Baba can be a surname in several cultures such as
Dravidian,
Japanese,
Turkics, and
Yoruba. It is also a nickname for 'father' in some languages, and translates to "father" in the
Arabic,
Persian and
Shona languages. In various
Slavic languages “baba” means an “old lady” (as in the diminutive variation
babushka).
Baba Adamu Iyam (born 1948), Nigerian soldier who served as Military Administrator of Kwara State
Baba Adeeko (born 2003), Irish professional footballer
Baba Balababa oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Baba Balababa oğlu Əliyev) (1915—1991), Azerbaijani painter, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan
Baba Fighani Shirazi (also spelled Faghani; died 1519), Persian poet active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries
Baba Hari Dass (Devanagari: बाबा हरि दास) (1923–2018), Indian yoga master, silent monk, temple builder, and commentator of Indian scriptural traditions of
dharma and
moksha
Baba Haruna (born 2002), Ghanaian professional footballer
Afdal al-Din Kashani (Persian: افضلالدین مَرَقی کاشانی) also known as “Baba Afzal” (Persian: بابا افضل), Persian poet and philosopher
Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, born 1928), also known by nickname “Akiko Baba” (馬場 あき子), Japanese tanka poet and literary critic
Ali Ardekani (Persian: علی اردکانی; born 1974), best known by his stage name “Baba Ali” (Persian: بابا علی), Iranian-born American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor
Ana di Pištonja, better known as “Baba Anujka” (Serbian Cyrillic: Баба Анујка; 1838–1938), Serbo-Romanian convicted serial killer amateur chemist from the village of
Vladimirovac
Baba Adamu (born 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname “Armando”, Ghanaian former professional football striker
Farīd al-Dīn Mas'ūd Ganj-i Shakar (1173–1266), commonly known as “Bābā Farīd” or Shaykh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed), a 13th-century Pakistani of
Punjabi Muslim preacher, poet and mystic
DJ Ozma (born 1979), known as Nao Baba (馬場 直), Japanese pop singer
Midori Matsushima (松島 みどり, born 1956), Japanese politician. Her official name is “Midori Baba” (馬場 みどり)
Nanak Dev (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: gʊɾuː naːnək), also known as “Baba Nanak”, Indian founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten
Sikh Gurus
Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1905–1994), Pakistani music composer. He is also sometimes referred to as “Baba Chishti”
Tariku Birhanu (Amharic: ታሪኩ ብርሃኑ; (1983–2022), stage name Baba, Ethiopian actor
Hardev Singh (1954–2016), also known as “Nirankari Baba”, Indian spiritual guru and chief leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission
Israel Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: ר׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא), known as the “Baba Sali” (Arabic: بابا صلى, Hebrew: בַּאבָּא סָאלִי, lit. "Praying Father") (1889–1984), leading Moroccan
Sephardic Jews rabbi
Mokō (もこう, born 1990), known professionally as “Yutaka Baba” (馬場 豊), Japanese internet celebrity
Raila Odinga (born 1945), Kenyan politician and 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)
Riria Baba (馬場 梨里杏, born 1993), known professionally as “Riria” (梨里杏) and “Riria Kojima” (小島 梨里杏), Japanese actress
Sanjay Dutt (born 1959), Indian film actor and producer
Starina Novak (
c. 1530–1601), Serbian hajduk, also known as “Baba Novac” ("Old Novak") in Romanian
Wakashoyo Shunichi (若翔洋 俊一, born 1966), known as “Yoichi Babaguchi”, Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and former sumo wrestler
Baba Vanga (Bulgarian: Баба Ванга, lit. 'Grandmother Vanga'), Bulgarian attributed mystic and healer who claimed to have foreseen the future
Surname
Atsuko Baba (馬場敦子, born 1995), Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team
Aḥmad Bābā al-Timbuktī (Arabic: أحمد بابا التمبكتي), full name Abū al-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit al-Takrūrī Al-Massufi al-Timbuktī (1556–1627), Malinese Sanhaja Berber writer, scholar, and political provocateur
Rachid Baba Ahmed (
Arabic: رشيد بابا أحمد) (1946–1945), Algerian record producer, composer, and singer
Baba Ram Das (1931–2019), born Richard Alpert, American spiritual teacher and psychologist
Baba Ramdevji (1352–1385), a Hindu ruler venerated as a folk deity in Gujarat and Rajasthan
Baba Bulleh Shah (1680–1757), a Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet
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Baba can be a surname in several cultures such as
Dravidian,
Japanese,
Turkics, and
Yoruba. It is also a nickname for 'father' in some languages, and translates to "father" in the
Arabic,
Persian and
Shona languages. In various
Slavic languages “baba” means an “old lady” (as in the diminutive variation
babushka).
