Beck (surname)
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Beck is a fairly common English and German surname, from a Germanic word meaning "brook" or "stream" (related to Old Norse bekkr). The German name can also be a variant of Becker. In Hebrew, it exists as an abbreviated form of B'nei Kiddushim ("sons of the martyrs") BK. Notable people with this surname include:
- Aaron T. Beck, founder of modern cognitive therapy
- András Beck (1911-1985), Hungarian sculptor
- Andreas Beck, German football player
- C. C. Beck, American cartoonist
- Christophe Beck, Canadian composer for film and TV, most notable for his work on Buffy The Vampire Slayer
- Claude Beck (1894-1971), American cardiac surgeon who invented the defibrillator
- Edward S. Beck (b. 1946) Head, Susquehanna Institute, President, Scholars for Peace in the Middle East
- Franz Ignaz Beck, German classical composer
- George Beck, artist and poet
- Glenn Beck, American conservative radio talk show host
- Günther von Mannagetta und Lërchenau Beck, German botanist
- Harry Beck (footballer)
- Harry Beck, designer of the London Underground map
- Jakob Sigismund Beck, German philosopher
- James M. Beck (1861-1936), United States Solicitor General and US Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Jeff Beck, British electric guitarist
- John Beck (American football player), NFL player and former BYU quarterback
- John Beck (footballer), British football manager
- Józef Beck, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs in the interbellum
- Justin Beck, American guitarist
- Kent Beck, major proponent of Extreme Programming
- Kurt Beck, German politician
- Ludwig Beck, Chief of Staff of the German armed forces during the early years of the Nazi regime
- Martin Beck, fictional Swedish police detective by Sjöwall and Wahlöö
- Mikkel Beck, Danish ex professional football player
- Robert Beck, alias of African American writer Iceberg Slim
- Robert Beck, alias of former D-12 rapper Karnail Pitts
- Robert Alan Beck, food industry executive in the United States.
- Robin Beck, American singer
- Rod Beck (1968-2007), former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball
- Rollo Beck (1870-1950), American bird collector
- Theodore Beck, first principal of the MAO College at Aligarh, India
- Theodric Romeyn Beck, forensic scientist
- Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
- W. Raymond Beck, former member of Maryland House of Delegates
[edit] Fictional characters
- Martin Beck, fictional Swedish police detective
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