Barbara is a given name used in numerous languages. It is the feminine form of the Greek word ''barbaros'' ( el, βάρβαρος) meaning "stranger" or "foreign".
In
Roman Catholic
Roman or Romans most often refers to:
*Rome, the capital city of Italy
*Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
*Roman people, the people of ancient Rome
*''Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a letter ...
and
Greek Orthodox
The term Greek Orthodox Church (Greek: Ἑλληνορθόδοξη Ἐκκλησία, ''Ellinorthódoxi Ekklisía'', ) has two meanings. The broader meaning designates "the entire body of Orthodox (Chalcedonian) Christianity, sometimes also call ...
tradition,
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara ( grc, Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; ; ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in ...
(
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
: Ἁγία Βαρβάρα) was
martyr
A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external ...
ed by her father, who was then punished with death by lightning. As such, St. Barbara is a protectress against fire and lightning. Early Christians occasionally referred to themselves as "barbarians" in opposition to the pagan Romans and Greeks.
Today, the name Barbara or its variants are well used for female babies born in
Chile
Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the eas ...
, the
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...
,
Estonia
Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, and t ...
,
Georgia
Georgia most commonly refers to:
* Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia
* Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States
Georgia may also refer to:
Places
Historical states and entities
* Related to t ...
,
Hungary
Hungary ( hu, Magyarország ) is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Spanning of the Carpathian Basin, it is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine to the northeast, Romania to the east and southeast, Serbia to the south, Croa ...
,
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...
,
Slovakia
Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...
, and
Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-eigh ...
. It was among the most popular names for girls in English-speaking countries in the first half of the 20th century but has since decreased in usage in countries such as the
United States
The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma ...
.
In
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
, Barbara was particularly popular during the 1970s: it was among the top 10 names given to girls born from 1969 to 1977, rising to 2nd place (behind Maria) in 1971. In the same year it was the most common name for girls born in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus ( legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
and in
Bologna
Bologna (, , ; egl, label=Emilian language, Emilian, Bulåggna ; lat, Bononia) is the capital and largest city of the Emilia-Romagna region in Northern Italy. It is the seventh most populous city in Italy with about 400,000 inhabitants and 1 ...
.Cfr. Enzo Caffarelli, ''L'onomastica personale nella città di Roma dalla fine del secolo XIX ad oggi. Per una nuova prospettivi di sociografia e cronografia antroponimica'', Tubinga, Niemeyer, 1996 (in Italian).
Scottish Gaelic
Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well a ...
Catalan
Catalan may refer to:
Catalonia
From, or related to Catalonia:
* Catalan language, a Romance language
* Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia
Places
* 13178 Catalan, asteroid ...
Croatian
Croatian may refer to:
* Croatia
*Croatian language
*Croatian people
*Croatians (demonym)
See also
*
*
* Croatan (disambiguation)
* Croatia (disambiguation)
* Croatoan (disambiguation)
* Hrvatski (disambiguation)
* Hrvatsko (disambiguation)
* S ...
French
French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to France
** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents
** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...
Lithuanian
Lithuanian may refer to:
* Lithuanians
* Lithuanian language
* The country of Lithuania
* Grand Duchy of Lithuania
* Culture of Lithuania
* Lithuanian cuisine
* Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...
Swedish
Swedish or ' may refer to:
Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
* Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland
** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
)
*Βαρβάρα (Varvara), (
Greek
Greek may refer to:
Greece
Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe:
*Greeks, an ethnic group.
*Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family.
**Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...
hypocorism
A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...
)
People with the given name Barbara (or variants)
*
Saint Barbara
Saint Barbara ( grc, Ἁγία Βαρβάρα; cop, Ϯⲁⲅⲓⲁ Ⲃⲁⲣⲃⲁⲣⲁ; ; ), known in the Eastern Orthodox Church as the Great Martyr Barbara, was an early Christian Lebanese and Greek saint and martyr. Accounts place her in ...
