Barbara Young may refer to:

• Barbara Young, Baroness Young of Old Scone (born 1948), Labour member of the British House of Lords
• Barbara Young (actress) (1931–2023), British actress
• Barbara Young (poet) (1878–1961), American art and literary critic, and poet
• Barbara Arrowsmith Young (born 1951), creator of the Arrowsmith Program
• Barbara G. Young, TSR roleplaying game magazine editor
• Barbara M. Young, judge on the Supreme Court of British Columbia
• Barbara Young (Neighbours), fictional character on Australian soap opera Neighbours