Barry (name)
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Barry is both a given name
for male
s and a surname
, being the English
form of the Irish
names Bareth (short for Fionnbharrth), de Barra, Barrath, Barenth, Barold, Bearrach or Finbarr. The Irish meaning is spear.
The most common origin of the Barry surname comes from de Barri, a French Norman name which was derived from a small village in Normandy known as La Barre . After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th Century, a Norman Knight named Odo De Barri received land in Wales, including a large island off the coast called Barry Island. On the mainland, De Barri built Manorbier Castle which was the home of the Barry Family for over two hundred years.
The first bearer of the surname to arrive in Ireland was Robert de Barri, one of the original band of Norman Knights who landed at Bannow in Co. Wexford in May 1169.
In the 1180s, more Barry's starting leaving the Welsh coasts and began settling in Cork, Ireland. It was here in Cork that the Barry's thrived, becoming one of that county's major lineages with three major branches and many minor ones. These include derivatives such as: De Barry, Barrymore, Barryroes, O'Barry and of course, Barry. The senior line, the earls of Barrymore, became extinct in 1823 but the name Barry remains numerous in Cork and surrounding counties.
However, not all Irish Barrys descended from De Barri. Some modern Barrys were originally called Ó'Beargha `descendants of Beargh'. Beargh was a nickname meaning `robber'.
As a given name, Barry currently is less common than it once was. It rose in usage during the 1930s and 1940s, and was in the top 100 names though the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names. The last time Barry was in 2004, where it ranked 963. The highest Barry has ever been was in 1962 when Barry reached a rank of 61.
Barry can also be used as a diminutive of the name Bartholomew or Barrington, and, in turn, has its own informal diminutives - Baz and Bazza.
Given name
A given name, in Western contexts often referred to as a first name, is a personal name that specifies and differentiates between members of a group of individuals, especially in a family, all of whose members usually share the same family name...
for male
Male
Male refers to the biological sex of an organism, or part of an organism, which produces small mobile gametes, called spermatozoa. Each spermatozoon can fuse with a larger female gamete or ovum, in the process of fertilization...
s and a surname
Surname
A surname is a name added to a given name and is part of a personal name. In many cases, a surname is a family name. Many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name"...
, being the English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
form of the Irish
Irish language
Irish , also known as Irish Gaelic, is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family, originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish people. Irish is now spoken as a first language by a minority of Irish people, as well as being a second language of a larger proportion of...
names Bareth (short for Fionnbharrth), de Barra, Barrath, Barenth, Barold, Bearrach or Finbarr. The Irish meaning is spear.
The most common origin of the Barry surname comes from de Barri, a French Norman name which was derived from a small village in Normandy known as La Barre . After the Norman conquest of England in the 11th Century, a Norman Knight named Odo De Barri received land in Wales, including a large island off the coast called Barry Island. On the mainland, De Barri built Manorbier Castle which was the home of the Barry Family for over two hundred years.
The first bearer of the surname to arrive in Ireland was Robert de Barri, one of the original band of Norman Knights who landed at Bannow in Co. Wexford in May 1169.
In the 1180s, more Barry's starting leaving the Welsh coasts and began settling in Cork, Ireland. It was here in Cork that the Barry's thrived, becoming one of that county's major lineages with three major branches and many minor ones. These include derivatives such as: De Barry, Barrymore, Barryroes, O'Barry and of course, Barry. The senior line, the earls of Barrymore, became extinct in 1823 but the name Barry remains numerous in Cork and surrounding counties.
However, not all Irish Barrys descended from De Barri. Some modern Barrys were originally called Ó'Beargha `descendants of Beargh'. Beargh was a nickname meaning `robber'.
As a given name, Barry currently is less common than it once was. It rose in usage during the 1930s and 1940s, and was in the top 100 names though the 1970s. In recent years, the name has not even made the top 1000 list of names. The last time Barry was in 2004, where it ranked 963. The highest Barry has ever been was in 1962 when Barry reached a rank of 61.
Barry can also be used as a diminutive of the name Bartholomew or Barrington, and, in turn, has its own informal diminutives - Baz and Bazza.
