Barnes is an English

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and rare

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. At the time of the

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of 1881, the relative frequency of the surname Barnes was highest in

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(2.9 times the British average), followed by

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and

Sussex Sussex (), from the Old English (), is a historic county in South East England that was formerly an independent medieval Anglo-Saxon kingdom. It is bounded to the west by Hampshire, north by Surrey, northeast by Kent, south by the English ...

. There are multiple theories of the origin of the surname; it is variously suggested to be of

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, Norse, or

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provenance. According to one etymology, the name is derived from Old English ''

beorn Beorn is a fictional character created by J. R. R. Tolkien, and part of his Middle-earth legendarium. He appears in ''The Hobbit'' as a " skin-changer", a man who could assume the form of a great black bear. His descendants or kinsmen, a group o ...

'' (''warrior''), which is in turn of Old Norse origin. In another account, it was simply an occupational name for a person who works in a

barn A barn is an agricultural building usually on farms and used for various purposes. In North America, a barn refers to structures that house livestock, including cattle and horses, as well as equipment and fodder, and often grain.Allen G. ...

, or a topographic name for a person who lives near a barn.

People with the surname

Common entries

* Alan Barnes (disambiguation) * Albert Barnes (disambiguation) *

Alex Barnes (disambiguation) Alex Barnes may refer to: *Alex Barnes (American football) Brandon Alex Barnes (born October 27, 1996) is a former American football running back. He played college football at Kansas State University. Early years Barnes attended Pittsburg H ...

Arthur Barnes (disambiguation) Arthur Barnes may refer to: * Arthur Barnes (monsignor) (1861–1936), English Roman Catholic writer and university chaplain * Arthur Barnes (politician) (1866–1956), educator and politician in Newfoundland * Arthur K. Barnes Arthur Kelvin Barn ...

Ben Barnes (disambiguation) Ben Barnes may refer to: * Ben Barnes (actor) (born 1981), English actor * Ben Barnes (Texas politician) (born 1938), American politician and lobbyist in Texas * Ben Barnes (Shawnee), chief of the Shawnee Tribe, in Oklahoma * Ben Barnes (Maryland p ...

Billy Barnes (disambiguation) Billy Barnes may refer to: * Billy Barnes (composer) (1927–2012), American composer * Billy Barnes (cricketer) (1852–1899), English cricketer * Billy Barnes (footballer) (1879–1962), English footballer * Billy Ray Barnes Billy Ray Barnes ...

Brian Barnes (disambiguation) Brian Barnes may refer to: *Brian Barnes (artist) (1944–2021), English artist *Brian Barnes (baseball) (born 1967), American baseball player *Brian Barnes (golfer) (1945–2019), Scottish golfer *Brian Barnes (swimmer) (born 1934), British swimme ...

Chris Barnes (disambiguation) Chris Barnes may refer to: *Chris Barnes (actor) (born 1965), American child actor *Chris Barnes (bowler) (born 1970), American bowler *Chris Barnes (musician) (born 1967), American death metal vocalist *Chris Gorell Barnes Christopher Michael ...

David Barnes (disambiguation) David Barnes may refer to: * Dave Barnes (born 1978), American singer-songwriter * David Barnes (archer) (born 1986), Australian archer * David Barnes (boxer) (born 1981), British boxer * David Barnes (cricketer) (born 1982), English cricketer * Da ...

Edward Barnes (disambiguation) Edward, Ed, or Ted Barnes may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Edward Barnes (poet and translator) ( 1760–1795), Welsh poet and translator of poetry * Edward Shippen Barnes (1887–1958), American organist * Edward Larrabee Barnes (1915–200 ...

Fred Barnes (disambiguation) Fred, Frederic, or Frederick Barnes may refer to: * Fred Barnes (baseball), Negro league baseball player * Fred Barnes (footballer) (1921–1996), Australian rules footballer *Fred Barnes (journalist) (born 1943), American journalist and political c ...

George Barnes (disambiguation) George Barnes may refer to: Politics * George Barnes (Georgia politician) (1833–1901), United States Representative from the state of Georgia *George Barnes (Australian politician) (1856–1949), Queensland businessman and politician, MLA for War ...

Arts

Annie Maria Barnes Annie Maria Barnes (pen name, Cousin Annie; May 28, 1857 – unknown) was a 19th-century American journalist, editor, and author from South Carolina. At the age of eleven, she wrote an article for the ''Atlanta Constitution'', and at the age of f ...

(1857–?; pen name, "Cousin Annie"), American journalist, editor, author *

Barnabe Barnes Barnabe Barnes (c. 1571 – 1609) was an English poet. He is known for his Petrarchan love sonnets and for his combative personality, involving feuds with other writers and culminating in an alleged attempted murder. Early life The third son ...

