Strauss, Strauß or Straus is a common Germanic

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. Outside Germany and Austria ''Strauß'' is always spelled ''Strauss'' (the letter " ß" is not used in the

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). In classical music, "Strauss" usually refers to

Richard Strauss Richard Georg Strauss (; 11 June 1864 – 8 September 1949) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, and violinist. Considered a leading composer of the late Romantic and early modern eras, he has been described as a successor of Richard Wag ...

Johann Strauss II Johann Baptist Strauss II (25 October 1825 – 3 June 1899), also known as Johann Strauss Jr., the Younger or the Son (german: links=no, Sohn), was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. He composed ov ...

. The name has been used by families in the Germanic area for at least a thousand years. The overlord of

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, for example, went by the name of Struz and used the image of an ostrich as his symbol. Examples of it could still be seen on the thousand-year-old church bell of that town. "Struz" or "Strutz" is the North-German form of the word "Strauss", which is the modern German word for

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. Some of the earliest Jewish bearers of the name hailed from the Judengasse in medieval

Frankfurt Frankfurt, officially Frankfurt am Main (; Hessian: , "Frank ford on the Main"), is the most populous city in the German state of Hesse. Its 791,000 inhabitants as of 2022 make it the fifth-most populous city in Germany. Located on its na ...

, where families have been known by the name of the houses they inhabited. All the houses had names and these included Haus Strauss, complete with an image of an ostrich on the façade. When, for tax purposes,

Napoleon Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

made surnames obligatory in 1808, some more Jewish families decided to adopt the Straus(s) name.

Notable people

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Adolf Strauss (general) __NOTOC__ Adolf Strauß (6 September 1879 – 20 March 1973) was a German officer who served in the Imperial German Army, the Reichswehr, and later as a general in the Heer of Nazi Germany's Wehrmacht during World War II. As commander of the I ...

(or Strauß 1879–1973), German colonel general *

Adriaan Strauss Jan Adriaan Strauss (born 18 November 1985) is a South African former professional rugby union player who played first class rugby between 2005 and 2018. He played in 66 international test matches for (captaining them in 2016) and also featured ...

(born 1985), South African Springbok rugby union player *

Andrew Strauss Sir Andrew John Strauss (born 2 March 1977) is an English cricket administrator and former player, formerly the Director of Cricket for the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB). He played county cricket for Middlesex, and captained the Engla ...

(born 1977), South African born former English cricket captain *

Andries Strauss Andries Strauss born 5 March 1984 in Pretoria, South Africa is a former rugby union player that played as a centre. Career Free State Cheetahs After playing for the Free State Under-20 side in 2003, he was included in the senior side for the ...

(born 1984), South African Springbok rugby union player; brother of Irish International Richardt Strauss and cousin of Springbok Adriaan Strauss *

Annette Strauss Annette Louise Greenfield Strauss (January 26, 1924 – December 14, 1998) was an American philanthropist and politician who served as the 55th mayor of Dallas. The Annette Strauss Artist Square in the Arts District of downtown Dallas, Texas i ...

(1924–1998), philanthropist and former mayor of Dallas, Texas *

Anselm Strauss Anselm Leonard Strauss (December 18, 1916 – September 5, 1996) was an American sociologist professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) internationally known as a medical sociologist (especially for his pioneering attention t ...

(1916–1996), American sociologist *

Anton Strauss Anton Strauss (1858, Kamianka - ?) – mining engineer, inventor, partner of the famous architect Vladislav Gorodetsky, an entrepreneur, Kiev Yacht Club commodore, actual state councilor. Family Anton Strauss descended from a German noble fami ...

(born 1858), German-Russian engineer, inventor and entrepreneur *

Astrid Strauss Astrid Strauss or, rarely, Strauß (born 24 December 1968 in Berlin) is a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the 800 m freestyle at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. In May 1992, she tes ...

(born 1968), East German swimmer *

Aurora Straus Aurora Straus is a -year-old professional racecar driver in the USA, a student, and a musician. She currently competes in the IMSA Continental Tire Sportscar Challenge, and previously raced in the Battery Tender Mazda MX-5 Cup. She lives in Cold ...

, American racecar driver *

Barry S. Strauss Barry S. Strauss (born November 27, 1953) is an American historian. He is Bryce and Edith M. Bowmar Professor in Humanistic Studies at Cornell University as well as a Professor of History and Classics and former chair of Cornell's history departm ...

(born 1953), American classicist and historian *

Bill Strauss (footballer) William Henry Strauss (6 January 1916 – 16 November 1984) was a South African professional footballer. An outside left, Strauss played for Aberdeen between 1935 and 1946 and Plymouth Argyle between 1946 and 1953. At Aberdeen, he played a ro ...

