Diogo Barbosa, the Portuguese father-in-law of Ferdinand Magellan

Manuel Maria Barbosa du Bocage, a Portuguese poet

Adoniran Barbosa, a Brazilian singer

Carlos Barbosa

Ruy Barbosa (1849-1923), a Brazilian politician

Leandro Barbosa, a Brazilian basketball player

Chris Barbosa, an American producer

José Celso Barbosa, a Puerto Rican politician

José Vicente Barbosa du Bocage, a Portuguese zoologist and politician

João Tamagnini Barbosa, a Portuguese politician

Pilar Barbosa, a Puerto Rican educator

Barbosa, Antioquia

Duarte Barbosa, a Portuguese writer

Pedro Barbosa, a Portuguese soccer player

Barbosa, Santander

Daniel Barbosa, a Colombian serial killer

Pedro Barbosa (jurist), a Portuguese 16th century jurist

Lula Barbosa da Silva, a Brazilian beach volleyball player

Barbosa, São Paulo

Barbosa is a Portuguese surname:

Mariano Damián Barbosa, an Argentine football player, goalkeeper of Recreativo de Huelva

Moacyr Barbosa (1921-2000), a Brazilian soccer player, goalkeeper of Brazil in 1950 FIFA World Cup ("Maracanazo")

Euclydes Barbosa (1909-1988), a Brazilian soccer player, defender of Brazil in 1938 FIFA World Cup

Barbosa is also the name of a plant genus.

Captain Hector Barbossa is a character from Disney's movie trilogy Pirates of the Caribbean.