Ba (given name)

Ba is a given name. It is prevalent in Myanmar, and the ancient Chinese given names 跋, 霸 , and 巴 (traditional Chinese in each case) are translated as Ba.

Ancient China

 * Liu Ba 劉巴 (died 222), an official in the state of Shu Han
 * Zang Ba 臧霸 (c. 162–230s), a military general
 * Xiahou Ba 夏侯霸 (died c. 255–259), a military general of the state of Cao Wei i
 * Feng Ba 馮跋 (died 430), an emperor of Northern Yan

Myanmar

 * Ba Cho (1893–1947), newspaper publisher and politician
 * Ba Gyan (1902–1953), cartoonist
 * Ba Htay (1906–2000), businessman, administrator, and pioneer of Scouting
 * Ba Htoo (1916–1945), officer in the Burma National Army
 * Ba Kaung (1921–2003), activist
 * Ba Kyi (1912–2000), artist
 * Ba Lwin (1892–1968), headmaster
 * Ba Maw (1893–1977), lawyer and political leader
 * Ba Myint (born 1950), dental professor
 * Ba Nyan (1897–1945), painter
 * Ba Shin (born 1914), colonel and historian
 * Ba Swe (1915–1987), Prime Minister of Burma
 * Ba Than (historian) (1870s – c. 1931), school teacher, writer, and historian
 * Ba Than (surgeon) (1895–1971), surgeon, educator and administrator
 * Ba Thet (1903–1972), painter
 * Ba U (1887–1963), politician and lawyer
 * Ba Win (1901–1947), politician
 * Ba Zaw (1891–1942), artist

Other people

 * Ba Ag Moussa (1970s–2020), Malian militant and jihadist
 * Ba Lobbo, general of the Massina Empire
 * Ba Mamadou Mbaré (1946–2013), Mauritanian politician

People with the pseudonym

 * Ba Ahmed (Ahmed bin Mūsa), Grand Wazir of Morocco and de facto ruler 1894–1900
 * Ba Cụt (Le Quang Vinh, died 1956), Vietnamese military commander of the Hòa Hảo religious sect
 * Ba Jin (Li Yaotang, 1904–2005), Chinese anarchist, translator and writer

Fictional characters with the name

 * Hung Ba, in the Fung Wan Hong Kong wuxia manhua series
 * Ba Giai and Tú Xuất, in Northern Vietnam's popular folk tales