Barringer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Anthony R. Barringer (1925–2009), Canadian/American geophysicist and inventor Daniel Barringer (1860–1929), American geologist best known for proving the Meteor Crater to be an impact crater Daniel Laurens Barringer (1788–1832), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1825–1834. Daniel Moreau Barringer (1806–1873), U.S. Congressman from North Carolina, 1843–1848. Emily Barringer (1876–1961), American and the first female ambulance surgeon and the first woman to secure a surgical residency Ethel Barringer (1883–1925), South Australian artist, sister-in-law to Gwen Barringer Gwen Barringer (1882–1960) South Australian watercolorist Jennifer Simpson, née Barringer, (born 1986), American track and field athlete Leslie Barringer (1895–1968), British fantasy author Patricia Barringer (1924–2007), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League player and manager Rufus Barringer (1821–1895), Confederate military general from North Carolina during the American Civil War William H. Barringer (1841–1917), Union hero of the American Civil War William N. Barringer, superintendent of Newark Public Schools for whom Barringer High School is named See also Barringer Township Barranger The Barringer Crater (or The Meteor Crater), located near Flagstaff, Arizona, one of the largest and best-known meteorite craters on Earth Barringer Farmhouse, an historic structure located in Rhinebeck, New York Barringer High School, in Newark, New Jersey Barringer Hill, a geological and mineralogical site in central Texas The Barringer Hotel, an historic hotel building located at Charlotte, North Carolina The Barringer lunar crater, posthumously named after Daniel Barringer The Barringer Mansion, an historic home located at Charlottesville, Virginia The Barringer Medal, given annually by the Meteoritical Society for research on impact cratering and allied fields The Barringer Trophy, awarded for the greatest straight-line distance soaring flight during the previous calendar year