(–1609), English poet *

Carol Barnes Carol Lesley Barnes (13 September 1944 – 8 March 2008) was a British television newsreader and broadcaster. She worked for ITN from 1975 to 2004. Early life Barnes was born in Norwich, and attended St Martin-in-the-Fields High School for ...

(1944–2008), British newsreader *

Catharine Weed Barnes Catharine Weed Barnes (January 10, 1851 – July 31, 1913) was an early American photographer who later lived in England. She was a strong supporter of women photographers. Early life and education Catharine Weed Barnes was born in Albany, Ne ...

(1851–1913), American photographer *

Clive Barnes Clive Alexander Barnes (13 May 1927 – 19 November 2008) was an English writer and critic. From 1965 to 1977, he was the dance and theater critic for ''The New York Times'', and, from 1978 until his death, ''The New York Post.'' Barnes had sign ...

(1927–2008), theater and dance critic *

Djuna Barnes Djuna Barnes (, June 12, 1892 – June 18, 1982) was an American artist, illustrator, journalist, and writer who is perhaps best known for her novel ''Nightwood'' (1936), a cult classic of lesbian fiction and an important work of modernist litera ...

(1892–1982), American author *

Ernie Barnes Ernest Eugene Barnes Jr. (July 15, 1938 – April 27, 2009) was an American artist, well known for his unique style of elongated characters and movement. He was also a professional football player, actor and author. Early life Childhood E ...

(1938–2009), American painter *

F. C. Barnes Reverend Fair Cloth ("F. C.", or "Faircloth") Barnes (June 22, 1929July 11, 2011) was an American gospel musician, and the founding pastor of Red Budd Holy Church, Rocky Mount, North Carolina. His recorded music career began in 1983, with the al ...

(aka Fair Cloth Barnes, 1929–2011), American pastor and gospel musician *

Gustave Barnes Gustave Adrian "Gus" Barnes (9 May 1877 – 14 March 1921) was an English violinist, painter and sculptor with a significant career in South Australia, notably as curator at the Art Gallery. Biography Barnes was born in Islington, Middlesex, t ...

(1877–1921) South Australian artist, musician and gallery curator * Hazel Barnes (1915–2008), American philosopher, author, and translator *

Helen Barnes Helen Gertrude Barnes (July 5, 1895 – June 1, 1925) was an American musical comedy actress and Ziegfeld Follies Girl. Early life Helen Gertrude Barnes was born on July 5, 1895, in Shelton, Connecticut, the first of two daughters raised by W ...

(1895–1925), American musical comedy actress *

J. J. Barnes James Jay Barnes (November 30, 1943 – December 10, 2022) was an American R&B singer and songwriter. Biography He recorded several singles, starting in 1960. His early releases including "Just One More Time" and "Please Let Me In", on the rec ...

(1943–2022), American singer and songwriter *

Jason Barnes (drummer) Jason Barnes (born 1990 in Guam) is an American amputee drummer with a robotic arm. Having started out a career with a music band, in 2012 Barnes lost one of his arms in an accident. After the amputation, Barnes created his own prosthetic arm in ...

, American drummer with a robotic arm * Jennifer Lynn Barnes, American author *

Jhane Barnes Jhane Barnes is an American designer of clothing, textiles, eyeglasses, carpets and furniture, and the owner of the ''Jhane Barnes'' fashion design company. Barnes is known for incorporating complex, mathematical patterns into her clothing desig ...

, American fashion designer *

Jimmy Barnes James Dixon "Jimmy" Barnes (née Swan; born 28 April 1956) is a Scottish-born Australian rock singer. His career, both as a solo performer and as the lead vocalist with the rock band Cold Chisel, has made him one of the most popular and best-s ...

(born 1956), Scottish-Australian rock musician *

Julian Barnes Julian Patrick Barnes (born 19 January 1946) is an English writer. He won the Man Booker Prize in 2011 with ''The Sense of an Ending'', having been shortlisted three times previously with '' Flaubert's Parrot'', ''England, England'', and '' Art ...

(born 1946), British author *

Kevin Barnes Kevin Lawrence Barnes (born May 30, 1974) is the singer, multi-instrumentalist, and songwriter for the indie rock group of Montreal, part of the Elephant 6 Collective. Barnes started the band and, although providing several stories as to the ...

(born 1974), Sunlandic musician *

Lucy Barnes (writer) Lucy Barnes (March 6, 1780 – August 29, 1809) was an 18th-century American writer. Her book ''The Female Christian'' may have been the first written by a woman in defense of Universalism. Early years and education Lucy Barnes, eldest daughter ...