As a surname
- A. Constantine BarryA. Constantine BarryAlfred Constantine Barry was an American educator, politician, and Universalist minister from Wisconsin.Born in Walton, New York, Barry was ordained an Universalist minister in 1836. After pastoring churches in New York and Richmond, Virginia, he moved to Racine, Wisconsin, where he started a...
(1815–88), American educator and politician - Alfred BarryAlfred BarryDr. Alfred Barry was the Third Bishop of Sydney, who over the course of his career served as headmaster of several independent schools, Principal of King's College London, and founded several prominent Anglican schools....
(1826–1910), Anglican Bishop of Sidney; second son of Charles Barry - Ann Street BarryAnn Street BarryAnn Street Barry , second wife of Spranger Barry, was born in Bath, England in 1734, the daughter of an apothecary. Early in life she married an actor by the name of Dancer, and it was as Mrs Dancer that she made her first recorded appearance in 1758 as Cordelia to Spranger Barry's Lear at the Crow...
(1734–1801), English actress; second wife of Spranger Barry - Bonny BarryBonny BarryVeronica Lesley "Bonny" Barry is an Australian politician. She was a Labor member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 2001 to 2009, representing the district of Aspley....
(born 1960), Australian politician - Brent BarryBrent BarryBrent Robert Barry is an American former professional basketball player. The , shooting guard was selected out of Oregon State University by the Denver Nuggets with the 15th overall pick in the 1995 NBA Draft, but was traded shortly after to the Los Angeles Clippers.Barry played professionally...
(born 1971), American sports commentator and former basketball player; third son of Rick Barry - Brian BarryBrian BarryBrian Barry FBA was a moral and political philosopher. He was educated at the Queen's College, Oxford, obtaining the degrees of B.A. and D.Phil under the direction of H. L. A. Hart....
(1936–2009), British philosopher - Cathy BarryCathy BarryCathy Barry is an English pornographic actress.In 2004, Barry underwent a breast implant operation that was broadcast live on the Five show Cosmetic Surgery Live. It was reported as being the biggest breast enlargement operation to be performed in the UK...
(born 1967), English pornographic actress - Charles BarryCharles BarrySir Charles Barry FRS was an English architect, best known for his role in the rebuilding of the Palace of Westminster in London during the mid-19th century, but also responsible for numerous other buildings and gardens.- Background and training :Born on 23 May 1795 in Bridge Street, Westminster...
(1795–1860), English architect, main designer of the Palace of Westminster - Charles Barry, Jr.Charles Barry, Jr.Charles Barry, Jr. was an English architect of the mid-late 19th century, and eldest son of Sir Charles Barry. Like his younger brother and fellow architect Edward Middleton Barry, Charles Jr. designed numerous buildings in London. He is particularly associated with works in the south London...
(1823–1900), English architect; eldest son of Charles Barry - Christopher BarryChristopher BarryChristopher Barry is a British television director who was well known for his work on the science fiction series Doctor Who...
(born 1925), British television director - Claudja BarryClaudja BarryClaudja Barry, is a singer and actress who has performed in the European versions of the stage musicals Hair and Catch My Soul.-Early music career:...
(born 1952), Jamaican-Canadian singer and actress - B. Constance Barry
- Damion BarryDamion BarryDamion Barry is a sprinter from Trinidad and Tobago who specializes in the 400 metres.His personal best time is 45.55 seconds, achieved in June 2005 in Port-of-Spain....
(born 1982), Trinidadian sprinter - Daniel Barry (disambiguation)
- Dave BarryDave BarryDavid "Dave" Barry is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American author and columnist, who wrote a nationally syndicated humor column for The Miami Herald from 1983 to 2005. He has also written numerous books of humor and parody, as well as comedic novels.-Biography:Barry was born in Armonk, New York,...
(born 1947), American author and columnist, winner of the Pulitzer Prize - David Barry (disambiguation)
- David de Barry, 5th Viscount Barry (c. 1550–1617), Irish peer
- Dede BarryDede BarryDeirdre Demet Barry is an American female cycle racer, six times U.S. champion . She has won two World Cup races, two World Championship medals, and, in 2004, the silver medal in the time trial in the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Greece. She is married to fellow professionial cyclist Michael Barry...
