Kraus is a German-language surname, meaning 'curly'. In addition to German-speaking countries, the surname is commonly found in the United States, Israel, and the Czech Republic (Czech feminine: Krausová). Notable people with the surname include:

Arts

Adalbert Kraus Adalbert Kraus (born 27 April 1937) is a German tenor in opera and concert, known for singing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Career Kraus was born in Aschaffenburg. He first graduated in German studies, theology, and philosophy and in 196 ...

(born 1937), German tenor * Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor *

Alfredo Kraus Alfredo Kraus Trujillo (; 24 November 192710 September 1999) was a distinguished Spanish tenor from the Canary Islands (known professionally as Alfredo Kraus), particularly known for the artistry he brought to opera's bel canto roles. He was ...

(1927–1999), Spanish opera singer * Charles Kraus (clown) (born 1946), American clown, magician, writer and comedian * Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German film director and screen writer * Chris Kraus (writer) (born 1955), American writer and filmmaker * Dagmara Kraus (born 1981), German poet and translator * Daniel Kraus (author) (born 1975), American author *

Detlef Kraus Detlef Kraus (30 November 1919 – 7 January 2008) was a German pianist. He was an internationally known interpreter of the music of Johannes Brahms. Born in Hamburg, Kraus gave his first concert at the age of 16, playing '' The Well-Tempered ...

(1919–2008), German pianist * Ernst Kraus (1863–1941), German tenor * Felix von Kraus (1870–1937), Austrian singer * František R. Kraus (1903–1967), Czech writer * Franz Kraus (1905–1998), Israeli graphic designer * Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter *

Gertrud Kraus Gertrud Kraus (; 5 May 1901 – 13 November 1977) was an Israeli pioneer of modern dance in Israel. Biography Gertrud Kraus was born in 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Her father, Leopold Kraus, and her mother, Olga (née Neubauer), married ...

(1901–1977), Israeli modern dancer * Hansi Kraus (born 1952), German actor * Jan Kraus (actor) (born 1953), Czech actor and TV host * Jessica Reed Kraus, American writer * Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish classical composer * Józef Antoni Kraus (died 1721), German sculptor *

Karl Kraus (writer) Karl Kraus (; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nomi ...

(1874–1936), Austrian writer * Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist * Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer * Michael Kraus (baritone) (born 1957), Austrian operatic baritone * Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist *

Oliver Kraus Oliver Kraus (born 1970 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English musician best known for his work as a cellist and string arranger/ producer and composer for film and television. String arrangements and performance Kraus has performed with nume ...

(born 1970), English musician * Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech-British baritone *Pat Kraus aka Kraus, New Zealand musician * Patricia Kraus (born 1964), Spanish singer * Peter Kraus (born 1939), German singer * Philip Kraus (born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director * Robert Kraus (1925–2001), American children's author, cartoonist and publisher *

Sharron Kraus Sharron Kraus is an English singer, songwriter and musician with strong ties to the US. Kraus was born in New York but grew up in Leicester, England. She has lived in Philadelphia and collaborated with American musicians, including Meg Baird, Hel ...

, English singer, songwriter and musician * Shmulik Kraus (born in 1935–2013), Israeli actor, singer and composer * Sonya Kraus (born 1973), German television presenter *

Živa Kraus Živa Kraus (born 4 October 1945 in Zagreb, Croatia, Yugoslavia) is a Croatian painter. Early life Kraus was born in Zagreb to a Jewish family, father Ivo Kraus and mother Herma (née Delpin). Her twin brother is Ognjen Kraus, president of th ...

(born 1945), Croatian painter *Will Kraus aka Kraus (born 1994/95), American musician * Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter

Sports

* Adam Kraus (born 1984), American footballer * Alanna Kraus (born 1977), Canadian speed skater * Albert Kraus (born 1980), Dutch welterweight kickboxer * Brigitte Kraus (born 1956), German middle distance runner * Dan Kraus (1923–2012), American basketball player * Daniel Kraus (footballer) (born 1984), German footballer * Derek Kraus (born 2001), American racing driver * Engelbert Kraus (1934–2016), German footballer * Hans-Georg Kraus (born 1949), German footballer * Jan Kraus (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer * Jana Krausová (born 1954), Czech actress *

Jillian Kraus Jillian Amaris Kraus (born December 18, 1986) is a water polo player. She won a gold medal in the 2005 Junior World Championships, won four straight NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships with UCLA, and has played with the United States women's nat ...

