Barry or Berry is both a

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and a surname. The given name can be an Anglicised form of some

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personal names A personal name, or full name, in onomastic terminology also known as prosoponym (from Ancient Greek πρόσωπον / ''prósōpon'' - person, and ὄνομα / ''onoma'' - name), is the set of names by which an individual person is known, ...

or shortened form of Barrington, while the surname has numerous etymological origins, and is derived from both

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and personal names.

Etymology

Of given name

The given name ''Barry'' is derived from Gaelic, possibly being an Anglicised form of the personal name ''Báire'', which is a short form of the related

names ''Bairrfhionn'' or ''Barrfind'' ("fair-headed", "fair-haired"), and '' Finbar'' or ''Fionnbharr'' ("fair-topped", "fair-haired"). For example, ''Barry'' is sometimes derived from the Irish ''Bairre'', ''Barra'', and ''Barre'', which are in turn forms of the name ''Barrfind''. Furthermore, ''Barry'' is sometimes an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Finnbarr'', which also has short forms of ''Bairre'', ''Barra'', and ''Barre''. Similarly, ''Barry'' is sometimes an Anglicised form of the latter short form ''Barra''. In other cases, ''Barry'' is an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Berach'' ("pointed", "spear", "sharp"). Since the twentieth century, the name has become very popular in Australia. A variant form of the given name is ''

Barrie Barrie is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada, about north of Toronto. The city is within Simcoe County and located along the shores of Kempenfelt Bay, the western arm of Lake Simcoe. Although physically in Simcoe County, Barrie is politically ...

''. In the Netherlands the form ''Berry'' is also used.

Pet form A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for ...

s of the name are ''Baz'' and ''Bazza''. Barry may also be a

hypocorism A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

for

Bartholomew Bartholomew (Aramaic: ; grc, Βαρθολομαῖος, translit=Bartholomaîos; la, Bartholomaeus; arm, Բարթողիմէոս; cop, ⲃⲁⲣⲑⲟⲗⲟⲙⲉⲟⲥ; he, בר-תולמי, translit=bar-Tôlmay; ar, بَرثُولَماو� ...

. As a given name, ''Barry'' is currently less common than it once was. It rose in popularity during the 1930s and 1940s, and was in the top 100 names through the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names (the last time was in 2004, where it ranked 963). Barry's highest rank was 61, which was achieved in 1962. US President

Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, Obama was the first African-American president of the ...

was called by the nickname Barry when younger, which he eventually halted. Barry as a given name may also be from the surname, as with

Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore Barry Yelverton, 1st Viscount Avonmore, PC (Ire) KC (28 May 1736 – 19 August 1805), was an Irish judge and politician, who gave his name to Yelverton's Act 1782, which effectively repealed Poynings' Law and thus restored the independence of t ...

, whose mother's maiden name was Barry.

Of surname

The surname ''Barry'' has numerous origins. In some cases the surname ''Barry'' is an Anglicised form of the Irish ''Ó Beargha'', meaning "descendant of ''Beargh''". The

byname An epithet (, ), also byname, is a descriptive term (word or phrase) known for accompanying or occurring in place of a name and having entered common usage. It has various shades of meaning when applied to seemingly real or fictitious people, di ...

''Beargh'' means "plunderer" or "spear-like". In other cases ''Barry'' is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Báire'', meaning "descendant of ''Báire''". Reaney; Wilson (1995) p. 30; ''Barry Family History'' (n.d.). Alternatively, ''Barry'' is a

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form of the personal name ''Henry''. ''Barry Family History'' (n.d.). In such cases, the name is partly derived from the Welsh ''ap Harry'', as is the case of the similar surname ''Parry''. In other cases, the surname ''Barry'' is derived from a place name, sometimes seemingly of Continental origin, and sometimes from a British place name, such as

Barry, Angus Barry (Scottish Gaelic: ''Barraidh'') is a small village in Angus, Scotland, on Barry Burn at the mouth of the River Tay. The recent completion of a bypass for the village on the A930 road from Dundee to Carnoustie is something that was or ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...

. The surname ''Barry'', when originating in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

, is chiefly derived from the

Cambro-Norman Cambro-Normans ( la, Cambria; "Wales", cy, Normaniaid Cymreig; nrf, Nouormands Galles) were Normans who settled in southern Wales, and the Welsh Marches, after the Norman invasion of Wales, allied with their counterpart families who settled E ...

family of

de Barry The de Barry family is a noble family of Cambro-Norman origins which held extensive land holdings in Wales and Ireland. The founder of the family was a Norman Knight, Odo, who assisted in the Norman Conquest of England during the 11th century. ...

(from

Barry, Vale of Glamorgan Barry ( cy, Y Barri; ) is a town in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, on the north coast of the Bristol Channel approximately south-southwest of Cardiff. Barry is a seaside resort, with attractions including several beaches and the resurrected Bar ...

