Namesakes
Barbra Streisand
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1942- 
Grammy Award Winners 1964; 1978 The Barbra Streisand Album; Evergreen (album of the year/song of the year)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Oscar Award Winners 1969 Funny Girl (actress)
Barbara McClintock
(f) 1902-1992
Nobel Prize Winners 1983 (medicine)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Barbara Stanwyck
(f) 1907-1990
Emmy Award Winners 1961; 1966 The Barbara Stanwyck Show; The Big Valley (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Bush
(f) 1925-2018
American First Ladies 1989-1993
Pola Negri
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1897-1987
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Walters
(f) 1929-2022
Notable Actors and Entertainers (presenter)
Notable Journalists
Barbara Cartland
(f) 1901-2000
Notable Writers
Barbara Hershey
(f) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Bel Geddes
(f) 1922-2005
Emmy Award Winners 1980 Dallas (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Ruth Rendell
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1930-2015
Notable Writers
Mary Quant
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1930-2023
Notable Artists
Barbara Bouchet
(f) 1943-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Eden
(f) 1931-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Bach
(f) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Palvin
(f) 1993-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model)
Barbara Bain
(f) 1931-
Emmy Award Winners 1967; 1968; 1969 Mission: Impossible (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Barrie
(f) 1931-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara O'Neil
(f) 1910-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Shirley Strickland
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1925-2004
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952; 1956 100 m; 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles (silver/bronze/gold)
Barbara Carrera
(f) 1945-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Harris
(f) 1935-2018
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Teresa Ciepły
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1937-2006
Olympic Medalists 1960; 1964 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles (bronze/gold/silver)
Barbara Rush
(f) 1927-2024
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Babcock
(f) 1937-
Emmy Award Winners 1981 Hill Street Blues (actress)
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Krause
(f) 1959-
Olympic Medalists 1980 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (gold)
Barbie Ferreira
(f) 1996-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (model/actor)
Barbara Billingsley
(f) 1915-2010
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Jones
(f) 1937-
Olympic Medalists 1952; 1960 4x100 m relay (gold)
Barbara Schett
(f) 1976-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Barbara Pym
(f) 1913-1980
Notable Writers
Barbara Sobotta
(f) 1936-2000
Olympic Medalists 1960 4x100 m relay (bronze)
Barbara Kingsolver
(f) 1955-
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 2023 Demon Copperhead
Barbara Ferrell
(f) 1947-
Olympic Medalists 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Basia
(f) 1954-
Notable Musicians
Barbara Britton
(f) 1920-1980
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Burke
(f) 1917-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 4x100 m relay (silver)
Lillian Board
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1948-1970
Olympic Medalists 1968 400 m (silver)
Franziska, Princess of Liechtenstein
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1813-1881
Other Royalty 1836-1858 Liechtenstein (princess consort)
Barbara Jo Allen
(f) 1906-1974
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Murray
(f) 1929-2014
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Barbara Krug
(f) 1956-
Olympic Medalists 1980 4x400 m relay (silver)
Barbi Benton
(f) 1950-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/model)
Barbara Göbel
(f) 1943-
Olympic Medalists 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke (bronze)
Barbara Mensing
(f) 1960-
Olympic Medalists 1996; 2000 archery - team (silver/bronze)
B. J. Bedford
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1972-
Olympic Medalists 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay (gold)
Barbara Clark
(f) 1958-
Olympic Medalists 1976 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay (bronze)
Barbara Dickson
(f) 1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Barbara Flynn
(f) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Guusje Nederhorst
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f) 1969-2004
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Barbara Stevens
(f) 1954-
Hall-of-Famers 2020 (basketball)
Barbara
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1953 (hurricane)
Barb Henrickson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Big Love
Barbara Havers
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1988 A Great Deliverance
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Leslie Knope
(a.k.a. Barbara) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Parks and Recreation
Barbara Ann
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1965 Barbara Ann
Barbara Allen
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 16xx Barbara Allen
Barbara
(f)
Fictional Characters from Books 1939 Barbara
Barbara
(f) ?-235
Saints
Barbara
(f)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 1954 (storm)
Barbara
(f)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2012 Barbara
Barbara Han A-gi
(f) 1791-1839
Saints