(born 1986), American water polo player * Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer * Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer * Lucie Krausová (born 1986), Czech figure skater * Markéta Krausová (1895–1942), Czech actress and opera singer * Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1992), Czech footballer * Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1993), Austrian footballer * Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner * Michael Kraus (swimmer) (born 1955), German swimmer * Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American field hockey player * Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player * Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player * Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer * Peter Kraus (athlete) (1932–2016), German sprinter * Peter Kraus (field hockey) (1941–2024), German field hockey player *

Sinja Kraus Sinja Kraus (born 29 April 2002) is an Austrian tennis player. She has career-high WTA rankings of world No. 151 in singles, achieved in May 2023, and No. 303 in doubles, attained in December 2023. Juniors She reached a career-high ITF Junior Cir ...

(born 2002), Austrian tennis player * Tadeusz Kraus (1932–2018), Czechoslovak-Polish footballer * Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier * Viorel Kraus (born 1940), Romanian footballer * Wolfgang Kraus (born 1953), German footballer

Science

* Barbara Kraus (born 1975), Austrian physicist * Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist *

Christian Jakob Kraus Christian Jakob Kraus (; 27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist. Biography A native of Osterode (East Prussia), Kraus studied at the universities of Königsberg and Göttingen. In 1782 he became a p ...

(1753–1807), German linguist * Edward Henry Kraus (1875–1973), American mineralogist * Ezra Jacob Kraus (1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist * Friedrich Kraus (1858–1936), Austrian physician * Gregor Kraus (1841–1915), German botanist * John D. Kraus (1910–2004), American electrical engineer * Karl Kraus (physicist) (1938-1988), German theoretical physicist * Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist * Otto Kraus (1930–2017), German zoologist * Paul Kraus (Arabist) (1904–1944), Arabist researcher * Sarit Kraus (born 1960), Israeli computer scientist

Other

* Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), American lawyer, politician and Jewish leader * Bill Kraus (1947–1986), American homosexual rights and AIDS activist * Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman * Dick Kraus (1937–2019), American educator and politician * Dita Kraus (born 1929), Czech-Israeli teacher and writer * Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), American banker *

Franz Xaver Kraus Franz Xaver Kraus (18 September 1840 – 28 December 1901) was a German Catholic priest, and ecclesiastical and art historian. Early life Franz Xaver Kraus was born in Trier in 1840. He completed his studies in the Trier gymnasium, began his the ...

(1840–1901), German Catholic priest * Hans Kraus (1905–1995), Austrian-American physician and rock climber * Hans P. Kraus (1907–1988), German-American antiquarian book dealer * Hans-Werner Kraus (1915–1990), German U-boat commander * Henry Kraus (1906–1995), American historian * Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German legal scholar *

Jacob Kraus Jacob Kraus (14 October 1861, Groningen – 24 August 1951, The Hague) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer, professor at the University of Santiago, Chile, and at Delft University of Technology and government minister of water management Water ...

(1861–1951), Dutch politician * Jody Kraus, American lawyer *

Joe Kraus Joe Kraus is the founder of Excite, JotSpot, and DigitalConsumer.org, along with his long-time business partner Graham Spencer. Currently, Kraus is an Investment Partner on the GV team and President at Lime. Career A long time entrepreneur ...

, American businessman * Katharina T. Kraus, American philosopher * Michael Kraus (minister) (1908–2003), Canadian entrepreneur and minister * Milton Kraus (1866–1942), American politician * Ognjen Kraus (born 1945), Croatian physician and Jewish community leader * Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher * Paul Kraus (born 1944), Holocaust survivor and author * Peter S. Kraus, American businessman * Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), American soldier * Ursula Kraus (1930–2021), German politician * Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician

Fictional characters

* Johann Kraus, in the ''Hellboy'' universe

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