Becker
Becker is one of the German-language surnames, along with
Bäcker and
Baecker, that derive from the ~ root, which refers to baking. The surname began as a name for a baker (and thus his family). Notable people with the surname include: ▪ Albrecht Becker (1906–2002), German production designer, photographer, actor, imprisoned by Nazis for homosexuality ▪ Annika Becker (born 1981), retired German pole vaulter ▪ Armando Becker (born 1966), Venezuelan basketball player ▪ August Becker (1900–1967), German chemist ▪ August Becker (painter) (1821–1887), German painter ▪ August Becker (author) (1828–1891), German author ▪ Barbara Becker (born 1966), ex-wife of Boris Becker ▪ Ben Becker (born 1964), German film and theatre actor ▪ Benjamin Becker (born 1981), German tennis player ▪ Bernard Becker (1920–2013), American ophthalmologist ▪ Bertha Becker (1920–2013), Brazilian geographer ▪ Bill Becker (died 2010), American journalist ▪...