Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include: *

Adalbert Kraus Adalbert Kraus (born 27 April 1937 in Aschaffenburg) is a German tenor in opera and concert, known for singing the works of Johann Sebastian Bach. Career Adalbert Kraus first graduated in German studies, theology, and philosophy and in 1967, ...

(born 1937), German tenor * Adam Kraus (born 1984), American footballer * Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), lawyer and Jewish leader * Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor *

Alanna Kraus Alanna Kraus (born June 30, 1977 in Abbotsford, British Columbia) is a Canadian short track speed skater. She won the bronze medal at the 2002 Winter Olympics in short-track speed skating for the women's 3000 m relay. She ...

(born 1977), Canadian speed skater *

Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world ti ...

(born 1980), Dutch welterweight kickboxer * Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish opera singer * Barbara Kraus, Austrian physicist *

Bill Kraus William James Kraus (June 26, 1947 – January 11, 1986) was an American gay-rights and AIDS activist as well as a congressional aide who served as liaison between the San Francisco gay community and its two successive US Representatives in ...

(1947–1986), American homosexual rights and AIDS activist *

Brigitte Kraus Brigitte Kraus (born 12 August 1956 in Bensberg) is a retired West German middle-distance runner who specialized in the 1500 metres, 1500 and 3000 metres. She competed for the sports clubs LG Rhein-Berg and ASV Köln during her active career. Int ...

(born 1956), German middle distance runner * Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman *

Charles A. Kraus Charles August Kraus (August 15, 1875 – June 27, 1967) was an American chemist. He was professor of chemistry and director of the chemical laboratories at Clark University, where he directed the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Lat ...

(1875–1967), American chemist *

Charles Kraus (clown) Charles Kraus, also known as "Charles the Clown", is an American clown, magician, writer, and comedian. Biography Early life Kraus was born in New York City. He attended acting classes in various Manhattan drama schools including summer classe ...

(born 1946), American clown, magician, writer, and comedian * Chris Kraus (American writer) (born 1955), American writer and filmmaker * Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German author and filmmaker *

Christian Jakob Kraus Christian Jakob Kraus (; 27 July 1753 – 25 August 1807) was a German comparative and historical linguist. Biography A native of Osterode (East Prussia), Kraus studied at the universities of Königsberg and Göttingen. In 1782 he became a pr ...

(1753–1807), German linguist * Daniel Kraus (disambiguation) *

Derek Kraus Derek K. Kraus (born September 1, 2001) is an American professional stock car racing driver who competed full-time in the NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series, driving the No. 19 Chevrolet Silverado for McAnally-Hilgemann Racing. The Stratford, Wiscon ...

(born 2001), American racing driver * Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist *

Dick Kraus Richard Arnold Kraus (August 27, 1937 – December 8, 2019) was a Massachusetts educator and politician who represented the Fourth Middlesex District in the Massachusetts State Senate and who was the president of Cape Cod Community College. Kra ...

(1937–2019), American educator and politician *

Eileen Kraus Eileen Shanley Kraus (July 19, 1938 – July 1, 2017) was an American business executive who broke the glass ceiling to be the first woman to run a major bank in Connecticut. She was inducted into the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame in 2002. ...

(1938–2017), American banker *

Engelbert Kraus Engelbert 'Berti' Kraus (30 July 1934 – 14 May 2016) was a German football player. He played in one match at the 1962 FIFA World Cup The 1962 FIFA World Cup was the seventh edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international footba ...

(1934–2016), German football player *

Ernst Kraus Ernst Kraus (June 8, 1863 – September 5, 1941) was a German dramatic tenor best known for his performances in the operas of Richard Wagner. He decided to embark on an operatic career when he heard leading singers performing in Nuremberg. ...

(1863–1941), German tenor *

Ezra Jacob Kraus Ezra Jacob Kraus (March 19, 1885 – February 28, 1960) was an American botanist and horticulturist. Kraus was born in Ingham County, Michigan and earned a bachelor's degree at Michigan State Agricultural College in 1907. He taught horticulture at ...

(1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist *

Felix von Kraus Felix von Kraus (October 3, 1870 - October 30, 1937) was an Austrian dramatic bass. Born in Vienna, he received a doctorate in musicology from the University of Vienna in 1894; as a singer, however, he was mainly self-taught. He made his debut ...

(1870–1937), Austrian singer * Franz Kraus (1905–1998), Israeli graphic designer * Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German Catholic priest *

Friedrich Kraus Friedrich Kraus (31 May 18581 March 1936) was an Austrian internist. He was born in Bodenbach, Bohemia and died in Berlin. He is remembered for his achievements in the field of electrocardiography and his work in colloid chemistry. Academic ...

