The surname Buck can refer to:
- Antony Buck (1928–2003), British politician
- C. Douglass Buck (1890-1965), American engineer and politician, Governor and Senator of Delaware
- Carl Darling Buck (1866–1955), American linguist
- Carrie Buck (1906–1983), unsuccessful plaintiff in Buck v. Bell, which upheld compulsory sterilization
- Daniel Buck (1753–1816), United States Representative from Vermont
- David Buck (1936–1989), British actor
- Detlev Buck (born 1962), German film director
- Dudley Buck (1839–1909), American composer
- Frank Buck (animal collector) (1884–1950), animal collector and film director
- Frank Buck (politician) (born 1943), American politician
- Fred Buck (1880-1952), British football player
- George Buck (1560–1622), English antiquarian
- Gurdon Buck (1807–1877), American surgeon, performed first clinical photograph, contributed to numerous fields of surgery
- Harold Buck, British rugby league footballer
- Jack Buck (1924–2002), American sportscaster
- Joe Buck (born 1969), American sportscaster
- John Buck (baseball player), American baseball player
- John E. Buck, American sculptor and printmaker
- John R. Buck (1835–1917), United States congressman
- Julie Buck (born 1974), American artist and photographer
- Ken Buck (born 1959), Colorado politician
- Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973), American novelist
- Percy Buck (1871 - 1947), English musician
- Peter Buck (born 1956), American musician
- Sir Peter Buck, Te Rangi Hiroa (1877-1951), MD ChB, New Zealand leader and politician
- Rob Buck (1958–2000), North American guitarist and songwriter
- Robert Creighton Buck, American mathematician
- Samantha Buck (born 1974), American actress
- Samuel and Nathaniel Buck, English engraving and printmaking brothers
- Solon J. Buck (1884–1962), Archivist of the United States
- Tara Buck (born 1975), American actress
- Tim Buck (1891–1973), long-time leader of the Communist Party of Canada
- Travis Buck (born 1983), American baseball player
- Te Rangi Hīroa (1877–1951), also known as Peter Buck, prominent member of the Ngāti Mutunga Māori iwi
- Buck Surname Project, A Surname DNA project founded in 2010 at Family Tree DNA. The project uses Y-DNA to determine genealogical and geographical origins of the surname "Buck" and to study relatedness between lines.
Famous quotes containing the word buck:
“... every event has had its cause, and nothing, not the least wind that blows, is accident or causeless. To understand what happens now one must find the cause, which may be very long ago in its beginning, but is surely there, and therefore a knowledge of history as detailed as possible is essential if we are to comprehend the past and be prepared for the future.”
—Pearl S. Buck (1892–1973)