(1780–1809), American writer *

Mae Barnes Mae Barnes (born Edith Mae Stith, possibly January 23, 1907 – December 13, 1996) was an American jazz singer, dancer and comic entertainer. She was responsible for introducing the Charleston dance to Broadway in the 1924 revue ''Runnin' W ...

(1907–1996), American singer and entertainer *

Mahalia Barnes Mahalia Violet Barnes (born 12 July 1982) is an Australian singer, songwriter and the daughter of Scottish-Australian rock singer Jimmy Barnes and Jane Mahoney. She began performing as part of children's pop group The Tin Lids with siblings, ...

(born 1982) Australian singer-songwriter * Nate Barnes, American singer *

Peter Barnes (playwright) Peter Barnes (10 January 1931 – 1 July 2004) was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His best known work is the play '' The Ruling Class'', which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole received an Oscar no ...

(1931-2004), British playwright *

Priscilla Barnes Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1952) is an American actress."Priscilla Barnes"
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(born 1955), American actress *

Ronald Barnes (carillonist) Ronald Montague Barnes (June 11, 1927 – November 3, 1997) was an American carillonist, composer, and musicologist. He first began playing the carillon as a teenager at his hometown's church. In 1952, at 24 years old, he was appointed to ...

(1927–1997), American carillonist *

Rory Barnes Rory Barnes (born 1946) is an Australian writer of popular fiction. Although born in London, he has lived most of his life in Australia. Bibliography *''Valencies'' (1983 with Damien Broderick) *''The Bomb-Monger's Daughter'' (1984) *''Water F ...

(born 1946), British–born Australian author *

Steven Barnes Steven Barnes (born March 1, 1952) is an American science fiction, fantasy, and mystery writer. He has written novels, short fiction, screen plays for television, scripts for comic books, animation, newspaper copy, and magazine articles. Career ...

(born 1952), American author *Will Barnes, musician, known professionally as

Will Toledo Car Seat Headrest (CSH) is an American indie rock band formed in Leesburg, Virginia, and currently located in Seattle, Washington. The band consists of Will Toledo (vocals, guitar, piano, synthesizers), Ethan Ives (guitar, bass, backing vocals) ...

Politicians

General

Barnes Ratwatte Barnes Ratwatte (''known as Barnes Ratwatte Dissawa '') (1883 – 20 September 1957) was a Ceylonese colonial-era legislator and a headman. He was a member of the State Council and the Senate of Ceylon. He was appointed to the posts of Rate Mahat ...

(1883–1957), Sri Lankan Sinhala legislator and headman *

Barnes Ratwatte II Justice Barnes Shelton Carlye Ratwatte II (1918 or 1919–2004) was a Sri Lankan lawyer and judge. He was a former Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Ceylon and Public Trustee. Ratwatte was born to a prominent Radala family, who were descended ...

(died 2004), Sri Lankan Sinhala judge *

Charles Barnes Charles Edward "Ceb" Barnes (13 November 1901 – 24 October 1998) was an Australian politician. He was a member of the Country Party and served in the House of Representatives from 1958 to 1972. He was a long-serving government minister as M ...

(1901–1998), member of the Australian House of Representatives *

Rex Barnes Rex Barnes (born June 4, 1959) is a Canadian politician. Born in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador, Barnes was a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus in the House of Commons of Canada, representing the riding of Gander—G ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician *

Sue Barnes Susan Barnes, (born September 8, 1952) is a Canadian former politician. Barnes represented the riding of London West from 1993 (following her election in 1993) until 2008 as a Liberal member of the House of Commons of Canada. She was the first ...

(born 1952), Canadian politician * Warren Delabere Barnes (1865–1911), British colonial administrator

American politicians

Clark Barnes Clark S. Barnes (born August 6, 1950) is a former member of the West Virginia Senate, representing District 15 as a Republican. Originally elected in 2004, Barnes was reelected to the Senate’s District 15 in 2008. He ran in the 2012 election f ...

(born 1950), West Virginia politician * J. Franklin Barnes (1852–1914), New York politician * J. Mahlon Barnes (1866–1934), American Socialist political functionary *

Jane M. Barnes Jane M. Barnes (née Crowley) (January 4, 1928 – May 11, 2000) was an American politician. Born in Chicago, Illinois, Barnes went to Notre Dame High School and Saint Xavier University. She lived in Palos Park, Illinois, and was involved with ...

(1926–2000), Illinois politician * Lyman Barnes (1855–1904), Wisconsin politician *

Mandela Barnes J. Mandela Barnes (born December 1, 1986) is an American politician who has been the 45th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the state representative for the 11th district from 2013 to 2017. B ...