, early Christian martyr
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), stage name of Monique Andrée Serf, French singer
* Barbara Bailey (1910–2003), British nun (Sister Mary Barbara Bailey), artist, and illustrator
* Barbara Evelyn Bailey (born 1942), Jamaican educator and gender studies advocate
* Barbara Bailey (born 1944), American politician
*
Barbara Bailey (Connecticut Four)
The Connecticut Four are librarians who filed a lawsuit known as Doe v. Gonzales, challenging the constitutional validity of National Security Letters (NSL) issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) under the USA PATRIOT Act.
In 2005 ...
, American librarian and activist
*
Bárbara Micheline do Monte Barbosa
Barbara may refer to:
People
* Barbara (given name)
* Barbara (painter) (1915–2002), pseudonym of Olga Biglieri, Italian futurist painter
* Barbara (singer) (1930–1997), French singer
* Barbara Popović (born 2000), also known mononymously as ...
(born 1988), known as Bárbara, Brazilian footballer
* Barbara of Cilli (1392–1451), Queen of Hungary, Germany and Bohemia, Empress of Holy Roman Empire
* Barbara of Hesse (1536–1597), Duchess of Württemberg-Mömpelgard
*
Barbara of Austria
Barbara of Austria (30 April 1539 – 19 September 1572), was an Archduchess of Austria as a member of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Duchess consort of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio during 1565–1572.
Life Early years
Born in Vienna o ...
(1539–1572), Duchess of Ferrara
*
Barbara of Brandenburg (1464–1515)
Barbara of Brandenburg (30 May 1464 – 4 September 1515), a member of the German House of Hohenzollern, was by birth Margravine of Brandenburg, and by her two marriages, Duchess of Głogów from 1472 to 1476, and Queen of Bohemia (although on ...
, Queen consort of Bohemia and Hungary
*
Barbara of Portugal
, spouse = Ferdinand VI of Spain
, house = Braganza (''by birth'') Bourbons of Spain (''by marriage'')
, father = John V of Portugal
, mother = Maria Anna of Austria
, religion = Roman Catholicism
Barbara of Po ...
(1711–1758), Queen Consort of Spain
*
Barbara Abart
Barbara Abart (born 18 August 1985, in Schlanders, Italy) is an Italian luger who has competed since 2001. A natural track luger, she won the silver medal in the women's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in ...
(born 1985), Italian luger
*
Barbara Abbott
Barbara Kenyon Abbott (born 1943) is an American linguist. She earned her PhD in linguistics in 1976 at the University of California at Berkeley under the supervision of George Lakoff. From 1976 to 2006, she was a professor in the department of ...
Varvara Akritidou
Varvara Akritidou ( gr, Βαρβάρα Ακριτίδου; born 15 July 1981 in Thessaloniki) is a Greek judoka, who competed in the women's half-heavyweight category. She held two Greek senior titles in her own division, picked up a total of six ...
(born 1981), Greek judoka
*
Barbara Angus
Barbara Angus (15 January 1924 – 4 February 2005) was a New Zealand diplomat and historian who served as the country's ambassador to the Philippines between 1978 and 1981. She also worked for the Department of Internal Affairs as a research ...
(1924–2005), New Zealand diplomat and historian
* Barbara Auer (born 1959), German actress
*
Barbara Avedon
Barbara Avedon (June 14, 1925 – August 31, 1994) was an American television writer, political activist, and feminist. She founded the anti-war organization Another Mother for Peace.
Biography
She was one of the writers for the television s ...
(1925–1994), television writer
*
Barbara Ayrton-Gould
Barbara Bodichon Ayrton-Gould (née Ayrton; 3 April 1886 – 14 October 1950) was a British Labour politician and suffragist who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon North from 1945 to 1950.
Background and family life
Ayrton-Gou ...
(1886–1950), British politician and suffragist
* Barbara Bach (born 1947), American actress
* Barbara Bain (born 1931), American actress
* Barbara Ballard (born 1944), American politician
* Barbara Ball (1924–2011), Bermudian politician
*
Barbara Bartuś
Barbara Halina Bartuś Gurbisz (born 3 July 1967 in Gorlice) is a Polish politician, a Member of Polish Parliament from 4th to 10th Sejm.
