Beck (family name)
Beck can be a variant of the family name Bach . In southern Germany, however, the name is usually derived from the profession of baker. The relationship between the names can be etymologically derived from both baking and Bach .
Name bearer
A.
- Aaron T. Beck (* 1921), American psychiatrist and psychotherapist
- Achill Beck (1771–1853), German Franciscan and clergyman
- Adalbert Beck (1863-1946), German politician (center)
- Adam Beck (1857-1925), Canadian politician and hydropower plant manager ( Sir Adam Beck power plant )
- Adolf Beck (physician) (1863–1942), Polish physiologist
- Adolf Beck (philologist) (1906–1981), German philologist
- Adolf Beck (politician) (1938–2009), German state politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
- Adolf Franz Beck (1892–1949), German chemist
- Adolph Beck (also Adolf Beck ; 1841–1909), Norwegian businessman, victim of a miscarriage of justice
- Adrian Beck (* 1997), German soccer player
- Albert Beck (local history researcher) (? –1936), German teacher, school principal and local history researcher
- Albert Beck (* 1937), Swiss coin collector
- Albert Beck Wenzell (1864–1917), American painter and illustrator
- Alexander Beck (lawyer) (1900–1981), Swiss lawyer and university professor
- Alexander Beck (1903–1972), Soviet writer, see Alexander Alfredowitsch Bek
- Alexander Beck (actor, 1960) (* 1960), German actor
- Alexander Beck (actor, 1973) (* 1973), German actor
- Alexander Beck (athlete) (* 1992), Australian sprinter
- Alexander Beck-Usteri (1847–1926), Russian-Swiss mathematician and astronomer
- Alfons Beck (1889–1968), German homeland researcher
- Alfred Beck (veterinarian) (1889–1957), German veterinarian and university professor
- Alfred Beck (human medicine) (1889–1973), German surgeon and university professor
- Alfred Beck (1925–1994), German soccer player
- Alfred Beck (author) (1927–1995), Swiss dialect author
- Almuth Beck (* 1940), Stasi-IM and member of the state parliament
- Alois Beck (journalist) (before 1909–1970), German journalist
- Alois Beck (* 1962), Liechtenstein politician
- Alphonse Beck (1822–1902), Swiss physician and politician
- Anatole Beck (1930–2014), American mathematician
- Andreas Beck (Baden) (1776–1840), Baden Privy Councilor and politician, Catholic senior church council director
- Andreas Beck (seaman) (1864–1914), Norwegian seaman and participant in Roald Amundensen's South Pole expedition
- Andreas Beck (author) (* 1948), German doctor, theologian, writer and painter
- Andreas Beck (director) (* 1965), German director
- Andreas Beck (Germanist) (* 1971), German Germanist, literary scholar and university professor
- Andreas Beck (ski jumper) (* 1976), Austrian ski jumper and snowboarder
- Andreas Beck (tennis player) (* 1986), German tennis player
- Andreas Beck (soccer player) (* 1987), German soccer player
- Anna Beck-Radecke (1861–1918), German theater actress
- Anne Louise Beck (1896–1982), American meteorologist
- Annette Beck-Sickinger (* 1960), German chemist and biologist
- Annika Beck (* 1994), German tennis player
- Anton Beck (lawyer) (1805–1876), German administrative lawyer and member of parliament
- Anton von Beck (1812–1895), Austrian newspaper editor and printing director
- Anton Beck (farmer) (1816–1898), German farmer, MdL Bavaria
- Anton August Beck (1713–1787), German engraver
- Anton Josef Beck (1857–1922), German civil servant and member of the Reichstag
- Arnold Beck (1949–2014), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Audrey Jones Beck (1924–2003), American art collector and patron
- August von Beck (? –1816), Austrian major general
- August Beck (historian) (1812–1874), German historian
- August Beck (painter) (1823–1872), Swiss painter
- August Beck (politician) , German politician (SPD), MdL Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
- Auguste Beck (1793 – after 1827), German opera singer (soprano)
B.
- Balthasar Beck († 1551/1552), printer
- Barbara Beck (journalist) (* 1942), German journalist and editor
- Barbara Beck (historian) (* 1961), German historian and curator
- Barry Beck (born 1957), Canadian ice hockey player
- Beatrice Beck Schimmer (* 1963), Swiss doctor
- Béatrix Beck (1914–2008), French writer
- Benedikt Beck (* 1985), German comic artist
- Bernd Beck (* 1956), German soccer player
- Bernhard Beck (clergyman, 1731) (1731–1765), German Benedictine abbot
- Bernhard von Beck (physician, 1821) (1821–1894), German surgeon and general practitioner
- Bernhard Beck (clergyman, 1840) (1840–1912), German Methodist preacher and missionary
- Bernhard von Beck (physician, 1863) (1863–1930), German surgeon
- Bernhard Beck (lawyer) (* 1954), German lawyer
- Billy Beck (1920–2011), American clown and actor
- Boris Beck (* 1973), German basketball player
- Byron Beck (* 1945), American basketball player
C.
