title: Backes
text: # Backes
  
  Backes (pronounced Backs or BACK-uhs) is a German surname. Notable people with the name include:
  
  * Constanze Backes, German soprano in opera and concert
  * David Backes (born 1984), American ice hockey player
  * David Backes (author) (born 1957), American author and professor
  * Fernand Backes (born 1930), Luxembourgish boxer
  * Joan Backes, American artist
  * Ron Backes (born 1963), American shot putter
  * Scott Backes, American mountaineer
  * Yuriko Backes (born 1970), Luxembourgish diplomat and politician
  