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{{Short description|American media personality (1923–2023)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name           = Bob Barker
| image          = Bob Barker 1975.jpg
| caption        = Barker in 1975
| birth_name     = Robert William Barker
| birth_date     = {{birth date|1923|12|12}}
| birth_place    = [[Darrington, Washington]], U.S.
| death_date     = {{death date and age|2023|08|26|1923|12|12}}
| death_place    = Los Angeles, California,<!--Links not needed per MOS:OVERLINK--> U.S.
| resting_place  = [[Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Hollywood Hills]]
| party          = 
| citizenship    = {{flatlist|class=nowraplinks|
* United States
* [[Rosebud Sioux Tribe]]
}}
| occupation     = {{flatlist|
* Media personality
* game show host
* animal rights advocate
}}
| television     = {{plainlist|
* ''[[Truth or Consequences]]'' (1956–1975)
* ''[[Miss Universe]]'' (1967–1987)
* ''[[The Price Is Right]]'' (1972–2007)
}}
| years_active   = {{flatlist|
* 1950–2007
* 2009–2015
}}
|spouse          = {{Marriage|Dorothy Jo Gideon|1945|1981|reason=died}}<ref name="Biography">{{cite web|url=http://www.biography.com/people/bob-barker-9542237 |title=Bob Barker |work=Biography |date=July 24, 2019 |access-date=November 27, 2019}}</ref>
| education      = [[Drury University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| signature      = Bob Barker autograph.svg
| signature_size = 150px
}}

'''Robert William Barker''' (December 12, 1923 – August 26, 2023) was an American media personality, game show host, and animal rights advocate. He hosted [[CBS]]'s ''[[The Price Is Right]]'', the longest-running game show in North American television history, from 1972 to 2007. Barker also hosted ''[[Truth or Consequences]]'' from 1956 to 1975.

Born in [[Darrington, Washington]], in modest circumstances, Barker spent most of his youth on the [[Rosebud Indian Reservation]] and was a citizen of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe. Barker joined the [[United States Navy Reserve]] during [[World War II]]. He worked part-time in radio while attending college. In 1950, Barker moved to California to pursue a broadcasting career. He was given his own radio show, ''The Bob Barker Show'', which ran for six years.<ref name="Biography" /> Barker began his game show career in 1956, hosting ''Truth or Consequences''.

Barker began hosting ''The Price Is Right'' in 1972. He became an advocate for [[animal rights]] and of [[animal rights activism]], supporting groups such as the [[United Activists for Animal Rights]], [[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]], and the [[Sea Shepherd Conservation Society]].<!-- references given within this article and multiple refs given within the linked-to-articles --> In 2007, Barker retired from hosting ''The Price Is Right'' after celebrating his 50-year career on television. Regarded as a [[pop culture icon]], Barker continued to make occasional appearances for several years into his retirement until 2015.