Kraus

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Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:

  • Adalbert Kraus (born 1937), German tenor
  • Adam Kraus (born 1984), American footballer
  • Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), lawyer and Part Jewish leader
  • Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor
  • Alanna Kraus (born 1977), Canadian speed skater
  • Albert Kraus (born 1980), Dutch welterweight kickboxer
  • Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish opera singer
  • Barbara Kraus, Austrian physicist
  • Bill Kraus (1947–1986), American homosexual rights and AIDS activist
  • Brigitte Kraus (born 1956), German middle distance runner
  • Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman
  • Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist
  • Charles Kraus (clown) (born 1946), American clown, magician, writer, and comedian
  • Chris Kraus (American writer) (born 1955), American writer and filmmaker
  • Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German author and filmmaker
  • Christian Jakob Kraus (1753–1807), German linguist
  • Daniel Kraus (disambiguation)
  • Derek Kraus (born 2001), American racing driver
  • Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist
  • Dick Kraus (1937–2019), American educator and politician
  • Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), American banker
  • Engelbert Kraus (1934–2016), German football player
  • Ernst Kraus (1863–1941), German tenor
  • Ezra Jacob Kraus (1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist
  • Felix von Kraus (1870–1937), Austrian singer
  • Franz Kraus (1905–1998), Israeli graphic designer
  • Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German Catholic priest
  • Friedrich Kraus (1858–1936), Bohemian Austrian physician
  • Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter
  • Gertrud Kraus (1901–1977), Israeli modern dancer
  • Gregor Kraus (1841–1915), German botanist
  • Hans Kraus (1905–1995), Austrian-American physician and rock climber
  • Hans-Georg Kraus (born 1949), German footballer
  • Hans P. Kraus (1907–1988), German-American antiquarian book dealer
  • Hans-Werner Kraus (1915–1990), German U-boat commander
  • Hansi Kraus (born 1952), German actor
  • Henry Kraus (1906–1995), American historian
  • Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German professor of international law
  • Jacob Kraus (1861–1951), Dutch politician
  • Jillian Kraus (born 1986), American water polo player
  • Jody Kraus, American lawyer
  • Joe Kraus, American businessman
  • John D. Kraus (1910–2004), American electrical engineer
  • Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish classical composer
  • Józef Antoni Kraus (died 1721), German sculptor
  • Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
  • Karl Kraus (writer) (1874–1936), Austrian writer
  • Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
  • Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist
  • Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer
  • Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner
  • Michael Kraus (disambiguation)
  • Milton Kraus (1866–1942), American politician
  • Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer
  • Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist
  • Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist
  • Ognjen Kraus (born 1945), Croatian physician and Jewish community leader
  • Oliver Kraus (born 1970), English musician
  • Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher
  • Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech (later British) baritone
  • Otto Kraus (1930–2017), German zoologist
  • Pat Kraus, aka Prince Kraus, aka Kraus (New Zealand musician)
  • Patricia Kraus (born 1964), Spanish singer
  • Paul Kraus (born 1944), Holocaust survivor and author, considered the longest-lived mesothelioma survivor
  • Paul Kraus (Arabist) (1904–1944), Arabist researcher
  • Peter Kraus (born 1939), German singer
  • Peter S. Kraus, American businessman
  • Philip Kraus (born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director
  • Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), United States Marine posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
  • Robert Kraus (1925–2001), American children's author, cartoonist, and publisher
  • Sarit Kraus (born 1960), Israeli computer scientist
  • Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter, and musician
  • Shmulik Kraus (born in 1935–2013), Israeli actor and pop-rock singer and composer
  • Sonya Kraus (born 1973), German television presenter
  • Tadeusz Kraus (1932–2018), Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
  • Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
  • Ursula Kraus (1930–2021), German politician, mayor
  • Viorel Kraus (born 1940), Romanian footballer
  • Živa Kraus (born 1945), Croatian painter
  • Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician
  • Will Kraus, aka Kraus (shoegaze musician) (born 1994/95), American musician
  • Wolfgang Kraus (born 1953), German football player
  • Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

See also

Surname list
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