), who were prominent in the 12th-century

Norman invasion of Ireland The Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland took place during the late 12th century, when Anglo-Normans gradually conquered and acquired large swathes of land from the Irish, over which the kings of England then claimed sovereignty, all allegedly san ...

. In Irish, this family's name is rendered ''de Barra''. In

, the surname ''Barry'' occurs most commonly in Munster and south

Leinster Leinster ( ; ga, Laighin or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, situated in the southeast and east of Ireland. The province comprises the ancient Kingdoms of Meath, Leinster and Osraige. Following the 12th-century Norman invasion of ...

. The concentrations of the surname in

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could correspond with the ''Ó Beargha'' origin of the name, while the concentration of the surname in

West Cork West Cork ( ga, Iarthar Chorcaí) is a tourist region and municipal district in County Cork, Ireland. As a municipal district, West Cork falls within the administrative area of Cork County Council, and includes the towns of Bantry, Castletownber ...

could correspond with the ''Ó Báire'' origin. There is a surname ''Barry'', variant form of the rarer ''Barri'', typical of the south of France, that means "rampart, city wall" and by extension "suburb", that is to say "somebody from the suburb or living near the rampart". Variant forms include ''Delbarry'' and ''Dubarry''. Barry is also a common surname given among the

Fula people The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people ( ff, Fulɓe, ; french: Peul, links=no; ha, Fulani or Hilani; pt, Fula, links=no; wo, Pël; bm, Fulaw) are one of the largest ethnic groups in the Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region ...

West Africa West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of Africa. The United Nations defines Western Africa as the 16 countries of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Mali, M ...

( ff, 𞤄𞤢𞤪𞤭, italics=no, Bari).

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 59.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Barry'' were residents of Guinea (frequency 1:17), 14.7% of

Burkina Faso Burkina Faso (, ; , ff, 𞤄𞤵𞤪𞤳𞤭𞤲𞤢 𞤊𞤢𞤧𞤮, italic=no) is a landlocked country in West Africa with an area of , bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the southeast, Togo and Ghana to ...

(1:104), 5.4% of the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

(1:5,629), 4.5% of

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

(1:274), 3.7% of

Mali Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mal ...

(1:384), 1.2% of

England England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Wales to its west and Scotland to its north. The Irish Sea lies northwest and the Celtic Sea to the southwest. It is separated from continental Europe b ...

(1:3,951), 1.1% of

(1:362) and 1.0% of Australia (1:2,004).

People with the surname

* A. Constantine Barry (1815–1888), American educator and politician * Alice Mary Barry (1880–1955), Irish doctor *

Alfred Barry Alfred Barry (15 January 18261 April 1910) was the third Bishop of Sydney serving 1884–1889. Over the course of his career, Barry served as headmaster of independent schools, Principal of King's College London university and founded Angl ...

(1826–1910), Anglican Bishop of Sydney; second son of Charles Barry * Angela Barry, Bermudian writer and educator *

Ann Street Barry Ann Street Barry aka Ann Dancer later Ann Crawford (1734 – 29 November 1801), was a British singer, dancer and stage actress. Life Barry was born in Bath, England, to an apothecary named James Street. Her brother, William Street, later became ...

(1734–1801), English actress; second wife of Spranger Barry *

Bonny Barry Veronica Lesley "Bonny" Barry (born 30 January 1960) is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Aspley. Barry was first elected to parliament ...

(born 1960), Australian politician *

Brent Barry Brent Robert Barry (born December 31, 1971), also known by the nickname "Bones", is an American basketball executive, broadcaster and former player. He is the current vice president of basketball operations for the San Antonio Spurs. The shooti ...

(born 1971), American sports commentator and basketball player; third son of Rick Barry *

Brian Barry Brian Barry, (7 August 1936 – 10 March 2009) was a moral and political philosopher. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford, obtaining the degrees of B.A. and D.Phil. under the direction of H. L. A. Hart. Along with David Braybrooke ...

(1936–2009), British philosopher * Canyon Barry (born 1994), American basketball player; youngest son of Rick Barry *

Charles Barry Sir Charles Barry (23 May 1795 – 12 May 1860) was a British architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster (also known as the Houses of Parliament) in London during the mid-19th century, but also respons ...

(1795–1860), English architect, main designer of the Palace of Westminster *

Charles Barry Jr. Charles Barry Jr. (1823–1900) was an England, English architect of the mid-late 19th century, and eldest son of Sir Charles Barry. Like his younger brother and fellow architect Edward Middleton Barry, Charles Jr. designed numerous buildings in ...

(1823–1900), English architect; eldest son of Charles Barry * Christian Barry, American philosopher * Christopher Barry (born 1925), British television director *

Claudja Barry Claudja Barry (born in 1952) is a Jamaican singer, songwriter and actress. Her successful songs were " Down and Counting", "Boogie Woogie Dancin' Shoes" (which peaked at #56 on Billboard Hot 100 on June 9, 1979), "Dancing Fever", and others. As ...

