Barrier is the surname of the following people: Adrien Barrier (1891–?), French wrestler Edgar Barrier (1907–1964), American actor Ella D. Barrier (1852–1945), American educator Eric B. (Louis Eric Barrier, born 1963), American hip hop musician Ernestine Barrier (1908–1989), American actress, wife of Edgar Fannie Barrier Williams (1855–1944), American educator and political and women's rights activist James Barrier (1953–2008), American wrestling promoter Jim Barrier (1940–2000), American alpine skier Maurice Barrier (1932–2020), French actor and singer Michael Barrier (born 1940), American animation historian Robert Barrier (1907–1955), French politician Smith Barrier (1961–1989), American sports journalist Sylvain Barrier (born 1988), French motorcycle racer