(1858–1936), Bohemian Austrian physician *

Georg Melchior Kraus Georg Melchior Kraus (26 July 1737, in Frankfurt am Main – 5 November 1806, in Weimar) was a German painter. He was a co-founder of the Weimar Princely Free Drawing School, together with Friedrich Justin Bertuch, in 1776. Life He was th ...

(1737–1806), German painter *

Gertrud Kraus Gertrud Kraus ( he, גרטרוד קראוס; 5 May 1901 – 13 November 1977) was an Israeli pioneer of modern dance in Israel. Biography Gertrud Kraus was born in 1901 in Vienna, Austria-Hungary. Her father, Leopold Kraus, and her mother, Olga ...

(1901–1977), Israeli modern dancer *

Gregor Kraus Gregor Konrad Michael Kraus ''KRAUSIOR LEGENDA'' (9 May 1841 in Bad Orb in Hesse-Nassau – 14 November 1915 in Würzburg) was a 19th-century German botanist and plant ecologist. Kraus studied medicine and natural history at the University ...

(1841–1915), German botanist *

Hans Kraus Hans Kraus (November 28, 1905 in Austria-Hungary – March 6, 1996, in New York City) was a physician, physical therapist, mountaineer and alpinist. A pioneer of modern rock climbing, he was also one of the fathers of sports medicine and physical ...

(1905–1995), Austrian-American physician and rock climber * Hans-Georg Kraus (born 1949), German footballer * Hans P. Kraus (1907–1988), German-American antiquarian book dealer *

Hans-Werner Kraus Hans-Werner Kraus (1 July 1915 – 25 May 1990) was a German U-boat commander in the Kriegsmarine of Nazi Germany. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross. Kraus served as 1st watch officer on from January 1940 until Novembe ...

(1915–1990), German U-boat commander * Hansi Kraus (born 1952), German actor *

Henry Kraus Henry Kraus (November 13, 1905 in Knoxville, Tennessee – January 27, 1995 in Paris) was a labor historian, and European art historian. He graduated from the University of Chicago and Western Reserve University with a master's degree in 1928. He ...

(1906–1995), American historian * Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German professor of international law *

Jacob Kraus Jacob Kraus (14 October 1861, Groningen – 24 August 1951, The Hague) was a Dutch hydraulic engineer, professor at the University of Santiago, Chile, and at Delft University of Technology and government minister of water management Wat ...

(1861–1951), Dutch politician *

Jillian Kraus Jillian Amaris Kraus (born December 18, 1986) is a water polo player. She won a gold medal in the 2005 Junior World Championships, won four straight NCAA Women's Water Polo Championships with UCLA, and has played with the United States women's na ...

(born 1986), American water polo player * Jody Kraus, American lawyer *

Joe Kraus Joe Kraus is the founder of Excite, JotSpot, and DigitalConsumer.org, along with his long-time business partner Graham Spencer. Currently, Kraus is an Investment Partner on the GV team and President at Lime. Career A long time entrepreneur, K ...

, American businessman *

John D. Kraus John Daniel Kraus (June 28, 1910 – July 18, 2004) was an American physicist known for his contributions to electromagnetics, radio astronomy, and antenna theory. His inventions included the helical antenna, the corner reflector antenna ...

(1910–2004), American electrical engineer * Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish classical composer * Józef Antoni Kraus (died 1721), German sculptor * Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer *

Karl Kraus (writer) Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominat ...

(1874–1936), Austrian writer *

Kevin Kraus Kevin Kraus (born 12 August 1992) is a German professional footballer who plays for 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern as a centre back. Career Kraus passed through the youth teams of Eintracht Frankfurt and in 2011 got a roster spot in t ...

(born 1992), German footballer * Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist * Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer * Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner * Michael Kraus (disambiguation) *

Milton Kraus Milton Kraus (June 26, 1866 – November 18, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1917 to 1923. Biography Born in Kokomo, Indiana to German-Jewish parents, Kraus attended t ...

(1866–1942), American politician * Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer *

Nicola Kraus Nicola Kraus (born August 17, 1974) is an American novelist. Personal life Kraus was born in New York City, and graduated from the Chapin School and then New York University's Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She met Emma McLaughlin w ...

(born 1974), American novelist *

Nina Kraus Nina Kraus is a professor at Northwestern University, investigating the neural encoding of speech and music and its plasticity where she is the Hugh S. Knowles Chair. Her Auditory Neuroscience Lab, also known as Brainvolts, examines the biologic ...

, American neuroscientist *

Ognjen Kraus Dr. Ognjen Kraus (born 4 October 1945) is a Croatian physician, president of the Jewish community Zagreb and the coordinator of the Jewish communities in Croatia. Family and early life Ognjen Kraus was born in Zagreb to Jewish parents, Ivo an ...

