Becker

For other uses, see Becker (disambiguation).

Becker (German pronunciation: [ˈbɛkɐ, -kər]) is one of the German-language surnames, along with Bäcker and Baecker, that derive from the [baːk]~[bɛk] root, which refers to baking. 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:

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

A

• Alan Becker (born 1989), U.S. animator, YouTuber
• Alan S. Becker (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
• Alexandra Becker (born 1995), German politician
• Alfred Becker, German engineer and military officer
• Alfred G. Becker, American politician
• Alice Becker-Ho (born 1941), French poet
• Alison Becker, American actress and television writer
• Alisson Becker (born 1992), Brazilian footballer
• André Becker (born 1996), Brazilian footballer
• Annika Becker (born 1981), German pole vaulter
• Armando Becker (born 1966), Venezuelan basketball player
• Art Becker (1942–2026), American basketball player
• Artur Becker (1905–1938), German politician
• August Becker (1900–1967), German SS officer and war criminal
• August Becker (author) (1828–1891), German author
• August Becker (painter) (1821–1887), German painter
• August Becker (socialist) (c.1810–1875), German-American political writer

B

• B. Jay Becker (1904–1987), U.S. bridge player
• Ben Becker (born 1964), German film and theatre actor
• Benjamin Becker (born 1981), German tennis player
• Bente Becker (born 1985), Dutch politician
• 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 (born 1967), German tennis player, coach, and commentator
• Boris Becker (internet personality) (born 1993), Belgian dancer and internet personality
• Bowe Becker (born 1997), American swimmer and coach
• Britta Becker (born 1973), German field hockey player

C

• Carl Fredrick Becker (1919–2013), American luthier and restorer
• Carl Heinrich Becker (1876–1933), German scholar on Islam, Prussian minister of culture and education
• Carl K. Becker (1894–1990), American doctor and missionary
• Carl L. Becker (1873–1945), American historian
• Carl Becker (general) (1895–1966), German World War II general
• Carl Becker (marine painter) (1862–1926), German marine painter
• Carl Ferdinand Becker (1804–1877), German violinist, organist and writer on music
• Carsten Becker (born 1990), German politician
• Charles Becker (1870–1915), first U.S. police officer executed for murder
• Charlotte Becker (born 1983), German racing cyclist
• Christiane Luise Amalie Becker (1778–1797), German actress
• Christine Becker, U.S. women's saber team member
• Cole Becker (born 1995), lead singer of SWMRS
• Cornelius Becker, German theologian (see Becker Psalter)
• Cory Becker, U.S. guitar player (rock band: Living Things, St. Louis, MO)
• Craig Becker (born 1956), U.S. labor attorney and professor of law
• Curt Becker (politician, born 1905) (1905–1987), German politician

D

• Dale Becker, American mastering engineer
• David Becker, U.S. guitarist
• David Rambo Becker (born 1995), Brazilian footballer
• Desiree Becker (born 1994), German politician
• Diane M. Becker (1943–2021), U.S. nurse and public health scientist
• Diego Becker (born 1997), Argentine professional footballer
• Dietrich Becker (1620–1670), German Baroque violinist and composer
• Dirk Becker (born 1966), German politician
• Donna Becker (1932–2023), All-American Girls Professional Baseball League ballplayer
• Douglas Becker, U.S./Belgian choreographer, teacher

E

• Ed Becker, Las Vegas promoter, businessman, private investigator and author
• 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
• Elisabeth Winkelmeier-Becker (born 1962), German lawyer and politician
• Elizabeth Becker (journalist) (born 1947), American author and journalist
• Elizabeth Becker-Pinkston (1903–1989), American diver
• Emma Becker (born 1988), French writer
• Ernest Becker (athletic director) (1914–1998), American tennis player and coach
• Ernie Becker (Canadian football) (1925–2007), Canadian football player
• Esteban Becker (born 1964), Argentine football manager and former player

F

• Felicitas Becker (born 1971), German professor of African history
• Florence Hague Becker (1886–1971), 16th President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution
• Frank J. Becker (1899–1981), American politician from New York State
• Franz Becker (1918–1965), German footballer

