Barbour is a surname of Scottish origin. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexander Barbour (1862–1930), Scottish international footballer *

Anna Maynard Barbour Anna Maynard Barbour (died May 10, 1941) was an American author of best-selling fiction. A 1903 article in ''The Atlantic Monthly'' stated that "A. Maynard Barbour has been generally hailed as the most successful of American writers of mystery." B ...

(d.1941), an American author *

Conway Barbour Conway Barbour (1818 – 1876) was enslaved, worked as a ship steward, became a businessman, and lawyer. He served as a state legislator in Arkansas and was elected to the Arkansas House of Representatives in 1871. Professor Victoria L. Harrison w ...

(1818–1876), American former slave and Arkansas state legislator * Dave Barbour (1912–1965), an American jazz guitarist * Edward A. Barbour Jr., an American politician *

Eilidh Barbour Eilidh Margaret Barbour (; born 14 December 1982) is a Scottish television presenter and reporter. In 2017, she was named as the main presenter for BBC's golf coverage, replacing Hazel Irvine in the role. Career In 2005, Barbour graduated from ...

(b.1982), Scottish television presenter and reporter * Erwin Hinckley Barbour (1856–1947), an American geologist and paleontologist *

George Brown Barbour George Brown Barbour FGS FRSE FRSSA (1890–1977) was an internationally renowned Scottish geologist and educator. Life He was born in Edinburgh, Scotland, 22 August 1890. He was the son of the eminent gynaecologist, Alexander Hugh Freeland Bar ...

(1890-1977), Scottish geologist and educator * Haley Reeves Barbour (b.1947), an American attorney, politician, and lobbyist who served as the 63rd Governor of Mississippi *

Henry Gray Barbour Henry Gray Barbour (28 March 1886 – 23 September 1943) was an American physiologist and pharmacologist who served as a professor of pharmacology and toxicology at Yale University. He studied water exchange and metabolism associated with thermal ...

(1886–1943), American physiologist and pharmacologist *

Ian Barbour Ian Graeme Barbour (1923–2013) was an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion. According to the Public Broadcasting Service his mid-1960s '' Issues in Science and Religion'' "has been credited with literally creating ...

(1923–2013), an American scholar on the relationship between science and religion * James Barbour (1775–1842), the 18th Governor of Virginia, U.S. Senator, and United States Secretary of War * James Barbour (1828–1895), Virginia lawyer, planter, politician, and Confederate officer *

James Stacy Barbour James Barbour (born April 25, 1966) is an American singer and theatre actor who played the title role in the Broadway production of ''The Phantom of the Opera'' from February 2015 until December 2017. Among his other credits are the Beast in ...

(born 1966), an American singer and theatre actor *

John Barbour John Barbour may refer to: * John Barbour (poet) (1316–1395), Scottish poet * John Barbour (MP for New Shoreham), MP for New Shoreham 1368-1382 * John Barbour (footballer) (1890–1916), Scottish footballer * John S. Barbour (1790–1855), U. ...

(–1395), a Scottish poet and the first major named literary figure to write in Scots * John Barbour (actor) (b.1933), a Canadian actor, comedian, and television host who has worked extensively in the United States * John S. Barbour Jr. (1820–1892), a U.S. Representative and a Senator from Virginia * Josephus Pius Barbour (1894–1974), American Baptist pastor * Julian Barbour (b.1937), a British physicist with research interests in quantum gravity and the history of science *

Lucius A. Barbour Lucius Albert Barbour (January 26, 1846, in Madison, Indiana – November 6, 1922) was the twenty-six Adjutant General of the State of Connecticut. Barbour was a teller in the Charter Oak Bank. Barbour political affiliations were with the Republi ...

(1846–1922), American general * Mary Barbour (1875–1958), a Scottish political activist * Nelson H. Barbour (1824–1905), a Millerite Adventist writer and publisher * Philip Lemont Barbour (1898–1980), an American linguist, historian, and radio broadcaster *

Philip P. Barbour Philip Pendleton Barbour (May 25, 1783 – February 25, 1841) was the tenth speaker of the United States House of Representatives and an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He is the only individual to serve in both ...

(1783–1841), 10th Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives and an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, brother of James Barbour * Ralph Henry Barbour (1870–1944), an American author of sports fiction for boys * Robert Barbour (New South Wales politician) (1827–1895), Australian politician, merchant, and squatter * Robert Barbour (Victorian politician) (–1914), Australian politician * Robert Barbour (RAF officer) (1895–1980), Scottish World War I flying ace * Robert Barbour (cricketer) (1899–1994), Australian cricketer * Robin Barbour (1921–2014), Church of Scotland minister and author * Samuel Barbour (1860–1938), an Australian chemist, photographer, and X-ray pioneer * Thomas Barbour (1884–1946), an American herpetologist * Thomas Barbour Lathrop (1847–1927), an American philanthropist and world traveler, grandson of James Barbour *

Tommy Barbour Thomas Parkhill Barbour (13 November 1887 – 29 August 1967) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a wing half or full back. He played in the Football League for Derby County and Darlington. Playing career Born in Largs, Ayrsh ...

(1887–1967), Scottish footballer * Walworth Barbour (1908–1982), a United States Ambassador to Israel *

William Warren Barbour William Warren Barbour (July 31, 1888November 22, 1943) was an American Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1931 to 1937 and again from 1938 until his death in office in 1943. He was also a bus ...

(1888–1943), a US Senator from New Jersey Notable people with the given name Barbour include: * Arthur Bruce Barbour Moore (1906–2004), Canadian Moderator of the United Church of Canada, President and Vice-Chancellor of Victoria University in the University of Toronto * Barbour Lewis (1818–1893), an American politician and a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for Tennessee

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