(born 1945), Croatian physician and Jewish community leader *

Oliver Kraus Oliver Kraus (born 1970 in Shepherd's Bush, London) is an English musician best known for his work as a cellist and string arranger/ producer and composer for film and television. String Arrangements and Performance Kraus has performed with nume ...

(born 1970), English musician * Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher *

Otakar Kraus Otakar Kraus OBE (10 December 1909 — 28 July 1980) was a Czech (later British), operatic baritone and teacher. He was born in Prague and studied there with Konrad Wallerstein and in Milan with Fernando Carpi. He himself was the teacher of a numb ...

(1909–1980), Czech (later British) baritone *

Otto Kraus Otto Kraus (17 May 1930 – 24 October 2017) was a German arachnologist and myriapodologist. He was director of the Zoological Institute and Zoological Museum at the University of Hamburg from 1969 to 1995, where he also served as professor. He w ...

(1930–2017), German zoologist * Patricia Kraus (born 1964), Spanish singer * Paul Kraus (born 1944), Holocaust survivor and author, considered the longest-lived mesothelioma survivor *

Paul Kraus (Arabist) Eliezer Paul Kraus, 11 December 1904 – 10 or 12 October 1944, was a Jewish Arabist born in Prague. He is the author of a number of seminal works on early Arabic philosophy, with a special focus on Arabic alchemy and chemistry. Some of his writin ...

(1904–1944), Arabist researcher *

Peter Kraus Peter Kraus (born 18 March 1939) is an Austrian-German singer and actor. Born Peter Siegfried Krausenecker in Munich, Germany, Kraus was popular especially in the 1950s, notably in those musical comedy films where he played opposite Cornelia ...

(born 1939), German singer * Peter S. Kraus, American businessman *

Philip Kraus Philip Kraus (born November 17, 1950) is an American operatic baritone and stage director known for his performances with the Lyric Opera of Chicago, starting in 1991, and for his co-founding of Light Opera Works, a professional light opera com ...

(born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director * Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), United States Marine posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor * Robert Kraus (1925–2001), American children's author, cartoonist, and publisher *

Sarit Kraus Sarit Kraus ( he, שרית קראוס; born 1960) is a professor of computer science at the Bar-Ilan University in Israel. She was named the 2020-2021 ACM Athena Lecturer recognising her contributions to artificial intelligence, notably to mult ...

(born 1960), Israeli computer scientist *

Sharron Kraus Sharron Kraus is an English singer, songwriter and musician with strong ties to the US. Kraus was born in New York but grew up in Leicester, England. She has lived in Philadelphia and collaborated with American musicians, including Meg Baird, He ...

, English singer, songwriter, and musician *

Shmulik Kraus Shmuel "Shmulik" Kraus ( he, שמוליק קראוס; July 1, 1935 – February 17, 2013) was an Israeli pop-rock singer, composer, and actor. Kraus, one of the pioneers of Israeli music, underwent various personal crises in the course of his care ...

(born in 1935–2013), Israeli actor and pop-rock singer and composer *

Sonya Kraus Sonya Kraus (born 22 June 1973) is a German television presenter and former model. Biography Aged 4, Kraus started ballet school which eventually led her to music school in Frankfurt. She ended her ballet career in 1987 when she grew too tal ...

(born 1973), German television presenter * Tadeusz Kraus (1932–2018), Czechoslovak-Polish footballer * Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier * Ursula Kraus (1930–2021), German politician, mayor *

Viorel Kraus Viorel Kraus (born 5 March 1940) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward for clubs in Romania and Turkey. Career Kraus started playing football for FC Rapid București, winning the Romanian league during his last season wit ...

(born 1940), Romanian footballer * Živa Kraus (born 1945), Croatian painter * Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician * Will Kraus, aka

Kraus (shoegaze musician) Will Kraus (born 1994/1995) is an American shoegaze music producer. Background Kraus grew up in Dallas. As a kid, he listened to Good Charlotte, and the Linkin Park fandom encouraged him to produce music, initially in hip-hop and electronic b ...

(born 1994/95), American musician *

Wolfgang Kraus Wolfgang Kraus (born 20 August 1953) is a former German football player. The son of the former Frankfurt footballer Willi 'Scheppe' Kraus (born 3 December 1926, died 1993) appeared in 326 Bundesliga matches for Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern Mu ...

(born 1953), German football player * Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

Johann Kraus Johann Kraus is a fictional character in the comic book series ''Hellboy'', created by Mike Mignola. He is featured in the comic book '' B.P.R.D.'', published by Dark Horse Comics. Kraus is a disembodied ectoplasmic spirit with psychic abiliti ...

, in the ''Hellboy'' universe

Fictional characters

See also