Barre (name) explained

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