John David Barber (22 July 1929 – 4 February 2015)[1] was a racing driver from England.

Despite winning a minor race at Snetterton, he had little success and finally crashed the car badly towards the end of the season.

At the start of 1953, Barber travelled to Argentina to compete in the Formula One Grand Prix there with a works Cooper T23, in which he came in eighth, seven laps down.

While racing this car in the British Empire Trophy on the Isle of Man, he was involved in an accident which killed another driver, James Neilson.

After his motor racing career came to an end, Barber retired to live on a boat in the Mediterranean.