Grau (; ) is a common surname used in Catalan and German, meaning respectively " grade", coming from the Latin word ''

gradus The Latin phrase ''gradus ad Parnassum'' means "steps to Parnassus". It is sometimes shortened to ''gradus''. The name ''Parnassus'' was used to denote the loftiest part of a mountain range in central Greece, a few kilometres north of Delphi, of wh ...

'', or " gray".

People

* Agustí Grau (1893–1964), Spanish (Catalan) composer * Albin Grau (1884–1971), German artist, architect and occultist *

Alexander Grau Alexander Grau (born February 17, 1973) is a German racing driver. He has competed in such series as Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft The Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft (DTM) was a touring car racing series held from 1984 to 1996. Origin ...

(born 1973), German racing driver *

Benjamin Grau Benjamin Grau (born August 19, 1945 in Barcelona, Spain) is a former Grand Prix motorcycle road racer. His best year was 1974, when he won the 125cc Spanish Grand Prix and finished in ninth place in the 125cc class. Grau also competed successfu ...

(born 1945), Spanish (Catalan) former motorcycle racer * Dieter Grau (1913–2014), German rocket scientist * Doris Grau (1924–1995), American actress, script supervisor and voice actress * Emili Prats Grau (born 1946) Andorran politician * Emilio Grau Sala (1911–1975), Spanish (Catalan) artist *

Enrique Grau Enrique Grau (December 18, 1920 – April 1, 2004) was a Colombian artist best known for his depictions of Amerindian and Afro-Colombian figures. He was a member of the triumvirate of key Colombian artists of the 20th century which included Fernan ...

(1920–2004), Colombian artist *

Eulàlia Grau Eulàlia Grau, also known by her given name, Eulàlia is a Catalan artist. She was born in Terrassa in 1946. After training in Fine Arts at the Escola Eina and in design in Milan, she began her work starting from collage, using photographs taken f ...

(born 1946), Spanish (Catalan) artist * Francisco Grau (1947–2019), Spanish musician *

Fritz Grau Fritz Grau (8 November 1894 – 5 July 1945) was a German bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships (two-man: 1933, four-man: 1930). Grau was seriously injured, along with teammates ...

(1894–?), German athlete *

Hugo Grau Hugo Grau (Marktl, 15 April 1899 - 27 June 1984) was a German veterinarian and animal anatomist. He was the co-founder of the World Association of Veterinary Anatomists and the European Association of Veterinary Anatomists. In 1933 Grau signed ...

(1899–1984), German biologist * Jacinto Grau (1877–1958), Spanish playwright *

Jeff Grau Jeffrey Alan Grau (born December 16, 1979) is a former American football long snapper and tight end in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins. He played college football at UCLA. Early years Grau attended ...

(born 1979), American former football player *

Joan Carretero Joan Carretero i Grau (; born 1955 in Tremp, Pallars Jussà) is a Spanish physician and politician. After having been mayor of Puigcerdà, he became a counsellor in the Catalan Government. Education and Professional background Joan Carretero re ...

i Grau (born 1955), Spanish (Catalan) politician * Jorge Grau (1930–2018), Spanish (Catalan) director, scriptwriter, playwright and painter *

José Sanchis Grau José Sanchis Grau (19 June 1932 – 2 August 2011) was a Spanish comic book writer. He also worked for Editorial Bruguera and Spanish children comics in general. He was the creator of strips like '' Pumby'' (1954) and '' Robín Robot'' (1972). ...

(1932–2011), Spanish comic book writer *

Lester W. Grau Lester W. Grau is the Research Coordinator for the Foreign Military Studies Office at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. He is a graduate of the U.S. Army Defense Language Institute (Russian) and the U.S. Army's Institute for Advanced Russian and Eastern E ...

(life-dates unknown), American military writer * Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810–1887), President of Uruguay from 1868–1872 *

Martin Grau Martin Christian Grau (born 26 March 1992) is a German track and field athlete who specialises in the 3000 metres steeplechase. He holds a personal best of 8:24.29 minutes for the event, set in 2014. He was the gold medallist at the 2015 Summer U ...

(born 1992), German steeplechase runner * Miguel Grau Seminario (1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer *

Olga Grau Olga Ida Magdalena Grau Duhart (born September 21, 1945) is a contemporary Chilean writer, full professor, and philosopher, a specialist in gender, sexuality, philosophy, education, and literature. Early life and education Olga Ida Magdalena Gr ...

(born 1945), Chilean writer, professor, philosopher *

Oliver Grau Oliver Grau (born 24 October 1965) is a German art historian and media theoretician with a focus on image science, modernity and media art as well as culture of the 19th century and Italian art of the Renaissance. Main Areas of Research are: Digi ...

(born 1965), German art historian *

Polita Grau Polita Grau (born Maria Leopoldina Grau-Alsina 19 November 1915–22 March 2000) was the First Lady of Cuba, a Cuban political prisoner, and the "godmother" of Operation Peter Pan, also known as Operación Pedro Pan, a program to help children lea ...

(1915–2000), former First Lady of Cuba * Ramón Grau (1881–1969), President of Cuba 1933–34 and 1944–48 * Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943), President of Paraguay, 1998–1999 *

Roberto Grau Roberto Gabriel Grau (18 March 1900 – 12 April 1944) was an Argentine chess master. He was born and died in Buenos Aires. Chess career Grau played in many Argentine championships. In 1921/22, he tied for 3rd–4th (ARG-ch 1 Mayor; Damian ...

(1900–1944), Argentine chess player *

Roberto Diego Grau Roberto Grau (born July 16, 1970 in Mendoza, Argentina) is a retired Argentine rugby union footballer and current coach. He played club rugby in Argentina, South Africa, France and England. He also represented the Argentina national rugby union te ...

(born 1970), Argentine former rugby player * Santiago Grau (born 1963), Spanish (Catalan) former field hockey player * Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020), American writer * Vicente Grau Juan (born 1968), Spanish athlete * Jaume Grau (born 1997), Spanish footballer Surnames Catalan-language surnames German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames {{Grey-surname