(born 1952), Jamaican-Canadian singer and actress * B. Constance Barry, American actor *

Damion Barry Damion Ian Kenton Barry (born 3 March 1982 in Chaguanas) is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres. His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain. He attended the ...

(born 1982), Trinidadian sprinter * Daniel Barry (disambiguation) * Dave Barry (born 1947), American author and columnist, winner of the Pulitzer Prize * David Barry (disambiguation) * David de Barry, 5th Viscount Barry (–1617), Irish peer * Dede Barry (born 1972), American cyclist * Denis Barry (1929–2003), president of the United States Chess Federation (1993–96) *

Denny Barry Denis "Denny" Barry (15 July 1883 – 20 November 1923) was an Irish Republican who died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes, shortly after the Irish Civil War. Early life Barry was born into a farming family in Riverstick, in south Cou ...

(1883–1923), Irish Republican, died during the 1923 Irish hunger strikes *

Dick Barry William Logan Barry (February 9, 1926 – May 22, 2013) was an American lawyer and politician. Born in Lexington, Tennessee, Barry served in the United States Army in Japan. He received his bachelors and law degrees from Vanderbilt University ...

(1926–2013), American politician and lawyer * Donald T. Barry (1928–2017), American politician *

Don "Red" Barry Donald Barry de Acosta (January 11, 1912 – July 17, 1980), also known as Red Barry and Milton Poimboeuf, was an American film and television actor. He was nicknamed "Red" after appearing as the first Red Ryder in the highly successful 19 ...

(1912–1980), American film actor * Drew Barry (born 1973), American retired basketball player; fourth son of Rick Barry *

Edward Middleton Barry Edward Middleton Barry RA (7 June 1830 – 27 January 1880) was an English architect of the 19th century. Biography Edward Barry was the third son of Sir Charles Barry, born in his father's house, 27 Foley Place, London. In infancy he was ...

(1830–80), English architect; third son of Charles Barry *

Elizabeth Barry Elizabeth Barry (1658 – 7 November 1713) was an English actress of the Restoration period. Elizabeth Barry's biggest influence on Restoration drama was her presentation of performing as the tragic actress. She worked in large, prestigious ...

(1658–1713), English actress * Fred Barry (born 1948), American football player in the National Football League * Frederick G. Barry (1845–1909), member of the U.S. House of Representatives *

Gareth Barry Gareth Barry (born 23 February 1981) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He made 653 Premier League appearances for Aston Villa, Manchester City, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the highest number of ap ...

(born 1981), English footballer * Garret Barry (disambiguation) *

Gene Barry Gene Barry (born Eugene Klass, June 14, 1919 – December 9, 2009) was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films '' The Atomic City'' (1952) and ''The War of The Worl ...

(1919–2009), American stage, screen and television actor * Gerald Barry (disambiguation) * Glenn Barry, American musician, bass player in the symphonic metal band

Kamelot Kamelot is an American power metal band from Tampa, Florida, formed by Thomas Youngblood, in 1987. The Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album '' Siége Perilous'', and shared songwriting credit with Youngblood until his departure in A ...

* Grant Barry, American musician *

Hilary Barry Hilary Ann Barry (née Pankhurst, born 4 December 1969) is a New Zealand journalist and television personality who co-hosts '' Seven Sharp'' with Jeremy Wells on TVNZ 1. She was a newsreader on TV3 for many years and until 2016, presented the 6 ...

(born 1969), New Zealand television personality * Jack Barry (disambiguation) * James Barry (disambiguation) *

James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant and 17th Baron Barry (1520–1581) was an Irish magnate. He joined the rebels in the Desmond Rebellion and died in captivity at Dublin Castle. Birth and origins James was born in 1520, probably at Rathb ...

(1520–81), Irish peer * Jason Barry-Smith (born 1969), Australian operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer and arranger *

Jeff Barry Jeff Barry (born Joel Adelberg; April 3, 1938) is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer. Among the most successful songs that he has co-written in his career are " Do Wah Diddy Diddy", " Da Doo Ron Ron", " Then He Kiss ...

(born 1938), American pop music songwriter, singer and record producer * Jeff Barry (baseball) (born 1968), was a Major League Baseball player * J. Esmonde Barry (1923–2007), Canadian healthcare activist and political commentator * Joan Barry (disambiguation) * Joe Barry (disambiguation), several people * John Barry (disambiguation) * John Wolfe Barry (1836–1918), English civil engineer, co-designer of Tower Bridge; youngest son of Charles Barry *

Jon Barry Jon Alan Barry (born July 25, 1969) is an American former basketball player and current television analyst for ABC and ESPN. Biography Barry is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry and Pam Connolly, and has three brothers: Scooter, Brent, a ...

(born 1969), American television analyst and basketball player; second son of Rick Barry * Jonathan Barry (born 1988), Bahamian cricketer *

Jonathan B. Barry Jonathan B. Barry (born June 20, 1945) is an American politician, public servant, businessman, and farmer from Wisconsin. Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Barry graduated from Shorewood High School. In 1967, he graduated from University of Wisconsin ...

