Kraus

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
Jessica Reed Kraus, American writer
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

Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe

Fictional characters

See also