Famous People with Name Barr

Murray Llewellyn Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Murray Llewellyn Barr: was a Canadian physician and medical researcher who discovered with graduate student Ewart George Bertram, in 1948, an important cell structure, the "Barr body".[1]He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.In 1968, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 1959, he received the Royal Society of Canada's Flavelle Medal. In 1962, he won a Joseph P. Kennedy Jr. Foundation Award for his contributions to the understanding of the causes of mental retardation. In 1963, he received the Gairdner Foundation International Award. In 1998, he was inducted into Canadian Medical Hall of Fame.

Anthony James Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Anthony James Barr: is an American programming language designer, software engineer, and inventor. Among his notable contributions are the Statistical Analysis System (SAS), automated lumber yield optimization, and the Automated Classification of Medical Entities (ACME).

Elizabeth Cynthia ("Beth") Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Elizabeth Cynthia ("Beth") Barr: is a former backstroke swimmer from the United States, who won the silver medal in the 4x100m Medley Relay at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Her teammates in that race were Janel Jorgensen (butterfly), Tracey McFarlane (breaststroke), and Mary Wayte (freestyle).

William Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

William Barr: in Glasgow, Scotland[1]. He began his art studies as a student at the Paisley School of Art and Design where he earned art teachers and art masters certificates. He went on to the Glasgow School of Art (1895-98), South Kensington School of Art, London; and Académie Julian in Paris (1904). He taught at the Paisley School of art for ten years [2] before moving to San Francisco, California in 1915 to make a living as an artist painting the landscapes of California along with portraits and genre scenes [3]. He painted mainly plein-air landscapes of California until his death on 25 February 1933 [4] He was married to Elizabeth Stevenson Smith and had two children, Margaret and Ann [5]

Ferrin Charles Barr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Ferrin Charles Barr: was an American professional wrestler, referee, promoter and trainer who spent his career mostly in the Western United States and Canada. Under the name as Sandy Barr, he was best known for his presence in the Portland, Oregon wrestling scene.Barr began r