Life and education
Bartuś graduated from Stanisław Wyspiański High School in Biecz. In 2000 she gra ...
(born 1967), Polish politician
* Barbara Bates (1925–1969), American actress
* Barbara Bates (1928–2002), American physician, author and historian
* Barbara Berlusconi (born 1984), Italian business executive
* Barbara Bestor (born 1969), American architect based in Los Angeles
* Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard (born 1950), American politician
*
Barbara Boxer
Barbara Sue Boxer (née Levy; born November 11, 1940) is an American politician and lobbyist who served in the United States Senate, representing California from 1993 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, she previously served as the U. ...
Barbara Ercolano
Barbara Ercolano is an Italian astrophysics, astrophysicist known for her work on Cosmic dust, interstellar dust, star formation, and protoplanetary disks. She is the Professor for Theoretical Astrophysics in the at the Ludwig Maximilian Universit ...
, Italian astrophysicist
*
Barbro Eriksdotter (Bielke) Barbro Eriksdotter Bielke (died 1553), known in history as Barbro Påle ("Barbara Stake") and ''Fru Barbro på Brokind'' ('Lady Barbro of Brokind') was a Swedish nobility, noble and landowner.
She is known as the subject of a ghost story, in which ...
,(died 1553), Swedish noble
*
Varvara Fasoi
Varvara Fasoi ( el, Βαρβάρα Φασόη; born 2 February 1991) is a Greek cyclist, who most recently rode for UCI Women's Continental Team . She competed at the UCI Road World Championships on five occasions between 2014 and 2019.
Major r ...
(born 1991), Greek road cyclist
* Barbara Feldon (born 1933), American actress
*
Barbara Figueroa
Barbara Figueroa is an American chef who was best known for her work at the Hunt Club, and her restaurant B. Figueroa. She won the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Northwest Chef in 1992.
Career
Barbara Figueroa grew up in New York City, and ...
Barbara Frost
Dame Barbara Mary Frost, (born 1952) is a British retired charity executive. From 2005 to 2017, she was the chief executive officer (CEO) of WaterAid. She had previously been CEO of Action on Disability and Development, and had worked for Action ...
(born 1952), British charity executive
* Barbara Frum (1937–1992), Canadian broadcast journalist
* Barbara Fugger (1419–1497), German banker
*Barbara Fuld, better known as Bracha Fuld (1926–1946), German-born Jewish resistance fighter
* Barbra Fuller (born 1921), American actress and centenarian
* Barbara Galpin (1855–1922), American journalist
*
Barbara Gibbs Golffing
Barbara Gibbs (September 23, 1912 – August 13, 1993) was an American poet and translator.
Life
Gibbs was born in Los Angeles, California, and attended Stanford University and U.C.L.A. She was married to the poet J. V. Cunningham from 193 ...
(1912–1993), American poet and translator
* Barbara Gibson, Canadian diplomat
* Barbara Gibson (born 1962), American-born British politician and academic
*
Barbara Gordon (filmmaker)
Barbara Gordon (née Loeb) is an American documentary filmmaker and author. After graduating from Barnard College, she worked for almost 20 years in television as a writer and producer. She won two Emmys for her work on the Channel 2 Eye on Series ...
, American documentary filmmaker and author
* Barbara Hale (1922–2017), American actress
* Barbara Hanley (1882–1959), Canadian politician
* Barbara Harris (actress) (1935–2018), American actress and singer
* Barbara Hendricks (born 1948), African-American operatic soprano
*
Barbara Hendricks (politician)
Barbara Anne Hendricks (born 29 April 1952) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety in the government of Chancellor Angela Merkel f ...
(born 1952), German politician, Minister of Finance
*Dame
Barbara Hepworth
Dame Jocelyn Barbara Hepworth (10 January 1903 – 20 May 1975) was an English artist and sculptor. Her work exemplifies Modernism and in particular modern sculpture. Along with artists such as Ben Nicholson and Naum Gabo, Hepworth was a lea ...
