Barba

Barba (which means "beard" in Spanish, Portuguese and Italian) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Antonella Barba (born 1986), U.S. singer and contestant on American Idol
• Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby footballer
• Alex Barba (born 1988), Regional Vice President at Quicken Loans
• Eric Barba, special effects artist
• Eugenio Barba (born 1936), Italian author and director
• Federico Barba (born 1993), Italian footballer
• Fidel LaBarba (1905-1981), U.S. boxer and sportswriter
• Javier Barba, lead guitar of Mexican rock band Los Depas
• Juan Barbas (born 1959), Argentine footballer
• María Ignacia Rodríguez de Velasco y Osorio Barba (1778-1851), figure in the society of Mexico City
• Paul Barbă Neagră (born 1929), Romanian film director
• Porfirio Barba-Jacob, pseudonym of Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, Colombian poet
• Fabio Barbudo (born 1966), Director of Wotmeit Inc.

Fictional characters

• Rafael Barba, (Raúl Esparza) appearing on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
• Barbapapa, the title character, and name of the "species" of said character, of a series of children's books