The

back The human back, also called the dorsum, is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck. It is the surface of the body opposite from the chest and the abdomen. The vertebral column runs ...

is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck and the shoulders. Back may also refer to:

People

Adam Back Adam Back (born July 1970) is a British cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is the CEO of Blockstream, which he co-founded in 2014. He invented Hashcash, which is used in the Bitcoin mining process. Life Back was born in London, England, in July ...

(born 1970), British cryptographer * Charles Back, South African winemaker * Chris Back (born 1950), Australian politician *

Ernst Emil Alexander Back Ernst Emil Alexander Back (October 21, 1881 – June 20, 1959) was a German physicist, born in Freiburg. He attended school in Strasbourg until 1900, and from 1902 until 1906 studied law in Strasbourg, Munich, and Berlin. He then worked in t ...

(1881–1959), German physicist *

Frédéric Back Frédéric Back (April 8, 1924 – December 24, 2013) was a Canadian artist and film director of short animated films.John L. Kennedy and Eugene Walz"Frédéric Back". ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'', November 4, 2007. During a long career with R ...

(born 1924), Canadian animator *

George Back Admiral Sir George Back (6 November 1796 – 23 June 1878) was a British Royal Navy officer, explorer of the Canadian Arctic, naturalist and artist. He was born in Stockport. Career As a boy, he went to sea as a volunteer in the frigat ...

(1796–1878), British naval officer and explorer *

Les Back Les Back (born 17 December 1962) is a professor of sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London and an author. Biography Les Back was born in Croydon in south London and studied at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at Goldsmiths, Univer ...

(born 1962), English sociology professor and author *

Natasja Crone Back Natasja Crone Back (born 12 June 1970) is a Danish journalist and TV show presenter. She is well known from several big shows on Danish television. Early life and career Crone was raised in Holte north of Copenhagen and is of Danish and Belorus ...

(born 1971), Danish journalist *

Neil Back Neil Antony Back MBE (born 16 January 1969) is a former international rugby union footballer for England and the British & Irish Lions who also played for Nottingham RFC, Leicester Tigers, and captained both England and Leicester during his ...

(born 1969), English rugby player * Ralph-Johan Back, Finnish computer scientist *

Rico Back Rico Back (born 1954) is a German businessman. He is a founding member and former CEO of German Parcel (now GLS Group). He was also the CEO of Royal Mail from 2018 to 2020. Early life Rico Back was born in 1954 in Hamburg, Germany. Career In 1 ...

(born 1954), Swiss-domiciled German businessman *

Sven-Erik Bäck Sven-Erik Bäck (16 September 1919 – 10 January 1994) was a Swedish composer of classical music. He was born in Stockholm. Bäck studied from 1939 until 1943 in the King's Music-Academy and from 1940 until 1945, was a composition student of ...

(1919–1984), Swedish composer * William Back (1856–1911), Australian cricketer

Places

* Back (crater), lunar crater * Back, Lewis, a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland * Back Bay (disambiguation), several places *

Back Peninsula The Back Peninsula (alternate names, Back Island, or Black Island) is a cape located on eastern Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Its southern shore is part of the northern boundary of Hudson Bay. Foxe ...

, Nunavut, Canada *

Back railway station Back station is a flag stop railway station in Back, Manitoba. The station is served by Via Rail's Winnipeg–Churchill train The Winnipeg–Churchill train (formerly known as the ''Hudson Bay'' and, before that, ''Northern Spirits'') is a se ...

, in Back, Manitoba, Canada *

The Backs The Backs is a picturesque area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam, their grounds covering both banks of the river. National Trust chairm ...

, an area at the rear of several colleges in Cambridge, England

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Back'' (album), a 1983 album by Lynn Anderson * "Back" (song), a song by Colt Ford from the album ''Declaration of Independence'' * '' B.A.C.K.'', a 1999 album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery * "Back", a song by Lil Pump featuring Lil Yachty from the album ''Lil Pump'' * Back, in music,

accompaniment Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Back'' (novel), a 1946 novel by Henry Green * ''Back'' (TV series), a 2017 British sitcom

Sports

* Back (American football) *

Back nine A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...

, the last nine holes on a golf course *

Fullback (American football) A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in gridiron football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Fullbacks are typically larger than halfbacks and in most offensive schemes the fullback's dut ...

, a common position in many football games *

Half back (disambiguation) A halfback, half back, or half-back may refer to: * , in rugby league football * , in rugby league football * Half-back (rugby union) ** Fly-half (rugby union) ** Scrum-half (rugby union) * Half back (association football), an obsolete position ...

, a position in many football games *

Nickelback (American football) In American football, a nickelback is a cornerback or safety who serves as the additional defensive back in a nickel defense. A base defense consists of two cornerbacks and two safeties, making the nickelback the fifth defensive back on the fiel ...

, a defensive back in American and Canadian football *

Quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football *

Running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...

, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football * Back, another term for the position of defender, in association football and Australian rules football * Back, a player who is defending the goal, in

hockey Hockey is a term used to denote a family of various types of both summer and winter team sports which originated on either an outdoor field, sheet of ice, or dry floor such as in a gymnasium. While these sports vary in specific rules, numbers o ...

and many other games who is defending the goal * Back, a rugby football player who is not involved in the

scrum Scrum may refer to: Sport * Scrum (rugby), a method of restarting play in rugby union and rugby league ** Scrum (rugby union), scrum in rugby union * Scrum, an offensive melee formation in Japanese game Bo-taoshi Media and popular culture * M ...

** Back (rugby league) **

Back (rugby union) In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

Other uses

* Bauk (field) (alternatively spelled "back") a Scottish agricultural term *

Back (horse) The back describes the area of horse anatomy where the saddle goes, and in popular usage extends to include the loin or lumbar region behind the thoracic vertebrae that also is crucial to a horse's weight-carrying ability. These two sections of t ...

, the back of a horse *

Back vowel A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the highest point of the tongue is positioned relatively back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be c ...

, a type of spoken sound * Back, the backrest of a

chair A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in vario ...

* Back, a light-sensing unit for a camera, such as a

digital camera back A digital camera back is a device that attaches to the back of a camera in place of the traditional negative film holder and contains an electronic image sensor. This lets cameras that were designed to use film take digital photographs. Thes ...

* Back, the rear of a string instrument's sound board * Back, to bet on something: Betting exchange § Backing and laying {{disambiguation