Becker () is one of the German-language surnames, along with

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 ...

and Baecker, that derive from the root, which refers to

baking Baking is a method of preparing food that uses dry heat, typically in an oven, but can also be done in hot ashes, or on hot stones. The most common baked item is bread but many other types of foods can be baked. Heat is gradually transferred " ...

. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). In northern Germany it can also derive from the word ''Beck'' for ''Bach'' ("creek" or "brook") to denote origin.

Geographical distribution

As of 2014, 55.3% of all known bearers of the surname ''Becker'' were residents of Germany (frequency 1:287), 24.7% of the United States (1:2,891), 8.0% of Brazil (1:5,052), 2.7% of France (1:4,987), 2.0% of South Africa (1:5,431) and 1.2% of Canada (1:6,120). In Germany, the frequency of the surname was higher than the national average (1:287) in the following states:Becker surname distribution
/ref> * 1. Saarland (1:84) * 2. Rhineland-Palatinate (1:123) * 3. Hesse (1:159) * 4. North Rhine-Westphalia (1:226) * 5. Saxony-Anhalt (1:248)

People

Surname

* Alan Becker (born 1989), U.S. animator, YouTuber *

Alan S. Becker Alan S. Becker (February 9, 1946 – July 4, 2020) was an American lawyer, politician, educator, and writer. Becker was born in Brooklyn, in New York City. He went to Brooklyn College. Becker received his Juris Doctor degree from University ...

(1946–2020), American lawyer and politician * Albert Becker (disambiguation), multiple people * Albrecht Becker (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, actor, imprisoned by the Nazis for homosexuality * Alfred Becker, German engineer and military officer *

Alfred G. Becker Alfred George Becker was an American politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. Biography Becker was born on August 24, 1887, in Addison, Wisconsin, the son of Philip Becker (1862–1939) and Amalia née Ferber (1866–1951). H ...

, American politician * Alice Becker-Ho (born 1941), French poet * Alisson Becker (born 1992), Brazilian football goalkeeper; usually referred to solely by his given name * Annika Becker (born 1981), German pole vaulter * Armando Becker (born 1966), Venezuelan basketball player *

August Becker August Becker (17 August 1900 – 31 December 1967) was a mid-ranking functionary in the SS of Nazi Germany and chemist in the Reich Security Main Office (RSHA). He helped design the vans with a gas chamber built into the back compartment u ...

(1900–1967), German chemist *

(1821–1887), German painter *

(1828–1891), German author *

B. Jay Becker B. Jay Becker (May 5, 1904 – October 9, 1987)''Social Security Death Index, 1935–2014''. Social Security Administration. was an American lawyer and bridge champion from Flushing, Queens. Biography He was born and raised in Philadelphia, where ...

(1904–1987), U.S. bridge player * Ben Becker (born 1964), German film and theatre actor * Benjamin Becker (born 1981), German tennis player * Bernard Becker (1920–2013), U.S. ophthalmologist * Bertha Becker (1920–2013), Brazilian geographer * Bill Becker (1916–2010), U.S. journalist, writer and world traveler * Bo Becker (born 1971), Swedish economist *

Boris Becker Boris Franz Becker (, ; born 22 November 1967) is a German former world No. 1 tennis player. Becker was successful from the start of his career, winning the Wimbledon Championships at the age of 17. He ultimately won six Grand Slam singles tit ...

(born 1967), German tennis player; youngest Wimbledon champion at age 17 * Britta Becker (born 1973), German field hockey player * Carl Becker (disambiguation), multiple people * Carl Lotus Becker (1873–1945), U.S. historian, author; President of American Historical Association in 1931 * Charles Becker (1870–1915), first U.S. police officer executed for murder * Charlotte Becker (born 1983), German racing cyclist *

Christiane Luise Amalie Becker Christiane Luise Amalie Becker-Neumann (15 December 1778 – 22 September 1797) was a German actress. Life She was born in Crossen-an-der-Oder, in the Kingdom of Prussia (now Krosno Odrzańskie, Poland), daughter of a theatrical manager and ...

(1778–1797), German actress *

Christine Becker Christine Becker was a member of the first United States women's sabre team to ever win the World Championship title (2000).

, U.S. women's saber team member * Cole Becker (born 1995), lead singer of SWMRS * Cornelius Becker, German theologian (see Becker Psalter) *

Cory Becker Living Things is an American punk rock band from St. Louis, Missouri. The band consists of the brothers Lillian Berlin (vocals/guitar), Eve Berlin (bass), and Bosh Berlin (drums), and Cory Becker (guitar). History Brothers Lillian Berlin (born Law ...