(born 1972), American cyclist - Denis BarryDenis BarryDenis Barry was president of the United States Chess Federation from 1993 to 1996. He was an enthusiastic chess organizer, best known for establishing the US Amateur Team East Chess Championship, which is held annually in Parsippany, New Jersey, and which remains one of the most popular USCF events...
(1929–2003), president of the United States Chess Federation (1993–96) - Don "Red" Barry (1912–80), American film actor
- Drew BarryDrew BarryDrew William Barry is a retired American professional basketball player. He is the son of Basketball Hall of Famer Rick Barry and has three brothers: Scooter, Jon and Brent, who also share his profession. His grandfather Bruce Hale also played in the NBA and was Rick's college coach at Miami of...
(born 1973), American retired basketball player; fourth son of Rick Barry - Edward Middleton BarryEdward Middleton BarryEdward Middleton Barry was an English architect of the 19th century.-Biography:Edward Barry was the third son of Sir Charles Barry, born in his father's house, 27 Foley Place, London. In infancy he was delicate, and was placed under the care of a confidential servant at Blackheath...
(1830–80), English architect; third son of Charles Barry - Elizabeth BarryElizabeth BarryElizabeth Barry was an English actress of the Restoration period.She worked in big, prestigious London theatre companies throughout her successful career: from 1675 in the Duke's Company, 1682 – 1695 in the monopoly United Company, and from 1695 onwards as a member of the actors' cooperative...
(1658–1713), English actress - Fred BarryFred BarryFrederick Barry is a former professional American football offensive lineman in the National Football League.-References:...
(born 1948), American football player in the National Football League - Frederick G. BarryFrederick G. BarryFrederick George Barry was a U.S. Representative from Mississippi.Born in Woodbury, Tennessee, Barry received a limited education.He served as a private in Company E, Eighth Confederate Cavalry, Col. William B...
(1845–1909), member of the U.S. House of Representatives - Gareth BarryGareth BarryGareth Barry is an English footballer who plays for Manchester City and the England national football team.Barry moved to Aston Villa from Brighton & Hove Albion as a youngster, and spent 12 years at the club. He captained Aston Villa, and, at the end of his career with the club, lay eighth in...
(born 1981), English footballer - Garret BarryGarret BarryGarret Barry was an Irish soldier of the 17th century who served in the Eighty Years' War and the Irish Confederate Wars.He came from an old landed Hiberno-Norman family, the De Barry family, in County Cork in southern Ireland. Like many Irish Catholic gentlemen of his generation, particularly...
(bef. 1640–1647), Irish soldier - Gene BarryGene BarryGene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City and The War of The Worlds and for his portrayal of the title character in the TV series Bat Masterson, among many roles.-Personal life:Barry was born...
(1919–2009), American stage, screen and television actor - Gerald Barry (disambiguation)
- Glenn Barry, American musician, former bass player in the symphonic metal band KamelotKamelotKamelot is an American symphonic power metal band from Tampa, Florida. The band was formed by Thomas Youngblood and Richard Warner in 1991. Norwegian vocalist Roy Khan joined for the album Siége Perilous, and shared song-writing duties with Youngblood until his departure in April 2011.As of 2010,...
- Grant BarryGrant BarryGrant Barry, from Seal Beach California, is the former trombone player of Reel Big Fish. Before he was in Reel Big Fish he was in The Scholars with Scott Klopfenstein and Aaron Barrett. He can be heard on the albums Turn The Radio Off and Why Do They Rock So Hard?, having joined the band prior to...
, American musician - Hilary BarryHilary BarryHilary Barry is a TV3 personality in New Zealand who currently presents the 6 pm 3 News with Mike McRoberts.-Education:Barry completed a BA in Linguistics and a Certificate of Journalism....
(born 1969), New Zealand television personality - Jack Barry (disambiguation)
- James Barry (disambiguation)
- James de Barry, 4th Viscount Buttevant (1520–81), Irish peer
- Jason Barry-SmithJason Barry-SmithJason Barry-Smith is an Australian operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer and arranger. He works with organisations such as Opera Queensland, The Queensland Orchestra, Seven Network, and the Queensland Youth Choir.- Education :...
