Buck is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

David Buck David Keith Rodney Buck (17 October 1933 – 27 January 1989) was an English actor. Buck was born in London, the son of Joseph Buck and Enid Marguerite (née Webb). He starred in many television productions from 1959 until 1989. One of his ea ...

(1936–1989), British actor *

Detlev Buck Detlev Buck (; born 1 December 1962 in Bad Segeberg) is a German film director, actor, film producer, producer and screenwriter. Life and work From his first short film at the age of 21 in 1982, ', he has remained one of the most important film ...

(born 1962), German film director * Dudley Buck (1839–1909), American composer *

John E. Buck John Buck (born 1946) is an American sculptor and printmaker who was born in Ames, Iowa. Background and education He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Kansas City Art Institute in 1968, and in 1971, he studied at Skowhegan School o ...

(born 1946), American sculptor and printmaker *

Julie Buck Julie Anne Buck (born December 9, 1974) is an American film producer, collage artist, photographer, experimental filmmaker, and film archivist. Life Buck studied at the George Eastman House in Rochester, New York. After graduating, she becam ...

(born 1974), American artist and photographer * Margaret Warriner Buck (1857–1929), American botanical artist * Mary K. Buck (1849-1901), Bohemian-born American author * Nathaniel Buck (died 1759/1774), English engraver and printmaker, brother of Samuel Buck *

Pearl S. Buck Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 – March 6, 1973) was an American writer and novelist. She is best known for ''The Good Earth'' a bestselling novel in the United States in 1931 and 1932 and won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel, Pulitze ...

(1892–1973), American novelist *

Percy Buck Sir Percy Carter Buck (25 March 1871 – 3 October 1947) was an English music educator, writer, organist, and composer. Early life and education Percy Buck was born in West Ham, London, and studied at Merchant Taylors' School, the Guildhall ...

(1871–1947), English musician *

Peter Buck Peter Lawrence Buck (born December 6, 1956) is an American musician and songwriter. He was a co-founder and the lead guitarist of the alternative rock band R.E.M. He also plays the banjo and mandolin on several R.E.M. songs. Throughout his ca ...

(born 1956), American musician * Rinker Buck (born 1950), American author *

Rob Buck Robert Norman Buck (August 1, 1958 – December 19, 2000) was an American guitarist and founding member of the alternative rock band 10,000 Maniacs. Some of his compositions with Natalie Merchant are among the most popular songs recorded by 10, ...

(1958–2000), American guitarist and songwriter *

Samantha Buck Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann are film writers and directors who have made five films together. Buck is also an actress and has directed the documentary '' Best Kept Secret'' solo. They are best known for the 2019 film '' Sister Aimee''. ...

(born 1974), American actress *

Samuel Buck Samuel Buck (1696 – 17 August 1779) and his brother Nathaniel Buck (died 1759/1774) were English engravers and printmakers, best known for their ''Buck's Antiquities'', depictions of ancient castles and monasteries. Samuel produced muc ...

(1696–1779), English engraver and printmaker, brother of Nathaniel Buck * Tara Buck (born 1975), American actress *

Zechariah Buck Dr. Zechariah Buck (9 September 1798 – 5 August 1879), was an English organist and choir director who is remembered as a preeminent trainer of boys' voices. Early life and family Born to Jeremiah Buck (a tradesman) and Sarah Astbury in Norwich, N ...

(1798–1879), English organist and choirmaster

Politics, law, and government

Antony Buck Sir Philip Antony Fyson Buck (19 December 1928 – 6 October 2003) was a British Conservative politician. Early life and career The son of Arthur F. Buck, a farmer and agricultural merchant, and his wife Laura (née Fyson), a founder member o ...

(1928–2003), British politician * Clarence F. Buck (1870–1944), American politician and businessman * C. Douglass Buck (1890–1965), American engineer and politician, Governor and Senator of Delaware *

Daniel Buck Daniel Buck (November 9, 1753 – August 16, 1816) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a United States representative from Vermont. Biography Buck was born in Hebron, Connecticut, the son of Thomas and Jane Buck. He served as a ...

