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* Ben-Hur Baz (1906–2003), Mexican painter of pin-up art * Cristian Baz (born 1987), Argentine footballer *

Gustavo Baz Prada Gustavo Baz Prada (Tlalnepantla, 31 January 1894 – Mexico City, 12 October 1987) was a Mexican politician and medical doctor. He was Governor of the State of Mexico from 1914 to 1915 and from 1957 to 1963.Anzaldo, p. 255. Life Baz Prada's f ...

(1894–1987), Mexican politician * Ignacio Baz (1826–1887), Argentine portrait painter *

Jamil Baz Jamil Baz is a Lebanese-born financial economist based in Newport Beach, California. Early life Baz was born in 1959 into a Christian Lebanese family. He was schooled at a Jesuit college, Notre Dame de Jamhour, in Lebanon. He pursued his studies ...

, chief investment strategist of GLG Partners, a London-based hedge fund, and economics professor *

Loris Baz Loris Baz (born 1 February 1993) is a French motorcycle racer. He is competing for satellite BMW team Bonovo in the 2022 Superbike World Championship, together with Eugene Laverty. Baz has previously competed in World Superbikes for Ten Kate Rac ...

(born 1993), French motorcycle racer * Marysole Wörner Baz (born 1936), Mexican painter and sculptor * Molly Baz, American chef and food writer *

Nabil Baz Nabil Baz (born 6 June 1987) is an Algerian racing cyclist. He rode at the 2013 UCI Road World Championships. Major results ;2008 : 2nd Grand Prix de la ville de Tunis ;2011 : 5th Overall Tour d'Algérie : 7th Road race, All-Africa Games : 9th ...

(born 1987), Algerian racing cyclist *

Shane Baz Shane Austin Baz (born June 17, 1999) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2021. Early life Baz was born to Lebanese father Raja and American mother Tammy. ...

(born 1999), American baseball player *Rashid Baz, perpetrator of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting

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* Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (), Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics and former Governor of Badakhshan, Afghanistan *

Baz Bamigboye Baz Bamigboye (born 17 September 1957) is a British gossip columnist and entertainments writer for the '' Daily Mail'' group of newspapers. Life Born in Surrey, and raised in Richmond Upon Thames, Bamigboye is Nigerian British. His father, Bam ...

, British journalist *

Baz Muhammad Khan Baz Muhammad Khan (Urdu: باز محمد خان) is a Pakistani politician and member of Senate of Pakistan, currently serving as Chairperson of the Senate Committee on Kashmir Affairs & Gilgit Baltistan. Additionally, Baz Muhammad Khan has been ...

(), Pakistani politician * Baz Moffat (born 1978), British female rower

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Bazil Ashmawy Bazil Ashmawy, commonly known as Baz Ashmawy, is an Irish radio and television personality, whose TV show ''50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy'' won the International Emmy Award for Best Non-Scripted Entertainment award. In summer 2017, he hosted ''Th ...

(born 1975), Irish television personality *

Sebastian Bach Sebastian Philip Bierk (born April 3, 1968), known professionally as Sebastian Bach, is a Canadian-American singer who achieved mainstream success as the frontman of the hard rock band Skid Row from 1987 to 1996. He has acted on Broadway and ...

(born 1968), Canadian heavy metal singer *

Baz Bastien Joseph Aldège Albert "Baz" Bastien (August 29, 1919 – March 15, 1983) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, head coach and general manager. He played five games for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League in 1945, but ...

(1919–1983), Canadian National Hockey League goaltender, head coach and general manager *

Baz Luhrmann Mark Anthony Luhrmann (born 17 September 1962), known professionally as Baz Luhrmann, is an Australian film director, producer, writer and actor. With projects spanning film, television, opera, theatre, music and recording industries, he is re ...

(born 1962), Australian filmmaker *

Brendon McCullum Brendon Barrie McCullum (born 27 September 1981) is a cricket coach, commentator and former cricketer representing New Zealand, who played all formats, including as captain. McCullum was renowned for his quick scoring, notably recording the f ...

(born 1981), New Zealand cricketer * Baz Nagle (1933–1997), Canadian Football League player *

Barry North Air Marshal Sir Barry Mark North, (born 13 September 1959) is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer, who served as Deputy Commander (Personnel) at RAF Air Command. A helicopter pilot, North has held command appointments at all levels, nota ...

(born 1959), British Royal Air Force air marshal *

Basil O'Meara Basil Edmund "Baz" O'Meara (June 5, 1892 – October 25, 1971), was a Canadian sports journalist. A columnist for the ''Montreal Star'', he won the Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award in 1984 and is a member of the media section of the Hockey Hall of ...

(1892–1971), Canadian sports journalist *

Barry Thomson Barry "Baz" Thomson is an English musician, best known for being the lead and rhythm guitarist for death metal band Bolt Thrower until their disbandment in 2016. He co-founded the band in 1986, and was also the main songwriter of the band. He r ...

, guitarist and co-founder of the British death metal band Bolt Thrower *

Baz Warne Barry "Baz" Warne (born 25 March 1964 in Sunderland, England) is the current guitarist and vocalist of The Stranglers. Earlier in his career, he was the guitarist and frontman of numerous bands. His first recordings to be released were with t ...

(born 1964), lead and bass guitarist and vocalist of the punk rock band The Stranglers * Barry Du Bois (born 1960), Australian designer, building expert, television presenter and author

Fictional characters

*Baz, in the novel ''Carry On'' by

Rainbow Rowell Rainbow Rowell (born February 24, 1973) is an American author known for young adult and adult contemporary novels. Her young adult novels '' Eleanor & Park'' (2012), ''Fangirl'' (2013) and '' Carry On'' (2015) have been subjects of critical acclai ...

Simon Baz Simon Baz, one of the characters known as Green Lantern, is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics, created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Doug Mahnke. Baz is an officer of the Green Lantern Corps, an extraterr ...

, a DC Comics character *Barbara "Baz" Wilder, a former character on the British TV series ''Casualty'' *The Baz, a recurring character in ''

Divekick ''Divekick'' is a 2D competitive fighting game originally developed by One True Game Studios, an independent collective of competitive gamers. A demo of the game was showcased at several competitive events, and after a positive reaction, the grou ...

'' and other kickstarter indie games

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