Born in Brittany to a family of fishmongers, Alain Barrière was a French singer, active from the 1950s. His real name was Bellec. He studied engineering and while a student bought a guitar and started to write songs. He graduated in 1960 and moved to Paris to work. He began performing in the evenings at small clubs around the capital and won a song contest in 1961 with his song "Cathy". His style was chanson-based, and Barrière was soon signed to a recording contract and released singles, which allowed him to give up his job and make a modest living from music.

In 1963, his song "Elle était si jolie” was chosen as the French representative in the eighth Eurovision Song Contest in London and it became a best seller. His singing career reached its peak in the latter part of the decade with a string of hits establishing him as one of France's biggest stars and a sell-out live attraction. His most famous success was the song "Mon Vieux”.

In 1975 he opened a nightclub-restaurant in Brittany. It proved popular but he soon faced severe tax problems as a result of dubious advice. In 1977 he moved to the United States. Four years later he returned to France and made several failed comeback attempts.

After a period in Québec he went back to France. His career was unexpectedly rejuvenated in 1997 by the release of a CD containing remastered versions of his old hits. An album of new material also sold well. He published his autobiography in 2006 and continued to release both retrospective and newly recorded albums until his health failed and he died aged 84.

Richard Manliffe Barrington was born on May 22, 1849, at his family home of Fassaroe Bray, Co. Wicklow, Ireland.

He was an Irish naturalist and ornithologist with a delicate constitution and a keen interest in natural science from a young age. His education was primarily conducted at home, except for one year spent at a day school in Bray. He graduated from Trinity College Dublin with a Master of Arts in Experimental and Natural Science in 1870. In 1875, he was called to the bar but soon found work as a land valuer and farmer suited him better. After his father died in 1877, he became more involved in managing the family farm at Fassaroe. In 1882, he began a correspondence with lighthouse keepers on the migration of birds. The results from these exchanges were published in “The migration of birds as observed at Irish lighthouses and lightships” (1900) and included many new records for Ireland. His interests also encompassed native mammals, agriculture, meteorology, and Irish science and economics.

He travelled to Iceland in 1881, remote islands off Scotland in 1883, 1886, and 1890, and Switzerland in 1876 and 1882. Barrington earned a reputation as a mountain climber, having ascended several peaks in the Alps, including the Eiger in 1876, and he walked across the Rocky Mountains in 1884. Barrington was a leader of the Royal Irish Academy's Rockall expedition. His collection of bird specimens, stored in paper envelopes, is preserved in the National Museum of Ireland and the Ulster Museum. He was a Fellow of the Linnean Society and a member of both the British Ornithologists' Union and the British Association Committee.

In 1898, he married Lena Louisa Richarda Gyles (1863–1960). He died on September 15, 1915, near Fassaroe, Bray, Wicklow, Ireland.

Gregorio Barroeta Corbalan was born in 1831 in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

He was a Mexican doctor, natural scientist, and teacher. In 1861, he graduated from the National School of Medicine in San Luis Potosí with a degree of Medical Surgeon and started to practice in his hometown. He was also a professor of physics and natural history at the Instituto Científico. In 1877, he became the director of the Meteorological Observatory and in 1879, director of the Natural History Museum; positions he held until his death. He was also interested in the botanical studies, especially the flora of his region. He has a violet named after him - Barroeta Setosa, Gray. He published numerous articles and reports in local newspapers as well as scientific organizations abroad. He was an honorary member of the Quebec Geographic Society and the Smithsonian Institute in Washington.

He died on October 25, 1906, in San Luis Potosí, Mexico.

Charles Barrois was born on April 21, 1851, in Lille, France.

He was a French geologist and paleontologist. He was educated at the Jesuit College of St. Joseph in his native town. His work that was rigorous and based on detailed observation, covered the entire field of geology. His fame spread internationally, even before he was recognized in his own country, and he was honored by many European and American academies. In 1881, he was awarded the Bigsby medal, and in 1901, the Wollaston medal by the Geological Society of London. He became a Foreign Member of the Royal Society of London. In 1907, he created the Musée Houiller (Carboniferous Museum) alongside the Museum Gosselet in Lille. He was elected a Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1915. He was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur and was named its commander in 1923. He was also a professor of geology at the University of Lille and in 1936, he was appointed member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences in Vatican City.

He died on November 5, 1939, in St Genevieve-en-Caux and is buried in Lille, France.

Thomas Barron was a notary public who practiced in Montreal in the early 19th century.

Samba legend Ary Barroso was the first Brazilian to be nominated for an Oscar. The multi-faceted musician was born in Ubá in Minas Gerais, the son of poet, singer and lawyer Joao Evangelista, but was orphaned at the age of seven. Raised by his grandmother and aunt, he was sent for piano lessons at age ten and disciplined to practice three hours daily. In 1920 he headed to Rio for training in law, but he soon spent an inheritance from his uncle and had to begin to earn his living by playing for dance-hall orchestras. His talent became obvious when he began composing, as did his versatility when working as a radio announcer (beginning in 1933), writer, humorist, reporter, producer, emcee, interviewer and even soccer commentator. One of the most influential pre-Bossa Nova composers in Brazil in the late 1920s and 1930s, he changed the face of Brazilian samba, developing the genres of samba-cancão and samba exaltacão. His songs were recorded by many famous singers, including his friend Carmen Miranda and João Gilberto. He wrote more than 60 songs and tunes for Rio’s famous Carnaval festival, and 52 of his works were used in movies. His 1939 piece “Aquarela do Brasil” was used in the 1942 Disney film “Saludos Amigos” and has become one of the 20 most recorded songs of all time. He did manage to finish law school and married the daughter of the boarding house where he lodged. Though he didn’t win the Oscar for which he was nominated in 1945, he did get a Merit award from the Academy, and in 1955 the National Order of Merit from the Brazilian government.