The back is the large posterior area of the human body, rising from the top of the buttocks to the back of the neck and the shoulders. Back may also refer to:

People

Adam Back Adam Back (born July 1970) is a British cryptographer and cypherpunk. He is the CEO of Blockstream, which he co-founded in 2014. He invented Hashcash, which is used in the Bitcoin mining process. Life Back was born in London, England, in July ...

(born 1970), British cryptographer *

Charles Back Charles Louis Back is the third-generation owner of South African wine and cheese producer Fairview, in Paarl in the Western Cape province. Fairview Estate is a third-generation family-owned farm, located on the slopes of the Paarl Mountain in th ...

, South African winemaker *

Chris Back Christopher John Back (born 11 February 1950) is a former Australian politician, who was a Liberal Party member of the Australian Senate for Western Australia from 2009 until his resignation in 2017. Early life and education Back was born in ...

(born 1950), Australian politician *

Ernst Emil Alexander Back Ernst Emil Alexander Back (October 21, 1881 – June 20, 1959) was a German physicist, born in Freiburg. He attended school in Strasbourg until 1900, and from 1902 until 1906 studied law in Strasbourg, Munich, and Berlin. He then worked in t ...

(1881–1959), German physicist * Frédéric Back (born 1924), Canadian animator * George Back (1796–1878), British naval officer and explorer *

Les Back Les Back (born 17 December 1962) is a professor of sociology at Goldsmiths, University of London and an author. Biography Les Back was born in Croydon in south London and studied at both undergraduate and postgraduate level at Goldsmiths, Univer ...

(born 1962), English sociology professor and author *

Natasja Crone Back Natasja Crone Back (born 12 June 1970) is a Danish journalist and TV show presenter. She is well known from several big shows on Danish television. Early life and career Crone was raised in Holte north of Copenhagen and is of Danish and Beloruss ...

(born 1971), Danish journalist * Neil Back (born 1969), English rugby player *

Ralph-Johan Back Ralph-Johan Back is a Finnish computer scientist. Back originated the refinement calculus, an important approach to the formal development of programs using stepwise refinement, in his 1978 PhD thesis at the University of Helsinki, ''On the ...

, Finnish computer scientist *

Rico Back Rico Back (born 1954) is a German businessman. He is a founding member and former CEO of German Parcel (now GLS Group). He was also the CEO of Royal Mail from 2018 to 2020. Early life Rico Back was born in 1954 in Hamburg, Germany. Career In 1 ...

(born 1954), Swiss-domiciled German businessman *

Sven-Erik Bäck Sven-Erik Bäck (16 September 1919 – 10 January 1994) was a Swedish composer of classical music. He was born in Stockholm. Bäck studied from 1939 until 1943 in the King's Music-Academy and from 1940 until 1945, was a composition student of ...

(1919–1984), Swedish composer *

William Back William Back (c. 1856 – 15 February 1911) was an Australian cricketer who played at first-class level for Western Australia in 1893, including in its inaugural first-class match. Born on Rottnest Island, Back played for Fremantle in the WAC ...

(1856–1911), Australian cricketer

Places

Back (crater) Back is a small Lunar craters, lunar impact crater that is located near the eastern limb of the Moon. It lies on the northwest edge of the Mare Smythii, and the northeast rim is adjacent to the crater Schubert (lunar crater), Schubert. To the west ...

, lunar crater *

Back, Lewis Back ( gd, Am Bac) is a district and a village on the east coast of the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, situated on a coastal area known as Loch a'Tuath, or Broad Bay. Back is within the parish of Stornoway, and is situated on the ...

, a village on the Isle of Lewis, Scotland *

Back Bay (disambiguation) Back Bay is a neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts. Back Bay may also refer to: Places * Back Bay (Antarctica) * Back Bay (MBTA station), an MBTA train station in Back Bay, Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. * Back Bay (Mumbai), India * Back Bay, New B ...

, several places *

Back Peninsula The Back Peninsula (alternate names, Back Island, or Black Island) is a cape located on eastern Bell Peninsula, Southampton Island, in the Kivalliq Region, Nunavut, Canada. Its southern shore is part of the northern boundary of Hudson Bay. Foxe ...