(born 1945), American Democratic politician, businessman, and farmer * Joseph Barry (born 1940), American real estate developer *

Joyce Barry Joyce Barry (March 1919 – 23 November 1999) was an Australian cyclist who held numerous records for long-distance cycling, most notably the women's seven-day record. Biography Barry was born in March 1919, the third daughter of Mr and Mrs Ja ...

(1919–1999), Australian cyclist * Kate Barry (1752–1823), heroine of the American Revolutionary War *

Keane Barry Keane Neill Barry (born 25 June 2002) is an Irish professional darts player who plays in Professional Darts Corporation (PDC) and Youth Development Tour events. The highlight of his career was beating Conor Allen in a narrow 2-0 victory in a j ...

(born 2002), Irish darts player * Keith Barry (born 1976), Irish illusionist, mentalist and close-up magician *

Kevin Barry Kevin Gerard Barry (20 January 1902 – 1 November 1920) was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) soldier who was executed by the British Government during the Irish War of Independence. He was sentenced to death for his part in an attack upon a Brit ...

(1902–20), Irish Republican Army member *

Kevin Barry (boxer) Kevin Michael Joseph Barry (born 10 October 1959, in Christchurch) is a New Zealand former boxer, boxing trainer, manager and occasional commentator. He is the son of noted boxing trainer Kevin Barry Sr. Amateur career Kevin Barry's first in ...

(born 1959), New Zealand boxer, boxing trainer and manager *

Krystal Barry The Miss New Hampshire USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state of New Hampshire in the Miss USA pageant. It was directed by The Clemente Organization based in Malden, Massachusetts from 2013 to 2019. GDB Thea ...

, American beauty queen * Kyra Tirana Barry (born 1966), Team Leader for United States Women's National wrestling team *

Len Barry Leonard Warren Borisoff (June 12, 1942 – November 5, 2020), known professionally as Len Barry, was an American singer, songwriter, lyricist, record producer, author, and poet. Life and career Born on June 12, 1942 and raised in Philadelphia, ...

(1942–2020), American singer, songwriter and record producer * Leo Barry (born 1977), Australian rules footballer * Liam Barry (born 1971), New Zealand rugby union player * Luís Barry (born 1982), Portuguese football player known simply as Barry * Lyall Barry, New Zealand swimmer *

Lynda Barry Linda Jean Barry (born January 2, 1956) is an American cartoonist. Barry is best known for her weekly comic strip ''Ernie Pook's Comeek''. She garnered attention with her 1988 illustrated novel ''The Good Times are Killing Me'', about an inte ...

(born 1956), American cartoonist, author, and teacher * Lynn Norenberg Barry (born 1959), American basketball player and administrator; current wife of Rick Barry and mother of Canyon Barry * Madame du Barry (1743–1793), French courtier * Mamadou Barry, Guinean footballer *

Margaret Stuart Barry Margaret Stuart Barry (born Margaret Stuart Bell on 7 December 1927) is an English children's writer, and is best known for creating the Simon and the Witch series of books. She has written other series for young readers, including the Attic T ...

(born 1927), English writer *

Marion Barry Marion Shepilov Barry (born Marion Barry Jr.; March 6, 1936 – November 23, 2014) was an American politician who served as the second and fourth mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991 and 1995 to 1999. A Democrat, Barry had served ...

(1936–2014), American politician * Martin Barry (1802–1855), British physician and embryologist * Marty Barry (1905–1969), Canadian ice hockey player * Mary Barry, Canadian musician *

Maryanne Trump Barry Maryanne Trump Barry (born April 5, 1937) is an American attorney and a retired United States federal judge. She became an Assistant United States Attorney in 1974, and was first appointed to the United States District Court for the District o ...

(born 1937), American attorney *

Max Barry Max Barry (born 18 March 1973) is an Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including politics. When he published his first novel, ''Syrup'', he spelled his name "Maxx", but subsequently has used "Max". Barry is also th ...

(born 1973), Australian author * Michael Barry (disambiguation) *

Morris Barry Morris Randolph Barry (9 February 1918 – 20 November 2000) was born in Northampton, England. He was a producer and director for the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s, and also worked as an actor. He made his name as a producer and director o ...

(1918–2000), English TV producer *

Norman Barry Norman Christopher Barry (December 25, 1897 – October 13, 1988) was an American judge, politician, and football coach. Political and judicial career Barry was born in Chicago, Illinois. He went to the Chicago public schools and then went ...

(1897–1988), American judge, politician, and football coach * Norman P. Barry (1944–2008), English philosopher *

Odell Barry Odell Carl Barry (October 10, 1941 – January 3, 2022) was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver for the Denver Broncos in the American Football League (AFL). He played college football at Findlay University und ...

(1941-2022), American football player * Pat Barry (kickboxer) (born 1979), American kickboxer and retired mixed martial artist *

Patricia Barry Patricia Barry (born Patricia Allen White, November 16, 1921 – October 11, 2016) was an American stage, film, and television actress. Although Barry has numerous credits performing in stage productions and in films, the majority of her work wa ...

