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and may refer to: * Adam Krug (born 1991), American professional ice hockey player *

Arnold Krug Arnold Krug (16 October 1849 – 14 August 1904) was a German composer and music teacher. Biography Born in Hamburg, Krug began his music studies with piano lessons from his father, Diederich Krug, who was himself a pianist and composer. Later he ...

(1849–1904), German composer * Barbara Krug (born 1956), German athlete * Brian Krug (born 1976), Inventor of the self-cleaning bottle cap *

Charles Krug Charles Krug (1825–1892) was among the pioneers of winemaking in the Napa Valley, California, and was the founder of the Charles Krug Winery. Biography Charles Krug visited the United States from Prussia in 1847, and became a citizen in 1852. ...

(1825–1892), founder, first winery in

Napa Valley Napa Valley is an American Viticultural Area (AVA) located in Napa County in California's Wine Country. It was established by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF) on January 27, 1981. Napa Valley is considered one of the premier ...

, California *

Diederich Krug Diederich Krug (25 May 1821 – 7 April 1880) was a German pianist and composer. He was born in Hamburg (male), (female) en, Hamburger(s), Hamburgian(s) , timezone1 = Central (CET) , utc_offset1 = ...

(1821–1880), German pianist and composer * Edward A. Krug (1911–1979), American education historian * Etienne Krug, Belgian physician and epidemiologist * Frederick Krug (1855–1930), German founder of Krug Brewery and Krug Park in Omaha, Nebraska *

Hellmut Krug Hellmut Heinz Krug (born 19 May 1956, in Gelsenkirchen) is a retired German football referee. Krug officiated at both the 1994 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1996. In 1998, he refereed the UEFA Champions League final between Real Madrid and Juven ...

(born 1956), German football referee *

Jessica Krug Jessica Anne Krug (born ) is an American historian, author, and activist who taught at George Washington University (GWU) from 2012 to 2020, eventually becoming a tenured associate professor of history. Her publications include ''Fugitive Mod ...

, professor of history who revealed in 2020 that she had falsely pretended to have Afro-Caribbean heritage * Johann-Joseph Krug (1800–1866), German founder of the

Champagne Krug Krug Champagne is a Champagne house founded by Joseph Krug in 1843. It is based principally in Reims, the main city in France's Champagne region and is one of the famous Champagne houses that formed part of the Grandes marques. Today the house ...

(Champagnerhauses Krug) *

Judith Krug Judith Fingeret Krug (March 15, 1940 – April 11, 2009) was an American librarian, freedom of speech proponent, and critic of censorship. Krug became director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom at the American Library Association in 1 ...

(1940–2009), American librarian *

Julius Albert Krug Julius Albert Krug (November 23, 1907March 26, 1970) was a politician who served as the United States Secretary of the Interior for the administration of President Harry S. Truman from 1946 until 1949. Early life and education Krug was born Novem ...

(1907–1970), American Secretary of the Interior under President Harry Truman *

Karl Wilhelm Leopold Krug Karl (or Carl) Wilhelm Leopold Krug (January 7, 1833 – April 4, 1898) was a German businessman, naturalist, ethnographer, diplomat and supporter of scientific collections. Early life and education Born on the estate of Mühlenbeck in the vi ...

(1833–1898), German botanist *

Manfred Krug Manfred Krug (; 8 February 1937 – 21 October 2016) was a German actor, singer and author. Life and work Born in Duisburg, Krug moved to East Germany at the age of 13, and worked at a steel plant before beginning his acting career on the stage a ...

(1937–2016), German writer and actor *

Marty Krug Martin John Krug (10 September 1888 – 27 June 1966) was a major league infielder with the Boston Red Sox (1912) and Chicago Cubs (1922). Born Martin Johannes Krieg in Koblenz, German Empire, his parents immigrated to the United States, and ...

(1888–1966), German baseball player *

Mikhail Krug Mikhail Vladimirovich Vorobyov (russian: link=no, Михаил Владимирович Воробьёв; April 7, 1962 – July 1, 2002), known professionally as Mikhail Krug (aka Michael the Circle) (russian: link=no, Михаил Круг), was ...

(1962–2002), Russian singer * Róger Krug Guedes (born 1996), Brazilian footballer *

Shirley Krug Shirley Krug (born January 29, 1958) is an American politician and public administrator from Wisconsin. A member of the Democratic Party, she represented Milwaukee in the Wisconsin State Assembly for 20 years, and was the first woman to serve as ...

(born 1958), American politician *

Spencer Krug Spencer Krug ( ) (born May 4, 1977) is a Canadian musician. He is the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock band Wolf Parade and also records under the name Moonface. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Sun ...

(born 1977), Canadian musician *

Torey Krug Torey Krug ( ; born April 12, 1991) is an American professional ice hockey defenseman currently playing for the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Krug previously played for the Boston Bruins from 2012 to 2020. Being undrafted, he p ...

(born 1991), American professional ice hockey player *

Wilhelm Traugott Krug Wilhelm Traugott Krug (22 June 177012 January 1842) was a German philosopher and writer. He is considered to be part of the Kantian School of logic. Life Krug was born on June 22, 1770 near Wittenberg to a farming family. He studied at the Unive ...

(1770–1842), German philosopher

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