List of Famous people with last name Barringer

Felicity Barringer

First Name Felicity

Born on November 30, 1950 (age 75)

Born in United States of America, Pennsylvania

Felicity Barringer is an American journalist. She is a writer in residence at Stanford University.

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Daniel Moreau Barringer

First Name Daniel

Last Name Barringer

Born on July 30, 1806

Died on September 1, 1873 (aged 67)

Born in United States of America

Daniel Moreau Barringer was a Whig U.S. Congressman from North Carolina between 1843 and 1849. He joined the Democratic Party by the early 1870s.

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Daniel Barringer

First Name Daniel

Last Name Barringer

Born on May 25, 1860

Died on November 30, 1929 (aged 69)

Born in United States of America, North Carolina

Daniel Barringer was a geologist best known as the first person to prove the existence of an impact crater on the Earth, Meteor Crater in Arizona. The site has been renamed the Barringer Crater in his honor, which is the preferred name used in the scientific community. Also a small lunar crater on the far side of the Moon is named after him.

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