. Their general idea is that many emotional disturbances in a hu ...

(1919–1981), Dutch psychiatrist *

Hans Baars-Lindner Hans Erich Baars-Lindner (9 December 1925 – 5 June 2014) was a German sailor who competed in the 1960 Summer Olympics The 1960 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad () and commonly known as Rome 1960 (), wer ...

(1925–2014), German competitive sailor *

Henk Baars Henk Baars (born 3 August 1960 in Diessen) is a former professional Dutch cyclo-cross cyclist who was among the best Dutch cyclo-cross cyclists in the late 1980s to mid-1990s. Baars’ greatest win was when he became World Champion on a Spa ...

(born 1960), Dutch cyclist *

Herman Baars Herman Brunchorst Baars (13 April 1822 – 5 September 1896) was a Norwegian fisheries commissary. He was born in Bergen as a son of Søren Baars and his wife Divert Brunchorst. He was a cousin of Fredrik Georg Gade. In 1855 he married Margrethe ...

(1822–1896), Norwegian governmental official *

Jan Baars Joannes Antonius Baars (30 June 1903 – 22 April 1989) was a leading Dutch fascist during the 1930s. During the 1920s Baars emerged as part of the group associated with ''De Bezem'', a fascist journal aimed at the poor. Philip Rees, '' Biograph ...

(1903–1989), Dutch fascist politician and World War II resistance member *

Jorina Baars Jorina Baars (born 18 October 1988) is a Dutch female Muay Thai kickboxer, based in Den Helder, Netherlands. She has competed professionally since 2004 and is the current ISKA Welterweight World Muay Thai champion, Lion Fight Women's World W ...

(born 1988), Dutch kickboxer *

Lara Baars Lara Baars (born 23 December 1996) is a Dutch Paralympic athlete competing in shot put and discus throw events. She was born with achondroplasia, a form of dwarfism. She won the gold medal in the women's shot put F40 event at the 2024 Summer P ...

(born 1996), Dutch Paralympic athlete

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