- CC Beck (1910–1989), American comic artist
- Carl Beck (Oberamtmann) (1785–1849), Baden Oberamtmann
- Carl Beck (manufacturer) (1809–1885), German match manufacturer
- Carl Beck (publisher) (1817-1852), German publisher
- Carl Beck (politician, 1822) (1822–1884), German politician and pastor
- Carl Beck (pharmacist) (1852–1939), German pharmacist, chemist and fossil collector
- Carl Beck (medic, 1856) (1856–1911), German-American medic
- Carl Beck (Physician, 1864) (1864–1952), American physician of Bohemian descent
- Carl Beck (politician, 1894) (1894–1982), Swiss politician (CVP) and farmer
- Carl Beck-Friis (1921-2005), Swedish sports marksman
- Carl Gottlob Beck (1733–1802), German printer, bookseller and founder of the publishing house
- Carl Heinrich Beck (1767–1834), German printer, bookseller and publisher, see Verlag CH Beck
- Caesar Beck (1850–1925), German actor and theater director
- Caroline Beck (1766–1784), German actress
- Cave Beck (1623–1706), English teacher and language theorist
- Charles Beck (1798–1866), American philologist and theologian
- Charlie Beck (* 1953), American police officer
- Charlotte Beck , German film editor
- Charlotte Joko Beck (1917–2011), American Zen teacher
- Chlodwig Beck (1924–2011), German ENT doctor and university professor
- Chloe Beck (* 2001), American tennis player
- Chris Beck (* ≈1980), American jazz musician
- Christian Beck (writer) (1879-1916), Belgian writer
- Christian Beck (soccer player) (* 1988), German soccer player
- Christian Daniel Beck (1757–1832), German philologist
- Christian Frederik Beck (1876–1954), Danish painter
- Christian Lukas Beck (1789–1827), Oberamtmann of Württemberg
- Christiane Henriette Beck (1756–1833), German actress
- Christine Beck , birth name of Christine Baitinger (* 1974), German soccer referee
- Christoff Beck (* 1964), Austrian figure skater
- Christoph Beck (geographer) (* 1969), German geographer, climatologist and university lecturer
- Christoph Beck (politician) (* 1978), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Christoph Beck (jazz musician) (* 1986), German jazz musician
- Christophe Beck (* 1971), Canadian film composer
- Christopher Beck (* 1984), German soccer player
- Cico Beck ( Christoph Beck ; * 1984), German musician
- Claire Beck-Loos (1904–1942), Czechoslovak photographer and writer
- Claude Beck (1894–1971), American surgeon
- Claus Beck-Nielsen (* 1963), Danish performer, actor, singer and author, see Madame Nielsen
- Conrad Beck (1901–1989), Swiss composer
D.
- Dani Beck (* 1965), Swiss television editor and presenter
- Dave Beck (1894-1993), American trade union leader
- David Beck (organ builder) (before 1565 – after 1597), German organ builder
- David Beck (painter) (1621–1656), Dutch painter
- David Beck (archaeologist) (1893–1966), Liechtenstein archaeologist and local history researcher
- Desiderius Beck (1804–1877), German forensic doctor
- Dieter Beck (1935–1980), Swiss psychiatrist
- Dominique Beck (1772–1862), German politician, MdL Hessen
- Dominicus Beck (1732–1791), German mathematician and philosopher
- Don Beck (management consultant) (* 1937), American management consultant
- Don Beck (basketball coach) (* 1953), American basketball coach
- Doris Beck (* 1961), Liechtenstein politician
- Dwight Marion Beck (1893–1993), American Methodist clergyman, educator, and biblical scholar
E.
- Edmund Beck (singer) (1840–1901), German singer (bass) and actor
- Edmund Beck (philologist) (1902–1991), German religious, philologist and university professor
- Eduard Beck (1820–1895), Swiss lithographer, cartographer and topographer
- Elisabeth Beck-Gernsheim (* 1946), German sociologist
- Elise Beck (1855-1912), German writer
- Emil Beck (physician, 1866) (1866–1932), German-American surgeon and radiologist
- Emil Beck (engineer) (1887–1982), German engineer and railway official
- Emil Beck (lawyer) (1888–1973), Swiss lawyer and university professor
- Emil Beck (physician, 1931) (1931–2001), Austrian surgeon
- Emil Beck (fencing trainer) (1935-2006), German fencing trainer
- Enrique Beck (1904–1974), actually Heinrich Beck, German-Swiss poet and translator
- Erasmus W. Beck (1833–1898), American politician
- Erica Beck (* 1992), American film actress and voice actress
- Erich Beck (1898–1959), Austrian trade unionist and politician (SPÖ)
- Erich Beck (painter) (* 1943), German painter and graphic artist
- Erik De Beck (* 1951), Belgian athlete
- Ernie Beck (born 1931), American basketball player
- Ernst Beck (banker) (1794 – after 1836), German banker and landowner
- Ernst Beck (manufacturer) (1849 – around 1887), German manufacturer
- Ernst Beck (artist) (1879–1941), Austrian painter, graphic artist and sculptor
- Ernst-Dieter Beck (1940-2018), German serial killer
- Ernst-Joachim Beck (1949 / 1950–2005), German entrepreneur
- Ernst Louis Beck (1908–1957), German architect
- Ernst-Reinhard Beck (* 1945), German politician (CDU)
- Erwin Beck (politician) (1911–1988), German resistance fighter and politician (SPD)
- Erwin Beck (botanist) (* 1937), German botanist
- Eugen Beck (1866–1934), German architect
- Eva-Maria Beck-Meuth , German physicist and President of the TH Aschaffenburg
- Evelyn Torton Beck (* 1933), American literary scholar and psychologist
F.