, U.S. guitar player (rock band: Living Things, St. Louis, MO) *

Craig Becker Harold Craig Becker (born November 14, 1956), known professionally as Craig Becker, is an American labor attorney, a former member of the National Labor Relations Board, and currently the General Counsel of the AFL–CIO. Early life and education ...

(born 1956), U.S. labor attorney and professor of law * David Becker, U.S. guitarist * Diane M. Becker (1943–2021), U.S. nurse and public health scientist * Dietrich Becker (1620–1670), German Baroque violinist and composer * Dirk Becker (born 1966), German politician (SPD) *

Donna Becker Donna Becker (born August 6, 1932) is a former pitcher who played in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League. She batted and threw right handed.Douglas Becker Douglas Becker is a choreographer and dance teacher from the United States, who works in ballet, contemporary dance, and dance improvisation. A founding member and principal dancer of the Frankfurt Ballet under the direction of choreographer Willi ...

, U.S./Belgian choreographer, teacher * Edmund Becker (born 1957), German footballer * Edward R. Becker (1933–2006), U.S. appeals court judge * Elisabeth Becker (1923–1946), German SS concentration camp guard executed for war crimes, World War II *

Elizabeth Becker Elizabeth Becker (born October 28, 1947) is an American journalist and author. She has written five books and is best known for her reporting and writing on Cambodia. Biography Elizabeth Becker graduated from the University of Washington w ...

(born 1969), U.S. journalist and author *

Emma Becker Emma Becker (born 14 December 1988 in Île-de-France as ''Emma Durand'') is a French writer living in Paris. Her pen name ''Becker'' is derived from ''Pannebecker'', the family name of her German grandmother. Biography Becker grew up in a mi ...

(born 1988), French writer * Ernest Becker (1924–1974), U.S. cultural anthropologist *

Felicitas Becker Felicitas Becker (born 1971 in Erlangen) is a Belgian historian, currently a Professor of African History at the University of Ghent. She worked from 2010 till 2016 at the University of Cambridge, where she was also Fellow of Peterhouse, Cambridge ...

, professor of African history *

Franz Becker Franz Becker (1 March 1918 – 26 May 1965) was a German Association football, footballer. He played with 1. FC Köln for three years between 1951 and 1954 together with Hans Schäfer, Josef Röhrig and Fritz Herkenrath in the Western league. In ...

(born 1918), German footballer * Gary Becker (1930–2014), U.S. Nobel Prize-winning economist * Gavin de Becker (born 1954), U.S. specialist: security *

George Ferdinand Becker George Ferdinand Becker (1847–1919) was an American geologist. His most important work was in connection with the origin and mode of occurrence of ore deposits, especially those of the western United States. Biography Becker was born in New Yo ...

(1847–1919), U.S. geologist *

Germán Becker Germán () is a male given name in Spanish speaking countries. It is a cognate to French Germain, and is a variant of Latin Germanus. Surname * Domingo Germán (born 1992), baseball player * Esteban Germán (born 1978), Dominican professiona ...

(born 1980), Argentinian tango musician * Gustav Becker (1819–1885), German clockmaker and businessman *

Gustavo Adolfo Becker Gustavo Adolfo Becker Lasso (born 17 June 1966 in Barcelona) is a retired Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and m ...

(born 1966), Spanish high jumper * Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), Spanish poet * Hans-Josef Becker (born 1948), German Catholic archbishop of Paderborn *

Hartmut Becker Hartmut Becker (6 May 1938 – 22 January 2022) was a German actor. He played Sgt. Gustav Wagner in ''Escape From Sobibor'' in 1987. He also starred in the 1970 film ''o.k. (film), o.k.'', which was also entered into the 20th Berlin Internation ...

(1938-2022), German actor *

Heidi Becker (disambiguation) Heidi Becker may refer to: * Heidi Becker-Ramlow (1954–1987), diver for East Germany in the 1972 and 1976 Olympics * Heidi N. Becker, American planetary scientist and expert on Jupiter {{hndis ...

, multiple people *

Heinrich Becker Heinrich Becker (1770–1822) was a German actor whose real name was Blumenthal. Biography He was born at Berlin, and obtained, while quite a young man, an appointment in the court theatre at Weimar, at that time under Goethe's auspices. The poe ...

(1770–1822), German actor * Heinz Becker (1915–1991), German baseball player *

Hellmuth Becker Hellmuth Becker (12 August 1902, Alt Ruppin, Neuruppin – 28 February 1953) was a German SS commander during the Nazi era. In World War II, he led the SS Division Totenkopf and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Le ...

