Baz (name)
Baz is a surname, given name and nickname, often a short form of Basil or Barry in English. Origins vary depending on language. It may refer to:
People
Surname
- Ben-Hur Baz, Mexican painter of pin-up art
- Cristian Baz, Argentine footballer
- Gustavo Baz Prada, Mexican politician
- Ignacio Baz, Argentine portrait painter
- Jamil Baz, chief investment strategist of GLG Partners, a London-based hedge fund, and economics professor
- Loris Baz, French motorcycle racer
- Marysole Wörner Baz, Mexican painter and sculptor
- Molly Baz, American chef and food writer
- Nabil Baz, Algerian racing cyclist
- Shane Baz, American baseball player
- Rashid Baz, perpetrator of the 1994 Brooklyn Bridge shooting
Given name
- Baz Mohammad Ahmadi, Deputy Minister of Interior for Counter-Narcotics and former Governor of Badakhshan, Afghanistan
- Baz Bamigboye, British journalist
- Baz Muhammad Khan, Pakistani politician
- Baz Moffat, British female rower
Nickname
- Basil Zempilas, Western Australian Opposition Leader, Leader of the Liberal Party of WA, Former Lord Mayor of Perth
- Baz Ashmawy, Irish television personality
- Sebastian Bach, Canadian heavy metal singer
- Baz Bastien, Canadian National Hockey League goaltender, head coach and general manager
- Barry Du Bois, Australian designer, building expert, television presenter and author
- Baz Luhrmann, Australian filmmaker
- Brendon McCullum, New Zealand cricketer
- Baz Nagle, Canadian Football League player
- Barry North, British Royal Air Force air marshal
- Basil O'Meara, Canadian sports journalist
- Barry Thomson, guitarist and co-founder of the British death metal band Bolt Thrower
- Baz Warne, lead and bass guitarist and vocalist of the punk rock band The Stranglers
Fictional characters
- Baz Pitch, in the novel Carry On by Rainbow Rowell, boyfriend to Simon Snow
- Simon Baz, a DC Comics character
- Barbara "Baz" Wilder, a former character on the British TV series Casualty
- The Baz, a recurring character in Divekick and other kickstarter indie games