(1753–1816), United States Representative from Vermont * Daniel Buck (judge) (1829–1905), American jurist and politician *

Ed Buck Edward Bernard Peter Buck (né Buckmelter; born August 24, 1954) is an American convicted felon and businessman. A former model and actor, he made a significant amount of money running and selling the data service company Gopher Courier. He becam ...

(born 1954), American Democrat political activist and fundraiser *

Edward Charles Buck Sir Edward Charles Buck, KCSI (1838 – 6 July 1916) was a British civil servant who served in the Indian Civil Service and came to be known as the "Grand Old Man" of Indian agriculture. Family and education Buck was the son of Zechariah Buck, o ...

(1838–1916), British civil servant (

Indian Civil Service The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 300 million p ...

) *

Frank Buck (Tennessee politician) Frank Forrest Buck (born September 26, 1943, in Trousdale County) was a Tennessee politician and a member of the Tennessee House of Representatives for the 40th district, which is composed of DeKalb, Smith, and Macon counties. He was the son of ...

(born 1943), American politician * George L. Buck (1866–1939), American politician *

John R. Buck John Ransom Buck (December 6, 1835 – February 6, 1917) was a U.S. representative from Connecticut. Pre-congressional years Buck was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, to Halsey and Sarah Anne Buck. He attended Wilbraham Academy and Wesleyan U ...

(1835–1917), United States congressman *

Ken Buck Kenneth Robert Buck (born February 16, 1959) is an American lawyer and politician who has represented Colorado's 4th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives since 2015. From March 30, 2019, to March 27, 2021, Buck s ...

(born 1959), American politician * Leonard W. Buck (1834–1895), American businessman, rancher and politician * Peter Buck (mayor) (died 1625), English mayor and naval official *Peter Henry Buck or

Te Rangi Hīroa Sir Peter Henry Buck (ca. October 1877 – 1 December 1951), also known as Te Rangi Hīroa or Te Rangihīroa, was a New Zealand doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist and museum director. He was a prominen ...

(1877–1951), New Zealand doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist and museum director *

Tim Buck Timothy Buck (January 6, 1891 – March 11, 1973) was the general secretary of the Communist Party of Canada (known as the Labor-Progressive Party from 1943 to 1959) from 1929 until 1962. Together with Ernst Thälmann of Germany, Maurice T ...

(1891–1973), long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada * Tom Buck (1938–2020), American lawyer and politician *

Walt Buck Walter Alexander Buck (December 16, 1930 – March 14, 2013) was a provincial politician and dentist from Alberta, Canada. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta (MLA) from 1967 to 1989. During his time in office he served i ...

(1930–2013), Canadian politician

Science, mathematics, and medicine

Dudley Allen Buck (Dr.) Dudley Allen Buck (1927–1959) was an electrical engineer and inventor of components for high-speed computing devices in the 1950s. He is best known for invention of the cryotron, a superconductive computer component that is operated in l ...

(1927–1959), American scientist, engineer, educator, and inventor *

Gurdon Buck Gurdon Buck (May 4, 1807 – March 6, 1877) was a pioneering military plastic surgeon during the Civil War. He is known for being the first doctor to incorporate pre- and post-operative photographs into his publications. Buck's fascia and ...

(1807–1877), American surgeon, performed first clinical photograph, contributed to numerous fields of surgery *Peter Henry Buck or

(1877–1951), New Zealand doctor, military leader, health administrator, politician, anthropologist and museum director * Robert Creighton Buck (1920–1998), American mathematician

Sports

* Bill Buck (cricketer) (born 1946), English cricketer * Bill Buck (footballer) (1900–1980), Australian footballer * Bob Buck (1938–1996), American sportscaster *

Craig Buck Craig Werner Buck (born August 24, 1958 in Los Angeles, California) is a former volleyball player (position middle blocker) from the United States, who was a member of the American men's national team that won the gold medal at the Volleyball at ...

