List of Famous people named Barbara

Bárbara Catalina Riveros Díaz is a Chilean professional triathlete, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympian.

Barbara Lauwers, later known as Barbara Lauwers Podoski, was a corporal in the Women’s Army Corps (WAC) and won the Bronze Star after one of her operations led to the defection of 600 soldiers from behind Italian lines and the withdrawal of their support from the Germans. She was stationed at the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) Morale Operations (MO) headquarters in Rome, Italy.

Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon was an English educationalist and artist, and a leading mid-19th-century feminist and women's rights activist. She published her influential Brief Summary of the Laws of England concerning Women in 1854. She co-founded the English Woman's Journal in 1858.

Barbara Alyn Woods is an American actress. She is known for her roles in television series One Tree Hill and Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. She is the mother of actresses Natalie Alyn Lind, Emily Alyn Lind, and Alyvia Alyn Lind.

Barbara Bel Geddes was an American stage and screen actress, artist, and children's author whose career spanned almost five decades. She was best known for her starring role as Miss Ellie Ewing in the television series Dallas. Bel Geddes also starred as Maggie in the original Broadway production of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof in 1955. Her notable films included I Remember Mama (1948) and Vertigo (1958). Throughout her career, she was the recipient of several acting awards and nominations.

Barbara Hannigan is a Canadian soprano and conductor, known for her performances of contemporary opera.

Barbara of Portugal was an Infanta of Portugal, and a Queen of Spain by marriage to Ferdinand VI of Spain.

Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American former actress, singer, and dancer.

Barbara Ann Rowan was an American attorney. She was the first Black woman to be a prosecutor in the office of the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York.