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People

Adam Barr Adam Barr is a television screenwriter and producer best known for his comedy credits including the hit NBC series ''Will & Grace''. In the early nineties he teamed up with best friend Peter Ocko, with whom he wrote 12 episodes of ''Parker Lewis ...

, American television screenwriter and producer *

Al Barr Alexander Barr (born January 21, 1968) is an American musician. He has been the lead singer of the Dropkick Murphys since 1998. He was also a founder and lead singer for The Bruisers, which he helped form in 1988 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Hi ...

(born 1968), lead singer of the Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys *

Alfred Barr Alfred Hamilton Barr Jr. (January 28, 1902 – August 15, 1981) was an American art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. From that position, he was one of the most influential forces in the development of ...

(1902–1981), art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City *

Alwyn Barr Alwyn is a name, primarily used as a given name. Notable people with the name include: Given name * Alwyn Bramley-Moore (1878–1916), politician and soldier from Alberta, Canada *Alwyn Davey (born 1984), Indigenous Australian rules footballer ...

(born 1938), Texas historian *

Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (March 29, 1831 – March 10, 1919) was a British novelist and teacher. Many of the plots of her stories are laid in Scotland and England. The scenes are from her girlhood recollection of surroundings. Her works includ ...

(1831–1919), British American novelist *

Andrew Barr Andrew James Barr (born 29 April 1973) is an Australian politician who has been serving as the 7th Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014. He has been an Australian Labor Party member in the ACT Legislative Assembly sin ...

(born 1973), Australian politician * Andrew Barr (musician) (born 1977), drummer with The Sip and The Barr Brothers * Anthony Barr (born 1992), American football linebacker *

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 ...

(Tony Barr; Jim Barr; born 1940), American programming language designer, software engineer, and inventor * Billy Barr, English footballer and coach * Billy Barr (naturalist), famous for collecting 40 years of climate change data *

Bob Barr Robert Laurence Barr Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is an American attorney and politician. He served as a federal prosecutor and as a United States House of Representatives, Congressman. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Re ...

(born 1948), American politician *

Burton Barr Burton Barr (1917–1997) was an American Army colonel, businessman and politician. He served as a Republican member of the Arizona House of Representatives from 1964 to 1986, and as its Republican Majority Leader from 1966 to 1986. Biography E ...

(1917-1997), American politician from

Arizona Arizona ( ; nv, Hoozdo Hahoodzo ; ood, Alĭ ṣonak ) is a state in the Southwestern United States. It is the 6th largest and the 14th most populous of the 50 states. Its capital and largest city is Phoenix. Arizona is part of the Fou ...

Candy Barr Juanita Dale Slusher (July 6, 1935 – December 30, 2006), better known by her stage name Candy Barr, was an American stripper, burlesque dancer, actress, and adult model in men's magazines of the mid-20th century. During the 1950s, she receive ...

(1935–2005) American stripper, burlesque exotic dancer, actress, and model *

Charlie Barr Charles Barr (11 July 1864 – 24 January 1911), was an accomplished sailing skipper who three times captained winning America's Cup yachts. Early life Charlie Barr was born in Gourock, Scotland in 1864 and first apprenticed as a grocer before w ...

(1864–1911), Record breaking Scottish sailor * Colin Barr, Scottish curler *

Daisey Douglas Barr Daisy Douglas Barr (September 2, 1875 April 3, 1938) was Imperial Empress (leader) of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan (WKKK) in the early 1920s and an active member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU). People were associated with bot ...

, leader of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s and member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union *

Daniel Barr Daniel is a masculine given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. It means "God is my judge"Hanks, Hardcastle and Hodges, ''Oxford Dictionary of First Names'', Oxford University Press, 2nd edition, , p. 68. (cf. Gabriel—"God is my strength" ...

, American fighter pilot and chocolate chip cookie connoisseur *

Darren Barr Darren Barr (born 17 March 1985) is a Scottish football coach and former player, whose most recent position was assistant manager at Scottish League Two club Annan Athletic now he is unattached and has retired from playing football. Barr played ...

, Scottish footballer * Dave Barr (born 1972), American football quarterback * Dave Barr (born 1952), Canadian golfer * Dave Barr (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player * Dave Barr (born 1953), American veteran and motorcyclist who circumnavigated the globe despite having both legs amputated * David Barr (born 1946), former Australian politician * David Barr (born 1959), Canadian Colonel * David Barr (born 1970), English cricketer *

Donald Barr (novelist) Donald Barr (August 8, 1921 – February 5, 2004) was an American educator, writer, and Office of Strategic Services (OSS) officer. He was an administrator at Columbia University before serving as headmaster at the Dalton School in New York City ...