(born 1986), Wisconsin politician * Orlando M. Barnes (1824–1899), Michigan politician * Orsamus S. Barnes (1830–1916), Michigan politician * Ramona Barnes (1938–2003), Alaska politician * Samuel H. Barnes (1808–1860), New York politician * Sylvester W. Barnes (1824–1862), Wisconsin politician *

Tim Barnes (politician) Timothy Kent Barnes (born December 28, 1958) is a Democratic Party politician in Tennessee, who represented the 22nd district as State Senator from 2009 to 2013. Barnes ran unsuccessfully for the Tennessee House of Representatives in 2006. H ...

(born 1958), Tennessee politician *

Tina Rose Muna Barnes Tina may refer to: People *Tina (given name), people and fictional characters with the given name ''Tina'' Places *Tina, Iran, a village in Khuzestan Province, Iran *Tina, Tunisia, a town in Sfax Governorate, Tunisia * Tina, Guadalcanal, Solomon ...

(born 1962), Guamanian politician *

Wallace Barnes Wallace Barnes (March 22, 1926 – December 10, 2020) was the chairman and chief executive officer of Barnes Group, Inc., a global manufacturer of aerospace and industrial components. The company's symbol is "B" on the New York Stock Exchange. B ...

(1926–2020), Connecticut politician

Sciences

Carol A. Barnes Carol A. Barnes is an American neuroscientist who is a Regents' Professor of psychology at the University of Arizona. Since 2006, she has been the Evelyn F. McKnight Chair for Learning and Memory in Aging and is director of the Evelyn F. McKnigh ...

, neuroscientist *

Charles Reid Barnes Charles Reid Barnes (1858–1910) was an American botanist specializing in bryophytes ( mosses, liverworts and hornworts). He was co-editor of the '' Botanical Gazette'' for over 25 years. Barnes was born at Madison, Indiana, September 7, 1858. ...

(1858–1910), American botanist * Howard Turner Barnes (1873–1950), American-Canadian physicist *

S. Barry Barnes S. Barry Barnes (born 27 March 1943) was Professor of Sociology at the University of Exeter. Barnes worked at the 'Science Studies Unit' at the University of Edinburgh with David Bloor from the 1970s through the early 1990s, where they developed ...

, sociologist of science *

Timothy Barnes (classicist) Timothy David Barnes, (born 13 March 1942) is a British classicist. Biography Barnes was born in Yorkshire on 13 March 1942. He was educated at Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Wakefield, until 1960, going up to Balliol College, Oxford, where ...

(born 1942), Professor of Classics in the University of Toronto 1976–2007 *

Trevor J. Barnes Trevor John Barnes, FBA (born 14 July 1956, London, England) is a British geographer and Professor of Economic geography at the University of British Columbia. Background Trevor Barnes received his Ph.D. in 1983 at University of Minnesota with a ...

(born 1956), British-born Canadian geographer

Sports

General

* Alexander Barnes, American chemist *

Chester Barnes George "Chester" Barnes (27 January 1947 – 18 March 2021) was an English table tennis champion, who was England No. 1 player for many years during the 1960s and 1970s. When he retired from professional table tennis he took up a post with the ...

(born 1947), English table tennis player * Elisabet Barnes (born 1977), Swedish long-distance runner living in the U.K. *

Emre Zafer Barnes Emre Zafer Barnes, (born Winston Barnes on 7 November 1988) is a Jamaica-born Turkish sprinter.Barnes won the 100 m race at the 2015 Salzburg Athletics Gala in Austria. Also at 2021 Islamic Solidarity Games he was awarded third place while he ...

(born 1988), Jamaican-Turkish sprinter * Lacy Barnes-Mileham (born 1964), American discus thrower *

Paddy Barnes Patrick Gerard Barnes (born 9 April 1987) is an Irish former boxer who competed as an amateur from 2005 to 2016 and as a professional from 2016 to 2019. As an amateur he competed in the light-flyweight division, representing Ireland at the 2008 ...

, Irish boxer * Pinkie Barnes (1915–2012), English table tennis player *

Sid Barnes Sidney George Barnes (5 June 1916 – 16 December 1973) was an Australian cricketer and cricket writer, who played 13 Test cricket, Test matches between 1938 and 1948. Able to Batting order (cricket)#Opening batsmen, open the innings or Ba ...

(1916–1973), Australian cricketer *

Simon Barnes Simon Barnes is an English journalist. He was Chief Sports Writer of ''The Times'' until 2014, and wrote a wildlife opinion column in the Saturday edition of the same newspaper. He has written three novels. The son of Edward Barnes, a co-cre ...