(1903–1975), British artist and sculptor
* Barbara Hershey (born 1948), American actress
*
Barbara Howard Barbara Howard may refer to:
* Barbara Howard, Countess of Suffolk (1622–1681), English courtier
* Barbara Howard (athlete) (1920–2017), Canadian sprinter
* Barbara Howard (artist) (1926–2002), Canadian painter, wood engraver, draughtsperson, ...
Barbara Jelić-Ružić
Barbara Jelić-Ružić (born 8 May 1977) is a former international volleyball player for Croatia.
Barbara is the sister of volleyball player Vesna Jelić who was also part of the Croatian team at the 2000 Summer Olympics. They are the daughte ...
(born 1977), Croatian volleyball player
*
Barbara Joan March
Barbara Joan March (born October 10, 1945) is an American criminal from Connecticut, United States of America who is currently imprisoned for 'Mailing Injurious Articles' to fourteen United States government officials.
In April 2005, she sent se ...
(born 1945), American criminal
* Barbara Jordan (1936–1996), American politician
*
Barbara Jordan (poet)
Barbara Jordan (born 1949) is an American poet and academic. She is a professor of English at University of Rochester, and Plutzik Memorial Series director. Her work has appeared in ''Paris Review'', ''Sulfur'', ''The Atlantic'', ''The New Yorker ...
Barbara Kalik
Barbara Faith (Kalik) Bennett (born November 8, 1936) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1978 to 1992.
She was born in The Bronx in 1936 an attended ...
(born 1936), American politician
* Barbara Karinska (1886–1983), Ukrainian costumer of the New York City Ballet
*
Barbara Karlich
Barbara Karlich (born 7 January 1969, in Vienna) is an Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nin ...
Barbora Kodetová
Barbora Kodetová (born 6 September 1970) is a Czech actress perhaps best known for her portrayal of Paul Atreides' concubine Chani in the 2000 television miniseries '' Frank Herbert's Dune'' and its 2003 sequel, '' Frank Herbert's Children of ...
(born 1970), Czech actress
* Barbara Kolb (born 1939), American composer
* Barbara Kopple (born 1946), American film director
* Barbara La Marr (1896–1926), American actress
*
Barbara Lah
Barbara Lah (born 24 March 1972 in Gorizia) is an Italian triple jumper, whose personal best jump is 14.38 metres, at the 2003 World Championships in Athletics, 2003 World Championships in Paris. In addition she has 6.12 m in the long jump.
Biogr ...
(born 1972), Italian triple jumper
*
Barbara Lea
Barbara Lea (April 10, 1929 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz singer.
Music career
Lea was born and raised in Detroit. Her father was a clarinetist before becoming attorney general of Michigan. He changed the family name from LeCocq t ...
(1929–2011), American actress and singer
*
Barbara Lee
Barbara Jean Lee (née Tutt; born July 16, 1946) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for . Now in her 12th term, Lee has served since 1998, and is a member of the Democratic Party. The district, numbered as the 9th d ...
(born 1946), American politician
* Barbara Levick (born 1931), British historian
* Barbara Lezzi (born 1972), Italian politician
* Barbara Liskov (born 1939), American computer scientist, recipient of the Turing Award
* Barbara Longhi (1552–1638), Italian painter
*
Barbara de Loor
Barbara de Loor (born 26 May 1974) is a Dutch retired speed skater who was specialised in the middle long and longer distances, over 1000 to 5000 meters.
De Loor will be known in history as a talented skater who often ended up just after the a ...
(born 1974), Dutch speed skater
* Barbara Mandrell (born 1948), American singer and musician
*
Barbara Masini
Barbara Masini (born 22 January 1974) is an Italian politician who served as Senator from Tuscany in the mixed group as part of the More Europe–Action sub-group from 2018 to 2022.
In February 2022, Masini switched parties from Forza Italia be ...
Barbara McAlister (diver)
Barbara Ellen Talmage ( McAlister; born May 20, 1941) is an American diver. She won a gold medal in springboard diving at the 1963 Pan American Games in São Paulo and competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Early l ...
Barbara McClintock
Barbara McClintock (June 16, 1902 – September 2, 1992) was an American scientist and cytogeneticist who was awarded the 1983 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine. McClintock received her PhD in botany from Cornell University in 1927. There ...