(born 1969), Australian operatic baritone, vocal coach, composer and arranger - Jeff BarryJeff BarryJeff Barry is an American pop music songwriter, singer, and record producer.-Early career:...
(born 1938), American pop music songwriter, singer and record producer - J. Esmonde BarryJ. Esmonde BarryJoseph Esmonde Barry was a prominent healthcare activist and political commentator in New Brunswick, Canada. Perhaps best known as the voice of the Friends of St. Joseph's, an organisation which was instrumental in keeping St. Joseph's Hospital open in Saint John's uptown...
(1923–2007), Canadian healthcare activist and political commentator - Joan Barry (disambiguation)
- John Barry (disambiguation)
- John Wolfe-BarryJohn Wolfe-BarrySir John Wolfe-Barry was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. His most famous project was the construction of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London.-Early career:...
(1836–1918), English civil engineer, co-designer of Tower Bridge; youngest son of Charles Barry - Jonathan BarryJonathan BarryJonathan Renaldo Barry is a Bahamian cricketer. Barry is a right-handed batsman who bowls right-arm medium pace and currently represents the Bahamas national cricket team....
(born 1988), Bahamian cricketer - Jonathan B. BarryJonathan B. BarryJonathan B. Barry is an American Democratic politician, businessman, and farmer from Wisconsin.Born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Barry graduated from Shorewood High School. In 1967, he graduated from University of Wisconsin–Madison. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly 1977-1981 and was on...
(born 1945), American Democratic politician, businessman, and farmer - Jon BarryJon BarryJon Alan Barry is an American former basketball player and current television analyst for ABC and ESPN.-Biography:Barry is the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and has three brothers: Scooter, Drew, and Brent, all of whom are also basketball players. Jon played his high school basketball at De La...
(born 1969), American television analyst and former basketball player; second son of Rick Barry - Kate BarryKate BarryMargaret Catharine Moore , later known as Kate Barry, was a heroine of the American Revolutionary War. She was daughter of Charles and Mary Moore, and the eldest of ten children. She married Andrew Barry in 1767 at the age of 15, and lived on Walnut Grove Plantation in Roebuck, South Carolina...
(1752–1823), heroine of the American Revolutionary War - Keith BarryKeith BarryKeith Patrick Barry is an Irish illusionist, mentalist, and close-up magician.-Early and personal life:Born in County Waterford, Ireland on 2 October 1976, Barry's interest in magic began at the age of fourteen when he purchased a book entitled Magic for the Complete Klutz.Barry's grandfather, 82,...
(born 1976), Irish illusionist, mentalist and close-up magician - Kevin BarryKevin BarryKevin Gerard Barry was the first Irish republican to be executed by the British since the leaders of the Easter Rising. Barry was sentenced to death for his part in an IRA operation which resulted in the deaths of three British soldiers.Barry's death is considered a watershed moment in the Irish...
(1902–20), Irish Republican Army member - Kevin Barry (boxer)Kevin Barry (boxer)Kevin Michael Joseph Barry is a noted New Zealand former boxer, boxing trainer, manager and occasional commentator...
(born 1959), New Zealand former boxer, boxing trainer and manager - Krystal BarryKrystal BarryKrystal Barry is a beauty queen from Belmont, New Hampshire who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.Barry won the Miss New Hampshire USA title in late 2005, after placing first runner-up the previous year. She represented New Hampshire in the Miss USA 2006 pageant televised live from Baltimore,...
, American beauty queen - Len BarryLen BarryLen Barry is a retired American vocalist, songwriter and record producer.-Career:...
- Leo BarryLeo BarryLeo Barry is a retired Australian rules footballer in the AFL with the Sydney Swans.Originally from Deniliquin, New South Wales, he attended St Ignatius' College, Riverview before being drafted as a zone selection in the 1994 National Draft and making his debut in the final round of the 1995...
