Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a German, Danish, 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), 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 (born 1973), Norwegian former footballer * Claus Moser, Baron Moser (born 1922), British statistician * Claus Nielsen (born 1964), Danish former football striker * Claus Norreen (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 (1949–2009), German-born American printmaker and illustrator. * Claus Sluter (1340s-1405 or 1406), Dutch sculptor * Claus Spreckels (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 (1835–1899), German zoologist * Daniel Claus (1727-1787), British commissioner of Indian affairs 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 (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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