(1902–1992), American scientist
*
Barbara McNair
Barbara Jean McNair
(March 4, 1934 – February 4, 2007) was an American singer and theater, television, and film actress. McNair's career spanned over five decades in television, film, and stage. McNair's professional career began in music dur ...
(1934–2007), American singer and actress
* Barbara Mensing (born 1960), German archer
* Barbara Mikulski (born 1936), American politician
*
Barbara Mitcalfe
Barbara Jean Mitcalfe née Fougère (25 November 1928 – 7 January 2017) was a New Zealand conservationist, botanist and educator. She is best known for being an expert field botanist, for her conservation work in and around the Wellington R ...
(1928 – 2017), New Zealand conservationist, botanist and educator
* Barbara Moore (athlete) (born 1957), New Zealand long-distance runner
* Barbara Nedeljáková (born 1979), Slovak actress
* Barbara Nichols (1928–1976), American actress and sex symbol
*
Barbara Niedernhuber
Barbara Niedernhuber (nicknamed Babsi, born 6 June 1974 in Berchtesgaden) is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics (1998 (she was beaten by 2 thousandths of ...
(born 1974), German luger
*
Barbara Oddone
Barbara Oddone (born 5 April 1970) is a former Italian deaf female tennis player. She has represented Italy at the Deaflympics from 1989 to 2013. Oddone has won a total of 18 medals at the Deaflympics, which enlightens the career best performanc ...
Barbara Patton
Barbara Patton (born March 28, 1944) is an American lawyer and politician from New York.
Life
She was born on March 28, 1944, in Brooklyn. She attended St. Peter Claver Elementary School and All Saints Commercial High School. She married and had ...
(born 1944), New York politician and university professor
* Barbara Paulus (born 1970), Austrian tennis player
*
Barbara Pennington
Barbara Pennington (born 1950s) is an American Hi-NRG and soul music artist of the 1970s and 1980s.
Career
Pennington was born in Chicago and began her musical career when she was discovered by Danny Leake and introduced to Hi-NRG and soul rec ...
(born 1950s), American music artist
*
Barbara Piwnik
Barbara Elżbieta Piwnik (born 5 March 1955) is a Polish judge. She served as Minister of Justice of Poland from 2001 to 2002.
Career
A judge by profession, on 19 October 2001, Piwnik was appointed Minister of Justice in the cabinet headed by ...
(born 1955), Polish judge and politician
*Barbara Poma, founder of the Pulse nightclub, which experienced a mass shooting on June 12, 2016.
*
Barbara Pompili
Barbara Pompili (born 13 June 1975) is a French politician who served as Minister of the Ecological Transition under Prime Minister Jean Castex from 2020 to 2022.
Pompili has previously served as member of the National Assembly for the 2nd cons ...
(born 1975), French politician
*
Barbara Potter
Barbara Potter (born October 22, 1961) is a former tennis player from the United States, who competed professionally on the WTA Tour between 1978 and 1989, winning six singles titles and 19 doubles titles. Her highest singles ranking was No. 7 in ...
(born 1961), Jordan's American compatriot and tennis player
*
Barbara Pravi
Barbara Piévic (born 10 April 1993), known professionally as Barbara Pravi, is a French singer, songwriter and actress. After signing with Capitol Music France in 2015, she released five extended plays with the label: ''Barbara Pravi'' (2018), ...
(born 1993), French singer
* Barbara Rafferty (born 1950), Scottish actress
* Barbara Randolph (1942–2002), American soul singer
*
Barbara Radziwiłł
Barbara Radziwiłł ( pl, Barbara Radziwiłłówna, lt, Barbora Radvilaitė; 6 December 1520/23 – 8 May 1551) was Queen of Poland and Grand Duchess of Lithuania as consort of Sigismund II Augustus, the last male monarch of the Jagiellon d ...
(1520–1551), Queen of Poland
*
Barbara Rittner
Barbara Rittner (born 25 April 1973) is a German former professional tennis player. She currently is the captain of the German Fed Cup team.