- Ferdinand von Beck (1850–1933), Prussian lieutenant general
- Ferdinand Alexander Beck (1814–1892), Swiss glass painter
- Filmore Beck (* 1991), German basketball player
- Florian Beck (* 1958), German ski racer
- Frank Beck (* 1961), German fencer
- Franz Beck (politician) (1846–1918), German politician, member of the Reichstag
- Franz Beck (ski racer) (1930-2000), Liechtenstein ski racer
- Franz Ignaz Beck (1734–1809), German composer
- Franz Leopold Ignatius von Beck zu Willmendingen (1752–1833), German clergyman
- Franz Xaver Beck (1827–1894), Swiss politician
- Franziska Beck (* 1985), German handball player
- Frederick Beck , British wrestler
- Frieda Beck-Weichselbaum (1814 – around 1890), German singer (soprano)
- Friedrich Beck (publisher, bookseller) (1802–1860), Austrian bookseller and art dealer
- Friedrich Beck (writer) (1806–1888), German writer
- Friedrich Beck (General) (1837–1910), German major general
- Friedrich Beck (painter) (1873–1921), Austrian painter
- Friedrich Beck , known as Fritz Beck (1889-1934), German student leader
- Friedrich Beck (physicist) (1927–2008), German physicist
- Friedrich Beck (archivist) (* 1927), German archivist and historian
- Friedrich von Beck-Rzikowsky (1830–1920), Austro-Hungarian Colonel General
- Friedrich Adolf Beck (pseudonym Sincerus Weda ; 1801–1853), German headmaster, pastor and author
- Friedrich Alfred Beck (1899 – after 1963), German politician (NSDAP), philosopher and educator
- Fritz Beck (1889–1934), German political activist and student leader
- Fritz Beck (politician) (1889–1985), Swiss politician (KPS)
- Fritz Beck (chemist) (1931–2009), German chemist
- Fritz Mayer-Beck (1907–1977), Austrian graphic artist and illustrator
G
- Gabriele Beck-Busse (* 1956), German Romance studies and university lecturer
- Gad Beck (1923–2012), German resistance fighter and author
- Georg Beck (painter) (around 1449–1512), German painter and illuminator
- Georg Beck (politician) (1890–1968), German politician
- Georg Beck (mechanical engineer) (1901–1943), German mechanical engineer
- Georg Friedrich Beck (1882–1951), German farmer, winemaker and association official
- Georg Leonhard Beck (1811–1895), German writer and politician
- George Andrew Beck (1904–1978), British clergyman, Archbishop of Liverpool
- Gerald Beck (* before 1979), German sociologist and university professor
- Gerlinde Beck (1930–2006), German sculptor and painter
- Gertrud Beck (* 1938), German pedagogue and university professor
- Gisbert Beck (1939–1983), German policeman and politician
- Glenn Beck (* 1964), American presenter
- Gloria Beck (* 1968), German rhetoric consultant and author
- Gordon Beck (1936–2011), British jazz musician
- Gottlieb Beck (1852–1937), Swiss journalist and editor-in-chief
- Götz Beck (1934–2009), German linguist
- Gregor Beck (* 1958), German jazz musician
- Guido Beck (physicist) (1903–1988), Argentine physicist
- Guido Benedikt Beck (1885–1958), German clergyman, titular bishop of Mastaura
- Günter Beck (* 1956), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Günther Beck (geographer) (* 1939), German geographer and university professor
- Günther Beck (biathlete) (* 1976), Austrian biathlete
- Günther Beck von Mannagetta and Lerchenau (1856–1931), Austrian botanist
- Gunnar Beck (* 1966), German lawyer
- Gustav Beck (local history researcher) (1874–1937), Austro-Czech factory owner, local history researcher and folklorist
- Gustav Beck (musician) (1901 – after 1954), German pianist and conductor
- Gustav Kurt Beck (1902–1983), Austrian painter
H
- Hanno Beck (geographer) (1923–2018), German geographer and geography historian
- Hanno Beck (economist) (* 1966), German journalist and economist
- Hanns Beck (railway worker) (* 1929), German lawyer and President of the Federal Railway Directorate
- Hanns Beck-Gaden (1891–1956), German actor, director, screenwriter, film producer and film architect
- Hans Beck (organ builder) (~ 1490–1557 / 1560), German organ builder
- Hans Beck (Baptist) , Swiss Baptist
- Hans Beck (ballet master) (1861–1952), Danish ballet master
- Hans Beck (mathematician) (1876–1942), German mathematician
- Hans Beck (trade unionist) (1894–1937), German-Soviet trade unionist
- Hans Beck (archaeologist) (1909–1987), German archaeologist and museum director
- Hans Beck (ski jumper) (1911–1996), Norwegian ski jumper
- Hans Beck (cartoonist) (1926–2013), German cartoonist and draftsman
- Hans Beck (toy developer) (1929–2009), German toy developer
- Hans Beck (historian) (* 1969), German ancient historian
- Hans-Christian Beck (* 1944), German major general
- Hans Dieter Beck (* 1932), German publisher
- Hans-Georg Beck (1910–1999), German Byzantinist
- Hansjürgen Müller-Beck (1927–2018), German prehistoric
- Hans-Peter Beck-Bornholdt (* 1950), German biophysicist and university professor
- Harald Beck (* 1957), German soccer player
