Barba

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

People

 * Antonella Barba (born 1986), U.S. singer and contestant on American Idol
 * Ben Barba (born 1989), Australian rugby footballer
 * 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 (1929–2009), Romanian film director
 * Porfirio Barba-Jacob, pseudonym of Miguel Ángel Osorio Benítez, Colombian poet
 * Victoria Barbă (1926–2020), Moldovan animated film director

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