(1916–1984), South African born Scottish footballer and cricketer *

Billy Straus Billy Straus is an American music producer and songwriter. He is known for his work in children's television including the Disney series ''Little Einsteins,'' '' Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?,'' the two PBS children's computer-animated te ...

, American record producer and songwriter *

Botho Strauß Botho Strauß (; born 2 December 1944) is a German playwright, novelist and essayist. Biography Botho Strauß's father was a chemist. After finishing his secondary education, Strauß studied German, History of the Theatre and Sociology in Col ...

(born 1944), German writer and playwright *

Bruce Strauss Bruce Strauss (born February 6, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American retired boxer who is more known for his losses than for his wins. His nickname is The Mouse or simply Mouse. He achieved notoriety in the 1970s and 1980s after fighting, and ...

(born 1952), American boxer *

Carolyn Strauss Carolyn Strauss (born July 13, 1963) is an American television executive and producer. She was the president of the Home Box Office network's entertainment division until 2008 and was responsible for commissioning series like ''The Sopranos'', '' ...

(born 1963), American television executive and producer *

Christoph Straus Christoph Straus (1575–1631) was an Austrian composer, cantor and organist. His church music includes polyphonic pieces and polychoral Masses, including a notable Requiem for high and low choirs. Although his textures were, by current stand ...

(around 1580–1631), composer *

Claude Lévi-Strauss Claude Lévi-Strauss (, ; 28 November 1908 – 30 October 2009) was a French anthropologist and ethnologist whose work was key in the development of the theories of structuralism and structural anthropology. He held the chair of Social Anthro ...

(1908–2009), French anthropologist * D. F. M. Strauss (born 1946), South African philosopher *

Darin Strauss Darin Strauss is a best-selling American writer whose work has earned a number of awards, including, among numerous others, a Guggenheim Fellowship and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Strauss's 2011 book ''Half a Life (memoir), Half a ...

(born 1970), American writer *

David Strauss David Friedrich Strauss (german: link=no, Strauß ; 27 January 1808 – 8 February 1874) was a German liberal Protestant theologian and writer, who influenced Christian Europe with his portrayal of the "historical Jesus", whose divine nature h ...

(David Friedrich Strauss or Strauß, 1808–1874), German theologian and writer *

Dominique Strauss-Kahn Dominique Gaston André Strauss-Kahn (; born 25 April 1949), also known as DSK, is a French economist and politician who served as the tenth managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and was a member of the French Socialist P ...

(born 1949), French politician, former managing director of the International Monetary Fund *

Dona Strauss Dona Anschel Papert Strauss (born April 1934) is a South African mathematician working in topology and functional analysis. Her doctoral thesis was one of the initial sources of pointless topology. She has also been active in the political left, ...

(born 1934), British mathematician *

Donald B. Straus Donald Blun Straus (June 28, 1916–September 3, 2007) was an American educator and an executive in public services, public service. Straus, who held A.B. and M.B.A. degrees from Harvard University, served as president of the American Arbitr ...

(1916–2007), American educator, author, political advisor *

Eduard Strauss Eduard "Edi" Strauss (15 March 1835 – 28 December 1916) was an Austrian composer who, together with his brothers Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss made up the Strauss musical dynasty. He was the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim. ...

(1835–1916), Austrian composer, son of Johann Strauss I *

Eric Strauss Eric G. Strauss is a President's Professor at Loyola Marymount University (LMU) in Los Angeles, California. He is a member of the Biology Department at the Frank R. Seaver College of Science and Engineering and director of the Ballona Discovery ...

(born 1960), American biologist, professor at Boston College *

Ernst G. Straus Ernst Gabor Straus (February 25, 1922 – July 12, 1983) was a German-American mathematician of Jewish origin who helped found the theories of Euclidean Ramsey theory and of the arithmetic properties of analytic functions. His extensive list of co ...

(1922–1983), mathematician and assistant to Albert Einstein *

Erwin Straus Erwin Walter Maximilian Straus (11 November 1891, Frankfurt am Main – 20 May 1975, Lexington, Kentucky) was a German-American phenomenologist and neurologist who helped to pioneer anthropological medicine and psychiatry, a holistic approach to ...

(1891–1975), phenomenologist and neurologist of European origin * Fabio Strauss (born 1994), Austrian footballer * Ferdinand Strauss, The founder of the mechanical toy industry in America *

Franz Josef Strauss Franz Josef Strauss ( ; 6 September 1915 – 3 October 1988) was a German politician. He was the long-time chairman of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) from 1961 until 1988, member of the federal cabinet in different positions between ...

