Paus (surname)
Paus or Pauss is the surname of:
Norwegian Paus family
- Nikolas Sigurdsson Paus, Norwegian nobleman and Lawspeaker of Oslo
- Hans Povelsson Paus the Elder, Norwegian priest
- * Povel Hansson Paus, Norwegian priest, son of Hans Paus
- Peder Povelsson Paus, Norwegian cleric and provost of Upper Telemark, brother of Hans Paus; the siblings are the earliest certain members of the family
- * Povel Pedersson Paus, Norwegian cleric, son of Peder Paus
- ** Cornelius Povelsson Paus, Norwegian lawyer, governor and district judge, son of Povel Pedersson Paus
- ** Hans Povelsson Paus, Norwegian priest and poet, son of Povel Pedersson Paus
- Cornelius Paus (civil servant), Norwegian civil servant
- Ole Paus (shipowner), Norwegian ship's captain, shipowner and land owner
- * Henrik Johan Paus, Norwegian lawyer and government official, son of Ole Paus, uncle of playwright Henrik Ibsen
- ** Johan Altenborg Paus, Norwegian artillery officer and war commissioner, son of Henrik Paus
- *** Christopher de Paus, Norwegian-born aristocrat, papal courtier and philanthropist
- * Christian Cornelius Paus, Norwegian lawyer, civil servant and politician, son of Ole Paus, uncle of Henrik Ibsen
- * Christopher Blom Paus, Norwegian shipowner, merchant and banker, son of Ole Paus, uncle of Henrik Ibsen
- ** Ole Paus (businessman), Norwegian industrialist and bank chairman, son of Christopher Paus
- *** Thorleif Paus, Norwegian diplomat, estate owner and businessman, son of Ole Paus
- **** Ole Paus (general), Norwegian general, diplomat and NATO official, son of Thorleif Paus
- ***** Ole Paus, Norwegian singer-songwriter and poet, son of the general
- ****** Marcus Paus, Norwegian composer
- Bernhard Pauss, Norwegian theologian, educator, author and missionary leader
- Henriette Pauss, Norwegian teacher, editor, girls' education pioneer, humanitarian, missionary leader and estate owner, wife of Bernhard Pauss
- * Nikolai Nissen Paus, Norwegian surgeon, hospital director and humanitarian, son of Bernhard and Henriette Pauss
- * Augustin Paus, Norwegian engineer and industrial leader, son of Bernhard and Henriette Pauss
- * George Wegner Paus, Norwegian lawyer, mountaineer, skiing pioneer, sailor, rower, poet, diplomat and business executive, son of Bernhard and Henriette Pauss
- ** Bernhard Paus, Norwegian orthopedic surgeon and humanitarian, son of Nikolai Paus
- ** Vilhelm Paus, Norwegian lawyer, diplomat and business executive, son of Nikolai Paus
- Olav Pauss, Norwegian ship-owner, nephew of Bernhard Pauss
Others
- André Paus, Dutch former football manager and player
- Carl Pauss, pseudonym used by Maria Vespermann, German author, composer and painter
- Dalibor Paus, Croatian politician
- Felicitas Pauss, Austrian physicist
- Lisa Paus, German politician