Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a

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, and Dutch surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

* Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), a German officer who, along with others, attempted to assassinate Hitler in 1944 *Claus von Amsberg, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (1926–2002) * Claus von Bülow (born 1926), British socialite accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny von Bülow *

Claus Clausen (disambiguation) Claus Clausen may refer to: *Claus Kristian Randolph Clausen (1869–1958), U.S. Navy officer in Spanish–American War *Claus Lauritz Clausen Claus Lauritz Clausen (November 3, 1820 – February 20, 1892) was an American pioneer Lutheran m ...

, three people of that name *

Claus Bech Jørgensen Claus Bech Jørgensen (born 27 April 1976) is a Faroese former professional footballer who is now a youth team coach at AaB. Born in Denmark, he represented the Faroe Islands national team between 2004 and 2006. He first established himself a ...

(born 1976), Danish-born Faroese footballer * Claus Jacob (born 1969), German scientist *

Claus Jørgensen (racewalker) Claus Jørgensen (born 15 March 1974 in Randers, Midtjylland) is a retired male race walker from Denmark, who was affiliated with MK Nørrevang during his career. His personal best time of 1:22:18 in the 20 kilometres road walk is the Danish rec ...

(born 1974), Danish race walker *

Claus Larsen (disambiguation) Claus Larsen may refer to: * Claus Bo Larsen (born 1965), Danish football referee * Claus Bjørn Larsen (born 1963), Danish press photographer *Claus Larsen (born 1967), founder of Danish industrial acts Leæther Strip and Klutæ *Claus Larsen (foo ...

, three people of that name *

Claus Lundekvam Claus Lundekvam (born 22 February 1973) is a Norwegian former professional Association football, footballer who played as a centre-back. Lundekvam began his career with SK Brann, Brann before moving to English side Southampton F.C., Southampton ...

(born 1973), Norwegian former footballer *

Claus Moser, Baron Moser Claus Adolf Moser, Baron Moser, (24 November 1922 – 4 September 2015) was a British statistician who made major contributions in both academia and the Civil Service. He prided himself rather on being a non-mathematical statistician, and said t ...

(born 1922), British statistician *

Claus Nielsen Claus Illemann Nielsen (born 13 January 1964), known as Claus Nielsen, is a Danish former football player in the forward position. He spent the bulk of his career with Brøndby IF, but also played for the Greek club Panathinaikos and the Dutch ...

(born 1964), Danish former football striker *

Claus Norreen Claus Norreen (born 5 June 1970) is a Danish musician, songwriter and record producer known for being a part of the band Aqua, which sold around 33 million records. He left the band in September 2016 to take on other musical ventures. Biography ...

(born 1970), Danish musician with the band Aqua, and record producer * Claus Offe (born 1940), political sociologist * Claus Ogerman (born 1930), German arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer * Claus Schilling (1871-1946), German experimenter in Nazi human concentration camp experiments executed for war crimes *

Claus Sievert Claus Sievert, nicknamed the "tree guy" (1949–2009) was a German-born American printmaker and illustrator. He was known for his prints highlighting forms and the beauty of nature. He was a founding member of the Graphic Arts Workshop. Biograph ...

(1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator. *

Claus Sluter Claus Sluter (1340s in Haarlem – 1405 or 1406 in Dijon) was a Dutch sculptor, living in the Duchy of Burgundy from about 1380. He was the most important northern European sculptor of his age and is considered a pioneer of the "northern reali ...

(1340s-1405 or 1406), Dutch sculptor *

Claus Spreckels Adolph Claus J. Spreckels (July 9, 1828 – December 26, 1908) (his last name has also been misspelled as Spreckles) was a major industrialist in Hawai'i during the kingdom, republican and territorial periods of the islands' history. He also in ...

(1828-1908), major industrialist in Hawai'i and California * Claus Thomsen (born 1970), Danish former footballer * Claus Toksvig (1929-1988), Danish journalist, broadcaster and politician

Surname

* Carl Friedrich Claus (1827-1900), German chemist *

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (2 January 1835 – 18 January 1899) was a German zoologist and anatomist. He was an opponent of the ideas of Ernst Haeckel. Biography Claus studied at the University of Marburg and the University of Gießen wi ...

(1835–1899), German zoologist *

Daniel Claus Christian Daniel Claus (17271787) was a Deputy Agent in the British Indian Department and a prominent Loyalist during the American Revolution. He was born September 13, 1727, at Bönnigheim, Württemberg the son of Adam Frederic Claus and his ...

(1727-1787), British

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and a Loyalist during the American Revolution * Emile Claus (1849–1924), Belgian painter, inventor of the Luminism style of Impressionistic painting * Hildrun Claus (born 1939), German former athlete * Hugo Claus (1929–2008), Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director * Karl Ernst Claus or Carl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Livonian chemist and naturalist, discoverer of the element ruthenium *

Roland Claus Roland Claus (born 18 December 1954 in Hettstedt, Saxony-Anhalt) is a German politician and member of The Left (Germany), "die Linke." 1954 births Living people People from Mansfeld-Südharz Socialist Unity Party of Germany politicians Part ...

(born 1954), German politician *

Santa Claus (politician) Santa Claus (born Thomas Patrick O'Connor, May 1947) is an American politician, monk, and child welfare activist. Claus gained recognition as a member of the North Pole, Alaska City Council, and as a candidate for the 2022 Alaska's at-large congr ...

(born 1947), American politician from Alaska

Fictional characters

Santa Claus Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a Legend, legendary figure originating in Western Christianity, Western Christian culture who is said to Christmas gift-bringer, bring ...

Mrs. Claus Mrs. Claus (also known as Mrs. Santa Claus or Mrs. Santa) is the legendary wife of Santa Claus, the Christmas gift-bringer in Western Christmas tradition. She is known for making cookies with the elves, caring for the reindeer, and preparing toy ...

, Santa's wife * Claus, a character and a protagonists twin in the Nintendo game ''Mother 3'' * Claus, in the advertising campaign for Palm Centro

Organisations

* FC Santa Claus, a Finnish association football club

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