(or Strauß, 1915–1988), German politician (CSU) *

Franz Strauss Franz Joseph Strauss (26 February 1822 – 31 May 1905) was a German musician. He was a composer, a virtuoso horn player and accomplished performer on the guitar, clarinet and viola. He was principal horn player of the Bavarian Court Opera for ...

(1822–1905), German horn player and composer, father of Richard Strauss

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Harry L. Straus Henry Lobe Straus (March 10, 1896 – October 25, 1949) was an American electrical engineer, horse and cattle breeder, sportsman, entrepreneur and computer pioneer. Biography Straus was a 1913 graduate of the Baltimore City College high school a ...

, (1896–1949), American electrical engineer, horse and cattle breeder, sportsman, entrepreneur and computer pioneer *

Harry Strauss __NOTOC__ Harry "Pittsburgh Phil" Strauss (July 28, 1909 – June 12, 1941) was a prolific contract killer for Murder, Inc. in the 1930s. He reportedly killed over one hundred men (some historians put the number as high as 500)Carl Sifakis, ' ...

(1909–1941), contract killer for Murder, Inc. in the 1930s *

Henry Strauss, 1st Baron Conesford Henry George Strauss, 1st Baron Conesford, QC (24 June 1892 – 28 August 1974) was a British lawyer and a Conservative politician. Background and education He was born at 19 Pembridge Gardens, Kensington, London, on 24 June 1892. He was the ...

(1892–1974), member of the British Parliament from 1935 to 1955 *

Hugo Strauß Hugo Strauß (25 June 1907 – 3 November 1941) was a German rower who competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics The 1936 Summer Olympics (German: ''Olympische Sommerspiele 1936''), officially known as the Games of the XI Olympiad (German: ''Sp ...

(1907–1941), German rower *

Isaac Lobe Straus Isaac Lobe Straus (March 24, 1871 – February 4, 1946) was an American politician and lawyer from Maryland. He served in the Maryland House of Delegates in 1902 and as Attorney General of Maryland from 1907 to 1911. Early life Isaac Lobe Strau ...

(1871–1946), American politician and lawyer *

Isidor Straus Isidor Straus (February 6, 1845 – April 15, 1912) was a Bavarian-born American Jewish businessman, politician and co-owner of Macy's department store with his brother Nathan. He also served for just over a year as a member of the United State ...

(1845–1912), owner of R. H. Macy Co., member of the U.S. House of Representatives, died when the steamer ''Titanic'' sank *

Ivan Štraus Ivan Štraus (24 July 1928 – 24 August 2018) was a Bosnians, Bosnian architect. Life Born in 1928, in Kremna, Zlatibor county, Serbia, to a Slovenian father and mother from Herzegovina. He identified as a "Bosnian of Slovenian and Herzegovi ...

(born 1928), Bosnian architect *

Jack Straus Jack "Treetop" Straus (June 16, 1930 – August 17, 1988) was an American professional poker player. He is best known for winning the 1982 World Series of Poker Main Event, where he was able to come back from being down to one chip earlier ...

(1930–1988), American professional poker player *

Jael Strauss The eighth cycle of ''America's Next Top Model'' aired from February 28, 2007 to May 16, 2007, and was the second season of the series to be aired on The CW network. The winner, similar to all of the cycles aired on The CW network, received repr ...

, contestant in ''America's Next Top Model, Cycle 8'' *

James Straus James Straus is a special effects artist who was nominated at the 69th Academy Awards for the film ''Dragonheart'' in the category of Best Visual Effects. His nomination was shared with Scott Squires, Phil Tippett and Kit West. He is also an an ...

, American special effects artist and animation developer *

James Strauss (flautist) James Strauss (b. November 29, 1974 Recife, Pernambuco) is a Brazilian flautist and musicologist. Biography Strauss began taking violin lessons from his father when he was four years old, but switched to the flute a few years later. He graduate ...

(born 1974), Brazilian flautist *

James D. Strauss James Dean Strauss (July 3, 1929 – March 19, 2014) was an American theologian who was professor of theology and philosophy at Lincoln Christian Seminary from 1967-1994. He has been described by many as the Albert Einstein of the Restoration Move ...

(1929–2014), American theologian and professor *

Jesse I. Straus Jesse Isidor Straus (June 25, 1872 – October 4, 1936) served as the American ambassador to France from 1933 to 1936. Life and career Jesse Straus was born in Manhattan, the eldest son of the German immigrants Isidor Straus (1845–1912) and ...

