Robert Laurence "Bob" Barr, Jr. (born November 5, 1948) is a former federal prosecutor and a former member of the United States House of Representatives. He represented Georgia's 7th congressional district as a Republican from 1995 to 2003. Barr attained national prominence as one of the leaders of the impeachment of President Bill Clinton. Barr joined the Libertarian Party in 2006 and served on its National Committee. He was the Libertarian Party's nominee for President of the United States in the 2008 election.
Barr was born on November 5, 1948, in Iowa City, Iowa, to Bob and Beatrice Barr. His father, a West Point soldier, moved the family to various locations around the world while pursuing his career in civil engineering. The second of six children, Bob Jr. spent his boyhood in Malaysia, Pakistan, Panama, Peru, Baghdad, and finally Tehran, Iran, where he graduated from Community High School in 1966.
Barr returned to the United States, attending the University of Southern California and joining the Tau Kappa Epsilon fraternity in 1967. He held the position of Grand Prytanis on the fraternity's Grand Council from 2013 to 2015.
Robert Alexander Barr (March 12, 1908 – July 25, 2002) was a pitcher in Major League Baseball. He pitched in two games for the 1935 Brooklyn Dodgers, working 2.1 innings and allowing five hits and three runs.
Bob Barr (born 9 July 1945) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Footscray in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
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Robert "Bob" Barr (1865 – 1935) was a Scottish association football footballer who played in the Football League for Bury, Preston North End and Stoke.
Barr started his career with Hurlford United before moving south of the border to Stoke in 1888 in time for the first season of the Football League. Barr played three matches for Stoke before returning to Scotland with Abercorn where he would spend the next five years. He re-entered English football again in 1894 with Preston North End and then with Bury a year later.
Robert McClelland Barr (December, 1856 – March 11, 1930) was a Major League Baseball pitcher. He also made some appearances as an outfielder, first baseman, and third baseman.
Barr played for the Pittsburgh Alleghenys, Washington Nationals, Indianapolis Hoosiers, and Rochester Broncos, all of the American Association. He also played for the National League teams the Washington Nationals and New York Giants.