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People

Given name

* Barnaby Conrad (1922–2013), American writer and artist * Barnaby Conrad III (born 1952), American writer, editor, and artist *

Barns Courtney Barnaby George "Barns" Courtney (born 17 November 1990) is an English singer, songwriter, and musician. Early life Courtney was born in England then moved with his family to Seattle, Washington when he was 4. He returned to the United Kingd ...

(born 1990), English singer * Barnaby Diddleum, pseudonym used by

P.T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding with James Anthony Bailey the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. He w ...

(1810–1891) * Barnaby Dorfman, founder and CEO of Foodista.com *

Barnaby Edwards Barnaby Edwards (born 20 August 1969) is a British actor, writer, director and artist. He is known as a performer for the British science-fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', in the role of a Dalek operator. He has also written, directed, p ...

, British actor, writer, director and artist * Barnaby Evans, American artist *

Barnaby Fitzpatrick, 1st Baron Upper Ossory Barnaby Fitzpatrick (born ) (c.1478–1575) was the last person to have claim to the kingship of Osraige; forfeiting his ancestral title in favour of being created the first Lord Baron Upper Ossory by King Henry VIII of England, by patent dated 1 ...

* Barnaby French (born 1975), Australian rules footballer * Barnaby Furnas (born 1973), American painter * Barnaby Harwood (born 1979), English actor *

Barnaby Jack Barnaby Michael Douglas Jack (22 November 1977 – 25 July 2013) was a New Zealand hacker, programmer and computer security expert. He was known for his presentation at the Black Hat computer security conference in 2010, during which he exploit ...

(1977–2013), New Zealand computer security professional *

Barnaby Joyce Barnaby Thomas Gerard Joyce (born 17 April 1967) is an Australian politician who was the leader of the National Party of Australia from 2016 to 2018 and again from 2021 to 2022. Joyce was the 17th deputy prime minister of Australia during both ...

(born 1967), Australian politician * Barnaby Keeney (1914–1980), president of Brown University * Barnaby Bernard Lintot, (1675–1736), English publisher * Barnaby Metschurat (born 1974), German actor * Barnaby Miln (born 1947), gay magistrate and social activist * Barnaby Potter (1577–1642), Church of England priest * Barnaby Raine (born 1995), English historian * Barnaby Ralph (born 1969), professional virtuoso recorder player * Barnaby Weir, singer, songwriter and guitarist

Surname

* Frank Barnaby, anti-nuclear weapons activist * George Barnaby, Canadian politician * Hannah Barnaby, author of '' Wonder Show'' *

Matthew Barnaby Matthew Barnaby (born May 4, 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian former professional ice hockey Winger (ice hockey), right winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa Bay Lightning, New York ...

(born 1973), retired National Hockey League right winger * Nathaniel Barnaby (1829–1915), English engineer * Thomas Barnaby (1841–1907), Micmac chief

Fictional characters

* Barnaby, a character created and portrayed by children's television personality Linn Sheldon (1919–2006), in ''Barnaby & Me'' (1956–1990, Cleveland, Ohio) * Barnaby, vampire in the ''Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter'' series of erotic fantasy-horror novels by Laurell K. Hamilton * Barnaby, merman character played by Scott Michaelson in '' Sabrina, Down Under'' (1999) * "Barnaby Bear", the English name given to '' Colargol'', the 1970s Franco-Polish children's character when the show was broadcast by the BBC * "Barnaby Bear", the English name for ''

Rasmus Klump ''Rasmus Klump'' (translates to ''Rasmus Lump'' or ''Erasmus Lump'') is a Danish comic strip series for children created in 1951 by the Danish wife-and-husband team Carla and Vilhelm Hansen. The series was translated into a number of foreign lan ...

'', a Danish comic strip * a title character of '' Becky and Barnaby Bear'', a BBC CBeebies television series * Barnaby Brooks Jr., one of the main protagonist in the Japanese anime ''

Tiger & Bunny ''Tiger & Bunny'' (stylized in all caps) is a 2011 Japanese anime superhero television series produced by Sunrise and directed by Keiichi Sato. The screenplay was written by Masafumi Nishida with original character design by Masakazu ...