- Lyall BarryLyall BarryLyall Barry is a former swimming representative from New Zealand.At the 1950 British Empire Games he won a gold medal as part of the men's 4×220 yards freestyle relay team. He won a bronze medal as part of the 3×110 yards medley relay at the same Games.-References:...
, New Zealand swimmer - Lynda BarryLynda BarryLynda Barry is an American cartoonist and author. One of the most successful non-mainstream American cartoonists, Barry is perhaps best known for her weekly comic strip Ernie Pook's Comeek. Barry's cartoons often view family life from the perspective of pre-teen girls from the wrong side of the...
- Lynn BarryLynn BarryLynn A. Barry is an American former assistant director of USA women's basketball and former adviser to the Women's National Basketball Association. Barry is also considered to be the most talented player in The College of William & Mary's women’s basketball program history.-Personal:Born in St...
- Madame du BarryMadame du BarryJeanne Bécu, comtesse du Barry was the last Maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV of France and one of the victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution.-Early life:...
- Mamadou BarryMamadou BarryMamadou Barry , also known as Hady Barry, is a Guinean footballer who currently plays for Sun Hei SC. His position is forward.-Persipal Palu:Barry played for Persipal Palu in Indonesia for 5 years before joining Sun Hei.-Sun Hei SC:...
, Guinean footballer - Margaret Stuart BarryMargaret Stuart BarryMargaret Stuart Barry is an English children's writer, and is best known for creating the Simon and the Witch series of books...
- Marion BarryMarion BarryMarion Shepilov Barry, Jr. is an American Democratic politician who is currently serving as a member of the Council of the District of Columbia, representing DC's Ward 8. Barry served as the second elected mayor of the District of Columbia from 1979 to 1991, and again as the fourth mayor from 1995...
- Marty BarryMarty BarryMartin J. "Goal-a-Game" Barry was a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played for the Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1965...
- Maryanne Trump BarryMaryanne Trump BarryMaryanne Trump Barry is a senior judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. She is the daughter of real estate developer Fred Trump and Mary MacLeod Trump, the older sister of real estate/entertainment magnate Donald Trump and the mother of Dr...
- Max BarryMax BarryMax Barry is a contemporary Australian author. He also maintains a blog on various topics, including writing, marketing and politics...
- Michael Barry (disambiguation)Michael Barry (disambiguation)Michael Barry, Mike Barry or Mick Barry may refer to:*Michael A. Barry , American historian of the greater Middle East and Islamic world*Michael Joseph Barry , Irish poet, author, and political figure...
- Morris BarryMorris BarryMorris Barry was born in Northampton and was a noticeable figure on the production side of the BBC in the 1960s and 1970s....
- Patrick Barry (disambiguation)
- Paul BarryPaul BarryPaul Barry is a British-born, Australian-based journalist, who has won many awards for his investigative reporting. He now works as a senior writer for online media outlet The Power Index.-Career:...
- Peter Barry
- Philip BarryPhilip BarryPhilip James Quinn Barry was an American playwright born in Rochester, New York.-Early life:Philip Barry was born on June 18, 1896 in Rochester, New York to James Corbett Barry and Mary Agnes Quinn Barry. James would die from appendicitis a year after Philip's birth, and his father's marble and...
- Rahmane BarryRahmane BarryRahmane Barry is a Senegalese football player who currently plays for Beauvais.A product of the Marseille youth system, he made his debut in Marseille's victory over Toulouse on 20 December 2003. He spent two seasons in the senior team before being loaned out to FC Lorient in August 2005 to gain...
- Ralph Andrews BarryRalph Andrews BarryRalph Andrews Barry , of New York City, was a renowned writer of philatelic literature and was often referred to as the “Dean of American Philatelic Writers.”-Philatelic activity:...
(1883–1939), philatelic writer - Raymond J. BarryRaymond J. BarryRaymond John Barry is an American film, television and stage actor.-Personal life:Raymond John Barry was born in Hempstead, New York . His father, Raymond Barry, worked in sales. His mother, Barbara Barry , was also an actor, known professionally as B. Constance Barry...
