Brauer or Bräuer is a

surname In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give ...

of German origin, meaning "brewer". Notable people with the name include:- *

Alfred Brauer Alfred Theodor Brauer (April 9, 1894 – December 23, 1985) was a German-American mathematician who did work in number theory. He was born in Charlottenburg, and studied at the Humboldt University of Berlin, University of Berlin. As he served ...

(1894–1985), German-American mathematician, brother of Richard * Andreas Brauer (born 1973), German film producer *

Arik Brauer Arik Brauer (; 4 January 1929 – 24 January 2021) was an Austrian painter, printmaker, poet, dancer, singer-songwriter, stage designer, architect, and academic teacher. Brauer, from a family of Jewish emigrants, grew up in Vienna under the N ...

(1929–2021), Austrian painter, poet, and actor, father of Timna Brauer *

August Brauer August Bernhard Brauer (3 April 186310 September 1917) was a German zoologist. Brauer was born in Oldenburg. He studied natural sciences at the Universities of Bonn, Berlin and Freiburg, obtaining his doctorate in 1895 with a thesis on the cilia ...

(1863-1917), German zoologist *

Cole Brauer Cole Brauer (born May 24, 1994) is an American sailor. She was the first woman from the United States to race single-handed around the world nonstop. Early life Brauer grew up on Long Island, New York, and attended East Hampton High School, ...

(born 1994), American sailor *

Erich Brauer Erich Brauer (28 June 1895, in Berlin – 9 May 1942, in Petah Tikvah) was a German Jewish illustrator, ethnographer, and ethnologist. As an artist he chose to be known as Erich Chiram Brauer. He often signed his art work "Chiram". Early lif ...

(1895–1942), German illustrator, ethnographer, and ethnologist *

Friedrich Moritz Brauer Friedrich Moritz Brauer (12 May 1832, Vienna – 29 December 1904) was an Austrian entomologist who was Director of the Naturhistorisches Hofmuseum, Vienna, at the time of his death. He wrote many papers on Diptera and Neuroptera. From an assi ...

(1832–1904), Austrian entomologist and museum director *

Georg Brauer Georg Karl Brauer (11 April 1908 in Bochum – 26 February 2001 in Freiburg im Breisgau Freiburg im Breisgau or simply Freiburg is the List of cities in Baden-Württemberg by population, fourth-largest city of the German state of Baden-Wü ...

(1908–2001), German chemist *

Helga Brauer Helga Brauer (2 May 1936 – 15 June 1991) was a Schlager singer of the GDR. Life Brauer was born on 2 May 1936 in Leipzig. After training as a dental technician, Helga Brauer was helped by chance to begin her singing career in the summer of 1 ...

(1936-1991) was a of Schlager singer of the GDR. *

Ingrid Arndt-Brauer Ingrid Arndt-Brauer (born 20 March 1961) is a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) who served as a member of the Bundestag from 1999 until 2021. Early life and education After completing her secondary education with an Abitur, ...

(born 1961), German politician; member of the Bundestag * Jono Brauer (born 1981), Australian Olympic skier *

Max Brauer Max Julius Friedrich Brauer (3 September 1887 – 2 February 1973) was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the first elected First Mayor of Hamburg after World War II. Life In 1923, Brauer was mayor of the independe ...

(1887–1973), German politician; First Mayor of Hamburg *

Michael Brauer Michael H. Brauer is an American mix engineer. Career He received a Grammy for "Best Pop Vocal Album" for his work on John Mayer's '' Continuum'', "Best Alternative Album" for Coldplay's '' Parachutes'', and also "Best Rock Album" for Coldplay' ...

(contemporary), American audio engineer *

Rich Brauer Rich Brauer is a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 87th district since 2003. A native of Petersburg, IL, Brauer upset incumbent Gwen Klingler in the 2002 Republican primary, after re-districting resul ...

(born 1954), American politician from Illinois; state legislator since 2003 *

Richard Brauer Richard Dagobert Brauer (February 10, 1901 – April 17, 1977) was a German and American mathematician. He worked mainly in abstract algebra, but made important contributions to number theory. He was the founder of modular representation t ...

(1901–1977), German-American mathematician * Richard H. W. Brauer (contemporary), American art museum director; eponym of the Brauer Museum of Art in Valparaiso, Indiana *

Simón Brauer Simon Brauer (born June 22, 1973, in Quito, Ecuador) is a photographer and cinematographer. He is also the author of the first Ecuadorian book on 3D photography, Quito Profundo. He contributed to several advertising agencies, magazines, films ...

(born 1973), Ecuadorian photographer and cinematographer * T.A. Brauer (born 1980), American singer/songwriter/musician/entertainer/sailor. Former keyboard player for Toby Keith and ABC -DOT artist Jeris Ross. * Tage Brauer (1894–1988), Swedish Olympic high jumper *

Timna Brauer Timna Brauer (; born 1 May 1961) is an Austrian-Israeli singer-songwriter who represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986. Career She represented Austria at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, singing " Die Zeit ist einsam" (). Braue ...

(born 1961), Austrian singer and songwriter, daughter of Arik Brauer *

Tiny Brauer Tiny Brauer (born Harold J. Brauer; June 26, 1909 – March 19, 1990) was an American film actor. Born in Brooklyn, New York, Brauer appeared in over 20 films between 1946 in film, 1946 and 1966 in film, 1966. Career Brauer is best known for ...

(1909–1990), American actor *

Wilfried Brauer Wilfried Brauer (8 August 1937 – 25 February 2014) was a German computer scientist and Emeritus, professor emeritus at Technical University of Munich. Life and work Brauer studied Mathematics, Physics, and Philosophy at the Free University o ...

(1937–2014), German computer scientist Bräuer *

Bruno Bräuer Bruno Bräuer (4 February 1893 – 20 May 1947) was a general in the paratroop forces of Nazi Germany during World War II. He served as a commander on Crete (called Fortress Crete by the Germans) and then commanded the 9th Paratroop Division. ...

(1893–1947), German general officer and paratrooper; executed in Greece for war crimes *

Curt Bräuer Curt Bräuer (24 February 1889 – 8 September 1969) was a German career diplomat. Born in Breslau, in what is modern-day Poland, Bräuer entered service in the German foreign ministry in 1920. From 1928 to 1930, he was a member of the German D ...

(1889–1969), German diplomat; ambassador to Norway at the time of the German invasion

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