(1902–1953), German Nazi Waffen-SS general executed for war crimes * Helmut Becker (1927–1990), German viticulturist *

Herbert L. Becker Herbert Lawrence Becker (born 1951) is an American former magician, escapologist, stunt performer, author, and businessman. As a magician, Becker performed as ''Kardeen''. Biography Early life Herbert Lawrence Becker was born in Hollywood, F ...

(born 1956), U.S. magician and founder of IPTV * Hermann Becker (born 1887), German World War I

fighter ace A flying ace, fighter ace or air ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down five or more enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The exact number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an ace is varied, but is usually co ...

* Hermann Heinrich Becker, German painter *

Howard P. Becker Howard Paul Becker (December 9, 1899 – June 8, 1960) was a longtime professor of sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Biography Becker was born in New York in 1899, the son of Charles Becker, a New York police officer, and Let ...

(1899–1960), U.S. sociologist *

Howard S. Becker Howard Saul Becker (born 1928) is an American sociologist who teaches at Northwestern University. Becker has made contributions to the sociology of deviance, sociology of art, and sociology of music. Becker also wrote extensively on sociologic ...

(born 1928), U.S. sociologist and musician * Hugo Becker (1863–1941), German cellist, teacher and composer * Hugo Becker, French actor from Metz * Ingrid Becker (born 1942), German athlete *

Jacques Becker Jacques Becker (; 15 September 1906 – 21 February 1960) was a French film director and screenwriter. His films, made during the 1940s and 1950s, encompassed a wide variety of genres, and they were admired by some of the filmmakers who led th ...

(1906–1960), French screenwriter and film director * Jakob Becker (1810–1872), German genre painter * Jean Becker (born 1938), French director, screenwriter, and actor * Jean Becker (1833–1884), German violinist and composer * Jens Becker (born 1965), German metal bass guitarist *

Jill Becker Jill B. Becker is an American psychological researcher, studying sex differences in addiction using preclinical models. Becker is the Biopsychology Area Chair and the Patricia Y. Gurin Professor of Psychology at University of Michigan..She has adv ...

, American psychological researcher *

Julie Becker Julie Becker (1972–2016) was an interdisciplinary American artist. She earned her BFA and MFA at CalArts in Los Angeles. Becker earned early acclaim for her 1996 installation ''Researchers, Residents, A Place to Rest''. Her works have appeared ...

(1972–2016), American artist * Jurek Becker (1937–1997), German writer *

Jürgen Becker (comedian) Jürgen Becker (born August 27, 1959) is a German comedian, kabarett artist, and actor. Life Becker was born and attended school in Cologne, Germany. He became a graphic designer in the German company 4711. Later Becker studied social scien ...

(born 1959), German cabaret artist *

Konrad Becker Konrad Becker (born January 9, 1959 in Vienna) is an artist, hypermedia researcher, and interdisciplinary content developer, director of the Institute for New Culture Technologies-t0 and initiator of Public Netbase and World-Information.Org. Mu ...

(born 1959), Austrian hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer * Kuno Becker (born 1978), Mexican actor * Kurt Becker (born 1958), U.S. football player *

Lawrence C. Becker Lawrence C. Becker (April 26, 1939 – November 22, 2018) was an American philosopher working mainly in the areas of ethics and social, political, and legal philosophy. Work Becker is the author of books and journal articles on justice, Stoicis ...

(born 1939), U.S. academic, philosopher *

Leonard F. Becker Leonard F. Becker (January 15, 1920 – May 4, 1991) was an American politician and businessman. Becker was born in Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of C ...

(1920–1991), American politician * Ludwig Becker (disambiguation), multiple people * Lydia Becker (1827–1890), British suffragist and amateur scientist *

Marc Becker Marc Becker is a professor of Latin American Studies at Truman State University. He is a co-founder of NativeWeb, an internet resource that compiles information about Indigenous peoples around the world. He has published two books and several artic ...

, U.S. professor of Latin American studies * Marcus Becker (born 1981), German slalom canoer *

Markus Becker (pianist) Markus Becker (born 13 May 1963) is a German pianist and academic teacher. He is focused on chamber music, and on piano concertos from the time around 1900. His recording of the complete piano works by Max Reger earned him awards. He is also a ja ...

(born 1963), German pianist and academic teacher * Margaret Becker (born 1959), U.S. award-winning composer, singer, speaker and writer *

Mariana Becker Mariana Gertum Becker (born 1971) is a Brazilian sports journalist and television reporter for Rede Bandeirantes. Since being employed by Rede Globo in 1995, she has covered association football, extreme sports, water sports, the World Surf Leag ...