G

• Gary Becker (1930–2014), American economist
• Gavin de Becker (born 1954), U.S. specialist: security
• George Ferdinand Becker (1847–1919), U.S. geologist
• Georges Becker (peintre) (1846–1909), French painter
• Germán Becker (born 1980), Argentine tango musician
• Gustav Becker (1819–1885), German clockmaker and businessman
• Gustav Becker (weightlifter), Austrian weightlifter
• Gustavo Adolfo Becker (born 1966), Spanish high jumper
• Gustavo Adolfo Bécquer (1836–1870), Spanish poet

H

• Hans-Josef Becker (born 1948), German Catholic archbishop of Paderborn
• Harold Becker (born 1928), American film producer and director
• Hartmut Becker (1938–2022), German actor
• Heidi Becker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Heinrich Becker (1770–1822), German actor
• Heinz Becker (1915–1991), German baseball player
• Hellmuth Becker (SS officer) (1902–1953), German Nazi Waffen-SS general executed for war crimes
• Helmut Becker (1927–1990), German viticulturist
• Herbert L. Becker (1956–2022), U.S. magician and founder of IPTV
• Hermann Becker (1887–1970), German World War I fighter ace
• Hermann Heinrich Becker (painter) (1817–1885), German painter, art historian, author and writer
• Hermann Heinrich Becker (politician) (1820–1885), German politician
• Holger Becker (born 1964), German politician
• Howard P. Becker (1899–1960), American sociologist
• Howard S. Becker (1928–2023), American sociologist
• Hugo Becker (1863–1941), German cellist, teacher and composer
• Hugo Becker, French actor from Met

I

• Ingrid Becker (born 1942), German athlete
• Ingrid Becker-Inglau (born 1946), German politician

J

• Jacques Becker (1906–1960), French filmmaker
• Jakob Becker (1810–1872), German genre painter
• Jamie Becker-Finn (born 1982), American politician
• Jason Becker (born 1969), American guitarist and composer
• Jazmín López Becker (born 1992), Argentine windsurfer
• Jean Becker (director) (born 1933), French film director and screenwriter
• Jean Becker (violinist) (1833–1884), German violinist and composer
• Jens Becker (born 1965), German metal bass guitarist
• Jill Becker, American psychological researcher
• Jo Becker, American reporter and author
• Johann Becker (politician) (1869–1951), German politician
• Josef Becker (1905–1996), German politician
• Josh Becker (politician) (born 1969), American politician from California
• Julie Becker (1972–2016), American artist
• Jurek Becker (1937–1997), German writer
• Jürgen Becker (comedian) (born 1959), German cabaret artist
• Jürgen Becker (poet) (1932–2024), German poet and writer

K

• Karl Becker (politician, born 1923) (1923–2002), German politician
• Karl-Heinz Becker, multiple people
• Kerstin Becker (born 1969), German writer and poet
• Konrad Becker (born 1959), Austrian hypermedia researcher and interdisciplinary content developer
• Kuno Becker (born 1978), Mexican actor
• Kurt Becker (born 1952), German-American investor
• Kurt H. Becker, American physicist and entrepreneur

L

• Lawrence C. Becker (1939–2018), U.S. academic, philosopher
• Leonard F. Becker (1920–1991), American politician
• Ludwig Becker (disambiguation), multiple people
• Lydia Becker (1827–1890), British amateur scientist and suffragist

M

• Marc Becker, U.S. professor of Latin American studies
• Marcus Becker (born 1981), German slalom canoer
• Markus Becker (pianist) (born 1963), German pianist and academic teacher
• Margaret Becker (born 1959), U.S. award-winning composer, singer, speaker and writer
• Mariana Becker (born early 1970s), Brazilian sports journalist and television reporter
• Martin Becker (1916–2006), German Luftwaffe night fighter ace
• May Lamberton Becker (1873–1958), U.S. journalist and literary critic
• Max Becker (politician) (1888–1960), German politician
• Meret Becker (born 1969), German actress and singer
• Mike Becker (born 1943), U.S. bridge player
• Miriam Becker (1909–2000), American mathematician
• Moritz Becker (1827–?), U.S. Deputy Sheriff and Democratic politician (WI)
• Muriel Gustavo Becker (born 1987), Brazilian goalkeeper
• Murilo Becker (born 1983), Brazilian basketball player

N

• Nadja Becker (born 1978), German actress
• Nate Becker (born 1996), American football player
• Nick Becker (born 1968), American former volleyball player
• Nick Becker (baseball) (born 2006), American baseball player
• Nicolas Becker (sound engineer), French composer and sound engineer
• Nicole Becker (born 2001), Argentine climate activist
• Nikolaus Becker (1809–1845), German lawyer and writer known for "Rheinlied"
• Nina Becker (born 1974), Brazilian singer-songwriter

