Barba (which means "beard" in
Spanish,
Portuguese and
Italian) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
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Antonella Barba (born 1986), U.S. singer and contestant on ''American Idol''
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Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby footballer
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Eric Barba, special effects artist
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Eugenio Barba (born 1936), Italian author and director
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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
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Fidel LaBarba (1905–1981), U.S. boxer and sportswriter
* Javier Barba, lead guitar of Mexican rock band
Los Depas
Los Depas are a Mexican rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, C ...
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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
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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
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Paul Barbă Neagră
Paul Barbă Neagră (or Barbăneagră) (February 11, 1929 – October 13, 2009) was a Romanian film director and essayist who, starting in 1957, has directed short and medium-length documentaries on topics related to culture and the arts. In 19 ...
(born 1929), Romanian film director
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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
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Victoria Barbă
Victoria Ivanovna Barbă (also Barbe; 19 September 1926 – 3 May 2020; russian: Виктория Ивановна Барбэ) was a Moldovan animated film director, focused on movies for children. Having been born in modern Russia, she studied ...
(1926–2020), Moldovan animated film director
Fictional characters
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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) appearing on ''
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''
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Barbapapa, the title character, and name of the "species" of said character, of a series of children's books
See also
* The Barba river, a tributary of the Vologne in the French Vosges
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Barba
Barba (which means "beard" in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
People
* Antonella Barba (born 1986), U.S. singer and contestant on ''American Idol''
* Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby f ...
'' as the latin root of the word "
beard"
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Barbas
In demonology, Marbas or Barbas is a demon described in the Ars Goetia. He is described as the Great President of Hell governing thirty-six legions of demons. He answers truly on hidden or secret things, causes and heals diseases, gives wisdom ...
, in demonology
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Barbas (''Charmed''), a fictional character
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Barbas (surname) Barbas is a Spanish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
* Carlos F. Barbas III (1964–2014), American chemist
* Coral Barbas, Spanish scientist
* Konstantinos Barbas (born 1983), Greek footballer
* Yoann Barbas
Yoann Barbas (born ...
* Barba is the last palace dungeon of the sixth dungeon in
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link. He is a serpent. When
Nintendo
is a Japanese Multinational corporation, multinational video game company headquartered in Kyoto, Japan. It develops video games and video game consoles.
Nintendo was founded in 1889 as by craftsman Fusajiro Yamauchi and originally produce ...
released Zelda II in Europe and America, they called the palace boss Barba, but this has since been
retconned as Volvagia, which is his original name in the Japanese version of Zelda II.
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