- Redmond BarryRedmond BarrySir Redmond Barry KCMG was an Irish colonial judge in Victoria, Australia.-Early life:Barry was the son of Major-General Henry Green Barry, of Ballyclough, County Cork and his wife Phoebe Drought, daughter of John Armstrong Drought and Letita Head...
- Rick BarryRick BarryRichard Francis Dennis Barry III , better known as Rick Barry, is a retired American professional basketball player. He is considered by many veteran basketball observers to be one of the greatest pure small forwards of all time as a result of his very precise outside shot, uncanny court vision,...
- Robert L. BarryRobert L. BarryRobert L. Barry was born in 1934 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He is a career member of the United States Foreign Service and was the United States ambassador to Indonesia from 1992 to 1995; he also served as ambassador to Bulgaria from 1981 to 1984...
- Rod BarryRod BarryRod Barry is the stage name of a pornographic actor from the United States who has been credited in more than 150 pornographic films and internet-based shows since entering the industry in 1996...
- Sam BarrySam BarryJustin McCarthy "Sam" Barry was an American collegiate athletic coach who achieved significant accomplishments in three major sports. He remains one of only three coaches to lead teams to both the Final Four and the College World Series.-Early career:Barry was born in Aberdeen, South Dakota...
- Scooter BarryScooter BarryRichard Francis "Scooter" Barry IV is a retired American professional basketball player.Barry was born in San Francisco, California, the son of Hall of Famer Rick Barry, and has three brothers Drew, Jon, and Brent who also share his profession. He is the only Barry not to play in the NBA...
- Sebastian BarrySebastian BarrySebastian Barry is an Irish playwright, novelist, and poet. He has been shortlisted twice for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction and has won the 2008 Costa Book of the Year....
- Spranger BarrySpranger BarrySpranger Barry was an Irish actor.-Life:He was born in Skinner's Row, Dublin, the son of a silversmith, to whose business he was brought up...
- Stuart Milner-BarryStuart Milner-BarrySir Stuart Milner-Barry KCVO, CB, OBE was a British chess player, chess writer, World War II codebreaker and civil servant. He represented England in chess both before and after World War II...
- Susan R. BarrySusan R. BarrySusan R. Barry is a professor of neurobiology at Mount Holyoke College and the author of Fixing My Gaze: A Scientist's Journey into Seeing in Three Dimensions. Barry was dubbed "Stereo Sue" by neurologist and author Oliver Sacks in a 2006 New Yorker article with that name...
- Sy BarrySy BarrySeymour "Sy" Barry is an American comic strip artist, best known for his work on The Phantom comic strip, which he drew for three decades.-Career:...
- Todd BarryTodd Barry-Biography:Barry was born in The Bronx, New York, and grew up in Florida. In 1999, his Comedy Central Presents aired. He wrote, directed and starred in the short film Borrowing Saffron , which co-starred H. Jon Benjamin. He has made a variety of guest appearances on shows like Dr...
- Tom BarryTom BarryThomas Barry was one of the most prominent guerrilla leaders in the Irish Republican Army during the Irish War of Independence.-Early life:...
- Tom Barry (screenwriter)Tom Barry (screenwriter)Tom Barry was a vaudeville sketch writer, playwright and screenwriter. In 1929 he was nominated for two Oscars for Best Screenplay, for "In Old Arizona" and "The Valiant"....
- Wesley BarryWesley BarryWesley Barry was an American child actor in silent motion pictures. He later became a producer and director of both film and television. As a director, he was sometimes billed as Wesley E...
- William Barry (disambiguation)
As a given name
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, American musician - Barry BondsBarry BondsBarry Lamar Bonds is an American former Major League Baseball outfielder. Bonds played from 1986 to 2007, for the Pittsburgh Pirates and San Francisco Giants. He is the son of former major league All-Star Bobby Bonds...
, American baseball player - Barry Chuckle, one half of the Chuckle Brothers
- Barry DillerBarry DillerBarry Charles Diller is the Chairman and Senior Executive of IAC/InterActiveCorp and the media executive responsible for the creation of Fox Broadcasting Company and USA Broadcasting.-Early life:...
