Barba (which means "beard" in

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Cana ...

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and

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) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

People

Antonella Barba Antonella Maria Barba (born November 26, 1986) is an American singer. Born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, Barba rose to prominence while competing on the sixth season of ''American Idol''. She attracted me ...

(born 1986), U.S. singer and contestant on ''American Idol'' *

Ben Barba Ben Barba (born 13 June 1989) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who last played for St Helens in the Super League. He primarily played as a or . He was banned by both the NRL and Rugby Football League in February ...

(born 1989), Australian rugby footballer *

Eric Barba Eric Barba is a visual effects supervisor for television, film, and commercial advertising. After studying at the Art Center College of Design, Barba began his career at Steven Spielberg's Amblin Imaging as a digital artist on ''SeaQuest 2032'' a ...

, special effects artist *

Eugenio Barba Eugenio Barba (born 29 October 1936) is an Italian author and theatre director based in Denmark. He is the founder of the Odin Theatre and the International School of Theatre Anthropology, both located in Holstebro, Denmark. Biography Barba was ...

(born 1936), Italian author and director *

Federico Barba Federico Barba (born 1 September 1993) is an Italian footballer who plays for club Como as a central defender. Biography Youth career Born in Rome, Italy, Barba was a six-year-old boy when began to play at the Axa Soccer School. Playing as a lef ...

(born 1993), Italian footballer *

Fidel LaBarba Fidel LaBarba (September 29, 1905 – October 2, 1981) was an American boxing, boxer and sportswriter. He was born in New York City and grew up in Los Angeles, California. LaBarba began his amateur career at fourteen, eventually winning the fl ...

(1905–1981), U.S. boxer and sportswriter * Javier Barba, lead guitar of Mexican rock band Los Depas *

Juan Barbas Juan Alberto Barbas (born 23 August 1959 in San Martín, Buenos Aires) is a retired Argentine footballer who played as an attacking or defensive midfielder. He played for a number of clubs in Argentina, Spain, Italy, and Switzerland before tu ...

(born 1959), Argentine footballer *

María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba, known as ''la Güera'' Rodríguez ("Rodríguez the Blonde") (20 November 1778 in Mexico City – 1 November 1850 in Mexico City) was a wealthy American-born Spanish woman and a proponent of ...

(1778–1851), figure in the society of Mexico City * Paul Barbă Neagră (born 1929), Romanian film director *

Porfirio Barba-Jacob Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez (July 29, 1883 – January 14, 1942), better known by his pseudonym, Porfirio Barba-Jacob, was a Colombian poet and writer. Born in Santa Rosa de Osos, Antioquia, to parents Antonio María Osorio and Pastora B ...

, pseudonym of Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, Colombian poet * Victoria Barbă (1926–2020), Moldovan animated film director

Fictional characters

Rafael Barba Rafael Barba is a fictional character portrayed by Raúl Esparza, who joined the cast of the long-running NBC crime drama series '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' on a recurring basis during the 14th season episode " Twenty-Five Acts". The ...

, (

Raúl Esparza Raúl Eduardo Esparza (born October 24, 1970) is an American stage, screen, and voice actor. Considered one of Broadway's leading men since the 2000s, he is best known for his Tony Award-nominated performance as Bobby in the 2006 Broadway reviva ...

) appearing on '' Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' *

Barbapapa ''Barbapapa'' is a 1970 children's picture book by the French-American couple Annette Tison and Talus Taylor, who lived in Paris, France. Barbapapa is both the title character and the name of his "species". The book was the first of a series of ...

, the title character, and name of the "species" of said character, of a series of children's books

People

Fictional characters

See also