(1922–2016), American actress * Patrick Barry (disambiguation) * Paul Barry (disambiguation), several people *

Peter Barry (politician) Peter Barry (10 August 1928 – 26 August 2016) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Tánaiste from January 1987 to March 1987, Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 1977 to 1987 and 1991 to 1993, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1982 to ...

(1928–2016), Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman * Philip Barry (1896–1949), American dramatist * Rahmane Barry (born 1986), Senegalese footballer * Ralph Andrews Barry (1883–1939), philatelic writer * Raymond J. Barry (born 1937), American actor *

Redmond Barry Sir Redmond Barry, (7 June 181323 November 1880), was a colonial judge in Victoria, Australia of Anglo-Irish origins. Barry was the inaugural Chancellor of the University of Melbourne, serving from 1853 until his death in 1880. He is arguably ...

(1813–1880), Anglo-Irish-Australian judge * Richard Barry (disambiguation) *

Rick Barry Richard Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28, 1944) is an American retired professional basketball player who starred at the NCAA, American Basketball Association (ABA) and National Basketball Association (NBA) levels. Barry ranks among the ...

(born 1944), American basketball player * Robert L. Barry (born 1934), American diplomat * Rod Barry, American pornographic actor *

Sam Barry Justin McCarthy "Sam" Barry (December 17, 1892 – September 23, 1950) was an American collegiate coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports - football, baseball, and basketball. He remains one of only three coaches to ...

(1892–1959), American sportsman * Scooter Barry (born 1966), American basketball player; oldest son of Rick Barry *

Sebastian Barry Sebastian Barry (born 5 July 1955) is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet. He was named Laureate for Irish Fiction, 2019–2021. He is noted for his lyrical literary writing style and is considered one of Ireland's finest writers. Barry's l ...

(born 1955), Irish writer *

Spranger Barry Spranger Barry (23 November 1719 – 10 January 1777) was an Irish actor. Life He was born in Skinner's Row, Dublin, the son of a silversmith, to whose business he was brought up. He took over the business but was not successful. His fir ...

(1719–1777), Irish actor *

Stuart Milner-Barry Sir Philip Stuart Milner-Barry (20 September 1906 – 25 March 1995) was a British chess player, chess writer, World War II codebreaker and civil servant. He represented England in chess both before and after World War II. He worked at Bletch ...

(1906–1995), British codebreaker, civil servant and chess player *

Susan R. Barry Susan R. Barry is a Professor Emeritus of Biological Sciences and Professor Emeritus of Neuroscience and Behavior at Mount Holyoke College and the author of two books, ''Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions'' and ...

, American neurobiologist * Sy Barry (born 1928), American comic-strip artist *

Tadhg Barry Tadhg Barry (1880 – 15 November 1921) was a veteran Irish republican, leading trade unionist, journalist, poet, Gaelic Athletic Association official, and alderman on Cork Corporation who was actively involved in, and eventually was killed duri ...

(1880–1921), leading Irish Republican, trade unionist, poet, and GAA official * Thomas A. Barry (–1947), American college football coach and player, lawyer, and industrial adviser *

Todd Barry Todd or Todds may refer to: Places ;Australia: * Todd River, an ephemeral river ;United States: * Todd Valley, California, also known as Todd, an unincorporated community * Todd, Missouri, a ghost town * Todd, North Carolina, an unincorporat ...

(born 1964), American actor and comedian * Tom Barry (Irish republican) (1897–1980), Irish republican leader *

Tom Barry (screenwriter) Tom Barry (born Hal Donahue; July 31, 1885 – November 7, 1931) was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. He was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for ''In Old Arizona'' and '' The Valiant'' at the 2nd Academy Aw ...

(1885–1931), American screenwriter *

Tony Barry Tony Barry (28 August 1941 – 21 December 2022) was an Australian actor and activist best known for his television and film roles. Personal life Barry was born in Ipswich, Queensland, on 28 August 1941. He had one son. Barry was an environme ...

(1941–2022), Australian actor * Viola Barry (1894–1964), American film actress * Warren E. Barry, American politician *

Wesley Barry Wesley Barry (August 10, 1907 – April 11, 1994) was an American actor, director, and producer. Barry began his career as a child actor in silent motion pictures and later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a direc ...

(1907–1994), American child actor * William Barry (disambiguation)

People with ''Barry'' as a given name

Those for whom Barry is a hypocoristic for another given name are listed separately. *

Barry Alvarez Barry Lee Alvarez (born December 30, 1946) is a former American football coach and athletic director at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served as the head football coach at Wisconsin for 16 seasons, from 1990 to 2005, compiling a caree ...

(born 1946), American football coach and sports administrator * Barry Asher, American bowler *

Barry Atsma Barry Atsma (born 29 December 1972) is a Dutch actor. He became known in the Netherlands through his role in the TV series ''Rozengeur & Wodka Lime'' (2001–2005) and the movie ''The Black Book''. He is a recipient of both a Golden Calf and a ...