, science fiction writer and New York Times book reviewer *

Donna Barr Donna Barr (born August 13, 1952) is an American comic book author and cartoonist. She is best known for ''The Desert Peach'' and '' Stinz''. She was born in Everett, Washington, the second child in a family of six siblings. Life and educatio ...

(born 1952), American comic book author and cartoonist *

Douglas Barr Douglas Barr (born May 1, 1949), also credited as Doug Barr, is an American actor, writer, and director. He has starred in movies and on television. Barr was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. His big role came in the American Broadcasting Company, ...

(born 1949), American actor, writer and director * Eric Barr (born 1960), American geologist, entrepreneur, and fiscal manager *

Felicity Barr Felicity Barr (born 6 September 1970) is an English broadcast journalist, and former Al Jazeera English news presenter. Radio career Barr trained as a journalist at 2-Ten FM, before she specialised in sports reporting, covering events in sport ...

(born 1970), British journalist *

Freeman Barr Freeman Barr (born October 12, 1973) is a Bahamian former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2010, challenging for the WBO middleweight title in 1999. Amateur career The youngest of 13 children, Barr had only nine amateur bouts. He ...

(born 1973), Bahamian boxer *

Gerry Barr Gerry Barr is the 1996 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace for the creation of the Steelworkers Humanity Fund. He is currently the National Executive Director and CEO of the Directors Guild of Canada The Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) is a ...

, 1996 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace *

Glenn Barr Albert Glenn Barr OBE (19 March 1942 – 24 October 2017) was a politician from Derry, Northern Ireland, who was an advocate of Ulster nationalism. For a time during the 1970s he straddled both Unionism and Loyalism due to simultaneously holdi ...

(1932–2017), former Northern Ireland politician * Hugh C. Barr (1878–1960), philatelist of New York City *

Jean-Marc Barr Jean-Marc Barr (born September 27, 1960) is a French-American film actor and director. He is best known for working on several films from Danish film director and frequent collaborator Lars von Trier since ''Europa'' (1991). Early life and edu ...

(born 1960), French-American film actor and director * Jeremiah Hess Barr (1876–1955), Pennsylvania philatelist *

Joel Barr Joel Barr (January 1, 1916 – August 1, 1998), also Iozef Veniaminovich Berg and Joseph Berg, was part of the Soviet Atomic Spy Ring. Background Born Joyel Barr in New York City, to immigrant parents of Ukrainian Jewish origin. He attended C ...

(1916–1998), member of the Soviet Atomic Spy Ring *

Julia Barr Julia Barr (born Julia Rose Buchheit on February 8, 1949 in Fort Wayne, Indiana) is an American actress. Barr is most famous for her role on the soap opera '' All My Children'', playing the character of Brooke English. She played the role fr ...

(born 1949), American actress *

Kathleen Barr Kathleen Barr is a Canadian voice actress. She is best known for voicing Marie Kanker and Kevin in ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' and Trixie Lulamoon and Queen Chrysalis in '' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic''. She also voiced Henri Richard Maurice Du ...

(born 1967), Canadian voice actor *

Leonard Barr Leonard Barr (born Leonard Barra; September 27, 1903 – November 22, 1980) was an American stand-up comedian, film actor, and dancer. Barr appeared several times with Dean Martin (his nephew) and Jerry Lewis when they hosted the Colgate Come ...

(1903–1980), standup American comedian * Les Barr (born 1953), Scottish footballer *

Margaret Barr (choreographer) Margaret is a female first name, derived via French () and Latin () from grc, μαργαρίτης () meaning "pearl". The Greek is borrowed from Persian. Margaret has been an English name since the 11th century, and remained popular througho ...

(1904-1991), Australian dance-drama choreographer *

Mark Barr James Mark McGinnis BarrFull name as listed in (May 18, 1871December 15, 1950) was an electrical engineer, physicist, inventor, and polymath known for proposing the standard notation for the golden ratio. Born in America, but with English citi ...

, American mathematician *

Michelle Barr Michelle Barr (born 19 October 1978) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is the head coach of Old Dominion Monarchs college soccer team. She formerly played in the Scottish Women's Premier League for both Celtic and Rangers. Sh ...

(born 1978), Scottish footballer *

Natalie Barr Natalie Anne Barr (born 19 March 1968) is an Australian journalist, news presenter and television presenter. Barr is currently co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' alongside David Koch. She was previously new ...

(born 1968), Australian journalist and television presenter *

Nevada Barr Nevada Barr (born March 1, 1952) is an American author of mystery fiction. She is known for her Anna Pigeon series, which is primarily set in a series of national parks and other protected areas of the United States. Early life Although Barr w ...

