Namesakes
American First Ladies:
1 first lady
Barbara Bush 1989-1993 
Emmy Award Winners:
4 actresses
(actress) Barbara Stanwyck 1961; 1966 The Barbara Stanwyck Show; The Big Valley
(actress) Barbara Bain 1967; 1968; 1969 Mission: Impossible
(actress) Barbara Bel Geddes 1980 Dallas
(actress) Barbara Babcock 1981 Hill Street Blues
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Barbara 1939 Barbara
Barbara Havers 1988 A Great Deliverance
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
3 characters
(character) Barbara Allen 16xx Barbara Allen
(character) Barbara Ann 1965 Barbara Ann
(character) Barbara 2012 Barbara
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Barbara Havers 2001 The Inspector Lynley Mysteries
Barb Henrickson 2006 Big Love
Leslie Knope (middle name Barbara) 2009 Parks and Recreation
Grammy Award Winners:
1 album of the year/song of the year
(album of the year/song of the year) Barbra Streisand (a.k.a. Barbara) 1964; 1978 The Barbra Streisand Album; Evergreen
Hall-of-Famers:
1 basketball
(basketball) Barbara Stevens 2020
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms:
1 hurricane, 1 storm
Hurricane Barbara 1953
Storm Barbara 1954
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 medicine
(medicine) Barbara McClintock 1983
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
22 actors, 2 actor/models, 1 model, 1 presenter
Pola Negri (a.k.a. Barbara) 1897-1987
Barbara Jo Allen 1906-1974
Barbara Stanwyck 1907-1990
Barbara O'Neil 1910-1980
Barbara Billingsley 1915-2010
Barbara Britton 1920-1980
Barbara Bel Geddes 1922-2005
Barbara Rush 1927-2024
Barbara Walters 1929-2022
Barbara Murray 1929-2014
Barbara Barrie 1931-
Barbara Eden 1931-
Barbara Bain 1931-
Barbara Harris 1935-2018
Barbara Babcock 1937-
Barbra Streisand (a.k.a. Barbara) 1942-
Barbara Bouchet 1943-
Barbara Carrera 1945-
Barbara Bach 1947-
Barbara Dickson 1947-
Barbara Hershey 1948-
Barbara Flynn 1948-
Barbi Benton 1950-
Guusje Nederhorst (a.k.a. Barbara) 1969-2004
Barbara Palvin 1993-
Barbie Ferreira 1996-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer
Mary Quant (a.k.a. Barbara) 1930-2023
Notable Athletes:
1 tennis
(tennis) Barbara Schett 1976-
Notable Journalists:
1 news presenter
(news presenter) Barbara Walters 1929-2022
Notable Musicians:
4 singers
Barbra Streisand (a.k.a. Barbara) 1942-
Barbara Dickson 1947-
Basia 1954-
Guusje Nederhorst (a.k.a. Barbara) 1969-2004
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 biologist
Barbara McClintock 1902-1992
Notable Writers:
4 authors
Barbara Cartland 1901-2000
Barbara Pym 1913-1980
Ruth Rendell (middle name Barbara) 1930-2015
Barbara Kingsolver 1955-
Olympic Medalists:
3 bronze, 3 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze/gold/silver, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze/gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Barbara Burke 1936 4x100 m relay
(silver/bronze/gold) Shirley Strickland (middle name Barbara) 1948; 1952; 1956 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles; 100 m
(bronze) Barbara Sobotta 1960 4x100 m relay
(gold) Barbara Jones 1952; 1960 4x100 m relay
(bronze) Barbara Göbel 1960 swimming - 200 m breaststroke
(bronze/gold/silver) Teresa Ciepły (middle name Barbara) 1960; 1964 4x100 m relay; 80 m hurdles
(silver/gold) Barbara Ferrell 1968 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Lillian Board (middle name Barbara) 1968 400 m
(bronze) Barbara Clark 1976 swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver) Barbara Krug 1980 4x400 m relay
(gold) Barbara Krause 1980 swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay
(silver/bronze) Barbara Mensing 1996; 2000 archery - team
(gold) B. J. Bedford (a.k.a. Barbara) 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
Oscar Award Winners:
1 actress
(actress) Barbra Streisand (a.k.a. Barbara) 1969 Funny Girl
Other Royalty:
1 princess consort
Franziska, Princess of Liechtenstein (middle name Barbara) 1836-1858 Liechtenstein
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Barbara Kingsolver 2023 Demon Copperhead
Saints:
2 saints
Saint Barbara ?-235
Saint Barbara Han A-gi 1791-1839