People
Eck may also refer to the following people, as a surname or, chiefly in Scotland, as a diminutive of the forename Alexander (Alex, Alec, Al/Eck)
- Alexander McLeish (born 1959), Scottish footballer nicknamed "Big Eck"
- Alexander "Eck" Robertson (1886-1975) was an American fiddle player
- Alex Salmond (born 1954), Scottish politician, First Minister of Scotland since 2007, sometimes nicknamed 'Eck'
- Diana L. Eck (born 1946), Professor at Harvard University
- Eric Eck Founder of Lexwiser
- Eck, nickname for Dennis Eckersley
- Hans van Eck (born 1958), composer of piano, chamber music, electronic music and classical music
- Heinz-Wilhelm Eck German World War II U-boat commander
- Johann Eck (1486–1543), 16th century theologian and defender of Catholicism
- Johnny Eck, born John Eckhardt, Jr. (1911–1991), American freak show performer
- Jacob Eck right hand man to Hitler during his reign
- Werner Eck, German historian
- Eck, a fictitious two-dimensional alien character from the original '60s The Outer Limits TV series
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