(1872–1936), son of Isidor Straus, president of Macy's, U.S. ambassador to France 1933–36 *

Jessica Straus Jessica Straus is an American voice actress who works in animation, video games and anime. She has provided voices for several video games, most notably as Juri in ''Super Street Fighter IV'', Pi in '' .hack//GU//Rebirth'' and Hiroko Hagakure f ...

(born 1962), American voice actress *

Jo-Ann Strauss Jo-Ann Cindy Strauss (born 3 February 1981 in Cape Town) is a South African model, public speaker and businesswoman. In 2001, she represented her country as Miss South Africa at the Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico as well as at the Miss W ...

(born 1981), Miss South Africa in 2000 *

Joe Straus Joseph Richard Straus III (born September 1, 1959) is an American politician who served as the Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives from 2009 to 2019. A Republican, he represented District 121, which comprises northeastern Bexar County, ...

(born 1959), politician from Texas *

Joe Strauss Joseph Strauss (November 16, 1858 – June 24, 1906), was a professional baseball pitcher and outfielder in Major League Baseball from 1884 to 1886. He played for the Kansas City Cowboys (Union Association), Kansas City Cowboys, Brooklyn Grays, ...

(1858–1906), American baseball player *

Johann Strauss I Johann Baptist Strauss I (; also Johann Strauss Sr., the Elder, the Father; 14 March 1804 – 25 September 1849) was an Austrian composer of the Romantic music, Romantic Period. He was famous for his light music, namely waltzes, polkas, and galo ...

(1804–1849), Austrian composer (''Radetzky March''), father of Johann Strauss II, Josef Strauss, and Eduard Strauss *

(1825–1899), Austrian composer (''Die Fledermaus'', ''Blue Danube Waltz'') *

Johann Strauss III Johann Maria Eduard Strauss III (16 February 18669 January 1939; german: Johann Strauß III) was an Austrian composer whose father was Eduard Strauss, whose uncles were Johann Strauss II and Josef Strauss, and whose grandfather was Johann Strauss ...

(1866–1939), Austrian composer, son of Eduard Strauss *

John J. Strauss John Jerome Strauss (born May 12, 1957) is an American Television producer, producer and writer of film and television. He has written and produced for the television series ''Boy Meets World'' (and known as the writer who came up with the char ...

(born 1957), American producer and writer of film and television *

Jon Strauss Jon Calvert Strauss is an American academic administrator who has served as a college president at Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Harvey Mudd College, Manhattanville College, acting president of Iona University and most recently as interim preside ...

, former president of Harvey Mudd College *

Josef Strauss Josef Strauss (20 August 1827 – 22 July 1870) was an Austrian composer. He was born in Mariahilf (now Vienna), the son of Johann Strauss I and Maria Anna Streim, and brother of Johann Strauss II and Eduard Strauss. His father wanted him to cho ...

(1827–1870), Austrian composer, son of Johann Strauss I *

Joseph Straus Joseph Straus (born 1938 in Trieste, Italy)Joseph Straus, Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Property, Competition and Tax Law web site is professor of intellectual property law, former director of the Max Planck Institute for Intellectual Prop ...

(born 1938), German patent scholar * Joseph Strauss (disambiguation), several people, including: **

Joseph Strauss (admiral) Admiral Joseph Strauss (16 November 1861 – 30 December 1948) was an officer of the United States Navy, who served in World War I, and later commanded the Asiatic Fleet. Biography Born in Mount Morris, New York, Strauss was commissioned as an ens ...

(1861–1948), American admiral **

Joseph Strauss (engineer) Joseph Baermann Strauss (January 9, 1870 – May 16, 1938) was an American structural engineer who revolutionized the design of bascule bridges. He was the chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge, a suspension bridge. Life, beginnings and death ...

(1870–1938), chief engineer in the building of the Golden Gate Bridge in California *

Josh Strauss Josh Strauss (born 23 October 1986) is a South African-born Scotland international rugby union player who currently plays for Israeli side Tel Aviv Heat. He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and the Bulls. His regular playing position is ...

(born 1986), South African rugby union player * Julius Strauss, British journalist *

Julius Strauss (photographer) Julius Caesar Strauss (July 1857 - 1924), known professionally as J. C. Strauss, was an American photographer who was active in St. Louis, Missouri, at the turn of the 20th century. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a poor Bavarian-born tai ...

(1857–1924), American photographer *

Kai Strauss Kai Strauss (born 15 May 1970) is a German electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He is a multiple winner of the German Blues Award and regularly tours with his band, Kai Strauss & The Electric Blues All Stars. Strauss has been involved ...