, Nunavut, Canada * Back railway station, in Back, Manitoba, Canada *

The Backs The Backs is a picturesque area to the east of Queen's Road in the city of Cambridge, England, where several colleges of the University of Cambridge back on to the River Cam, their grounds covering both banks of the river. National Trust chairm ...

, an area at the rear of several colleges in Cambridge, England

Arts, entertainment, and media

Music

* ''Back'' (album), a 1983 album by Lynn Anderson * "Back" (song), a song by Colt Ford from the album ''Declaration of Independence'' * ''

B.A.C.K. ''B.A.C.K.'' is the fourth studio album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery. It was released in 1999 via Die Hard Music, and is the band's first full-length studio album since ''By Inheritance ''By Inheritance'' is the third studio album b ...

'', a 1999 album by Danish thrash metal band Artillery * "Back", a song by Lil Pump featuring Lil Yachty from the album ''Lil Pump'' * Back, in music,

accompaniment Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles ...

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Back'' (novel), a 1946 novel by Henry Green * ''Back'' (TV series), a 2017 British sitcom

Sports

Back (American football) In American football, a back is a player who plays off of the line of scrimmage (as opposed to a lineman). Historically, the term "back" was used to describe multiple positions on offense and defense, although more descriptive and specific positio ...

Back nine A golf course is the grounds on which the sport of golf is played. It consists of a series of holes, each consisting of a tee box, a fairway, the rough and other hazards, and a green with a cylindrical hole in the ground, known as a "cup". ...

, the last nine holes on a golf course *

Fullback (American football) A fullback (FB) is a position in the offensive backfield in gridiron football, and is one of the two running back positions along with the halfback. Fullbacks are typically larger than halfbacks and in most offensive schemes the fullback's dut ...

, a common position in many football games *

Half back (disambiguation) A halfback, half back, or half-back may refer to: * , in rugby league football * , in rugby league football * Half-back (rugby union) ** Fly-half (rugby union) ** Scrum-half (rugby union) * Half back (association football), an obsolete position ...

, a position in many football games * Nickelback (American football), a defensive back in American and Canadian football *

Quarterback The quarterback (commonly abbreviated "QB"), colloquially known as the "signal caller", is a position in gridiron football. Quarterbacks are members of the offensive platoon and mostly line up directly behind the offensive line. In modern Ame ...

, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football *

Running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...

, a position in the offensive backfield of American and Canadian football * Back, another term for the position of defender, in association football and Australian rules football * Back, a player who is defending the goal, in hockey and many other games who is defending the goal * Back, a rugby football player who is not involved in the

scrum Scrum may refer to: Sport * Scrum (rugby), a method of restarting play in rugby union and rugby league ** Scrum (rugby union), scrum in rugby union * Scrum, an offensive melee formation in Japanese game Bo-taoshi Media and popular culture * M ...

Back (rugby league) A rugby league team consists of thirteen players on the field, with 4 substitutes on the bench. Each of the thirteen players is assigned a position, normally with a standardised number, which reflects their role in attack and defence, although pl ...

Back (rugby union) In the game of rugby union, there are 15 players on each team, comprising eight forwards (wearing jerseys numbered 1–8) and seven backs (numbered 9–15). In addition, there may be up to eight replacement players "on the bench", numbered 16– ...

Other uses

* Bauk (field) (alternatively spelled "back") a Scottish agricultural term * Back (horse), the back of a horse *

Back vowel A back vowel is any in a class of vowel sound used in spoken languages. The defining characteristic of a back vowel is that the highest point of the tongue is positioned relatively back in the mouth without creating a constriction that would be c ...

, a type of spoken sound * Back, the backrest of a

chair A chair is a type of seat, typically designed for one person and consisting of one or more legs, a flat or slightly angled seat and a back-rest. They may be made of wood, metal, or synthetic materials, and may be padded or upholstered in vario ...

* Back, a light-sensing unit for a camera, such as a digital camera back * Back, the rear of a string instrument's sound board * Back, to bet on something: Betting exchange § Backing and laying {{disambiguation