Backus
Backus is the name of the following geographic objects in the USA:
- Backus Island , island in St. Louis County, Minnesota
- Backus Lake , several lakes
- Backus, Minnesota , town in Cass County
- Backus (New York) , town in St. Lawrence County
- Backus, Pennsylvania , town in McKean County
- Backus, West Virginia , town in Fayette County
- Backus Beach , town in Alcona County, Michigan
- Backus Corner , location in New London County, Connecticut
Backus is the family name of the following people:
- AE Backus (1906–1990), American artist
- Anja Backus (* 1988), German musical actress
- Billy Backus (born 1943), American boxer
- Bob Backus (1926–1999), American hammer thrower
- Earl Backus (≈1920–), American guitarist
- George Edward Backus (* 1930), American geophysicist
- Gus Backus (1937–2019), American musician and pop singer
- Henry T. Backus (1809–1877), American politician
- Irena Backus (* 1950), Swiss-British church historian
- Isaac Backus (1724–1806), American preacher and politician
- Jeff Backus (born 1977), American football player
- Jim Backus (1913–1989), American actor and voice actor
- Johannes Backus (* 1966), general practitioner
- John W. Backus (1924–2007), American computer scientist
- Richard Haven Backus (1922–2012), American biological oceanographer
- Ronald Backus (* 1922), British sailor
- Thomas Backus (1800-1858), American politician
Backus also refers to:
- Backus Water Motor Company , former American automobile manufacturer
- Backus-Naur-Form (formal metalanguage for the representation of context-free grammars)
See also:
- Backes (disambiguation)
- Backhaus (disambiguation)
