James Barr may refer to: * James Barr (moderator) (1789–1861), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1853 *

James Barr (author) James Barr (born 1976) is a British author of a number of historical works on the Middle East. He is currently a visiting fellow at King's College London. Biography Barr read modern history at Lincoln College, Oxford. In 2006, Barr's history on ...

(born 1976), British author who writes mainly on the Middle East *

James Barr (biblical scholar) James Barr (30 March 1924 – 14 October 2006) was a Scottish Old Testament scholar, known for his critique of the notion that the vocabulary and structure of the Hebrew language may reflect a particular theological mindset. At the University o ...

(1924–2006), British Old Testament scholar and philologist * James Barr (composer) (1779–1860), Scottish composer; composed the tune which inspired that which is now used for "Waltzing Matilda" *

James Barr (physician) Sir James Barr FRCP FRSE CBE DL LLD (25 September 1849 – 16 November 1938) was an Ulster-born physician, who rose to be President of the British Medical Association and is noted for his work on the medical care of prisoners. Life He was born ...

(1849–1938), Irish physician *

James Barr (politician) Reverend James Barr (26 July 1862 – 1949) was a Scottish minister and a British Liberal then Labour politician and a noted pacifist and socialist. He was also a strong supporter of home rule for Scotland, a minimum wage and the Temperance movem ...

(1862–1949), British Labour Party politician; MP for Motherwell, 1924–1931; Coatbridge, 1935–1945 * James Barr (presenter), British radio and television presenter, LGBT+ activist, creator of podcast ''A Gay and a NonGay'' *

James Clayton Barr James Clayton Barr (1855 – 29 March 1937) was a Senior Commodore of the Cunard line. Biography Born in Burnley, Barr first went to sea in 1877 and served mainly in the South American trade. During the Boer War, he was in command of the '' ...

(1856–1937), Commodore of the Cunard line * James R. Barr (1884–1910), Scottish engineer and lecturer in Electrical Engineering at Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh *

Jim Barr James Leland Barr (born February 10, 1948) is an American former professional baseball right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball (MLB) who played for the San Francisco Giants (1971–1978, 1982–1983) and California Angels (1979–1980). ...

(born 1948), American baseball player *

Anthony James Barr Anthony James Barr (born September 24, 1940), aka Tony Barr or Jim Barr, is an American programming language designer, software engineer and inventor. Among his notable contributions are the Statistical Analysis System (SAS), automated lumber ...

(born 1940), also known as Jim Barr, American software engineer

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