- Harry Beck (1902–1974), British graphic designer
- Heinrich Beck (actor) (1760–1803), German actor
- Heinrich Beck (painter) (1788–1875), German painter
- Heinrich Beck (brewer) (1832–1881), German beer brewer and brewery entrepreneur
- Heinrich Beck (publisher, 1853) (1853–1914), German publisher
- Heinrich Beck (engineer) (1878–1937), German engineer
- Heinrich Beck (geologist) (1880–1979), Austrian geologist
- Heinrich Beck (publisher, 1889) (1889–1973), German publisher (holder of the Bavarian Order of Merit since 1964 )
- Heinrich Beck, birth name of Enrique Beck (1904–1974), German-Swiss poet and translator
- Heinrich Beck (politician) (1911–1986), German politician (CDU), MdL Hessen
- Heinrich Beck (medic) (1928–2006), German medic
- Heinrich Beck (philologist) (1929–2019), German specialist in German and Nordic studies
- Heinrich Beck (philosopher) (* 1929), German philosopher
- Heinrich Christian Beck (1805–1866), German pastor, historian and naturalist
- Heinrich Gustav Beck (1854–1933), German lawyer and politician
- Heinrich Valentin Beck (1698–1758), German cantor, composer and piano teacher
- Heinz Beck (painter) (1900–1981), German painter
- Heinz Beck (actor) (1908–1974 or 1982), German actor
- Heinz Beck (physician, 1910) ( Heinz Werner Beck ; 1910–1952), German maxillofacial surgeon
- Heinz Beck (politician) (1914–1975), German journalist, administrative officer and politician (SPD), MdL Bavaria
- Heinz Beck (lawyer) (1923–1988), German lawyer and patron of the arts
- Heinz Beck (soccer player) (1928-2006), German soccer player
- Heinz Beck (writer) , German writer
- Heinz Beck (cook) (* 1963), German cook
- Heinz Beck (physician, 1966) (* 1966), German physician and university professor
- Helmut Beck (1919–2001), German doctor, entrepreneur and art collector
- Henning Beck (* 1983), German biochemist, neuroscientist, science slammer and author
- Henry Beck (* 1986), American politician
- Henry Charles Beck (1902–1974), British graphic designer, see Harry Beck
- Herbert Beck (artist) (1920–2010), German painter
- Herbert Beck (entomologist) (* 1932), German butterfly scientist
- Herbert Beck (art historian) (* 1941), German art historian
- Herbert Beck (songwriter) (1949–2015), German songwriter, radio and television presenter
- Herbert Beck (diplomat) (* 1957), German diplomat, ambassador to Iceland since 2015
- Hermann Beck (lawyer) (1863–1923), German lawyer and judge
- Hermann Beck (sociologist) (1879 – after 1919), German sociologist
- Hermann Beck (musicologist) (1929–1980), German musicologist
- Hermann Beck (* 1955), German historian; Holds the Chair in Modern European History at the University of Miami
- Hieronymus Beck von Leopoldsdorf (1525–1596), Austrian nobleman and scholar
- Hinrich Beck ( Hinrich Garleff von der Beck ; 1877–?), German businessman and politician
- Horst Beck (1913–1974), German actor, voice actor and radio play speaker
- Horst J. Beck (1909–2006), German painter
- Horst Waldemar Beck (1933–2014), German philosopher
- Hubert Beck (engineer) (1926–1972), German civil engineer
- Hubert Beck (organist) (1935–2011), German organist, conductor and university professor
- Hubert Beck (basketball trainer) (* 1949), German basketball trainer
I.
- Ignaz Beck (1855–1872), provost of Eisgarn Abbey and curator
- Ilse-Sabine Beck (* 1949), German lawyer and judge
- Ivo-Alexander Beck (* 1964), German film producer
J
- Jacob Sigismund Beck (1761–1840), German philosopher
- Jakob von Beck (1725 – after 1791), German lawyer and mayor
- Jakob Beck (police officer) (1889 – after 1944), German police officer and SS leader
- Jakob Beck (martial artist) (* 1931), German martial artist
- Jakob Christoph Beck (1711–1785), Swiss historian and Protestant theologian
- Jakob Samuel Beck (1715–1778), German painter
- James Beck (English actor) (1929–1973), English actor
- James Beck (art historian) (1930–2007), American art historian
- James Beck (American actor) (born 1935), American actor
- James B. Beck (1822–1890), American politician
- James M. Beck (1861–1936), American politician and lawyer
- Jan-Wilhelm Beck (* 1963), German classical philologist
- Jason Charles Beck , real name of Chilly Gonzales (* 1972), Canadian musician
- Jean Beck (1862–1938), German ceramic and glass designer
- Jeff Beck (* 1944), English rock guitarist
- Jens Beck , German swimmer
- Jochen Beck (1941–2008), German composer and music teacher
- Joe Beck (1945–2008), American jazz guitarist
- Johan Vilhelm Beck (1829–1901), Danish clergyman, see Wilhelm Beck (pastor)
- Johann von Beck (1588–1648), German general
- Johann Beck (missionary) (1706–1777), German missionary in Greenland
- Johann Beck (physician) (1735–1811), Latvian surgeon
- Johann Beck (actor) (1754– ??), German actor
- Johann Beck (General, 1805) (1805–1889), Austrian major general
- Johann Beck (General, 1837) (1837–1895), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal
- Johann Beck (politician, 1885) (1885–1961), Liechtenstein politician
- Johann Beck (SS member) (1888–1967), German SS Oberführer
- Johann Beck (politician, 1907) (1907–1992), Liechtenstein politician
- Johann August Beck († 1815), German politician, mayor of Dresden
- Johann Casper Beck (1703–1774), German organ builder
- Johann Christoph Allmayer-Beck (1918–2017), Austrian historian and author
- Johann Ferdinand Beck (1700–1743), German actor and theater director
- Johann Georg Beck (1676–1722), German engraver
- Johann Heinrich Beck (1788–1875), German painter
- Johann Jakob von Beck (1566–1629), German bailiff and builder of Willmendingen Castle
- Johann Jakob Beck (painter, 1786) ( the elder ; 1786–1868), Swiss painter and draftsman
- Johann Jakob Beck (painter, 1820) ( the younger ; 1820–1879), Swiss glass painter
- Johann Jodocus Beck (1684–1744), German legal scholar
- Johann Ludwig Beck (missionary) (1706–1777), German missionary
- Johann Ludwig Friedrich Beck (1779–1841), German major general
- Johann Ludwig Wilhelm Beck (1786–1869), German lawyer
- Johann Martin Beck the Elder (1780–1854), Swiss painter and glass painter
- Johann Martin Beck the Younger (1808–1833), Swiss glass painter and draftsman
- Johann Nepomuk Beck (1827-1904), Austrian singer (baritone)
- Johann Otto Ferdinand Beck (1818–1875), German civil servant
- Johann Philipp Beck (composer) (1650–1693), German composer
- Johann Philipp Beck (1766–1840), German clergyman and educator
- Johann Tobias Beck (1804–1878), German theologian
- John IV Beck (1516–1562), German Cistercian abbot
- Johannes Beck (politician) , German politician (NSDAP), district administrator of the Norderdithmarschen district from 1934 to 1945
- Johannes Beck SJ (1922–2020), German Jesuit and social ethicist
- Johannes Beck (pedagogue) (1938–2013), German pedagogue, sociologist and university professor
- John Beck (born 1943), American actor
- Jonas Beck (* 1996), German amateur actor
- Jonathan Beck (* 1991), German actor
- Jørgen Beck (1914–1991), Danish actor
- Josef Beck (singer) (1848–1903), Austrian singer (baritone) and actor
- Josef Beck (politician) (1877–1936), Liechtenstein politician
- Josef Beck (physician) (1891–1966), German ENT doctor
- Josef Beck (diplomat) (* 1953), German diplomat
- Josef Beck von Mannagetta and Lerchenau (1815–1887), Austrian lawyer and historian
- Josefa Beck (before 1782–1827), German opera singer (soprano)
- Joseph Beck (theologian, 1803) (1803-1883), German theologian
- Joseph Beck (theologian, 1858) (1858–1943), Swiss moral theologian
- Joseph D. Beck (1866–1936), American politician
- Joseph Ludwig Beck (1738–1816), German theologian and pastor, see Ludwig Joseph Beck
- Józef Beck (1894–1944), Polish politician
- József Beck (* 1952), Hungarian-American mathematician
- Judith S. Beck (* 1954), American psychotherapist
- Jules Beck (1825–1904), Swiss photographer
- Julia Beck (1853–1935), Swedish painter
- Julian Beck (1925–1985), American actor, director, painter and poet
- Julius Beck (writer) (1852–1920), German writer, editor and reciter
- Julius Beck (politician) (1884–1981), Swiss politician (KVP)
- Jürgen Beck (handball player) (* 1959), German handball player
- Jürgen Beck (politician) (* 1961), Liechtenstein politician
- Jürgen Beck (lawyer) (* 1971), German lawyer and judge
K
- Karen Olsen Beck (* 1933), Costa Rican diplomat
- Karl Beck (singer) (1814–1879), Austrian singer
- Karl von Beck (1818–1886), German theologian and politician, MdL Württemberg
- Karl Beck (physician) ( Karl Maria Otto Hans Beck ; 1880–1942), German ENT doctor and university professor
- Karl Beck (soccer player) (1888–1972), Austrian soccer player
- Karl Beck (architect) , German architect
- Karl Beck (engineer) (1906–1985), German engineer
- Karl Isidor Beck (1817–1879), Austro-Hungarian poet
- Karl Joseph Beck (1794–1838), German physician and university professor
- Karl Theodor Beck (1767–1830), German lawyer and poet
- Karl-Willi Beck (* 1954), German local politician (CSU)
- Karol Beck (* 1982), Slovak tennis player
- Karoline Beck (1766–1784), German actress, see Caroline Beck
- Karoline Beck-Krämer (1941–2015), German civil servant
- Kaspar Achatius Beck (1685–1733), German lawyer
- Kathrin Beck (* 1966), Austrian figure skater
- Kenneth Beck (1915–1982), American water polo player
- Kent Beck , American software developer
- Kimberly Beck (* 1985), American basketball player
- Kjersti Beck (* 1979), Norwegian handball player
- Klaus Beck (* 1963), German communication scientist
- Klaus-Rüdiger Beck (1950–2016), German entomologist
- Knut Beck (* 1938), German literary scholar
- Krzysztof Beck (1930–1996), Polish weightlifter
- Kurt Beck (photographer) (1909–1983), German photographer
- Kurt Beck (actor) (1926–1993), German actor
- Kurt Beck (* 1949), German politician (SPD)
- Kurt Beck (ethnologist) (* 1952), German ethnologist
L.
