{{wiktionary|Kraus|kraus}} {{other uses}} '''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== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *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 {{div col end}}
==Sports== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *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 {{div col end}}
==Science== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *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 {{div col end}}
==Other== {{div col|colwidth=30em}} *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 {{div col end}}
==Fictional characters== *Johann Kraus, in the ''Hellboy'' universe
==See also== *Krause *Krauss *Krauze *Krausz *Polly Craus, American fencer
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Category:German-language surnames Category:Surnames of Jewish origin Category:Surnames derived from nicknames