Barre (name)

Barre or Barré is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include:

Surname

 * Abdulrahman Jama Barre, former Foreign Minister of Somalia
 * Alexandra Barré (born 1958), Hungarian-born Canadian sprint kayaker
 * André de La Barre (1749–1794), French general
 * Antoine Lefèbvre de La Barre (1622–1688), Governor of New France
 * Denis Barré (born 1948), Canadian sprint canoer
 * François-Jean de la Barre (1745–1766), French nobleman
 * Hamza Abdi Barre (born 1972), prime minister of Somali
 * Isaac Barré (1726–1802), Irish soldier and politician
 * Jacques-Jean Barre (1793–1855), French engraver (also often styled "Jean-Jacques Barre")
 * Jean Alexandre Barré (1880–1967), French neurologist
 * Jean-Auguste Barre (1811–1896), French sculptor and medalist
 * Jean-Benoît-Vincent Barré (1732–1824), French architect
 * Martin Barre (born 1946), guitarist of rock band Jethro Tull
 * Michel de la Barre (c. 1670–1745), French composer and flutist
 * Mohammed Sulaymon Barre (born 1964), Ex-Guantánamo detainee
 * Mylanie Barré (born 1979), Canadian sprint kayaker
 * Pierre-Yves Barré (1749–1832), French vaudevillist and songwriter
 * Raoul Barré (1874–1932), Canadian/American artist
 * Raymond Barre (1924–2007), French politician and economist
 * Richard Barre (c. 1130–c. 1202) Archdeacon of Ely and author
 * Siad Barre (1919–1995), former President of Somalia
 * W. J. Barre (1830–1867), Irish architect
 * Weston La Barre (1911–1996), American anthropologist
 * William de la Barre (1849–1936), Austrian engineer and salesman
 * VC Barre (born 2003), Swedish rapper

Given name

 * Barre Phillips (born 1934), jazz and free improvisation bassist
 * Barré Lyndon (1896–1972), British playwright and screenwriter