(born 1970), German electric blues singer, guitarist, and songwriter *

Karin Straus Karin Straus (born 6 April 1971 in Roermond) is a Dutch politician and former human resource management employee and management consultant. As a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (Volkspartij voor Vrijheid en Democratie) she ...

(born 1971), Dutch politician *

Karl Strauss Karl Martin Strauss (October 5, 1912 – December 21, 2006) was a German-American brewer. He fled Nazi Germany in 1939, and went on to become a brewer, executive, and consultant in the American brewing industry. He received numerous awards dur ...

(1912–2006), German-American master brewer and co-founder of Karl Strauss Brewing Company *

Kathleen N. Straus Kathleen Nagler Straus (born December 3, 1923) served as a member of the Michigan State Board of Education from 1993–2016. She has been continuously involved in civic organizations in Michigan, since moving to Detroit in 1952. Her volunteer and ...

(born 1923), American educator and politician *

Kim Strauss Kim Strauss is an American voice actor and best-selling author with his children's book ''Kalan the Mighty Warrior: Book One – Braxus the Owl: Guardian of the Forest And He is The Voice of Ninjor in Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" History He is ...

(or Kurt Strauss) (born 1953), actor *

Jacobus Gideon Nel Strauss Jacobus Gideon Nel Strauss, known as Koos Strauss, Kosie Strauss or J. G. N. Strauss (17 December 19007 March 1990), was a South African politician who was the leader of the South African United Party from 1950 to 1956. He had earlier been min ...

(1900–1990), aka Koos Strauss, Kosie Strauss, J. G. N. Strauss, South African politician and Leader of the opposition after Jan Smuts *

Leo Strauss Leo Strauss (, ; September 20, 1899 – October 18, 1973) was a German-American political philosopher who specialized in classical political philosophy. Born in Germany to Jewish parents, Strauss later emigrated from Germany to the United States. ...

(1899–1973), political philosopher *

Levi Strauss (disambiguation) Levi Strauss (1829–1902) was founder of the first company to manufacture blue jeans. Levi Strauss or Lévi-Strauss may also refer to: People * Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908–2009), French anthropologist and ethnologist * Dina Lévi-Strauss (1911-1 ...

, several people, including: **

Levi Strauss Levi Strauss (; born Löb Strauß ; February 26, 1829 – September 26, 1902) was a German-born American businessman who founded the first company to manufacture blue jeans. His firm of Levi Strauss & Co. (Levi's) began in 1853 in San Francisco ...

(1829–1902), Bavaria-born American entrepreneur and inventor of blue jeans **

, French anthropologist and ethnologist **

Dina Lévi-Strauss Dina Dreyfus (French: ʁɛˈfys, also known as Dina Levi-Strauss (French: evi stʁos 1 February 1911, Milan – 25 February 1999, Paris), was a French ethnologist, anthropologist, sociologist, and philosopher, who conducted cultural research in ...

, French anthropologist and ethnologist, wife of the above *

Lewis Strauss Lewis Lichtenstein Strauss ( "straws"; January 31, 1896January 21, 1974) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and naval officer who served two terms on the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission (AEC), the second as its chairman. He was a major ...

(1896–1974) American businessman and chairman of the United States Atomic Energy Commission *

Lotte Strauss Lotte Strauss (15 April 1913 – 4 July 1985) was a German-American pathologist. She was born in Nuremberg, Germany. Strauss, alongside Jacob Churg, attributed her name to Churg–Strauss syndrome, which is now known as eosinophilic granulomat ...

(1913–1985), American pathologist after which Churg–Strauss syndrome is named *

Ludwig Straus Ludwig Straus (March 28, 1835 – October 23, 1899) was an Austrian violinist. Straus was born at Pressburg. He studied at the Vienna Conservatorium from 1843 to 1848, as a pupil of Böhm; made his first appearance in 1850, and five years afterwa ...

(1835–1899), Hungarian-Austrian violinist

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Maayan Strauss Maayan Strauss ( he, מעין שטראוס, born in 1982 in Jerusalem) is an Israeli artist. Strauss studied architecture at the Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. She has exhibited in several galleries and art projects, such as the ...

(born 1983), Israeli artist *

Marianne Strauss Marianne Strauss (1923-1996) was a Jewish woman who was born in Essen, a city in the industrial region of western Germany. Early life Marianne was born in 1923 in Essen, a city in West Germany. She was born into a rich Jewish family. The fathe ...

(1923–1996), German Holocaust survivor *

Mark L. Strauss Mark Lehman Strauss is an American biblical scholar and professor of the New Testament at Bethel Seminary San Diego, which is part of Bethel University, Minnesota. His areas of expertise include New Testament Gospels and Bible translation. B ...

