Backer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
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Agathe Backer-Grøndahl (1847–1907), Norwegian pianist and composer
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Augustin de Backer
Augustin de Backer (18 July 1809 in Antwerp, Belgium – 1 December 1873 in Liège, Belgium) was a Belgian Jesuit and renowned bibliographer.
Early years and Formation
De Backer left his country to be educated at the Jesuit schools of France ...
(1809–1873), Roman Catholic bibliographer
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Brad Backer
Brad Backer (born 19 July 1956) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s. Primarily a er, he was a member of the inaugural Queensland State of Origin team and won two premierships with the Easts Tigers.
Playing c ...
(born 1956), Australian rugby league footballer
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Brian Backer (born 1956), American actor
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Cornelis Andries Backer
Cornelis Andries Backer (1874–1963) was a Dutch botanist and pteridologist. He was born on 18 September 1874 in Oudenbosch and died on 22 February 1963 at Heemstede, The Netherlands. He stayed thirty years in the Dutch East Indies and did re ...
(1874–1963), Dutch botanist
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Deborah Backer
Deborah Backer (14 April 1959 – 21 March 2014) was a Guyanese politician of the People's National Congress who served as the deputy speaker of the National Assembly of Guyana.
Early life
Born on 14 April 1959, Backer received her LLB degree fr ...
(1959 - 2014), Guyanese politician
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Harriet Backer (1845–1932), Norwegian painter
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Jacob Adriaensz Backer (1609–1651), Dutch painter
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Lars Backer (1892–1930), Norwegian architect
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Marijn Backer
Marinus Franciscus Johannes "Marijn" Backer (born 6 September 1956) is a Dutch educator, poet, and writer.
Backer has been publishing poetry, including in translation, at least since 1986. In 1992 he won the Zilveren Griffel prize with Inez van E ...
(born 1956), Dutch author
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Par Backer
Par or PAR may refer to:
Finance
* Par value, stated value or face value in finance and accounting
* Par yield or par rate, in finance
Games
* Par (score), the number of strokes a scratch golfer should require to complete a hole, round or tour ...
(born 1982), Swedish ice hockey player
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P. A. Backer (1940–1993), Malayalam film directors
May also refer to
* Backer, somebody who contributed money to a
crowdfunding
Crowdfunding is the practice of funding a project or venture by raising money from a large number of people, typically via the internet. Crowdfunding is a form of crowdsourcing and Alternative Finance, alternative finance. In 2015, over was rais ...
project
* Backer, the name of a
VHS-based computer backup system manufactured by Danmere
See also
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Bäcker
Bäcker or Baecker is a German surname meaning "baker". Notable people with the surname include:
*Fabian Bäcker (born 1990), German professional footballer
*Pär Bäcker (born 1982), Swedish professional ice hockey player
*Ronald Baecker (born 19 ...
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Baecker)
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Baker (surname)
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Bakker
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Becker (surname)
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de Backer De Backer may refer to:
*Augustin de Backer (1809–1873), Belgian Jesuit and bibliographer
*Jacob de Backer
Jacob de Backer (c. 1555 – c. 1591) was a Flemish Mannerist painter and draughtsman active in Antwerp between about 1571 and 1585. ...
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Norwegian-language surnames
Dutch-language surnames
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Occupational surnames
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