O

• 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
• Otto Becker (equestrian) (born 1958), German equestrian

P

• Pablo Becker (born 1993), Argentine footballer
• Paul Becker (born 1984), Canadian actor, director, choreographer and producer
• Paula Modersohn-Becker (1876–1907), German expressionist painter and draftswoman
• Philip Becker (1830–1898), U.S. Republican politician

R

• Rafael Becker (born 1991), Brazilian professional golfer
• Ralf Becker (born 1970), German footballer, coach and administrator
• Ralph Elihu Becker (1907–1994), United States ambassador
• Ralph Becker (Utah politician) (born 1952), American politician, son of Ralph Elihu Becker
• Randy Becker (racing driver) (born 1962), American racing driver
• Raymond De Becker (1912-1969), Belgian journalist and writer
• Rich Becker (born 1972), U.S. baseball player
• Richard Becker (music publisher), American music publisher
• Richard Becker (physicist) (1887–1955), German theoretical physicist
• Richard Becker (tennis) (born 1991), German tennis player
• Richard M. Becker (1931–2007), Kansas state legislator
• Richard L. Becker (1905–2004), Kansas state legislator
• Richard S. Becker (1926–2015), United States Air Force flying ace
• Rick Becker, American physician and politician from North Dakota
• Robert Becker, son of Russell, founder of Becker Film Group, an Australian film company
• Robert O. Becker (1923–2008), U.S. orthopedic surgeon and electrophysiology researcher
• Roger Becker (1934–2017), British tennis player
• Roland Becker (1940–2021), German politician
• Rolf Becker (1935–2025), German actor
• Rudolf Becker (1923–1944), German highly decorated Hauptmann in World War II; recipient of Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross
• Rudolph Zacharias Becker (1752–1822), German educator and author
• Russell Becker, founder of the Becker Group, Australian independent film and television distribution company
• Ruth Becker (1899–1990), U.S. schoolteacher (Kansas) and Titanic survivor

S

• Sally Becker, British volunteer in Bosnia and Kosovo
• Samuel William Becker, U.S. dermatologist who documented Becker's nevus
• Sandra Becker (born 1967), German artist
• Sandra Lynne Becker (1947–2015), U.S. beauty queen; Miss California 1965
• Sandro Becker (born 1971), Brazilian football player
• Sandy Becker (1922–1996), U.S. television announcer, actor and comedian
• Sean Becker (born 1975), New Zealand curler
• Sherburn M. Becker (1876–1949), U.S. Republican politician (41st Mayor of Milwaukee, WI); elected at age 29 and known as the boy mayor
• Simon Fisher-Becker (born 1961), British actor
• Sheraldo Becker (born 1995), Surinamese footballer

T

• Theodor Becker (1840–1928), Danish-German civil engineer and entomologist
• Theodor Becker (actor) (1880–1952), German actor
• Thorsten Becker (born 1980), German footballer
• Thomas Becker (bobsleigh) (born 1948), American Olympic bobsledder
• Thomas Becker (canoeist born 1967) (born 1967), German slalom canoeist
• Thomas Becker (canoeist born 1990), German slalom canoeist competing in C-2
• Thomas Albert Andrew Becker (1832–1899), American Catholic bishop
• Tom Becker (writer) (born 1981), British children's writer
• Tom Becker (baseball) (born 1975), Australian baseball pitcher
• Tom Becker (basketball) (1923–1991), American basketball player

V

• Valentin Eduard Becker (1814–1890), German composer
• Vaneta Becker, U.S. Republican politician

W

• Walt Becker (born 1968), American filmmaker
• Walter Becker (1950–2017), American musician and record producer
• Walter Becker (cyclist) (1932–2012), German cyclist
• Wayland Becker (1910–1984), U.S. football player
• Wilhelm Adolf Becker (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 the crash of Waco CG-4 glider's first public demonstration
• William W. Becker, American hotelier, co-founder of Motel 6
• Wiren Becker, American electrical engineer
• Wolfgang Becker (director, born 1910) (1910–2005), German film director and editor
• Wolfgang Becker (director, born 1954) (1954–2024), German filmmaker

Middle name

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

See also

• Beckers, surname