Famous People with Name Babel

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel: was a Soviet journalist, playwright, and short story writer who was acclaimed by some as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry.

Ryan Miguel Guno Babel            Origin/Culture/Country: Dutch

Ryan Miguel Guno Babel: a Dutch professional footballer who currently plays for Liverpool. He is right footed and plays as a winger, but can also play as a striker. Babel began his career at AFC Ajax in 1998, working his way up through the youth team and into the senior squad. He played three seasons for the first team before he was transferred to Liverpool in mid-2007. He has been part of the Netherlands national football team since 2005 and has represented his country at all youth team levels.

Roger Viry-Babel            Origin/Culture/Country: French

Roger Viry-Babel: saw himself as an entertainer, academic and French filmmaker. Pioneer of audiovisual teaching at the University of Nancy II and at its European film institute (IECA), he spent his life bringing together his love of teaching, cinema and the history of his region (Lorraine).

Meike Babel            Origin/Culture/Country: German

Meike Babel: is a tennis champion from Langen, Germany. She is assistant women's tennis coach at Vanderbilt University. In her 10 years on the WTA tour she ranked 27 in singles and 45 in doubles.

Balázs Babella            Origin/Culture/Country: Hungaian

Balázs Babella: is a Hungarian flatwater canoer and former world champion in the four-man kayak K-4 200 m, winning golds in 2005 and 2007.