Baba (surname)

Baba is a given name, nickname and surname which may refer to:

Given name or nickname

 * Baba Brinkman, Canadian environmental rapper
 * Baba Ishak (died 1241), Seljuk Turkish preacher who led a revolt against the Seljuq Sultanate of Rûm
 * Baba Jan (politician), Pakistani political activist sentenced to life imprisonment in 2011
 * Baba Nobuharu (1514–1575), samurai of Japan's Sengoku period under Takeda Shingen
 * Abdul Baba Rahman (born 1994), Ghanaian footballer

Surname

 * Corneliu Baba (1906–1997), Romanian painter
 * Frank Shozo Baba (1915–2008), Japanese American worked for Voice of America and Japan
 * Ghafar Baba (1925–2006), Malaysian politician
 * Gül Baba (died 1541), Ottoman Bektashi dervish poet
 * James Baba (born 1945), Ugandan politician
 * Jaroslav Bába (born 1984), Czech high jumper
 * Kenji Baba (born 1985), Japanese footballer
 * Kikutaro Baba (1905–2001), Japanese malacologist
 * Masao Baba (1892–1947), Japanese general
 * Baba Nobuharu (1514/15–1575), Japanese samurai
 * Otman Baba ((c. 1378–1478), Sufi saint
 * Ryosuke Baba (馬場 亮輔), Japanese artistic gymnast
 * Shigeru Baba (born 1948), Japanese professional go player
 * Shohei Baba (1938–1999), Japanese wrestler
 * Sumie Baba (born 1967), Japanese voice actress
 * Toru Baba (born 1988), Japanese entertainer
 * Tupeni Baba (fl. 1980s–present), Fijian politician
 * Yudai Baba (born 1995), Japanese basketball player
 * Yuta Baba (born 1984), Japanese expatriate footballer in South Korea