Baba Adamu Iyam (born 1948), Nigerian soldier who served as Military Administrator of Kwara State
Baba Adeeko (born 2003), Irish professional footballer
Baba Balababa oghlu Aliyev (Azerbaijani: Baba Balababa oğlu Əliyev) (1915—1991), Azerbaijani painter, People's Artist of the Azerbaijan SSR, Chairman of the Union of Artists of Azerbaijan
Baba Fighani Shirazi (also spelled Faghani; died 1519), Persian poet active in the late 15th and early 16th centuries
Baba Hari Dass (Devanagari: बाबा हरि दास) (1923–2018), Indian yoga master, silent monk, temple builder, and commentator of Indian scriptural traditions of
dharma and
moksha
Baba Haruna (born 2002), Ghanaian professional footballer
Afdal al-Din Kashani (Persian: افضلالدین مَرَقی کاشانی) also known as “Baba Afzal” (Persian: بابا افضل), Persian poet and philosopher
Akiko Iwata (岩田 暁子, born 1928), also known by nickname “Akiko Baba” (馬場 あき子), Japanese tanka poet and literary critic
Ali Ardekani (Persian: علی اردکانی; born 1974), best known by his stage name “Baba Ali” (Persian: بابا علی), Iranian-born American comedian, games developer, businessman, and actor
Ana di Pištonja, better known as “Baba Anujka” (Serbian Cyrillic: Баба Анујка; 1838–1938), Serbo-Romanian convicted serial killer amateur chemist from the village of
Vladimirovac
Baba Adamu (born 1979), known occasionally simply by his nickname “Armando”, Ghanaian former professional football striker
Farīd al-Dīn Mas'ūd Ganj-i Shakar (1173–1266), commonly known as “Bābā Farīd” or Shaykh Farīd (also in Anglicised spelling Fareed), a 13th-century Pakistani of
Punjabi Muslim preacher, poet and mystic
DJ Ozma (born 1979), known as Nao Baba (馬場 直), Japanese pop singer
Midori Matsushima (松島 みどり, born 1956), Japanese politician. Her official name is “Midori Baba” (馬場 みどり)
Nanak Dev (15 April 1469 – 22 September 1539; Gurmukhi: ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ; pronunciation: gʊɾuː naːnək), also known as “Baba Nanak”, Indian founder of Sikhism and is the first of the ten
Sikh Gurus
Ghulam Ahmed Chishti (1905–1994), Pakistani music composer. He is also sometimes referred to as “Baba Chishti”
Tariku Birhanu (Amharic: ታሪኩ ብርሃኑ; (1983–2022), stage name Baba, Ethiopian actor
Hardev Singh (1954–2016), also known as “Nirankari Baba”, Indian spiritual guru and chief leader of the Sant Nirankari Mission
Israel Abuhatzeira (Hebrew: ר׳ יִשְׂרָאֵל אַבּוּחַצִירָא), known as the “Baba Sali” (Arabic: بابا صلى, Hebrew: בַּאבָּא סָאלִי, lit. "Praying Father") (1889–1984), leading Moroccan
Sephardic Jews rabbi
Mokō (もこう, born 1990), known professionally as “Yutaka Baba” (馬場 豊), Japanese internet celebrity
Raila Odinga (born 1945), Kenyan politician and 2nd Prime Minister of Kenya (2008–2013)
Riria Baba (馬場 梨里杏, born 1993), known professionally as “Riria” (梨里杏) and “Riria Kojima” (小島 梨里杏), Japanese actress
Sanjay Dutt (born 1959), Indian film actor and producer
Starina Novak (
c. 1530–1601), Serbian hajduk, also known as “Baba Novac” ("Old Novak") in Romanian
Wakashoyo Shunichi (若翔洋 俊一, born 1966), known as “Yoichi Babaguchi”, Japanese mixed martial artist, kickboxer, professional wrestler and former sumo wrestler
Baba Vanga (Bulgarian: Баба Ванга, lit. 'Grandmother Vanga'), Bulgarian attributed mystic and healer who claimed to have foreseen the future
Surname
Atsuko Baba (馬場敦子, born 1995), Japanese female handball player for Hokkoku Bank and the Japanese national team
Aḥmad Bābā al-Timbuktī (Arabic: أحمد بابا التمبكتي), full name Abū al-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Aḥmad ibn Umar ibn Muhammad Aqit al-Takrūrī Al-Massufi al-Timbuktī (1556–1627), Malinese Sanhaja Berber writer, scholar, and political provocateur
Rachid Baba Ahmed (
Arabic: رشيد بابا أحمد) (1946–1945), Algerian record producer, composer, and singer
Baba Ram Das (1931–2019), born Richard Alpert, American spiritual teacher and psychologist
Baba Ramdevji (1352–1385), a Hindu ruler venerated as a folk deity in Gujarat and Rajasthan
Baba Bulleh Shah (1680–1757), a Punjabi philosopher and Sufi poet
This page or section lists people that share the same
given name or the same
family name. If an
internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article.