Becke is a surname. Notable people with this surname include:Axel D. Becke, Canadian physical chemist Daniel Becke, German cyclist Edmund Becke, British theological writer Florian Becke, German bobsledder Friedrich Johann Karl Becke (1855–1931), Austrian mineralogist Becke line test, an optical mineralogy technique developed by Friedrich Johann Karl Becke George Lewis Becke, (1855–1913), Australian Pacific trader, short-story writer and novelist Gregor Becke, Austrian slalom canoer Brigadier-General John Becke (1879–1949), British Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force officer Shirley Becke (1917–2011), British police officer William Becke (1916–2009), British army officer