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Barringer

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Barringer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor
  • Daniel Barringer (1860–1929), American geologist best known for proving the Meteor Crater to be an impact crater
  • Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788–1832), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1825–1834.
  • Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806–1873), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1843–1848.
  • Emily Barringer (1876–1961), American and the first female ambulance surgeon and the first woman to secure a surgical residency
  • Ethel Barringer (1883–1925), South Australian artist, sister-in-law to Gwen Barringer
  • Gwen Barringer (1882–1960) South Australian watercolorist
  • Jennifer Simpson, née Barringer, (born 1986), American track and field athlete
  • Leslie Barringer (1895–1968), British fantasy author
  • Patricia Barringer (1924–2007), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and manager
  • Rufus Barringer (1821–1895), Confederate military general from North Carolina during the American Civil War
  • William H. Barringer (1841–1917), Union hero of the American Civil War
  • William N. Barringer, superintendent of Newark Public Schools for whom Barringer High School is named

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