# 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
* Dagmara Kraus (born 1981), German poet and translator
* Dan Kraus (1923–2012), American basketball player
* Daniel Kraus (author) (born 1975), American author
* Daniel Kraus (footballer) (born 1984), German former footballer
* Derek Kraus (born 2001), American racing driver
* Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist
* Dick Kraus (1937–2019), American educator and politician
* Edward Henry Kraus (1875–1973), professor and Dean at the University of Michigan
* 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
* Jan Kraus (actor) (born 1953), Czech actor and TV host
* 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
* Karl Kraus (physicist) (1938-1988), German theoretical physicist
* Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
* Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist
* Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer
* Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1992), Czech soccer player
* Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1993), Austrian soccer player
* Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner
* Michael Kraus (minister) (1908–2003), Canadian entrepreneur and minister
* Michael Kraus (swimmer) (born 1955), German former swimmer
* Michael Kraus (baritone) (born 1957), Austrian operatic
* Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American Olympic hockey player
* Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player
* Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player
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* 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 (athlete) (1932–2016), German sprinter
* Peter Kraus (born 1939), German singer
* Peter Kraus (field hockey) (1941–2024), German field hockey player
* 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
* Sinja Kraus (born 2002), Austrian tennis player
* 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