Barna was born on October 22nd, 1922. Barna's father was Lajos Körtvélyesi and his mother was Terézia Kiss. His paternal grandparents were Ferenc Körtvélyesi and Zsuzsanna Mura. He had three brothers named Lajos, József and László. He was the second oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 72 in 1994.