, Chief Sports Writer of The Times *

Stu Barnes Stuart Douglas Barnes (born December 25, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward. He played 16 seasons at centre in the NHL with the Winnipeg Jets, Florida Panthers, Pittsburgh Penguins, Buffalo Sabres, and Dallas Stars. He curr ...

(born 1970), Canadian hockey player *

Sydney Barnes Sydney Francis Barnes (19 April 1873 – 26 December 1967) was an English professional cricketer who is regarded as one of the greatest bowlers of all time. He was right-handed and bowled at a pace that varied from medium to fast-medium with ...

(1873–1967), English cricketer

Baseball

Austin Barnes Austin Scott Barnes (born December 28, 1989) is an American professional baseball catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball for the Arizona State Sun Devils. Barnes was selected by the Florida M ...

, American baseball player *

Bill Barnes (center fielder) William H. Barnes (April 13, 1858 – July 10, 1945) was a baseball player, playing as a center fielder in the 19th century. He played for the St. Paul Saints of the Union Association, a replacement team which began play near the end of the 1884 ...

(), American baseball player *

Brandon Barnes (baseball) Brandon Michael Barnes (born May 15, 1986) is an American former professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Houston Astros, Colorado Rockies and Cleveland Indians and in the KBO League for the Hanwha Eagles. ...

, American baseball player *

Danny Barnes (baseball) Daniel J. Barnes (born October 21, 1989) is an American former professional baseball pitcher who is currently an assistant coach for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB for 3 seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays. H ...

(born 1989), American baseball player and coach *

Jacob Barnes Jacob Andrew Barnes (born April 14, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher in the Texas Rangers organization. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Los Angeles Angels, New ...

(born 1990), American baseball player * Jeremy Barnes (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball coach * Joyce Barnes (born 1925), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player *

Matt Barnes (baseball) Matthew David Barnes (born June 17, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Boston Red Sox of Major League Baseball (MLB). Listed at and , he bats and throws right-handed. He made his MLB debut in 2014. Barnes throws a high- ...

, American baseball pitcher for the

Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East division. Founded in as one of the American League's eight ...

Ross Barnes Charles Roscoe Barnes (May 8, 1850 – February 5, 1915) was one of the stars of baseball's National Association (1871–1875) and the early National League (1876–1881), playing second base and shortstop. He played for the dominant Boston R ...

(1850–1915), American baseball player

Basketball

Harrison Barnes Harrison Bryce Jordan Barnes (born May 30, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Sacramento Kings of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels before being sele ...

(born 1992), American basketball player *

Matt Barnes Matt Barnes (born March 9, 1980) is an American former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Barnes was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NBA draft by the Memphis Grizzlies. He ...

(born 1980), American basketball player *

Marvin Barnes Marvin Jerome "Bad News" Barnes (July 27, 1952 – September 8, 2014) was an American professional basketball player. A forward, he was an All-American at Providence College, and played professionally in both the American Basketball Association ( ...

(1952–2014), American basketball player *

Scottie Barnes Scott Wayne Barnes Jr. (born August 1, 2001) is an American professional basketball player for the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Florida State Seminoles, earning third-team al ...

(born 2001), American basketball player

Football (American)

Deion Barnes Deion Deryl Barnes (born January 20, 1993) is a former American football outside linebacker currently serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Penn State. He played high school football at Northeast High School in Philadelphia, Pennsyl ...

(born 1993), American football player *Nathanael C. Barnes (born December 30, 2005), American football player *

Derrick Barnes (American football) Derrick Danta Barnes Jr. (born May 29, 1999) is an American football linebacker for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Purdue and was drafted by the Lions in the fourth round of the 2021 NFL D ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Emery Barnes Emery Oakland Barnes (December 15, 1929 – June 1, 1998) was a Canadian professional football player and politician. Background Born in Louisiana and raised in Oregon, Barnes was a gifted athlete, and was an alternate high jumper for the ...

(1929–1998), American football player *

Joe Barnes Joe Barnes (born December 18, 1951) was an all-star quarterback in the Canadian Football League. College career Barnes was a graduate of Texas Tech University, playing from 1971 to 1973, and was inducted into the Texas Tech Athletic Hall of Hon ...

(born 1951), American football player *

Johnnie Barnes Johnnie Darnell Barnes (born July 21, 1968) is a former American football player who played four seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Barnes attended Hampton University in Hampton, Virginia. He was selected in the ninth round of the 19 ...

(born 1968), American football player * Kalon Barnes (born 1998), American football player * Krys Barnes (born 1998), American football player * Reggie Barnes (running back) (born 1967), American football running back in the Canadian Football League *

Reggie Barnes (linebacker) Reginald Keith "Reggie" Barnes (born October 23, 1969) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Dallas Cowboys. He played college football at the University of Oklahoma. Early years ...