, New Testament professor *

Mark Strauss (journalist) Mark Strauss (born November 8, 1966) is a U.S. journalist who writes about politics, science, public opinion, and history. He is currently the Managing Editor at ''Air &'' ''Space Quarterly'', which is published by the Smithsonian’s National A ...

(born 1966), American journalist *

Michael W. Straus Michael Wolf Straus (1897–1970) was the Commissioner of the United States Bureau of Reclamation from 1945 until 1953. Biography Straus was born in Chicago in 1897. He pursued a career as a newspaperman, serving as managing editor of the ''Chicag ...

(1897–1970), American government official *

Mikaela Straus Mikaela Mullaney Straus (born December 19, 1998), known by her stage name King Princess, is an American singer, songwriter, and musician from Brooklyn, New York. She is signed to Mark Ronson's label Zelig Records, an imprint of Columbia Records. ...

(born 1998), stage name King Princess, American singer-songwriter and great-great-granddaughter of Isidor and Ida Straus *

Murray A. Straus Murray Arnold Straus (June 18, 1926 – May 13, 2016) was an American professor of sociology at the University of New Hampshire. He is best known for creating the conflict tactics scale, the "most widely used instrument in research on family viol ...

(1926–2016), American sociologist and professor (University of New Hampshire), creator of the Conflict tactics scale *

Nathan Straus Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848 – January 11, 1931) was an American merchant and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's biggest department stores, R. H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus. He is a founding father and namesake f ...

(1848–1931), German-American merchant and philanthropist *

Nathan Straus Jr. Nathan Straus Jr. (May 27, 1889 – September 13, 1961) was an American journalist and politician from New York (state), New York. Life He was the son of Lina (née Gutherz) and Nathan Straus (1848–1931), co-owner of Macy's department store. ...

(1889–1961), New York journalist and politician *

Neil Strauss Neil Darrow Strauss, also known by the pen names Style and Chris Powles, is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter. He is best known for his book '' The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists'', in which he describes his ...

, (born 1969) American journalist and author *

Ofra Strauss Ofra Yasmin Strauss ( he, עפרה יסמין שטראוס; born 22 August 1960) is an Israeli German business magnate and industrialist. She is the Chairperson of the public Strauss Group which is traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, second la ...

(born 1960), chairperson of Israeli food products manufacturer Strauss *

Oscar Straus (composer) Oscar Nathan Straus (6 March 1870 – 11 January 1954) was a Viennese composer of operettas, film scores, and songs. He also wrote about 500 cabaret songs, chamber music, and orchestral and choral works. His original name was actually Strauss, bu ...

(1870–1954), Austrian composer of operettas *

Oscar Straus (politician) Oscar Solomon Straus (December 23, 1850 – May 3, 1926) was an American politician and diplomat. He served as United States Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt from 1906 to 1909, making him the first Jewish United ...

(1850–1926), Secretary of Commerce and Labor under President Theodore Roosevelt *

Paul Strauss Paul Eric Strauss (born April 11, 1964) is an American politician and attorney serving as the senior United States shadow senator from the District of Columbia since 1997. He succeeded Jesse Jackson, the first person to hold the elected posit ...

(born 1964), politician from the District of Columbia *

Peter Strauss Peter Lawrence Strauss (born February 20, 1947) is an American television and film actor, known for his roles in several television miniseries in the 1970s and 1980s. He is five-time Golden Globe Awards nominee. Early life Strauss was born in C ...

(born 1947), American actor *

Ralph Straus Regula Ralph Straus Regula (December 3, 1924 – July 19, 2017) was an American politician from Ohio. A member of the Republican Party, he served in the Ohio House of Representatives, the Ohio State Senate and the United States House of Representatives. ...

(1924–2017), politician from Beach City, Stark County, Ohio *

Ray Strauss Raymond Bernard Strauss (4 November 1927 – 28 July 2013) was an Australian sportsman who played both cricket and field hockey at high levels. From Perth, Western Australia, Strauss attended Perth Modern School and later the University of W ...

(1927–2013), Australian cricketer *

(1864–1949), German composer of operas and tone poems (''Salome'', ''Also sprach Zarathustra'') * Richard Strauss (physician) (1938–2005), subject of the Ohio State University abuse scandal *

Richardt Strauss Richardt Strauss (born 28 January 1986) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a hooker. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, he began his career with the Free State Cheetahs and played for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby before movin ...

