Paul Jules Barbier (French pronunciation: [pɔl ʒyl baʁbje]; 8 March 1825 – 16 January 1901) was a French poet, writer and opera librettist who often wrote in collaboration with Michel Carré.

He was a noted Parisian bon vivant and man of letters.

[1] His libretti for extant operas (those co-written with Carré are shown with an asterisk) include: He also wrote the libretto for La Guzla de l'Émir, a one-act comic opera by Georges Bizet.

Charles Gounod wrote incidental music to Barbier's play Jeanne d'Arc, and the libretto to Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's opera The Maid of Orleans was partially based on it.

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