Baba can be a surname in a few cultures such as Japanese, Assyrian, Russian, etc. It is also a nickname for father in a few languages. Baba also translates to "father" in the

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Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

languages. Note, in various Slavic languages "baba" means an ldlady (as in diminutive variation babushka).

First name

Baba Brinkman Dirk Murray Brinkman (born October 22, 1978) is a Canadian rapper and playwright best known for recordings and performances that combine hip hop music with literature, theatre, and science. Early life and education Born in the remote communi ...

, Canadian environmental rapper *

Baba Ishak Baba Ishak, also spelled Baba Ishāq, Babaî, or Bābā’ī, a charismatic preacher, led an uprising of the Turkoman of Anatolia against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm well known as Babai Revolt ''c.'' 1239 until he was hanged in 1241. Balcıoğl ...

(died 1241), Seljuk Turkish preacher who led a revolt against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm *

Baba Jan (politician) Baba Jan (born April 20, 1977) is a left-wing political activist in the Gilgit-Baltistan territory administered by Pakistan. He was sentenced to 71 years in jail by the Gilgit-Baltistani courts on charges of terrorism and of inciting public agains ...

(born 1974), Pakistani political activist *

Baba Nobuharu , also known as , was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period. He was known as one of the "Twenty-Four Generals of Takeda Shingen". When Takeda Shingen took Fukashi castle (now Matsumoto Castle) in 1550, he entrusted it to Baba. War Experie ...

(1514–1575), samurai of Japan's Sengoku period under Takeda Shingen *Abdul Baba Rahman (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Nickname

Starina Novak Starina Novak ( sr-Cyrl, Старинa Новак; ro, Baba Novac; bg, Баба Новак, meaning "Old Novak") was a Serb ''hajduk'' (brigand and rebel) who distinguished himself in many battles against the Ottoman Empire. He is considered a ...

(–1601), a Serbian hajduk, also known as "Baba Novac" ("Old Novak") in Romanian *

Raila Odinga Raila Amolo Odinga (born 7 January 1945) is a Kenyan politician, former Member of Parliament (MP) for Langata and businessman who served as the Prime Minister of Kenya from 2008 to 2013. He is assumed to be the Leader of Opposition in Kenya s ...

(born 1945), Kenyan politician and 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013) *

Sanjay Dutt Sanjay Balraj Dutt (born 29 July 1959) is an Indian actor who primarily works in Hindi cinema. In a career spanning over four decades, Dutt has won several accolades and acted in over 100 films, ranging from romance to comedy genres, though ...

(born 1959), Indian film actor and producer

Surname

Corneliu Baba Corneliu Baba (; 18 November 1906, Craiova – 28 December 1997) was a Romanian painter, primarily a portraitist, but also known as a genre painter and an illustrator of books. Early life Having first studied under his father, the academic painte ...

(1906–1997), Romanian painter *

Frank Shozo Baba Frank Shōzō Baba (フランク正三馬場, January 3, 1915 – January 16, 2008) was a Japanese American Nisei who made radio broadcasts during World War II in the United States and in post-war Japan. He spent twelve years in Japan from the a ...

(1915–2008), Japanese American worked for Voice of America and Japan *

Ghafar Baba Tun Abdul Ghafar bin Baba ( ms, عبدالغفار بن باب, label= Jawi, script=arab, italic=unset; 18 February 1925 – 23 April 2006) was a Malaysian politician who served as 6th Deputy Prime Minister of Malaysia from 1986 to 1993. Lif ...

(1925–2006), Malaysian politician *

Gül Baba Gül Baba (died 1541), also known as Jafer, was an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet and companion of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent who took part in a number of campaigns in Europe from the reign of Mehmed II onwards. Biography A native of ...

(died 1541), Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet *

James Baba James Boliba Baba is a Ugandan politician and former diplomat. He is the current State Minister for Internal Affairs in the Ugandan Cabinet. He was appointed to that position on 27 May 2011. He replaced Matia Kasaija, who was appointed State M ...

(born 1945), Ugandan politician *

Jaroslav Bába Jaroslav Bába () (born 2 September 1984 in Karviná) is a Czech high jumper. At the 2004 IAAF World Indoor Championships he jumped 2.25 metres, winning a joint bronze medal along with Germaine Mason and Ştefan Vasilache. In the same year h ...

(born 1984), Czech high jumper *

Kenji Baba is a retired Japanese footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian ru ...

(born 1985), Japanese footballer *

Kikutaro Baba was a Japanese malacologist. He was the leading researcher on sea slugs and bubble snails, opisthobranch gastropod mollusks in Japan. Biography * 1932–1941 Kyushu University * 1948–1949 Osaka Kyoiku University * 1976 – Order of the Risin ...