- Laetitia Beck (* 1992), Israeli golfer
- Lauren Beck (* 1976/1977), film producer
- Leonhard Beck (~ 1480–1542), German painter, draftsman and wood cutter
- Leonie Antonia Beck (* 1997), German swimmer
- Lesley Beck (* 1964), British ski racer
- Levin Johann von Wenge zu Beck (1772–1822), canon in Münster
- Lew Beck (1922-1970), American basketball player
- Lisa Beck (* 1927), German graphic artist and university lecturer for type design
- Lisa Beck (artist) (* 1958), American painter and installation artist
- Lisa Beck (mathematician) (* around 1981), German mathematician and university professor
- Lorenz Beck (1969–2013), German archivist, historian and paleographer
- Lothar Beck (therapist) (* 1946), German theologian, couple and family therapist and author
- Lothar Beck (sculptor) (* 1953), German sculptor and university professor
- Louise Beck (1822–1879), German mystic
- Ludwig Beck (abbot) (1728–1794), German clergyman, abbot of Münsterschwarzach
- Ludwig Beck (master craftsman) (1832–1885), court truss, laid the foundation stone for the Munich department store Ludwig Beck on Rathauseck
- Ludwig Beck (industrialist) (1841–1918), German metallurgist and entrepreneur
- Ludwig von Beck (1844–1918), Austrian general
- Ludwig Beck (General) (1880-1944), German general
- Ludwig Beck (director) (1887–1962), German actor and director
- Ludwig Beck (politician) (1909–1980), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Ludwig Beck (zoologist) (* 1935), German zoologist and university professor
- Ludwig Joseph Beck (also Joseph Ludwig Beck ; 1738-1816), German theologian and pastor
- Ludwig Maria Beck (Lulu Beck; 1905–1983), German artist
- Luise Beck (1789–1857), German actress and writer
- Lukas Beck (* 1967), Austrian photographer
- Lutwin Beck (* 1927), German gynecologist and obstetrician
M.
- Manfred Beck (medic) , German medic
- Manfred Beck (politician) (* 1940), Austrian politician (FPÖ)
- Manfred Beck-Arnstein (* 1946), German painter
- Marcel Beck (1908–1986), German historian
- Marga Beck (* 1938), German politician (CDU)
- Margaret Beck (* ~ 1952), English badminton player
- Maria Beck (clergy) (1861–1908), Swiss clergyman and superior general
- Maria Epple-Beck (* 1959), German ski racer
- Maria Herr-Beck (1928–2015), German politician (CDU)
- Marieluise Beck (* 1952), German politician (B'90 / The Greens)
- Marilyn Beck (1928–2014), American journalist
- Markus Beck von Leopoldsdorf (1491–1553), Austrian nobleman and Chancellor of Lower Austria
- Marlene Zeidler-Beck (* 1987), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Martha Beck (1919–1951), American serial killer, see The Lonely Hearts Killers
- Martha Beck (curator) (1938–2014), American art curator
- Martin Beck (theater producer) , American theater producer
- Martin Beck (ice hockey player) (* 1933), German ice hockey player
- Martin Beck (politician) (* 1958), German politician (B'90 / Greens), MdA Berlin
- Martin Beck (political scientist) (* 1962), German political scientist
- Martin Beck (painter) (* 1963), Austrian painter
- Martin Beck (journalist) (* 1969), German journalist and moderator
- Martin Beck (actor) (*?), Austrian actor
- Martin Beck (philosopher) (* 1982), German philosopher, exhibition curator and author
- Martin Eugen Beck (1833–1903), German paramourer
- Martina Beck (born Martina Glagow ; * 1979), German biathlete
- Matthias Beck (* 1962), German trumpeter, recorder player and instrument maker
- Matthias Beck (theologian) (* 1956), German pharmacist, physician, university professor for moral theology, book author and Roman Catholic priest
- Matthias Beck (soccer player) (* 1981), Liechtenstein soccer player
- Matthias Friedrich Beck (1649–1701), German orientalist
- Max Beck (medic) (1862–1931), German medic and councilor
- Max Beck (local history researcher) (1920–1996), German local history researcher
- Max Beck (luge) (1952–2019), Liechtenstein luge
- Max Wladimir von Beck (1854–1943), Austrian politician
- Maximilian Beck (actor, 1861) (1861–1933), German actor
- Maximilian Beck (philosopher) (1887–1950), German philosopher
- Maximilian Beck (actor, 1995) (* 1995), German actor
- Michael Beck (Orientalist) (1653–1712), German Orientalist and preacher
- Michael Beck (1902–1991), German orientalist
- Michael Beck (actor) (born 1949), American actor
- Michael Beck (politician) (* 1960), German politician (CDU), Lord Mayor of Tuttlingen
- Michael Beck (painter) (* 1960), German painter
- Michael Beck (hip-hop musician) (* 1967), German musician
- Michael Beck (jazz musician) (* 1968), Swiss jazz pianist
- Michael Beck (racing driver) (* 1987), American motorcycle racer
- Mila Beck (* 1965), German director
- Monika Beck (* 1941), German politician and gallery owner
- Monika Spicker-Beck (* 1959), German author and historian
N
- Nichola Beck (* 1973), English badminton player
