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 baritone * 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 Provided by Wikipedia