Bärbel is a
German-language
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feminine
given name
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, often a diminutive or variant of the name
Barbara.
Individuals bearing the name Bärbel include:
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Bärbel Bas (born 1968), German politician
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Bärbel Bendiks, East German rower
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Bärbel Beuermann (born 1955), German politician
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Bärbel Bohley
Bärbel Bohley (24 May 1945 – 11 September 2010) was an East German opposition figure and artist.
Biography
As an artist, Bohley won prizes from the authorities, including a trip to the Soviet Union. Her opposition to the government did not ...
(1945–2010), East German dissident and artist
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Bärbel Broschat (born 1957), East German hurdler
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Bärbel Dieckmann
Bärbel Dieckmann ( Pritz, born 26 March 1949) is a German politician who was elected mayor of Bonn in 1994 and was in office until 2009. She is the first woman and Social Democrat to become mayor of Bonn.
Early life and education
The daughter o ...
(born 1949), German politician
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Bärbel Fuhrmann (born 1940), German swimmer
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Bärbel Graf, East German high jumper
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Bärbel Grimmer (born 1945), East German swimmer
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Bärbel Höhn (born 1952), German politician
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Bärbel Hönisch (born 1974), German paleoceanographer, paleoclimatologist, author, and professor
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Bärbel Inhelder
Bärbel Elisabeth Inhelder (15 April 1913 – 17 February 1997) was a Swiss psychologist most known for her work under psychologist and epistemologist Jean Piaget and their contributions toward child development.
Born in St. Gallen, Switzerland, ...
(1913–1997), Swiss psychologist
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Bärbel Jungmeier (born 1975), Austrian road cyclist and mountain bike rider
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Bärbel Kampmann (1946–1999), German psychologist, writer, and civil servant
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Bärbel Kofler (born 1967), German politician
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Bärbel Koribalski (born 1964), German astronomer
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Bärbel Körner, West German slalom canoeist
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Bärbel Köster (born 1957), East German sprint canoer
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Bärbel-Maria Kurth (born 1954), German statistician and epidemiologist
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Bärbel Löhnert (born 1942), East German long jumper
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Bärbel Martin (born 1940), West German figure skater
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Bärbel Mayer (born 1935), East German sprinter
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Bärbel Mohr (1964–2010), German author
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Bärbel Podeswa (born 1946), East German hurdler
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Bärbel Richter, East German slalom canoeist
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Bärbel Schäfer (born 1963), German television presenter and talk show host
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Bärbel Struppert (born 1950), East German sprinter
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Bärbel Wartenberg-Potter (born 1943), German theologian
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Bärbel Wöckel
Bärbel Wöckel ( Eckert; born 21 March 1955) is a former East German sprinter. She never ran a world record in the individual disciplines. However, she ran several world records as part of relay teams with Doris Maletzki, Renate Ste ...
(born 1955), East German sprinter
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Feminine given names
German feminine given names