, American businessman - Barry FergusonBarry FergusonBarry Ferguson MBE is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder for Blackpool.Ferguson has made 82 appearances in European competitions, all for Rangers, which makes him the record European appearance holder at the club. He was also inducted into the Rangers F.C. Hall of Fame...
, footballer who plays for Scotland and Rangers FC - Barry FitzgeraldBarry FitzgeraldBarry Fitzgerald was an Irish stage, film and television actor.-Life:He was born William Joseph Shields in Walworth Road, Portobello, Dublin, Ireland. He is the older brother of Irish actor Arthur Shields. He went to Skerry's College, Dublin, before going on to work in the civil service, while...
, Irish and American motion picture actor - Barry GeorgeBarry GeorgeBarry Michael George is a British man who was wrongly convicted on 2 July 2001 of the murder of British television presenter Jill Dando. His murder conviction was judged unsafe by the Court of Appeal and was quashed on 15 November 2007...
(born 1960), British criminal - Barry GibbBarry GibbBarry Alan Crompton Gibb, CBE , is a singer, songwriter and producer. He was born in the Isle of Man to English parents. With his brothers Robin and Maurice, he formed The Bee Gees, one of the most successful pop groups of all time. The trio got their start in Australia, and found their major...
, English singer and musician, "Bee GeesBee GeesThe Bee Gees are a musical group that originally comprised three brothers: Barry, Robin, and Maurice Gibb. The trio was successful for most of their 40-plus years of recording music, but they had two distinct periods of exceptional success: as a pop act in the late 1960s and early 1970s, and as a...
" - Barry GoldwaterBarry GoldwaterBarry Morris Goldwater was a five-term United States Senator from Arizona and the Republican Party's nominee for President in the 1964 election. An articulate and charismatic figure during the first half of the 1960s, he was known as "Mr...
, conservative/Republican American politician - Barry HumphriesBarry HumphriesJohn Barry Humphries, AO, CBE is an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the...
, Australian comedian - Barry LarkinBarry LarkinBarry Louis Larkin is a retired Major League Baseball player. Larkin played shortstop for the Cincinnati Reds from 1986 to 2004 and was one of the pivotal players on the 1990 Reds' World Series championship team...
, American baseball player - Barry LatmanBarry LatmanArnold Barry Latman is a former professional baseball pitcher.-Career:He played all or part of 11 seasons in the majors, from until , for the Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles/California Angels, and Houston Astros.He was an All Star in both 1961 and 1962...
, American baseball player - Barry ManilowBarry ManilowBarry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
, American singer - Barry McConnellBarry McConnellBarry McConnell is an English footballer, currently playing for Southern Football League Premier Division side Truro City. He is primarily a right sided defender or midfielder....
, English footballer - Barry McGuiganBarry McGuiganFinbarr Patrick McGuigan MBE , known as Barry McGuigan and nicknamed The Clones Cyclone, is a former Irish and British professional boxer who became a world featherweight champion.-Background:...
, Northern Irish former boxer - Barry O'FarrellBarry O'FarrellBarry Robert O'Farrell MP, is an Australian politician and is the 43rd Premier of New South Wales, Minister for Western Sydney, Leader of the New South Wales Liberal Party and a Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing Ku-ring-gai for the Liberal Party since 1999.Born in...
, Australian politician - Barry RichardsBarry RichardsBarry Anderson Richards is a former South African batsman. A right-handed "talent of such enormous stature", Richards is considered one of South Africa's most successful cricketers. He was able to play only four Test matches - all against Australia - before South Africa's exclusion from the...
, cricketer - Barry Richardson (disambiguation)
- Barry SandersBarry SandersBarry Sanders is a former American football running back who spent all of his professional career with the Detroit Lions in the NFL. Sanders left the game just short of the all-time rushing record...
, American football player - Barry Stock, guitarist of Three Days GraceThree Days GraceThree Days Grace is a Canadian rock band, formed in Norwood, Ontario, Canada in 1992, originally under the name Groundswell. After a breakup in late 1997, the band regrouped in the same year under its current name and with a line-up consisting of guitarist and lead vocalist Adam Gontier, drummer...