, Dutch actor *

Barry Austin Barry Austin (17 September 1968 – 1 January 2021) was a man from Castle Bromwich, West Midlands, England, who was widely reputed to be the fattest man in the United Kingdom. Life Multiple press reports claim that at his peak weight, he wei ...

(1968–2021), heaviest man in the United Kingdom *

Barry Bannan Barry Ryan Bannan (born 1 December 1989) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League One club Sheffield Wednesday. Bannan began his career at Albion Rovers before moving to the Celtic Academy and later the ...

, Scottish footballer * Barry K. Barnes, English stage and screen actor *

Barry Beckett Barry Edward Beckett (February 4, 1943 – June 10, 2009) was an American keyboardist, session musician, record producer, and studio founder. He is best known for his work with David Hood, Jimmy Johnson, and Roger Hawkins, his bandmates in ...

, American musician * Barry Bonds (born 1964), American baseball player *

Barry Bostwick Barry Knapp Bostwick (born February 24, 1945) is an American actor. He is best known for portraying Brad Majors in the musical comedy horror film ''The Rocky Horror Picture Show'' (1975) and Mayor Randall Winston in the sitcom ''Spin City'' (199 ...

, American actor *

Barry Chuckle The Chuckle Brothers were an English comedy double act comprising Barry David Elliott (24 December 1944 – 5 August 2018) and Paul Harman Elliott (born 18 October 1947). They were known for their BBC children's programme ''ChuckleVision'', w ...

, (born 1944) English comedian and half of the Chuckle Brothers double act * Barry Cottle (born 1961/62), American businessman, CEO of Scientific Games Corporation *

Barry Crane Barry Crane (born Barry Cohen; November 10, 1927 – July 5, 1985State of California (CA Death Index)Family Tree Legends Retrieved May 20, 2009.) was a prolific television producer and director, and a bridge player who "won more titles than anyon ...

, American television producer and bridge player *

Barry Cryer Barry Charles Cryer (23 March 1935 – 25 January 2022) was an English writer, comedian, and actor. As well as performing on stage, radio and television, Cryer wrote for many performers including Dave Allen, Stanley Baxter, Jack Benny, Rory ...

, British comedian *

Barry Davies Barry George Davies MBE (born 24 October 1937) is an English retired sports commentator and television presenter. He covered a wide range of sports in a long career, primarily for the BBC. Although best known for his football commentary, D ...

, BBC sports commentator *

Barry Diller Barry Charles Diller (born February 2, 1942) is an American businessman. He is Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC and Expedia Group and founded the Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting. Diller was inducted into the Television Hall o ...

, American businessman * Barry Evans (disambiguation) * Barry Fantoni, British writer, painter and jazz musician *

Barry Ferguson Barry Ferguson (born 2 February 1978) is a Scottish football coach, former player and pundit who was most recently the manager of Alloa Athletic. Ferguson spent most of his playing career at Rangers, in two spells either side of a £7.5 mill ...

, footballer who plays for Scotland and Blackpool FC * Barry Fitzgerald, Irish and American stage and motion picture actor *

Barry George Barry Michael George (born 15 April 1960) is an Englishman who was found guilty of the murder of English television presenter Jill Dando and whose conviction was overturned on appeal. Dando's profile and popularity ensured high public interes ...

(born 1960), British criminal *

Barry Gibb Sir Barry Alan Crompton Gibb (born 1 September 1946) is a British musician, singer-songwriter and record producer. He rose to worldwide fame as a member of the Bee Gees, one of the most commercially successful groups in the history of popula ...

(born 1946), English singer and musician, member of the Bee Gees * Barry Goldwater (1909–1998), American politician *

Barry Hall Barry Hall (born 8 February 1977) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the St Kilda Football Club, Sydney Swans and Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). He is considered to be one of the be ...

, Australian rules footballer *

Barry Hawkins Barry Hawkins (born 23 April 1979) is an English professional snooker player from Ditton, Kent. He turned professional in 1996, but only rose to prominence in the 2004–05 snooker season, when he reached the last 16 of the 2004 UK Championship ...

, English snooker player * Barry Hay, Dutch singer * Barry Hearn, English sporting events promoter *

Barry L. Houser Barry Lee Houser (born June 21, 1977) is an American musician and conductor (music), conductor who is the current director of the Marching Illini, University of Illinois Marching Illini. Houser is also the current Associate Director of Bands and ...

, American band director and conductor, currently the director of the

Marching Illini The Marching Illini (MI) is the marching band of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. The Marching Illini is an organization which annually includes approximately 400 students enrolled in the University of Illinois. Part of the College of ...

at the

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign The University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (U of I, Illinois, University of Illinois, or UIUC) is a public land-grant research university in Illinois in the twin cities of Champaign and Urbana. It is the flagship institution of the Univers ...