- Noelle Beck (* 1968), American actress
- Norbert Beck (* 1954), German politician (CDU)
- Nordwin Beck (* 1941), German geographer and university professor
O
- Oscar Beck (1850–1924), German publisher and bookseller
- Oskar Beck (physician) (1882–1928), Austrian ENT doctor
- Oskar Beck (journalist) (* 1949), German sports journalist
- Oskar Josef Beck (* 1936), German neurosurgeon
- Oswald Beck (1929–1995), German politician (CDU, MdHB)
- Oswald Beck (Germanist) (1928–2018), German Germanist, German didactician and university professor
- Otto Beck (painter, 1814) (1814–1880), German painter
- Otto Beck (politician) (1846–1908), German politician
- Otto Beck (actor) (1857–1942), German actor
- Otto Beck (painter, 1950) (* 1950), German-Austrian painter and sculptor
- Otto Walter Beck (1864–1954), American painter, sculptor, photographer and landscape architect
- Owen Beck (born 1976), Jamaican boxer
P
- Paul Beck (1845–1915), German historian and judge
- Paul Beck (entrepreneur) (1887–1949), German entrepreneur and art collector
- Paul Beck (architect) (1887–1964), German architect
- Pedro Beck-Gomez (* 1992), Brazilian soccer player
- Peter Beck (ornithologist) (1952–1996), German ornithologist
- Peter Beck (cabaret artist) (* 1954), German comedian
- Peter Beck (journalist) (* 1958), German journalist
- Peter Beck (author) (* 1965), Austrian author
- Peter Beck (luge) (* 1965), Liechtenstein luge
- Peter Beck (actor) (* 1966), German actor
- Peter Beck (politician) (* 1966), German politician
- Peter Beck-Mannagetta (1917–1998), Austrian geologist and mineralogist
- Peter Meier-Beck (* 1955), German judge
- Peter Joseph Beck (* 1976/1977), New Zealand missile designer and entrepreneur
- Pia Beck (1925–2009), Dutch pianist and singer
- Pola Beck (* 1982), German film director and screenwriter
- Philipp Beck (soccer player) (* 1972), Liechtenstein soccer player
- Philipp Friedrich Beck (1786–1821), German pharmacist
- Philipp Levin von Beck (1700 / 1720–1768), Austrian general
- Philippe Beck (* 1963), French writer, poet and philosopher
R.
- Rachael Beck (* 1971), Australian actress
- Raimund Beck (* 1962), German clergyman, vicar general in Erfurt
- Rainer Beck (sailor) (1916–1945), German sailor and victim of Nazi military justice
- Rainer Beck (art historian) (* 1947), German art historian and university professor
- Rainer Beck (historian) (* 1950), German historian and university professor
- Rainer Beck (astrophysicist) (* 1951), German astrophysicist
- Rainer Beck (politician) (* 1967), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Ralf Beck (philologist) (* 1961), German teacher, philologist and author
- Ralf Beck (* 1966), German musician, see Nalin & Kane
- Ralf Beck (economist) (* before 1968), German economist and university professor
- Ralf Beck (engineer) (* 1979), German engineer and university professor
- Ralf-Uwe Beck (* 1962), German theologian
- Ralph Müller-Beck (* 1969), German trade unionist and State Secretary
- Raphael Beck (* 1992), German badminton player
- Raphaela Beck (1901–1974), German abbess
- Reginald Beck (1902-1992), British film editor
- Reinhard Beck (printer) († 1522), German printer
- Reinhard Beck (lawyer) (1932–2017), German lawyer and judge
- Ria Beck (* 1953), German ophthalmologist
- Richard Beck (politician) (1834 – after 1874), German politician (Liberal Party)
- Richard von Beck (1851–1909), Prussian lieutenant general
- Richard Beck (geologist) (1858-1919), German geologist and university professor
- Richard Beck (entrepreneur) (1876–1936), German toy manufacturer and company founder
- Rita Kieber-Beck (* 1958), Liechtenstein politician
- Robert Beck (1936–2020), American modern pentathlon
- Robin Beck (triathlete) (* 1953), American triathlete
- Robin Beck (* 1954), American singer
- Roger Beck (* 1983), Liechtenstein soccer player
- Roger L. Beck (* 1937), English classical philologist
- Roland Beck (* 1949), Swiss officer and military historian
- Rolf Beck (* 1945), German conductor and choir director
- Rollo Beck (1870–1950), American animal collector and ornithologist
- Roman Beck (* 1975), German business IT specialist and university lecturer
- Roy Beck , American journalist
- Rüdiger Schmitt-Beck (* 1956), German political scientist and university professor
- Rudolf Beck (draftsman) (1811-1892), German lawyer and draftsman
- Rudolf Beck (journalist) (1875–1963), Bohemian-Austrian journalist and writer
- Rudolf Beck (composer) (1891–1972), Austrian-American pianist, composer, music teacher and painter
- Rudolf Beck (community leader) (1900–1988), Czech Jewish community leader
- Rudolf Beck (Forester) (* 1947), German forester and association official
- Rudolf H. Beck (1918 / 1919–2010), Swiss geologist
- Rudolph Beck (1876 / 1877–1964), Mayor of Oxnard (California)
- Rufus Beck (* 1957), German actor, dubbing and audio book speaker
S.