(born 1986), South African rugby union player representing Ireland internationally; brother of Springbok Andries Strauss and cousin of Springbok Adriaan Strauss *

Robert Schwarz Strauss Robert Schwarz Strauss (October 19, 1918 – March 19, 2014) was an influential figure in American politics, diplomacy, and law whose service dated back to future President Lyndon Johnson's first congressional campaign in 1937. By the 1950s, he ...

(1918–2014), American diplomat *

Robert Strauß Robert Strauß (born 7 October 1986) is a German former professional association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He played for FC Augsburg, FC Erzgebirge Aue and 1. FC Heidenheim before retiring in 2020. He now works with the boa ...

(born 1986), German football player *

Robert Strauss (actor) Robert Strauss (November 8, 1913 – February 20, 1975) was an American actor. He became most familiar in Hollywood films of the 1950s such as ''Stalag 17'' (1953), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award in the category of Best Supp ...

(1913–1975), American actor * Robert E Strauss (born 1983), American professional wrestler using the ring name

Robbie E Robert Strauss (born October 1, 1983) is an American professional wrestler and manager. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand as a manager under the ring name Mr. Stone. He is best known for his time in Total Nonstop Ac ...

Roberto Strauss Roberto Strauss (born 24 June 1952) is a Mexican former swimmer who competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics. At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel he won a gold medal in freestyle, and at the 1973 Maccabiah Games he won three bronze medals in free ...

(born 1952), Mexican Olympic swimmer *

Roger Williams Straus Jr. Roger Williams Straus Jr. (January 3, 1917 – May 25, 2004) was co-founder and chairman of Farrar, Straus and Giroux, a New York City, New York book publishing company, and member of the Guggenheim family. Biography Early life Straus was born in ...

(1917–2004), co-founder of book publishers Farrar, Straus and Giroux *

Rolene Strauss Rolene Strauss (born 22 April 1992) is a South African beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss South Africa 2014 and was later crowned Miss World 2014. She is the third South African woman to be crowned Miss World, after Penelope Anne Coelen in ...

(born 1992), 2014 Miss South Africa and Miss World *

Sagi Strauss Sagi Strauss ( he, שגיא שטראוס; born 29 June 1976) is a retired Israeli association footballer. Strauss has been transferred or loaned to a new team before almost every season of his professional career. Early and personal life Strau ...

(born 1976), Israeli footballer *

Stephen Straus Stephen E. Straus (November 23, 1946 – May 14, 2007) was an American physician, immunologist, virologist and science administrator. He is particularly known for his research into human herpesviruses and chronic fatigue syndrome, and for his di ...

(1946–2007), American medical researcher *

Sylvia Straus Abraham Joshua Heschel (January 11, 1907 – December 23, 1972) was a Polish-born American rabbi and one of the leading Judaism, Jewish theologians and Jewish philosophers of the 20th century. Heschel, a professor of Jewish mysticism at the ...

, pianist *

Thomas Strauß Thomas Strauß (born 15 December 1953) is a German rower who competed for West Germany in the 1976 Summer Olympics. In 1976 he and his partner Peter van Roye Peter van Roye (born 30 May 1950) is a German rower who competed for We ...

(born 1953), German rower *

Tiaan Strauss Christiaan Petrus 'Tiaan' Strauss, (born 28 June 1965) is a former rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented both South Africa and Australia at international level in rugby union and also played top-level domestic rugby league in ...

(born 1965), South African Springbok rugby union player *

Victoria Strauss Victoria Strauss (born 1955 in Exeter, New Hampshire) is the author of nine fantasy novels for adults and young adults, including the ''Stone'' series (''The Arm of the Stone'' and ''The Garden of the Stone'') and the ''Way of Arata'' series ( ...

(born 1955), fantasy author *

Walter Alexander Strauss Walter Alexander Strauss (born 1937) is American applied mathematician, specializing in partial differential equations and nonlinear waves. His Research interests are Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Physics, Stability Theory, Solitary ...

(born 1937), American mathematician *

William Strauss William Strauss (December 5, 1947 – December 18, 2007) was an American author, playwright, theater director, and lecturer. As an author, he is known for his work with Neil Howe on social generations and for Strauss–Howe generational theory. ...

, (1947–2007), American author, historian, playwright, lecturer and theorist * William M. Straus, (born 1956), member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives *

Zoe Strauss Zoe Strauss (born 1970) is an American photographer"Zoe Strauss: 10 Years"

, (born 1970), American photographer

Places and institutions named Strauss or Strauß or Straus

Karl Strauss Brewing Company Karl Strauss Brewing Company is a San Diego, California-based Craft beer, craft brewery with eleven brewpub locations across Southern California and an onsite tasting room at their main brewery in the Pacific Beach, San Diego, Pacific Beach neighb ...