'' (2011) * Dr. Barnaby Fulton, a main character in the film ''Monkey Business'' (1952), played by Cary Grant * Barnaby Gaitlin, narrator of '' A Patchwork Planet'' (1998) by Anne Tyler * the title character of '' Barnaby Grimes'', series of children's books by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell * the title character of ''

Barnaby Jones ''Barnaby Jones'' is an American detective fiction, detective television series starring Buddy Ebsen as a formerly retired investigator and Lee Meriwether as his widowed daughter-in-law. They run a private detective firm in Los Angeles, Califor ...

'', television detective series (1973–1980), played by Buddy Ebsen * Barnaby Littlemouse, character created by English children's writer and illustrator

Racey Helps Angus Clifford Racey Helps (1913–1970) was an English children's author and illustrator. His books were written in a simple style and feature woodland creatures and birds, with illustrations by the author. He is known also for illustrating ...

(1913–1970) * Barnaby Pierce, in the television movie ''Coast to Coast'' (2003), played by Richard Dreyfuss * Barnaby Ross, pseudonym used by creators of

Ellery Queen Ellery Queen is a pseudonym created in 1928 by the American detective fiction writers Frederic Dannay (1905–1982) and Manfred Bennington Lee (1905–1971). It is also the name of their main fictional detective, a mystery writer in New York City ...

* the title character of Charles Dickens' novel ''

Barnaby Rudge ''Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty'' (commonly known as ''Barnaby Rudge'') is a historical novel by English novelist Charles Dickens. ''Barnaby Rudge'' was one of two novels (the other was ''The Old Curiosity Shop'') that Dickens pub ...

'' * Barnaby Tucker, character in ''Hello, Dolly!'' (1969) * Barnaby Tucker, character in the play '' The Matchmaker'' by Thornton Wilder * Barnaby West, character on ''

Wagon Train ''Wagon Train'' is an American Western television series that aired for eight seasons, first on the NBC television network (1957–1962) and then on ABC (1962–1965). ''Wagon Train'' debuted on September 18, 1957, and reached the top of the ...

'', played by Michael Burns * the title character of '' Sir Barnaby Whig'', a Restoration comedy play by Sir Thomas d'Urfey * Cousin Barnaby, in the ''Meadowsweet'', by Baroness Emma Orczy (1865–1947) * the protagonist of the ''Widow Barnaby'' trilogy of novels by

Frances Trollope Frances Milton Trollope, also known as Fanny Trollope (10 March 1779 – 6 October 1863), was an English novelist who wrote as Mrs. Trollope or Mrs. Frances Trollope. Her book, '' Domestic Manners of the Americans'' (1832), observations from a ...

* the title character of ''Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of England'', poems by Richard Braithwaite (1588–1673) * the protagonist of the ''Alexandra Barnaby'' series of novels by

Janet Evanovich Janet Evanovich (née Schneider; April 22, 1943) is an American writer. She began her career writing short contemporary romance novels under the pen name Steffie Hall, but gained fame authoring a series of contemporary mysteries featuring Stepha ...

(born 1943) * Dr. Russell Barnaby, evil geneticist in ''

Dead Rising is a series of action-adventure games created by Keiji Inafune. It was originally developed by Capcom in 2006 until Capcom Vancouver took over developing the franchise and Microsoft Studios took over the publishing rights. As of December 31, 2 ...

'', a 2006 video game * Silas Barnaby, in the 1934 film version of '' Babes in Toyland'' * Tom Barnaby, a detective in the novels and British television series ''

Midsomer Murders ''Midsomer Murders'' is a British Mystery fiction, mystery television series, adapted by Anthony Horowitz and Douglas Watkinson from the novels in the ''Chief Inspector Barnaby'' book series created by Caroline Graham (writer), Caroline Graham. ...

'' * Uncle Barnaby, character in the 1903 operetta ''Babes in Toyland'' * Barnaby, a strongman who appears occasionally on the ''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

'' animated television series * ''Barnaby'' (comics), a comic strip by

Crockett Johnson Crockett Johnson (October 20, 1906 – July 11, 1975) was the pen name of the American cartoonist and children's book illustrator David Johnson Leisk. He is best known for the comic strip ''Barnaby (comics), Barnaby'' (1942–1952) and the ''Harol ...

starring Barnaby Baxter *

Barnaby (comics Tintin) This is the list of fictional characters in ''The Adventures of Tintin'', the comics series by Belgian cartoonist Hergé. The characters are listed alphabetically, grouped by the main characters, the antagonists, and the supporting characters. ...

, in ''The Adventures of Tintin'' by Hergé

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