Barr (surname)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Barr is a Scottish surname, and may refer to:

In real life:

• Adam Barr, American television screenwriter and producer
• Al Barr, lead singer of the Celtic punk band the Dropkick Murphys
• Alfred Barr (1902–1981), art historian and the first director of the Museum of Modern Art in New York City
• Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr (1831-1919), British American novelist
• Andrew Barr (born 1973), Australian politician
• Art Barr (1966–1994), American professional wrestler
• Bob Barr (born 1948), American attorney and 2008 Libertarian Party candidate for President of the United States
• Bob Barr (baseball) (1856-1930), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Bob Barr (1935 baseball) (1908-2002), baseball pitcher for Brooklyn Dodgers
• Candy Barr (1935–2005) American stripper, burlesque exotic dancer, actress, and model
• Charlie Barr (1864-1911), Scottish navigator
• Daisey Douglas Barr, leader of the Indiana Women's Ku Klux Klan in the early 1920s and member of the Women's Christian Temperance Union
• Dave Barr (golfer) (born 1952), Canadian professional golfer
• Dave Barr (born 1960), Canadian professional ice hockey player
• David Barr, Australian politician
• Donna Barr (born 1952), American comic book author and cartoonist
• Douglas Barr (born 1949), American actor, writer and director
• Felicity Barr (born 1970), British journalist
• Freeman Barr (born 1973), Bahamian boxer
• George Barr (artist) (born 1937), Amercian science fiction and fantasy artist
• Gerry Barr, 1996 recipient of the Pearson Medal of Peace
• Glenn Barr (born 1932), former Northern Ireland politician
• James Barr (composer) (1779-1860), Scottish composer
• James Barr (politician) (1862–1949), British Labour Party politician
• James Barr (biblical scholar) (1924-2006), Scottish Old Testament scholar
• James R. Barr (1885–1910), Scottish engineer
• Jean-Marc Barr (born 1960), French-American film actor and director
• Jim Barr (born 1948), Major League Baseball pitcher
• Joel Barr (1916–1998), member of the Soviet Atomic Spy Ring
• Joseph M. Barr (1906–1982), former Mayor of Pittsburgh
• Joseph W. Barr (1918–1996), American businessman and politician.
• Julia Barr (born 1949), American actress
• Kathleen Barr, Canadian voice actor
• Leonard Barr (1903-1980), standup American comedian
• Mark Barr, American mathematician
• Mary James Barr (1879-1935), daughter of American outlaw Jesse James
• Mike W. Barr, American writer
• Natalie Barr (born 1968), Australian journalist and television presenter
• Nevada Barr (born 1952), American author
• Nicky Barr (1915–2006), Australian rugby player and World War II Veteran
• Niki Barr, American musician
• Norman B. Barr (1868-1943), founder of Olivet Institute in Chicago, Illinois
• Patrick Barr (1908-1985), British actor
• Rachel Barr, member of faculty of Georgetown University
• Robert Barr (writer) (1850-1912), British novelist
• Robert M. Barr, conductor of Jordan High School Band in Columbus, Georgia
• Roseanne Barr (born 1952), American comedian, actress and writer
• Stringfellow Barr (1897-1982), historian, author and former president of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland
• Terry Barr, former American football wide receiver
• William Barr (American Attorney General) (born 1950), 77th Attorney General of the United States
• William Barr (Arctic historian), Arctic historian at the University of Calgary, Canada
• Woodrow Wilson Barr (1918–1942), United States Marine
• Yvonne Barr (born 1932), British virologist

In fiction:

• 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