, a San Diego-based Craft Beer Company *

Strauss Airfield Strauss Airfield was an airfield in the Northern Territory of Australia in the locality of Noonamah constructed between 19 March to 27 April 1942 during World War II. It was also known as 27 Mile Field or Humpty Doo Strip. History Construc ...

, Airfield in Australia, named for American fighter pilot Allison W. Strauss * Straus Clothing, a former clothing retailer in North Dakota * Strauss Group Ltd, a food products manufacturer in Israel * Strauss, an unincorporated community in

Labette County, Kansas Labette County (county code LB) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 20,184. Its county seat is Oswego, and its most populous city is Parsons. The county was named after LaBette creek, the ...

Fictional Strauss characters

* Mrs Strauss, an elderly client of Jimmy McGill whom he assists with estate planning in the ''Better Call Saul'' episode titled "

Alpine Shepherd Boy "Alpine Shepherd Boy" is the fifth episode of the first season of the AMC television series ''Better Call Saul'', a spin-off series of ''Breaking Bad''. The episode aired on March 2, 2015, on AMC in the United States. Outside of the United State ...

" * Akabara Strauss, Vampire King from the manga ''

The Record of a Fallen Vampire is a Japanese manga written by Kyo Shirodaira and illustrated by Yuri Kimura. The story centers around Strauss (a vampire king) and follows his search for his queen who has been sealed away by humans unable to defeat her thousands of years ag ...

'' * Dr Arthur Strauss, fictional character who served as the original mentor of serial killer and cult leader Joe Carroll, lead character in the TV series ''

The Following ''The Following'' is an American crime thriller television series created by Kevin Williamson, and jointly produced by Outerbanks Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television. The first season follows former FBI agent Ryan Hardy ( Kevin Bacon) ...

'' * Artie Strauss, fictional character based on the real life murderer Richard Loeb of the infamous murder duo ''

Leopold and Loeb Nathan Freudenthal Leopold Jr. (November 19, 1904 – August 29, 1971) and Richard Albert Loeb (; June 11, 1905 – January 28, 1936), usually referred to collectively as Leopold and Loeb, were two wealthy students at the University of Chicago ...

'' * Erin Strauss, fictional FBI section chief played by Jayne Atkinson in the TV series ''

Criminal Minds ''Criminal Minds'' is an American police procedural crime drama television series created and produced by Jeff Davis (writer), Jeff Davis. The series premiered on CBS on September 22, 2005, and originally concluded on February 19, 2020; it was r ...

'' * Hans and Greta Strauss, inspiration for the fairy tale of "Hansel and Gretel" according to the ''Buffy'' episode "

Gingerbread Gingerbread refers to a broad category of baked goods, typically flavored with ginger, cloves, nutmeg, and cinnamon and sweetened with honey, sugar, or molasses. Gingerbread foods vary, ranging from a moist loaf cake to forms nearly as crisp as ...

" *

Justice Strauss The children's novel series ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' and its film and television adaptations features a large cast of characters created by Daniel Handler under the pen name of Lemony Snicket. The original series follows the turbulent ...

, fictional character from ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' by Lemony Snicket * Leopold Strauss, loan shark and bookkeeper of the Van der Linde gang in the 2018 videogame ''

Red Dead Redemption 2 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' *

Maximilian Strauss Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name "Max (given name), Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roma ...

, from the game '' Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines'', one of the Primogen in Los Angeles * Judge Robert Strauss, fictional character who presided over Carrie Mathison's competency hearing in ''

Homeland A homeland is a place where a cultural, national, or racial identity has formed. The definition can also mean simply one's country of birth. When used as a proper noun, the Homeland, as well as its equivalents in other languages, often has ethni ...

'' * Roman Strauss, fictional conductor-composer from the 1991 psychological thriller ''

Dead Again ''Dead Again'' is a 1991 neo-noir romantic thriller film directed by Kenneth Branagh and written by Scott Frank. It stars Branagh and Emma Thompson, with Andy García, Derek Jacobi, Hanna Schygulla, Wayne Knight, and Robin Williams appearing i ...

'' * Tracy Strauss, fictional character from NBC's science fiction TV series "

Heroes Heroes or Héroes may refer to: * Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good Film * ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama * ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film Gaming * ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...

" by Tim Kring * The Strauss siblings, Mirajane, Elfman, and Lisanna. All three are wizards and Fairy Tail guild members from the manga ''

Fairy Tail ''Fairy Tail'' is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' from August 2006 to July 2017, with the individual chapters collected and published into 63 '' ...

'' by Hiro Mashima

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