(born early 1970s), Brazilian sports journalist and television reporter *

Martin Becker Martin Becker (12 April 1916 – 8 February 2006) was a German Luftwaffe military aviator during World War II, a night fighter ace credited with 58 aerial victories making him the tenth most successful night fighter pilot in the history of aer ...

(1916–2006), German Luftwaffe night fighter ace * May Lamberton Becker (1873–1958), U.S. journalist and literary critic * Meret Becker (born 1969), German actress and singer *

Mike Becker Mike Becker was born in 1943 and is an American Contract bridge, bridge player and official. Becker is from Boca Raton, Florida. He is a son of B. Jay Becker. As of 1979, Becker and Ron Rubin (bridge), Ron Rubin were partners in a New York City Op ...

(born 1943), U.S. bridge player *

Miriam Becker Miriam Freda Becker (later Miriam Mazur, March 30, 1909 – March 5, 2000) was an American mathematician whose career became a test case for unionization and academic tenure in the City University of New York system in the 1930s. Early life and ...

(1909–2000), American mathematician *

Moritz Becker Moritz Nathan Becker (February 2, 18271906) was a German Americans, German American immigrant, produce dealer, and politician. He self-identified as a "Progressive Democrat", then "Liberal Democrat", while serving two terms in the Wisconsin State ...

(1827–?), U.S. Deputy Sheriff and Democratic politician (WI) * Muriel Gustavo Becker (born 1987), Brazilian goalkeeper * Murilo Becker (born 1983), Brazilian basketball player *

Nate Becker Nate Becker (born March 24, 1996) is an American football tight end for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football for the Miami (OH) RedHawks. Professional career Detroit Lions Becker was signed by the Detroit Lions as an ...

(born 1996), American football player * Nikolaus Becker (1809–1845), German lawyer and writer known for "Rheinlied" * Oskar Becker (1839–1868), German student, shot King William I of Prussia * Oskar Becker (1889–1964), German philosopher, logician, mathematician, historian of mathematics * Otto Heinrich Enoch Becker (1828–1890), German ophthalmologist * Paul Becker (born 1984), Canadian actor, director, choreographer and producer * Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), German expressionist painter *

Philip Becker Philip Becker (1830–1898) was Mayor of the City of Buffalo, New York, serving 1876–1877 and 1886–1889. He was born in Oberotterbach, Bavaria, Germany, on April 25, 1830. He graduated from college in Germany at sixteen years of age. In 184 ...

(1830–1898), U.S. Republican politician *

Rafael Becker Rafael da Silveira Becker (born 2 April 1991) is a Brazilian professional golfer who is currently a member of Korn Ferry Tour. Amateur career As a junior, Becker twice won the Brazilian Junior Golf Championship in 2008 and 2009 and won the 200 ...

(born 1991), Brazilian Professional Golfer, PGA Tour player and winner of the Brazilian Open *

Ralf Becker Ralf Becker (born 26 September 1970) is a German former football player and coach who works as the sports director of Dynamo Dresden. Playing career Becker spent a significant portion of his time as a youth player with VfB Stuttgart, as well ...

(born 1970), German footballer, coach and administrator * Ralph Elihu Becker (1907–1994), U.S. attorney and ambassador to Honduras 1976–1977 * Ralph Elihu Becker (born 1952), U.S. attorney and Republican politician; 34th Mayor of Salt Lake City, UT * Rich Becker (born 1972), U.S. baseball player * Robert Becker, son of Russell, founder of

Becker Film Group Becker Group, formerly R. A. Becker & Co., was an Australian independent film and television distribution company founded by Russell Becker. It was established in 1965 and sold to Prime Television in 2007. In 2008, a new company, Becker Film Gro ...

, an Australian film company *

Robert O. Becker Robert Otto Becker (May 31, 1923 − May 14, 2008) was a U.S. orthopedic surgeon and researcher in electrophysiology/ electromedicine. He worked mainly as professor at Upstate Medical Center in State University of New York, Syracuse, and as Dire ...

(1923–2008), U.S. orthopedic surgeon and electrophysiology researcher * Roger Becker (born 1934), British tennis player * Rudolf Becker (1923–1944), German highly decorated Hauptmann in World War II; recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross *

Rudolph Zacharias Becker Rudolph Zacharias Becker (8 April 1752See FactGrid dataseQ84/ref> in Erfurt, Archbishopric of Mainz – 28 March 1822 in Gotha) was a German educator and author. Biography He studied theology at the University of Jena. As instructor at the Base ...

(1752–1822), German educator and author * Russell Becker, founder of the

Becker Group Becker Group, formerly R. A. Becker & Co., was an Australian independent film and television distribution company founded by Russell Becker. It was established in 1965 and sold to Prime Television in 2007. In 2008, a new company, Becker Film Gro ...