Her career-high singles ranking was No. 24 in the world, achieved on 1 February 1993.
As a junior, sh ...
Barbara Romagnan
Barbara Romagnan is a teacher and a French politician who was a member of the Socialist Party since 1995. She later joined the 1 July Movement.
Biography
Barbara Romagnan was born 25 April 1974 in the city of Annecy. After studies in Lyon (R ...
(born 1974), French politician and teacher
*
Barbara Ann Rowan
Barbara Ann Rowan (September 6, 1938 – October 31, 2020) was an American attorney. She was the first Black woman to be a prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
Early life and education
Ba ...
Barbara Schwartz (disambiguation) Barbara Schwartz is the name of:
* Barbara Schwartz (artist) (1949–2006), American abstract artist and art teacher
*Barbara Schwartz (tennis)
Barbara Schwartz (; born 27 January 1979) is an Austrian former professional tennis player.
She turne ...
Barbara Stanwyck
Barbara Stanwyck (; born Ruby Catherine Stevens; July 16, 1907 – January 20, 1990) was an American actress, model and dancer. A stage, film, and television star, during her 60-year professional career she was known for her strong, realistic sc ...
(1907–1990), American actress
* Barbara Steel (1857–1942), Scottish-South African suffragette
*
Barbra Streisand
Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (; born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress and director. With a career spanning over six decades, she has achieved success in multiple fields of entertainment, and is among the few performers awar ...
(born 1942), American singer and film and theatre actress
*
Barbara Strozzi
Barbara Strozzi (also called Barbara Valle; baptised 6 August 1619 – 11 November 1677) was an Italian composer and singer of the Baroque Period. During her lifetime, Strozzi published eight volumes of her own music, and had more secular ...
(1619–1677), Italian Baroque singer and composer
* Barbara Sturgeon, British broadcaster
* Barbara Sukowa (born 1950), German actress
*
Barbara Thaler
Barbara Thaler (born 16 February 1982) is an Austrian politician of the Tyrolean People's Party (TVP) who was elected as a Member of the European Parliament in 2019.
Political career
In parliament, Thaler has been serving on the Committee on T ...
(born 1982), Austrian politician
* Barbara Thenn (1519-1579) Austrian merchant and Münzmeister
* Barbara Traub, American photographer
* Barbara Tudek (1952–2019), biologist, professor who served as president of the Polish section of the European Environmental Mutagenesis and Genomics Society
* Barbara "Basia" Trzetrzelewska (born 1954), Polish singer-songwriter and recording artist
* Barbara Vernon (activist), Australian maternity activist and government lobbyist
* Barbara Vernon (writer) (1916–1978), Australian playwright and screenwriter
* Barbara Voss (born 1967), American historical archaeologist
* Barbara Wagner (born 1938), Canadian figure skater
* Barbara Walters (born 1929), American journalist
*Dame Barbara Ward, Lady Jackson, British economist and writer
* Barbara Wasinger, American politician
* Barbara Webster-Bourne, Anguillian Speaker of the National Assembly
*Dame
Barbara Windsor
Dame Barbara Windsor (born Barbara Ann Deeks; 6 August 193710 December 2020) was an English actress, known for her roles in the ''Carry On'' films and for playing Peggy Mitchell in the BBC One soap opera, ''EastEnders''.Barbara Alyn Woods, American actress
* Barbara Woodward (born 1961), British diplomat
*
Barbara Yeaman Barbara (Sturgeon) Yeaman (born December 16, 1924) is the founder of Delaware Highlands Conservancy, an accredited land trust serving Pike and Wayne counties, in Pennsylvania, and Sullivan and Delaware counties, in New York.
Early life and educat ...
(born 1924), American conservationist
* Barbara Yorke (born 1951), British historian
* Barbara Young (born 1948), British civil servant and politician
*
Barbara Zdunk Barbara Zdunk (1769 – 21 August 1811) was an ethnically Polish alleged arsonist accused of witchcraft. Zdunk lived in the town of Rößel, in what was then East Prussia, and is now Reszel in Poland. She is considered by many to have been the las ...