Barring no one and Few

Few and barring no one are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Few" instead an adjective phrase "Barring no one".

Few adjective - A quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number.

Barring no one and few are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barring no one" instead an adjective "Few".