Barry Humphries John Barry Humphries (born 17 February 1934) is an Australian comedian, actor, author and satirist. He is best known for writing and playing his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage and Sir Les Patterson. He is also a film pr ...

(born 1934), Australian comedian *

Barry Jackson (director) Sir Barry Vincent Jackson (6 September 1879 – 3 April 1961) was an English theatre director, entrepreneur and the founder of the Birmingham Repertory Theatre and, alongside George Bernard Shaw, the Malvern Festival. Early life Jackson was ...

, English theatre director and founder of the Birmingham Repertory *

Barry John Barry John (born 6 January 1945) is a former Welsh rugby union fly-half who played, during the amateur era of the sport, in the 1960s, and early 1970s. John began his rugby career as a schoolboy playing for his local team Cefneithin RFC bef ...

(born 1945), Welsh rugby union player * Barry Jones (disambiguation) * Barry Joule (born 1954/55), Canadian writer * Barry Kramer, American basketball player and jurist *

Barry Larkin Barry Louis Larkin (born April 28, 1964) is an American former professional baseball player. He played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 2004. He briefly played in the minor leagues before making h ...

(born 1964), American baseball player * Barry Latman, American baseball player * Barry Leibowitz (born 1945),

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basketball player *

Barry Levinson Barry Lee Levinson (born April 6, 1942) is an American filmmaker, comedian and actor. Levinson's best-known works are mid-budget comedy drama and drama films such as '' Diner'' (1982); ''The Natural'' (1984); '' Good Morning, Vietnam'' (1987); ...

, American film director *

Barry Lopez Barry Holstun Lopez (January 6, 1945 – December 25, 2020) was an American author, essayist, nature writer, and fiction writer whose work is known for its humanitarian and environmental concerns. In a career spanning over 50 years, he ...

, American author * Barry Lewis (cook), British YouTuber * Barry Lewis (cricketer), English cricketer * Barry MacKay (actor) (1906–1985), British stage and screen actor * Barry Manilow, American singer * Barry McConnell, English footballer *

Barry Melrose Barry James Melrose (born July 15, 1956) is a Canadian–American broadcaster and former professional ice hockey player and head coach. Melrose played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) and National Hockey League (NHL). After retiring from ...

, Canadian hockey player/coach/commentator * Barry Moreland (born 1943), Australian dancer and choreographer * Barry Cennydd Morgan, former

Archbishop of Wales The post of Archbishop of Wales was created in 1920 when the Church in Wales was separated from the Church of England and disestablished. The four historic Welsh dioceses had previously formed part of the Province of Canterbury, and so came unde ...

* Barry Nadech, Thai model and actor *

Barry Nelson Barry Nelson (born Robert Haakon Nielsen; April 16, 1917 – April 7, 2007) was an American actor, noted as the first actor to portray Ian Fleming's secret agent James Bond. Early life Nelson was born in San Francisco, the son of Norwegian imm ...

, American actor * Barry Newman, American actor *

Barry Norman Barry Leslie Norman (21 August 1933 – 30 June 2017) was a British film critic, television presenter and journalist. He presented the BBC's cinema review programme, '' Film...'', from 1972 to 1998. Early life Born at St Thomas’s Hospital ...

, British film critic *

Barry O'Farrell Barry Robert O'Farrell (born 24 May 1959) is a former Australian politician who has been Australia's High Commissioner to India and non-resident Ambassador to Bhutan since May 2020. O'Farrell was the 43rd Premier of New South Wales and Minis ...

, Australian politician *

Barry Otto Barry Otto (born 1941) is an Australian actor, primarily of cinema, and an amateur artist. Early life Barry Otto was born in Brisbane in 1941, the son of a butcher. He trained as an artist but switched to acting. Career Otto received an AACTA ...

, Australian actor *

Barry Paul Barry Christopher Paul (born 10 May 1948) is a retired British international fencer. Fencing career He competed in the individual and team foil events at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics. He represented England and won a gold medal in the te ...

(born 1948), British Olympic fencer * Barry Pepper, Canadian actor * Barry Richards (born 1945) South African cricketer * Barry Richardson (disambiguation) * Barry Ryan, English singer *

Barry Sanders Barry Sanders (born July 16, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL), from 1989 to 1998 for the Detroit Lions. Sanders led the league in rushing yards four times and ...

, American football player *

Barry Silkman Barry Silkman (born 29 June 1952) is a football agent and former player, who played in midfield for 11 clubs including at Manchester City in 1979 and at Leyton Orient from 1981 to 1985. He competed for 16 years. In total, he made 340 professio ...

(born 1952), English footballer *

Barry Simon Barry Martin Simon (born 16 April 1946) is an American mathematical physicist and was the IBM professor of Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at Caltech, known for his prolific contributions in spectral theory, functional analysis, and no ...

, American mathematical physicist * Barry Sullivan (actor), American actor * Barry Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people *

Barry Switzer Barry Layne Switzer (born October 5, 1937) is a former American football coach and player. He served for 16 years as head football coach at the University of Oklahoma and four years as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football Le ...

