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Ben-Hur Baz Ben-Hur Baz (1906–2003) was a painter of pin-up art. Born in Mexico in 1906, Baz was a pin-up and glamour artist who became known in the late 1940s and 1950s for his association with '' Esquire'' magazine. He painted pin-ups for their Gal ...

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

Gustavo Baz Prada Gustavo Baz Prada (Tlalnepantla de Baz, 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. ...

(1894–1987), Mexican politician *

Ignacio Baz Ignacio Baz (1826–1887) was an Argentina, Argentine painter who painted many portraits of notable people in the region during his lifetime. Life Ignacio Baz was born in San Miguel de Tucumán in 1826 and died in 1887. He was a disciple, al ...

(1826–1887), Argentine portrait painter * Jamil Baz, 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 (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 On March 1, 1994, Lebanese-born terrorist Rashid Baz shot at a van of 15 Chabad-Lubavitch Orthodox Jewish students who were traveling on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York City, killing one and injuring three others. In 2005, this shooting was r ...

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Baz Mohammad Ahmadi Baz Mohammad Ahmadi (Ahmady) is the Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics and the former Governor of Badakhshan, in Afghanistan. He used to be Governor of Ghor Province. Ahmadi is an ethnic Tajik and was a mid-level commander in t ...

(), Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics and former Governor of Badakhshan, Afghanistan * Baz Bamigboye, British journalist * Baz Muhammad Khan (), 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 ha ...

(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, notabl ...

(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 The Elmer Ferguson Memorial Award is an accolade presented annually ...

(1892–1971), Canadian sports journalist *

Barry Thomson Barry "Baz" Thomson is an English people, 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 o ...

, 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 ...

(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 acclaim. ...

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 extraterre ...

, 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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