(born 1958), American former volleyball player * David Buck (footballer) (1946–1996), English footballer *

Fred Buck Frederick Richard Buck (2 November 1879 – 5 June 1952), better known as Fred Buck, was an English footballer who played as an inside forward and centre half. He played in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion and Liverpool, and the So ...

(1880–1952), British football player *

Gilles Buck Gilles Buck ( 1 March 1935 – 18 September 2010) was a French sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Jue ...

(born 1935), French sailor who competed in the 1968 Summer Olympics *

Harold Buck Harold Buck was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Hunslet and Leeds, as a . In November 1921, Buck became rugby league's first £1,000 player when he transferred from H ...

, British rugby league footballer * Harry Buck (1884–1943), American coach and physical education instructor *

Jack Buck John Francis "Jack" Buck (August 21, 1924 – June 18, 2002) was an American sportscaster, best known for his work announcing Major League Baseball games of the St. Louis Cardinals. His play-by-play work earned him recognition from numerous hal ...

(1924–2002), American sportscaster *

Joe Buck Joseph Francis Buck (born April 25, 1969) is an American sportscaster. The son of sportscaster Jack Buck, he worked for Fox Sports from its 1994 inception through 2022, including roles as lead play-by-play announcer for the network's Nation ...

(born 1969), American sportscaster * John Buck (baseball player) (born 1980), American baseball player * Richard Buck (born 1986), English sprinter *

Travis Buck Travis George Buck (born November 18, 1983) is an American baseball coach former professional outfielder, who is the current hitting coach for the Arizona State Sun Devils. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Oakland Athletics, Clevel ...

(born 1983), American baseball player * Mike Buck (born 1967), American football player * William Buck (baseball) (), American baseball player and umpire

Other fields

* Bill Buck (environmentalist), American environmentalist and producer *

Carl Darling Buck Carl Darling Buck (October 2, 1866 – February 8, 1955), born in Bucksport, Maine, was an American philologist. Biography He graduated from Yale in 1886, was a graduate student there for three years, and studied at the American School of Classica ...

(1866–1955), American linguist * Carrie Buck (1906–1983), unsuccessful plaintiff in ''Buck v. Bell'', which upheld compulsory sterilization * David J. Buck, United States Air Force general * Frank Buck (animal collector) (1884–1950), American hunter, animal collector, and film director *

George Buck Sir George Buck (or Buc) (October 1622) was an English antiquarian, historian, scholar and author, who served as a Member of Parliament, government envoy to Queen Elizabeth I and Master of the Revels to King James I of England. He served in the ...

(1560–1622), English antiquarian *

Jim Buck (dog walker) Jim Buck (28 November 1931 – 4 July 2013) was a New York City dog walker. He was born James Augustine Farrell Buck in 1931 into a prominent Manhattan family. In 1960 Buck left his job as a salesman to become a professional dog walker, a ...

(1931–2013), American dog walker *

Paul Herman Buck Paul Herman Buck (August 25, 1899 – December 23, 1978) was an American historian. He won the Pulitzer Prize for History in 1938 and became the first Provost of Harvard University in 1945. Biography Buck was born in Ohio. He received a Bachelo ...

(1899–1978), American historian *

Peter Buck (restaurateur) Peter Buck (December 19, 1930 – November 18, 2021) was an American physicist, restaurateur, and philanthropist. He co-founded the Subway fast-food restaurant chain. Early life and education Buck was born on December 19, 1930 to Ervin and Lilli ...

(1930–2021), American restaurateur and philanthropist *

Robbie Buck Robert Buck known as Robbie Buck is an Australian radio announcer. Career Robbie's radio experience began in his home town of Lismore where he took up a late night shift on the local radio station. Once he moved to Sydney he began doing gra ...

(born 1972), Australian radio announcer * Robert N. Buck (1914–2007), American aviator * Solon J. Buck (1884–1962), Archivist of the United States * William Buck (translator) (1933–1970), American writer who produced English versions of the ''Mahabharata'' and ''Ramayana''

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