Kraus

For other uses, see Kraus (disambiguation).

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 (born 1937), German tenor
• Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor
• Alfredo Kraus (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 (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 (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) (1874–1936), Austrian writer
• Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist
• Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer
• Markéta Krausová (1895–1942), Czech actress and opera singer
• Michael Kraus (baritone) (born 1957), Austrian operatic baritone
• Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist
• Oliver Kraus (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, 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 (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 (1949–2020), German footballer
• Jan Kraus (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
• Jana Krausová (born 1954), Czech actress
• Jillian Kraus (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
• 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 (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

• Arnoldo Kraus (1951–2025), Mexican physician and academic
• Barbara Kraus (born 1975), Austrian physicist
• Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist
• Christian Jakob Kraus (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 (1929–2025), Czech-Israeli teacher and writer
• Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), American banker
• Franz Xaver Kraus (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 (1861–1951), Dutch politician
• Jody Kraus, American lawyer
• Joe Kraus, 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

See also

• Krause
• Krauss
• Krauze
• Krausz
• Polly Craus, American fencer