, American football coach *

Barry Took Barry Took (19 June 192831 March 2002) was an English writer, television presenter and comedian. His decade-and-a-half writing partnership with Marty Feldman led to the television series ''Bootsie and Snudge'', the radio comedy ''Round the Hor ...

, British screenwriter *

Barry Van Dyke Barry Van Dyke (born July 31, 1951) is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer Dick Van Dyke and Margie Willett, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has often worked with his father. He is best known to audiences as Lieutena ...

, American actor * Barry Waddell (born 1936), Australian cyclist *

Barry White Barry Eugene Carter (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003), better known by his stage name Barry White, was an American singer and songwriter. A two-time Grammy Award winner known for his bass voice and romantic image, his greatest success came ...

, American singer * Barry Williams (disambiguation) * Barry Wynks (1952–2020), New Zealand lawn bowler

People with ''Barry'' as a hypocoristic

* John Finbar Cassin (1924–2017), Irish actor * Barrington Cunliffe (born 1939), British archaeologist and academic * Bernard Freundel (born 1951), former rabbi and convicted

voyeur Voyeurism is the sexual interest in or practice of watching other people engaged in intimate behaviors, such as undressing, sexual activity, or other actions of a private nature. The term comes from the French ''voir'' which means "to see". ...

* Barrington Hayles (born 1972), British footballer * Francis Barrington Hall (1921–2013), Australian diplomat and public servant * Bernardus Hulshoff (1946–2020), Dutch footballer * Finbar Patrick McGuigan (born 1961), Irish boxing promoter and retired boxer * Barron Rogers (1935–1991), American jazz and salsa trombonist * Adler Berriman Seal (1939–1986), American airline pilot, drug smuggler and informant * Bernard Sherman (1942–2017), Canadian billionaire, businessman, philanthropist and murder victim

People with ''Barry'' as a nickname

* Jerome "Barry" Morgan (1944–2007), British drummer * James "Barry" Waldrep (born 1962), American musician, songwriter and composer * Charles Francis "Barry" Cullen (born 1935), Canadian former National Hockey League player *

(born 1961), 44th President of the United States

Fictional characters with the given name

* Barry "Bear" Baricza, a character from the TV series ''

CHiPs ''CHiPs'' is an American crime drama television series created by Rick Rosner and originally aired on NBC from September 15, 1977, to May 1, 1983. It follows the lives of two motorcycle officers of the California Highway Patrol (CHP). The seri ...

'' * Barry Eiesenberg, a main character on the show, Best Friends Whenever * Barry (''American Dad!''), a character on the TV series ''American Dad!'' * Barry (''Pokémon''), a character from the Pokémon video game series. * Barry and Co., characters in the ''Conker'' series * Barry Allen, The Flash's real name * Barry Barry, a character from the TV series ''Waterloo Road'' * Barry Bluejeans, character from '' The Adventure Zone'' podcast * Barry Berkman/Barry Block on the TV series '' Barry'' * Barry, Steve Levy's partner in '' George Shrinks'' * Barry Benson, the protagonist in ''

Bee Movie ''Bee Movie'' is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film co-produced by DreamWorks Animation SKG and Columbus 81 Productions, and distributed by Paramount Pictures. The film was directed by Simon J. Smith and Steve Hickner (in the fo ...

'' * Barry Burton from ''Resident Evil'' * Barry Dejay, the color commentary in Backyard Basketball'' * Barry Evans (''EastEnders''), a character from the TV series ''EastEnders'' * Barry Goldberg, a character in the TV sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' * Barry Kripke, a character on the TV series ''The Big Bang Theory'' * Redmond Barry of Ballybarry, title character of the novel ''

The Luck of Barry Lyndon ''The Luck of Barry Lyndon'' is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published as a serial in ''Fraser's Magazine'' in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy. Thacker ...

'' and its 1975 film adaptation '' Barry Lyndon'' * Barry McKenzie, Australian comic strip and movie character * Barry the Chopper, a character from the manga/anime series ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' Barry the Strawberry, a character from the animated film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2. * Barry Dylan, a character from the adult animated sitcom ''

Archer Archery is the sport, practice, or skill of using a bow to shoot arrows.Paterson ''Encyclopaedia of Archery'' p. 17 The word comes from the Latin ''arcus'', meaning bow. Historically, archery has been used for hunting and combat. In m ...

'' * Barry Walker, a character in the Netflix series ''

13 Reasons Why ''13 Reasons Why'' is an American teen drama television series developed for Netflix by Brian Yorkey and based on the 2007 novel ''Thirteen Reasons Why'' by author Jay Asher. The series revolves around high school student Clay Jensen (Dylan M ...

'' * Barry Egan, a character portrayed by Adam Sandler in the

Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with '' Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and received ...

film

Punch-Drunk Love ''Punch-Drunk Love'' is a 2002 American absurdist romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, and starring Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Luis Guzmán, and Mary Lynn Rajskub. It follows an entr ...

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