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

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

Given name

Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg Colonel Claus Philipp Maria Justinian Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (; 15 November 1907 – 21 July 1944) was a German army officer best known for his failed attempt on 20 July 1944 to assassinate Adolf Hitler at the Wolf's Lair. Despite ...

(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 (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 ...

(born 1974), Danish race walker * Claus Larsen (disambiguation), three people of that name *

Claus Lundekvam Claus Lundekvam (born 22 February 1973) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a centre-back. Lundekvam began his career with Brann before moving to English side Southampton in 1996 where he played until his retirement in ...

(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 (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. Biograph ...

(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 (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 i ...

(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 ...

(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 (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 legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

* Mrs. Claus, 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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