(born 1969), American football linebacker in the National Football League *

T. J. Barnes Terence Jariviz Barnes (born June 14, 1990) is an American football defensive tackle for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at Georgia Tech. He signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2013 ...

(born 1990), American football player * Tavaris Barnes (born 1991), American football player

Football (soccer)

Colin Barnes Colin Barnes (born 28 May 1957) is an English former professional footballer born in Notting Hill, London, who played as a forward in the Football League for Torquay United. Barnes began his career with Crystal Palace, but failed to make the gr ...

(born 1957), English former professional footballer *

Giles Barnes Giles Gordon Kirlue Barnes (born 5 August 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward. He began his career with Derby County, where he won the club's Young Player of the Year award in 2007 and was Championship Player of the Month i ...

(born 1988), English footballer *

Harvey Barnes Harvey Lewis Barnes (born 9 December 1997) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a Winger (association football), winger for club Leicester City F.C., Leicester City. Early life Barnes was born in Burnley, L ...

(born 1997), English footballer *

John Barnes John Charles Bryan Barnes MBE (born 7 November 1963) is a former professional football player and manager. He currently works as an author, commentator and pundit for ESPN and SuperSport. Initially a quick, skilful left winger, he moved to cent ...

(born 1963), Jamaican player and commentator in England *

Phil Barnes Philip Kenneth Barnes (born 2 March 1979) is an English former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Barnes was active between 1996 and 2019, spending the his first thirteen seasons in professional football in a career that began ...

(born 1979), English football goalkeeper *

Walley Barnes Walley Barnes (16 January 1920 – 4 September 1975) was a Welsh footballer and broadcaster. Whilst playing as a defender he featured for Southampton and Arsenal and captained the Welsh national side. Early career He was born in Brecon to Engli ...

, Welsh footballer and broadcaster

Rugby

Berrick Barnes Berrick Steven Barnes (born 28 May 1986) is a former Australian professional rugby union footballer. His usual position is fly-half or inside centre. He is currently signed with Japanese Top League club Panasonic Wild Knights, but previously pl ...

, Australian rugby player *

Stuart Barnes Stuart Barnes (born 22 November 1962 in Grays, Essex) is a former English rugby union footballer, and now rugby commentator for Sky Sports. Barnes played fly-half for Newport RFC, Bristol, Bath; and represented England at international level ...

(born 1962), English rugby union player & commentator *

Wayne Barnes Wayne Barnes (born 20 April 1979) is an English international rugby union referee and barrister. He is a regular referee in the English Premiership, and has refereed games in the Heineken Cup and the European Challenge Cup. At international level ...

(born 1979), English rugby union referee

Other

* Carnella Barnes (1911–1997), African-American minister in the Disciples of Christ church *

Edwin Barnes Edwin Ronald Barnes (6 February 19356 February 2019) was a British Roman Catholic priest and a former Church of England bishop. He was the Anglican Bishop of Richborough from 1995 to 2001 and was also formerly the president of the Church Union. ...

(1935–2019), British Roman Catholic priest *

Ernest Barnes Ernest William Barnes (1 April 1874 – 29 November 1953) was a British mathematician and scientist who later became a liberal theologian and bishop. He was educated at King Edward's School, Birmingham, and Trinity College, Cambridge. He was ...

(1874–1953), English mathematician, scientist, theologian and churchman * Estela Barnes de Carlotto, Argentine human rights activist *

Hiram Barnes Hiram Barnes (19 October 1832 – 24 April 1917) was a Queensland businessman, born in Beckley, Sussex, noted for his association with Cobb and Co. History He came to Australia as a boy with his parents on the ''Duchess of Northumberland'', ...

(1832–1917), Australian stagecoach pioneer *

Johnny Barnes John James Randolf Adolphus Mills (June 23, 1923 – July 9, 2016), known as Johnny Barnes, was a Bermuda, Bermudian native found waving to passing traffic at the Foot of the Lane roundabout in Hamilton, Bermuda, Hamilton, Bermuda, from roughl ...

(1924–2016), Bermudian eccentric *

Joshua Barnes Joshua Barnes FRS (10 January 1654 – 3 August 1712), was an English scholar. His work ''Gerania; a New Discovery of a Little Sort of People, anciently discoursed of, called Pygmies'' (1675) was an Utopian romance.LeTellier (1997), p. 186. Life ...

(1654–1712), English scholar * Julius H. Barnes (1873–1959), American industrialist *

Pancho Barnes Florence Lowe "Pancho" Barnes (July 22, 1901 – March 30, 1975) was a pioneer aviator and a founder of the first movie stunt pilots' union. In 1930, she broke Amelia Earhart's air speed record. Barnes raced in the Women's Air Derby and was a m ...