, Australian independent film and television distribution company *

Ruth Becker Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Ar ...

(1899–1990), U.S. schoolteacher (Kansas) and ''Titanic'' survivor * Sally Becker, British volunteer in Bosnia and Kosovo *

Samuel William Becker Becker's nevus (also known as "Becker's melanosis", "Becker's pigmentary hamartoma", "nevoid melanosis", and "pigmented hairy epidermal nevus") is a benign skin disorder predominantly affecting males. The nevus can be present at birth, but more oft ...

, U.S. dermatologist who documented Becker's nevus *

Sandra Becker Sandra Becker (born 1967) is a Berlin-based video artist. Early life and education Becker was born in Freiburg, the daughter of diplomats Volkmar Becker and Judge Gisela Maria Becker. She moved with her family at the age of eight to Turkey, where ...

(born 1967), German artist *

Sandra Lynne Becker Sandra Lynne Becker (April 5, 1947 – May 15, 2015) was born in Covina, California. She competed in many beauty pageants during her senior year of high school, and in 1965 became the youngest woman ever to receive the Miss California crown. After w ...

(born 1947), U.S. beauty queen; Miss California 1965 * Sandy Becker (1922–1996), U.S. television announcer, actor and comedian * Sean Becker (born 1975), New Zealand curler *

Sherburn M. Becker Sherburn Merrill Becker (November 13, 1876 – February 5, 1949) was a Wisconsin politician and the 41st mayor of Milwaukee. He was the last Republican to hold this office. Biography Sherburn Merrill Becker was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsi ...

(1876–1949), U.S. Republican politician (41st Mayor of Milwaukee, WI); elected at age 29 and known as the boy mayor *

Simon Fisher-Becker Simon Fisher-Becker is a British stage, television and film actor, specialising in comedy and character parts. His more notable roles include Tony Fazackerley in ''Puppy Love'' for the BBC, The Fat Friar in the ''Harry Potter'' film ''Harry P ...

(born 1961), British actor * Sheraldo Becker (born 1995), Surinamese Footballer * Theodor Becker (1840–1928), German civil engineer and entomologist * Thorsten Becker (born 1980), German footballer * Thomas Becker (disambiguation), multiple people *

Valentin Eduard Becker Valentin Eduard Becker (20 November 1814 Würzburg - 25 January 1890 Würzburg) was a German music, German composer. Biography Becker became known as a composer in Würzburg for popular male choir, choruses (''Das Kirchlein'' and others). He al ...

(1814–1890), German composer *

Vaneta Becker Vaneta Becker (October 9, 1949) is an American politician who serves as a Republican Senator in the Indiana Senate representing Senate District 50, which contains portions of Vanderburgh and Warrick County in the southern part of the state. Sh ...

, U.S. Republican politician * Walt Becker (born 1968), U.S. director, writer, and actor * Walter Becker (1950–2017), U.S. musician, songwriter and record producer *

Wayland Becker Wayland Herman Becker (November 2, 1910 – December 1, 1984) was an American football player. He played in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons. Early life Becker was born in Soperton, Wisconsin, and attended Ea ...

(1910–1984), U.S. football player *

Wilhelm Adolf Becker Wilhelm Adolf Becker (179630 September 1846) was a German classical scholar. Biography Becker was born in Dresden, the son of German art historian, numismatist and author Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker. At first destined for a commercial life, he was in ...

(1796–1846), German archaeologist * Wilhelm Gottlieb Becker (1753–1813), German archaeologist and author * William D. Becker (1876–1943), U.S. attorney and Republican politician (43rd mayor of St. Louis, Missouri); died in crash of Waco CG-4 glider's first public demonstration *

William W. Becker William Walter Becker (May 18, 1921 – April 2, 2007) was an American hotelier. He is best known for creating the Motel 6 concept of inexpensive motel rooms. Born in Pasadena, California, he was working as a house painter in Santa Barbara, ...

, American hotelier, co-founder of Motel 6 * Wolfgang Becker (1910–2005), German film director and film editor * Wolfgang Becker (born 1954), German film director and screenwriter

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* Herman Becker Fast (1887–1938), American businessman, farmer, and politician *

Sara Becker da Silva Sara may refer to: Arts, media and entertainment Film and television * Sara (1992 film), ''Sara'' (1992 film), 1992 Iranian film by Dariush Merhjui * Sara (1997 film), ''Sara'' (1997 film), 1997 Polish film starring Bogusław Linda * Sara (2010 ...

(2005-...), brazilian theologian

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