- Sarah Beck (* 1992), German actress
- Sebastian Beck (1583–1654), Swiss theologian
- Serge Beck (* 1955), Swiss politician (LPS)
- Scott Beck (* 1984), American screenwriter, film producer and director
- Sharon Beck (* 1995), German soccer player
- Sigismond Beck (* 1900), French jazz musician
- Sigrid Beck (* 1968), German English studies specialist, linguist and university lecturer
- Simon Beck (luge) (* 1947), Liechtenstein luge
- Simon Beck (artist) (* 1958), British snow artist
- Simon Beck (racing driver) , British motorcycle racer
- Simon Beck (referee) (born 1972), English football referee
- Simon Rhys Beck (* 1975), German social worker and writer
- Simone Beck (1904–1991), French cookbook author
- Stefan Beck (1960–2015), German social anthropologist and university professor
- Stefan von der Beck (* 1964), German lawyer and judge
- Stefan Beck (artist) (* 1965), German media artist and university lecturer
- Steffen Beck (* 1963), German soccer coach
- Stephan Beck (* 1974), German organist and university professor
- Stephen Beck (* 1950), American video artist
- Susanne Beck (* 1947), German actress
T
- Tamás Beck (1929–2014), Hungarian manager and politician
- Taylor Beck (* 1991), Canadian ice hockey player
- Teresa Koloma Beck (* 1977), German sociologist
- Theodor Beck (1839–1917), German manufacturer and technical historian
- Thomas Beck (actor) (1909–1995), American actor
- Thomas Beck (Anatom) (* 1957), German anatomist and pharmacologist
- Thomas Beck (soccer player) (* 1981), Liechtenstein soccer player
- Thomas Andreas Beck (* 1968), Austrian songwriter, rock / pop singer and coach
- Thomas Taxus Beck (* 1962), German composer
- Tilmann Beck (* 1967), German engineer and university professor
- Timo Beck (* 1977), German show jumper
- Timothy Beck (* 1977), Dutch sprinter and bobsleigh driver
- Tobias Beck (* 1974), German table tennis player and trainer
- Tom Beck (* 1978), German actor and singer
- Toni Beck (1924-2003), German farmer and politician (CSU)
U
- Ueli Beck (1930–2010), Swiss radio presenter and actor
- Ulrich Beck (1944–2015), German sociologist
- Ulrich Beck (musician) (* 1952), German guitarist, conductor, composer, instrumental teacher and music school director
- Ulrich Beck (dramaturge) (* 1981), German dramaturge
V
- Vilhelm Beck (1829–1901), Danish pastor, head of the "Church Association for Inner Mission in Denmark"
- Volker Beck (athlete) (* 1956), German athlete
- Volker Beck (soccer player) (* 1960), German soccer player
- Volker Beck (* 1960), German politician (Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen), Member of the Bundestag
- Volker Beck (psychologist) , German psychologist
W.
- Waldemar Beck (* 1921), German rower
- Walter Beck (psychologist) (1898–1953), German social psychologist
- Walter Beck (publisher) (1898 – after 1963), German publisher
- Walter Beck (architect) (1903–1999), German architect and anthroposophist
- Walter Beck (Turner) (1907– ??), Swiss gymnast
- Walter Beck (director) (* 1929), German director, screenwriter and actor
- Walther Beck (conductor) (1890–1966), German conductor
- Walther Beck (botanist) (1923–2011), Austrian botanist
- Wendelin Beck (1908–1978), Liechtenstein politician (VU)
- Werner Beck (politician) , German politician (SED), MdL Saxony
- Werner Beck (engineer) (1907–1994), German engineer and university professor
- Werner Beck (theologian) (1926–2013), German theologian and pastor
- Werner Beck (screenwriter) (* 1928), German screenwriter and dramaturge
- Wilfried Beck-Erlang (1924–2002), German architect
- Wilhelm Beck (draftsman) (1822–1862), Austro-Hungarian draftsman
- Wilhelm von Beck (1822–1907), German chemist and mineralogist
- Wilhelm Beck (Pastor) ( Johan Vilhelm Beck ; 1829–1901), Danish clergyman
- Wilhelm Beck (musician) (1833–1924), oboist
- Wilhelm von der Beck (1855–1914), German administrative lawyer
- Wilhelm Beck (singer) (1869–1925), Hungarian opera singer (bass)
- Wilhelm Beck (politician) (1885–1936), Liechtenstein politician (VP)
- Wilhelm Beck (SS member) (1919–1944), German SS Hauptsturmführer
- Wilhelm Beck (captain) , German sea captain
- Wilhelm Beck (trade unionist) (* 1946), Austrian trade unionist
- Wilhelm Beck (actor) (* 1948), German actor
- Willi Beck (1895–1944), German architect (murdered in Auschwitz )
- William Beck (cyclist) ( William Henry Beck , Willie Beck ; 1899–1955), American cyclist
- William Beck (ski racer) ( William LeBaron Beck , Billy Beck ; 1929-2017), American ski racer
- William Beck (businessman) ( skipper ; 1960–2009), American businessman
- William Beck (actor) , British actor
- Winfried Beck (* 1943), German physician
- Wolfgang von Beck (1905–1989), German (hunting) writer
- Wolfgang Beck (chemist) (* 1932), German chemist
- Wolfgang Beck (dramaturge) (1933–1994), German dramaturge and radio play author
- Wolfgang Beck (publisher) (* 1941), German publisher
- Wolfgang Beck (painter) (* 1957), German painter and sculptor
- Wolfgang Beck (Germanist) (* 1971), German medievalist
- Wolfgang Beck (theologian) (* 1974), German theologian
- Wolfram Beck (1930–2004), German visual artist
Z
- Zoë Beck (* 1975), German writer
Fictional people
- Rudolph Beck-Dülmen (1885–1956), fictional German scientist
Individual evidence
- ^ Konrad Kunze : dtv-Atlas onenology. 2nd Edition. dtv, Munich 1999, ISBN 978-3-423-03234-6 , p. 114.
- ↑ baking. In: Jacob Grimm , Wilhelm Grimm (Hrsg.): German dictionary . tape 1 : A - Beer whey - (I). S. Hirzel, Leipzig 1854, Sp. 1065 ( woerterbuchnetz.de ).