(1901–1975), American female aviator

Given name

Barnes Compton Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland. Early life Barnes Compton was born on November 16, 1830 in Port Tobacco, Charles County, ...

(1830–1898), American planter and politician *

Barnes Murphy Barnes Murphy (born in Sligo, Ireland), is a former Gaelic footballer who represented the Sligo county team during the 1970s and 1980s. Aside from winning a GAA All Stars Award The Gaelic Athletic Association-Gaelic Players' Association All ...

(born 1947), Irish Gaelic footballer *

Barnes Wallis Sir Barnes Neville Wallis (26 September 1887 – 30 October 1979) was an English engineer and inventor. He is best known for inventing the bouncing bomb used by the Royal Air Force in Operation Chastise (the "Dambusters" raid) to attack ...

(1887–1979), English scientist, engineer and inventor

Fictional characters

Literature

* Jake Barnes, the narrator and protagonist of

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fic ...

's 1926 novel ''

The Sun Also Rises ''The Sun Also Rises'' is a 1926 novel by American writer Ernest Hemingway, his first, that portrays American and British expatriates who travel from Paris to the Festival of San Fermín in Pamplona to watch the running of the bulls and the bu ...

''. * Barnes, a soldier and supporting character of

Darren Shan Darren O'Shaughnessy (; born 2 July 1972), is an Irish writer and novelist. He is best known for his young adult fiction series ''The Saga of Darren Shan'', ''The Demonata'', and ''Zom-B'', published under the pseudonym Darren Shan. The former w ...

's 2012–16 novel series ''

Zom-B ''Zom-B'' (alternatively known as the ''Zom-B Chronicles'') is a young adult zombie apocalyptic- thriller novel series by written by Irish author Darren O'Shaughnessy under the pen name Darren Shan. The series is told by first-person perspecti ...

''.

Film

* Staff Sergeant Bob Barnes, portrayed by Tom Berenger in the 1986 film ''

Platoon A platoon is a military unit typically composed of two or more squads, sections, or patrols. Platoon organization varies depending on the country and the branch, but a platoon can be composed of 50 people, although specific platoons may range ...

'', as the platoon sergeant of the fictional 25th Infantry Division platoon depicted in the film. * Leslie Barnes, portrayed by Art Evans in the 1990 film ''

Die Hard 2 ''Die Hard 2'' (also known by its tagline ''Die Harder'')The film's onscreen title is ''Die Hard 2'', as also given at the initial home-video release'official website The film's original advertising used "Die Harder" as a tagline, and many rele ...

'', as the fictional Chief Engineer of a Washington, D.C. airport. * Norville Barnes, portrayed by Tim Robbins in the 1994 film ''

The Hudsucker Proxy ''The Hudsucker Proxy'' is a 1994 screwball comedy film co-written, produced, and directed by the Coen brothers. Sam Raimi co-wrote the script and served as second unit director. The film stars Tim Robbins as a naïve but ambitious business scho ...

'', as the fictional inventor of the hula hoop. * Barnes, portrayed by rapper Common in the 009 film ''Terminator Salvation'', as John Connor's right-hand man. * Spencer Barnes played by Charles Grodin and impersonated by Jim Belushi in the film '' Taking Care of Business''. * The Barnes family from ''The Five Year Engagement">Taking Care of Business (film)">Taking Care of Business''. * The Barnes family from ''The Five Year Engagement'' including Suzie, Violet, Sylvia and George. * Amy Barnes, portrayed by Anne Heche in the film Volcano (1997 film), ''Volcano'' (1997 film), as a geologist and seismologist. *

Bucky Barnes James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Originally introduced as a sidekick to Captain America, the character was created by Joe Simon and Jack Kirby and first appeared ...

, portrayed by

Sebastian Stan Sebastian Stan (born August 13, 1982) is a Romanian-American actor. He gained recognition for his role as Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier in the Marvel Cinematic Universe media franchise beginning with the film '' Captain America: The First Ave ...

in the

Marvel Cinematic Universe The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...

Television

* The Barnes family is notable as the archrivals of the Ewings in the 1978–1991 soap opera ''

Dallas Dallas () is the List of municipalities in Texas, third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the List of metropolitan statistical areas, fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 ...

'' as well as the 2012 revival series of the same name. Notable members include

Cliff In geography and geology, a cliff is an area of rock which has a general angle defined by the vertical, or nearly vertical. Cliffs are formed by the processes of weathering and erosion, with the effect of gravity. Cliffs are common on co ...

