Barry Mitchell (born 7 December 1965 in Yarrawonga) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with the Sydney Swans, Carlton and Collingwood in the Australian Football League (AFL).
Mitchell played as a rover and was consistently one of the top possession getters in the league every season.
After retiring from Carlton in 1996, he kept involved with the club by becoming their runner.
He left the Hawks at the end of the premiership winning season to join Fremantle as an assistant coach.
At the end of the 2011 season he left Fremantle to return to Melbourne after his son Tom Mitchell was drafted by the Sydney Swans under the father–son rule.