(born 1952), American author *

Nicky Barr Andrew William "Nicky" Barr, (10 December 1915 – 12 June 2006) was a member of the Australian national rugby union team, who became a fighter ace in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) during World War II. He was cred ...

(1915–2006), Australian rugby player and World War II Veteran *

Niki Barr Niki Barr is an American musician from Denton, Maryland. Starting in 2013, she is the lead singer for The Last Year, a Baltimore, Maryland-based alternative band. Career Early years Niki began writing, performing, and recording at age 15 ...

, American musician * Norman B. Barr (1868–1943), founder of Olivet Institute in Chicago, Illinois *

Patrick Barr Patrick David Barr (13 February 1908 – 29 August 1985) was an English actor. In his career spanning over half a century, he appeared in about 144 films and television series. Biography Born in Akola, British India in 1908, Barr was educate ...

(1908–1985), British actor * Rachel Barr, member of faculty of Georgetown University *

Richard J. Barr Richard James Barr (November 28, 1865 – June 11, 1951) was an American politician and lawyer. Biography Born in Wilton Center, Will County, Illinois, Barr went to University of Illinois and then received his law degree from University of ...

(1865-1951), American lawyer and politician * Robert Barr (born 1978), Scottish field hockey player *

Roseanne Barr Roseanne Cherrie Barr (born November 3, 1952) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and former presidential candidate. Barr began her career in stand-up comedy before gaining acclaim in the television sitcom '' Roseanne'' (1988– ...

(born 1952), American comedian, actress and writer *

Russell Barr Russell Barr (born 15 October 1953) is a minister of the Church of Scotland, who was nominated in late 2015 to be the next Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. Early life and education Barr was born on 15 October 1953 in ...

(born ), minister of the Church of Scotland * The Barr family of American professional wrestlers: **

Sandy Barr Ferrin Charles Barr (January 21, 1938 – June 2, 2007) was an American professional wrestler, referee, promoter and trainer who spent his career mostly in the Western United States and Canada. Under the name as Sandy Barr, he was best known for h ...

(1938–2007; born Ferrin Barr), family patriarch; also a promoter ** Ferrin Barr Jr. (born 1959), older son best known as

Jimmy Jack Funk Ferrin Barr Jr. (born April 14, 1959) is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances with Championship Wrestling from Florida under the ring name Jesse Barr and with the World Wrestling Federation under the ring ...

Art Barr Arthur Leon Barr (October 8, 1966 – November 23, 1994) was an American professional wrestler. While he wrestled briefly for World Championship Wrestling, he found his greatest success in Mexico's Asistencia Asesoría y Administración promotion. ...

(1966–1994), younger son *

Samuel Russell Barr Samuel Russell Barr (May 19, 1914 – July 26, 2001) was an American businessman and politician. Barr was born in Forsyth, Rosebud County, Montana. He graduated from Ortonville High School in Ortonville, Big Stone County, Minnesota. Barr liv ...

(1914-2001), American businessman and politician * Stringfellow Barr (1897–1982), historian, author and former president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland *

Steven Barr Steven Barr is an American actor who voiced Urdnot Wrex in the ''Mass Effect ''Mass Effect'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Casey Hudson, Drew Karpyshyn and Preston Watamaniuk. The franchise depicts a distant futu ...

(born 1962), American pastor, author and leader of Cast Member Church at Walt Disney World, Orlando, Florida *

Tara Lynne Barr Tara Lynne Barr (born October 2, 1993) is an American actress. She is best known for portraying Roxy in the dark comedy film ''God Bless America'' (2011), which earned her a Young Artist Award nomination for Best Leading Young Actress in a Featu ...

(born 1993), American actress * Terry Barr, former American football wide receiver * Thomas D. Barr (1931–2008), prominent lawyer at Cravath, Swaine & Moore *

William Barr William Pelham Barr (born May 23, 1950) is an American attorney who served as the 77th and 85th United States attorney general in the administrations of Presidents George H. W. Bush and Donald Trump. Born and raised in New York City, Barr ...

(born 1950), American lawyer and government official * Woodrow Wilson Barr (1918–1942), United States Marine * Yvonne Barr (born 1932), British virologist

Fictional characters

* Dallas Barr, fictional character in the eponymous comic book series by Marvano * Ducem Barr, fictional character, part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series * Onum Barr, fictional character, part of Isaac Asimov's Foundation Series *

Quinn Armitage and Robert Barr '' Santa Barbara'' is an American television soap opera that aired on NBC from July 30, 1984, to January 15, 1993. The show initially revolved around the lives of four families; the wealthy Capwell family, rivals the Lockridge family, and the mor ...

, fictional twin characters appearing in the American soap opera ''Santa Barbara''.

People

Fictional characters

See also

People with the surname Barr and identical first names

Barr as a word