Pamela Pamela may refer to: *''Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded'', a novel written by Samuel Richardson in 1740 *Pamela (name), a given name and, rarely, a surname *Pamela Spence, a Turkish pop-rock singer. Known as her stage name "Pamela" * MSC ''Pamela'', ...

, Digger and

Rebecca Rebecca, ; Syriac: , ) from the Hebrew (lit., 'connection'), from Semitic root , 'to tie, couple or join', 'to secure', or 'to snare') () appears in the Hebrew Bible as the wife of Isaac and the mother of Jacob and Esau. According to biblical ...

. * The Barnes family of the British soap opera ''

Hollyoaks ''Hollyoaks'' is a British soap opera which began airing on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was created by Phil Redmond, who had previously conceived the soap opera ''Brookside (TV series), Brookside''. Since 2005, episodes have been aired on ...

'', most notably including

Amy Amy is a female given name, sometimes short for Amanda, Amelia, Amélie, or Amita. In French, the name is spelled ''"Aimée"''. People A–E * Amy Acker (born 1976), American actress * Amy Vera Ackman, also known as Mother Giovanni (1886– ...

Kathy Kathy is a feminine given name. It is a pet form of Katherine, Kathleen and their related forms. Kathy may refer to: In sports *Kathy Bald, Canadian freestyle swimmer *Kathy May, American tennis player *Kathy Radzuweit, German volleyball player ...

Leah Leah ''La'ya;'' from (; ) appears in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two wives of the Biblical patriarch Jacob. Leah was Jacob's first wife, and the older sister of his second (and favored) wife Rachel. She is the mother of Jacob's first son ...

Mike Mike may refer to: Animals * Mike (cat), cat and guardian of the British Museum * Mike the Headless Chicken, chicken that lived for 18 months after his head had been cut off * Mike (chimpanzee), a chimpanzee featured in several books and documenta ...

, and

Sara Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * ''Sara'' (2010 film), 2010 Sri Lankan Sinhal ...

. * Binky Barnes, a

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

on the animated television series ''

Arthur Arthur is a common male given name of Brittonic languages, Brythonic origin. Its popularity derives from it being the name of the legendary hero King Arthur. The etymology is disputed. It may derive from the Celtic ''Artos'' meaning “Bear”. An ...

''. * C. J. Barnes, a character on the situation comedy ''

8 Simple Rules ''8 Simple Rules'' (originally ''8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter'') is an American sitcom television series originally starring John Ritter and Katey Sagal as middle-class parents Paul and Cate Hennessy, raising their three chi ...

'', portrayed by

David Spade David Wayne Spade (born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, television host, and writer. He was a cast member on ''Saturday Night Live'' in the 1990s, and he later began an acting career in both film and television. He also s ...

. * Troy Barnes, a

on the situation comedy ''

Community A community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as place, norms, religion, values, customs, or identity. Communities may share a sense of place situated in a given geographical area (e.g. a country, village, tow ...

'', portrayed by

Donald Glover Donald McKinley Glover Jr. (; born September 25, 1983), also known by his stage name Childish Gambino (), is an American entertainer, writer, director, and producer. After working in Derrick Comedy while studying at New York University, Glove ...

. * Zoe Barnes, a

on the

Netflix Netflix, Inc. is an American subscription video on-demand over-the-top streaming service and production company based in Los Gatos, California. Founded in 1997 by Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph in Scotts Valley, California, it offers a fil ...

political drama ''

House of Cards A house of cards (also known as a card tower or card castle) is a structure created by stacking playing cards on top of each other, often in the shape of a pyramid. "House of cards" is also an Expression (language), expression that dates back to ...

'', portrayed by

Kate Mara Kate Rooney Mara ( ; born February 27, 1983) is an American actress. She is known for work in television, playing reporter Zoe Barnes in the Netflix political drama ''House of Cards'' (2013–2014; 2016), computer analyst Shari Rothenberg in t ...

. *

, portrayed by

in the

's ''

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier ''The Falcon and the Winter Soldier'' is an American television miniseries created by Malcolm Spellman for the streaming service Disney+, based on Marvel Comics featuring the characters Sam Wilson / Falcon and Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier. ...

''.

Comics

, a Marvel Comics character who was Captain America's sidekick. *

Rikki Barnes Rebecca "Rikki" Barnes is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Jeph Loeb and artist Rob Liefeld, the character first appeared in ''Heroes Reborn (1996 comic), Heroes Reborn'' #1/2 ( ...

, a Marvel character who used the aliases Bucky and Nomad * Michael Barnes, one of the characters who used the alias

Shield (Archie Comics) The Shield is the name of several superheroes created by MLJ (now known as Archie Comics). Appearing months before Captain America, the Shield has the distinction of being the first superhero with a costume based upon United States patriotic icon ...

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