Kraus
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. Notable people with the surname include:
Arts
- Adalbert Kraus, German tenor
- Adolph Robert Kraus, American sculptor
- Alfredo Kraus, Spanish opera singer
- Charles Kraus (clown), American clown, magician, writer and comedian
- Chris Kraus (director), German film director and screen writer
- Chris Kraus (writer), American writer and filmmaker
- Dagmara Kraus, German poet and translator
- Daniel Kraus (author), American author
- Detlef Kraus, German pianist
- Ernst Kraus, German tenor
- Felix von Kraus, Austrian singer
- František R. Kraus, Czech writer
- Franz Kraus, Israeli graphic designer
- Georg Melchior Kraus, German painter
- Gertrud Kraus, Israeli modern dancer
- Hansi Kraus, German actor
- Jan Kraus (actor), Czech actor and TV host
- Jessica Reed Kraus, American writer
- Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish classical composer
- Józef Antoni Kraus, German sculptor
- Karl Kraus (writer), Austrian writer
- Lili Kraus, Hungarian pianist
- Marianne Kraus, German painter, drafter and writer
- Markéta Krausová, Czech actress and opera singer
- Michael Kraus (baritone), Austrian operatic baritone
- Nicola Kraus, American novelist
- Oliver Kraus, English musician
- Otakar Kraus, Czech-British baritone
- Pat Kraus aka Kraus, New Zealand musician
- Patricia Kraus, Spanish singer
- Peter Kraus, German singer
- Philip Kraus, American operatic baritone and stage director
- Robert Kraus, American children's author, cartoonist and publisher
- Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter and musician
- Shmulik Kraus, Israeli actor, singer and composer
- Sonya Kraus, German television presenter
- Živa Kraus, Croatian painter
- Will Kraus aka Kraus, American musician
- Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter
Sports
- Adam Kraus, American footballer
- Alanna Kraus, Canadian speed skater
- Albert Kraus, Dutch welterweight kickboxer
- Brigitte Kraus, German middle distance runner
- Dan Kraus, American basketball player
- Daniel Kraus (footballer), German footballer
- Derek Kraus, American racing driver
- Engelbert Kraus, German footballer
- Hans-Georg Kraus, German footballer
- Jan Kraus (footballer), Czech footballer
- Jana Krausová, Czech actress
- Jillian Kraus, American water polo player
- Katja Kraus, German footballer
- Kevin Kraus, German footballer
- Lucie Krausová, Czech figure skater
- Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1992), Czech footballer
- Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1993), Austrian footballer
- Melanie Kraus, German long-distance runner
- Michael Kraus (swimmer), German swimmer
- Michael Kraus (field hockey), American field hockey player
- Michael Kraus (handballer), German handball player
- Michael Kraus (soccer), American soccer player
- Nadine Kraus, German footballer
- Peter Kraus (athlete), German sprinter
- Peter Kraus (field hockey), German field hockey player
- Sinja Kraus, Austrian tennis player
- Tadeusz Kraus, Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
- Tomáš Kraus, Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
- Viorel Kraus, Romanian footballer
- Wolfgang Kraus, German footballer
Science
- Arnoldo Kraus, Mexican physician and academic
- Barbara Kraus, Austrian physicist
- Charles A. Kraus, American chemist
- Christian Jakob Kraus, German linguist
- Edward Henry Kraus, American mineralogist
- Ezra Jacob Kraus, American botanist and horticulturist
- Friedrich Kraus, Austrian physician
- Gregor Kraus, German botanist
- John D. Kraus, American electrical engineer
- Karl Kraus (physicist), German theoretical physicist
- Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist
- Otto Kraus, German zoologist
- Paul Kraus (Arabist), Arabist researcher
- Sarit Kraus, Israeli computer scientist
Other
- Adolf Kraus, American lawyer, politician and Jewish leader
- Bill Kraus, American homosexual rights and AIDS activist
- Bruce Kraus, American politician and businessman
- Dick Kraus, American educator and politician
- Dita Kraus, Czech-Israeli teacher and writer
- Eileen Kraus, American banker
- Franz Xaver Kraus, German Catholic priest
- Hans Kraus, Austrian-American physician and rock climber
- Hans P. Kraus, German-American antiquarian book dealer
- Hans-Werner Kraus, German U-boat commander
- Henry Kraus, American historian
- Herbert Kraus, German legal scholar
- Jacob Kraus, Dutch politician
- Jody Kraus, American lawyer
- Joe Kraus, American businessman
- Katharina T. Kraus, American philosopher
- Michael Kraus (minister), Canadian entrepreneur and minister
- Milton Kraus, American politician
- Ognjen Kraus, Croatian physician and Jewish community leader
- Oskar Kraus, Czech philosopher
- Paul Kraus, Holocaust survivor and author
- Peter S. Kraus, American businessman
- Richard E. Kraus, American soldier
- Ursula Kraus, German politician
- Will Kraus, American politician
Fictional characters
- Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe