Famous People with Name Barber

Jill Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Jill Barber: an award-winning Canadian singer-songwriter long based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, now based in Vancouver, British Columbia.Barber won the Female Artist Recording of the Year award for her debut album Oh Heart at the 2005 Music Nova Scotia Awards. In 2007 Barber earned her fourth win as Best Local Solo Artist (Female) in The Coast’s annual "Best of Music Reader’s Poll", and her first win as Best Canadian Solo Artist (Female).

Kimberly Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Kimberly Barber: a Canadian mezzo-soprano and vocal pedagogue. She studied with Patricia Kern at the University of Toronto, graduating in 1983 and received a diploma in operatic performance in 1985. She began her career as a member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble, also in 1985. While maintaining a professional opera career, she has been teaching at Wilfrid Laurier University since July 2002 and is Coordinator of the Voice Program.Barber made her New York City Opera debut as Nero in Handel's Agrippina and her Paris Opera debut as Annio in Mozart's La Clemenza di Tito. She is noted for her many trouser roles, which includes Nero and Annio mentioned here.

Matthew Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Matthew Barber: a Canadian singer-songwriter of indie pop and pop rock with folk and alternative country influences.Barber was born and grew up in Port Credit, which is part of Mississauga, Ontario, just west of Toronto, before moving to Kingston, Ontario to attend Queen

Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Carl Jerome "Jerry" Barber: was an American professional golfer on the PGA Tour.Among his seven tour victories, was the 1961 PGA Championship at Olympia Fields Country Club Trailing Don January by four shots with three holes to play in the final round, Barber made a 20-foot birdie p

William Douglas Barber            Origin/Culture/Country: English

William Douglas Barber: was an English cricketer. He was a right-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Nottinghamshire. He was born in Eastwood and died in Nottinghamshire. Barber's first-class debut came in 1904, against Lancashire. Barber scored 7 runs in the only innings in which he batted in the match. Twenty years after his sole County Championship appearance, Barber played for the Army cricket team against Oxford University. The game finished in an innings defeat for the Army team.