(1905–2001), Japanese malacologist *

Masao Baba was a general in the Imperial Japanese Army, commanding the Japanese ground forces of the Borneo Campaign of 1945 in the closing months of the war. Biography Baba was born in Kumamoto prefecture, as the son of Lieutenant Baba Masayuki, a caree ...

(1892–1947), Japanese general *

(1514/15–1575), Japanese samurai *

Otman Baba Otman Baba (c. 1378 – 8 Receb 1478) was a 15th-century dervish who traveled throughout the Ottoman Empire, acquiring a following among Muslims in Bulgaria after 1445 that has developed into his veneration as a saint. After Otman Baba's death, ...

(–1478), Sufi saint * , Japanese artistic gymnast * Shigeru Baba (born 1948), Japanese professional go player * Shohei Baba (1938–1999), Japanese wrestler *

Sumie Baba Sumie or Sumi-e or Sumi e or ''variation'', may also refer to: People Sumie is a feminine Japanese given name. Notable people with the name include: *, Japanese long jumper * Sumie Baba (born 1967), a Japanese voice actor * Sumie Ishitaka, women' ...

(born 1967), Japanese voice actress *

Tadao Baba is a retired Japanese motorcycle engineer, the original designer of the Honda Fireblade. Career Baba joined Honda Motorcycles from high school in 1962, aged 18 — the company itself was only 14 years old. Working in the machinery section, he ma ...

(born 1944), Japanese motorcycle engineer *

Toru Baba TORU or Toru may refer to: *TORU, spacecraft system *Toru (given name), Japanese male given name *Toru, Pakistan Toru Mardan Toru is a village and union council in Mardan District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It has an altitude of 291 m (958 fe ...

(born 1988), Japanese entertainer *

Tupeni Baba Tupeni Lebaivalu Baba is a Fijian academic and politician, who founded the now-defunct New Labour Unity Party. Most members of this party later merged with several other centrist parties to form the Fiji Democratic Party (now part of the Nati ...

(), Fijian politician *

Yudai Baba is a Japanese professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the University of Tsukuba. Baba has been a member of the Japan men's national basketball team. High school career Baba pla ...

(born 1995), Japanese basketball player * Yuki Baba (born 1992), Japanese politician * Yuta Baba (born 1984), Japanese expatriate footballer in South Korea

Honorific

The following have adopted the honorific ''Baba'': *

Baba Ram Das Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert; April 6, 1931 – December 22, 2019), also known as Baba Ram Dass, was an American spiritual teacher, guru of modern yoga, psychologist, and author. His best-selling 1971 book '' Be Here Now'', which has been d ...

(1931–2019), born Richard Alpert, American spiritual teacher and psychologist *

Baba Ramdevji Baba Ramdev (or Ramdevji, or Ramdeo Pir, Ramsha Pir (1352–1385 AD; V.S. 1409–1442) is a Hindu deity of Gujarat and Rajasthan, India. He was a fourteenth-century ruler, said to have miraculous powers, who devoted his life uplifting the ...

(1352–1385), a Hindu ruler venerated as a folk deity in Gujarat and Rajasthan * Baba Bulleh Shah (1680–1757), a Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet *

Demir Baba Demir means ''iron'' in Turkish; it may refer to: Given name *Demir Demirkan, Turkish rock musician and songwriter *Demir Demirev, Bulgarian weightlifter *Demir Elmaağaçlı (born 1990), Turkish archer *Demir Hotić, Bosnia and Herzegovina footbal ...

, a 16th-century Alevi saint *

(died 1541), an Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet *

Meher Baba Meher Baba (born Merwan Sheriar Irani; 25 February 1894 – 31 January 1969) was an Indian spiritual master who said he was the Avatar, or God in human form, of the age. A major spiritual figure of the 20th century, he had a following of ...

(1894-1969), born Merwan Sheriar Irani, Indian guru *

( – 8 Receb 1478), a dervish traveling throughout the Ottoman Empire * Rehman Baba (1632–1706), an Afghan Sufi Dervish and poet *

Sai Baba of Shirdi Sai Baba of Shirdi (c. 1838? - died 15 October 1918), also known as Shirdi Sai Baba, was an Indian spiritual master and fakir, considered to be a saint, revered by both Hindu and Muslim devotees during and after his lifetime. According to a ...

(–1918), Indian guru *

Sathya Sai Baba Sathya Sai Baba (born Ratnakaram Sathyanarayana Raju; 23 November 192624 April 2011) was an Indian guru. At the age of fourteen he claimed that he was the reincarnation of Shirdi Sai Baba, and left his home to serve his devotees. Sai Baba's ...

(1926–2011), born Sathya Narayana Raju, Indian guru purporting to be a reincarnation of Sai Baba of Shirdi * Sersem Ali Baba, a 16th-century Ottoman dervish {{given name, type=both Turkish-language surnames Turkish masculine given names Arabic-language surnames Japanese-language surnames Romanian-language surnames