- Barry Sullivan (disambiguation), multiple people
- Barry TookBarry TookBarry Took was an English comedian, writer and television presenter. He is best remembered in the UK for his weekly role as presenter of Points of View, a BBC TV programme in which viewers' letters criticising or praising the BBC were broadcast...
, British screenwriter - Barry Van DykeBarry Van DykeBarry Van Dyke is an American actor and the second son of actor and entertainer, Dick Van Dyke, and nephew of Jerry Van Dyke. He has one older brother, Christian, and two younger sisters, Stacy and Carrie Beth...
, American actor - Barry WhiteBarry WhiteBarry White, born Barry Eugene Carter , was an American composer and singer-songwriter.A five-time Grammy Award-winner known for his distinctive bass voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s as a solo singer and with the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring...
, American singer
Given names for fictional characters
- Barry LyndonBarry LyndonBarry Lyndon is a 1975 British-American period romantic war film produced, written, and directed by Stanley Kubrick based on the 1844 novel The Luck of Barry Lyndon by William Makepeace Thackeray which recounts the exploits of an 18th century Irish adventurer...
, title character of the film directed by Stanley KubrickStanley KubrickStanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
and played by Ryan O'NealRyan O'NealCharles Patrick Ryan O'Neal , better known as Ryan O'Neal, is an American actor best known for his appearances in the ABC nighttime soap opera Peyton Place and for his roles in such films as Paper Moon , Stanley Kubrick's Barry Lyndon , A Bridge Too Far , and Love Story , for which he received...
. - The Luck of Barry LyndonThe Luck of Barry LyndonThe Luck of Barry Lyndon is a picaresque novel by William Makepeace Thackeray, first published in serial form in 1844, about a member of the Irish gentry trying to become a member of the English aristocracy...
, a novel by William Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace ThackerayWilliam Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist of the 19th century. He was famous for his satirical works, particularly Vanity Fair, a panoramic portrait of English society.-Biography:... - Barry, a character on the TV series American Dad
- Barry Evans (EastEnders)Barry Evans (EastEnders)Barry Evans is a fictional character played by Shaun Williamson. He appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders between 1994 and 2004. The character was portrayed as a "buffoon." Williamson controversially left the serial after ten years in 2003 after executive producer Louise Berridge refused to...
- Barry Allen (a.k.a The Flash), D.C. Comics
- Barry Benson, main character in Bee MovieBee MovieBee Movie is a 2007 computer animated family comedy film starring Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally, John Goodman, Chris Rock, Kathy Bates, and Patrick Warburton. Produced by DreamWorks Animation, it is directed by Simon J...
- Barry Burton from Resident Evil
- Barry Guiler (played by Cary GuffeyCary GuffeyCary Guffey is a former American child actor. He is best remembered for his debut in the role of Barry Guiler in the film Close Encounters of the Third Kind .-Biography:...
), the young boy abducted by aliens in the movie Close Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third KindClose Encounters of the Third Kind is a 1977 science fiction film written and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr, Bob Balaban, and Cary Guffey...
. - Barry and Co., characters in the Conker series
- SaboteurSaboteur (film)Saboteur is a 1942 Universal film directed by Alfred Hitchcock with a screenplay written by Peter Viertel, Joan Harrison, and Dorothy Parker. The movie stars Priscilla Lane, Robert Cummings, and Norman Lloyd...
(Universal PicturesUniversal Pictures-1920:* White Youth* The Flaming Disc* Am I Dreaming?* The Dragon's Net* The Adorable Savage* Putting It Over* The Line Runners-1921:* The Fire Eater* A Battle of Wits* Dream Girl* The Millionaire...
, 1942), main character: Barry Wilding - The House of Secrets (Chesterfield Motion Pictures, 1936), main character: Barry Wilding
- Barry is a character in the film Friday the 13thFriday the 13thFriday the 13th occurs when the thirteenth day of a month falls on a Friday, which superstition holds to be a day of bad luck. In the Gregorian calendar, this day occurs at least once, but at most three times a year...
(1980). He is a camp counselor and is Pamela Voorhees first murder victim.
As a nickname
- Nickname in his youth for Barack ObamaBarack ObamaBarack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, 44th President of the United States