Named Barbara

Over 200 obituaries for famous people named Barbara. See who they were, when they died, and read their memorial pages.

barbara findlay, Lawyer, died on August 23, 2026

barbara findlay dies at age 77

Barbara findlay, a Canadian lawyer and LGBT rights activist, died on August 23, 2026, aged 77. Over more than four decades, she used law, advocacy, education and community organizing to…

Barbara Ling died at age 73

Barbara Ling died on July 9, 2026. She was 73. Ling was an American production designer and lighting designer whose work included films such as "Once Upon a Time in…

Barbara Lenk, died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December 2, 1950, she was appointed associate justice of the court in 2011 after nomination by Governor Deval Patrick and confirmation by the Governor’s Council. Lenk received degrees from Fordham University, Yale University and Harvard Law School. After graduating from law school, she joined the Boston firm of Brown, Rudnick, Freed & Gesmer, where she practiced civil litigation with a specialty in First Amendment issues, died on May 19, 2026

Barbara Lenk obituary: died at age 75

Barbara Lenk, an American attorney and jurist who served on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, died on May 21, 2026. She was 75. Born in Queens, New York, on December…

Barbara Gordon died at age 90

Barbara Gordon, an American documentary filmmaker and producer, died on April 7, 2026, at age 90. Born Barbara Sue Loeb in Miami Beach, Florida, on December 19, 1935, she graduated…