Krüger, Krueger, Kreuger‘’’’ or Kruger (without the umlaut ü) are German surnames originating from ''

Krüger Krüger, Krueger, Kreuger‘’’’ or Kruger (without the umlaut ü) are German surnames originating from '' Krüger'', meaning tavern-keeper in Low German and potter in Central German and Upper German, both associated with the Germanic word w ...

'', meaning

tavern A tavern is a type of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that ...

-keeper in

Low German Low German is a West Germanic languages, West Germanic language variety, language spoken mainly in Northern Germany and the northeastern Netherlands. The dialect of Plautdietsch is also spoken in the Russian Mennonite diaspora worldwide. "Low" ...

and

potter A potter is someone who makes pottery. Potter may also refer to: Places United States *Potter, originally a section on the Alaska Railroad, currently a neighborhood of Anchorage, Alaska, US *Potter, Arkansas *Potter, Nebraska *Potters, New Jerse ...

Central German Central German or Middle German () is a group of High German languages spoken from the Rhineland in the west to the former eastern territories of Germany. Central German divides into two subgroups, West Central German and East Central Ger ...

and

Upper German Upper German ( ) is a family of High German dialects spoken primarily in the southern German-speaking area (). History In the Old High German time, only Alemannic and Bairisch are grouped as Upper German. In the Middle High German time, East F ...

, both associated with the Germanic word wikt:Krug, "jug". Notable people with the surname include:

People

Adalbert Krueger Karl Nikolaus Adalbert Krueger (9 December 1832 – 21 April 1896) was a German astronomer. Born in Marienburg, Prussia (now Malbork, Poland), he was editor of ''Astronomische Nachrichten ''from 1881 until his death. Krueger died of a heart cond ...

(1832–1896), German astronomer *

Alan Krueger Alan Bennett Krueger (September 17, 1960 – March 16, 2019) was an American economist who was the James Madison Professor of Political Economy at Princeton University and Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research. He served ...

(1960–2019), American economist *

Alex Kruger Alexander Eaton "Alex" Kruger (born 18 November 1963 in Öhringen, Baden-Württemberg) is a retired male decathlete from England, who was born in West Germany. Athletics career He twice competed for Great Britain at the Summer Olympics (1988 an ...

(born 1963), English Olympic decathlete *

Alma Kruger Alma Kruger (September 13, 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress. Career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Kruger had a long career on stage before appearing in films. From 1907 to 1935, she featured in theatre plays on Broadway, ...

(1871–1960), American stage and film actress * Anne Osborn Krueger (born 1934), American economist * Anton Robert Krueger (born 1971), South African writer *

Ashlyn Krueger Ashlyn Krueger (born May 7, 2004) is an American professional tennis player. She has a career-high singles ranking by the WTA of No. 34, achieved on March 31, 2025, and a doubles ranking of world No. 62, achieved in August 2024. Krueger has won ...

(born 2004), American tennis player *

Barbara Kruger Barbara Kruger (born January 26, 1945) is an American conceptual artist and collagist associated with the Pictures Generation. She is most known for her visual word art that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative ca ...

(born 1945), American conceptual artist *

Bernhard Krüger __NOTOC__ Bernhard Krüger (; 26 November 1904 – 3 January 1989) was a member of the NSDAP, SS ''Sturmbannführer'' (Major) during World War II, and leader of the Department VI F 4a, part of the SD-foreign branch in the Reich Security Main O ...

(1904–1989), German SS officer and counterfeiter *

Bob Krueger Robert Charles Krueger (September 19, 1935 – April 30, 2022) was an American diplomat, politician, and U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Texas, a U.S. Ambassador, and a member of the Democratic Party. , he is the last Democrat to ...

(1935–2022), American politician * Bradley Kruger (born 1988), Dutch cricketer *

Carl Kruger Carl Kruger (born December 3, 1949) is an American convicted felon and politician from New York. A Democrat from Brooklyn, he represented District 27 in the New York State Senate. Kruger was first elected to the State Senate in 1994 and later be ...

(born 1949), American politician * Clifford Krueger (1918–1988), American politician * David Michael Krueger (born Peter Woodcock; 1939–2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile *

Debbie Kruger Debbie Kruger (born 14 August 1962) is an Australian music journalist and pop-culture writer. She wrote ''Songwriters Speak'' in August 2005, which contains interviews with 45 Australian and New Zealand songwriters about their craft. Kruger was ...

(born 1962), Australian writer *

Diane Kruger Diane Kruger (; Heidkrüger; ; born 15 July 1976) is a German actress. Early in her career, she gained worldwide recognition and received the Trophée Chopard from the Cannes Film Festival. Kruger became known for her roles in films such as ...

(born 1976), German-American model and actress *

Erwin Krüger Erwin Krüger Urroz (November 2, 1915 in León, Nicaragua – July 28, 1973 in Managua) was a Nicaraguan folklore poet and singer. He was born in León, Nicaragua León () is the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. Founded by th ...

(1915–1973), Nicaraguan singer and poet *

Facundo Krüger Facundo Nicolás Krüger (born 5 June 2000) is an Argentine footballer who plays as a striker for Barracas Central, on loan from Temperley. Club career Born in Ezeiza, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Krüger was with Arsenal de Sarandí, and Tristá ...

(born 2000), Argentine footballer *

Felix Krueger Felix Krueger (or Krüger) (10 August 1874 in Posen – 25 February 1948 in Basel) was a German psychologist and philosopher. He was a student of Wilhelm Wundt (who is regarded as the father of psychology). From 1912 to 1913, Krueger was an excha ...

(1874–1948), German psychologist and philosopher *

Frantz Kruger Frantz Kruger (born 22 May 1975 in Kempton Park, South Africa) is a South African born Finnish discus thrower who won the Olympic bronze medal in 2000. He is also a double African champion. His personal best throw of 70.32 metres, achieved i ...

(born 1975), South African discus thrower *

Franz Krüger Franz Krüger (10 September 1797, in Großbadegast, Köthen, Anhalt – 21 January 1857, in Berlin), known as Pferde-Krüger ("Horse-Krüger"), was a German (Prussian) painter and lithographer. He was best known for his romantic and lively ...

(1797–1857), German painter of equestrian portraits *

Fred Kruger Fred Kruger (born Johan Friedrich Carl Kruger; 18 April 1831 – 15 February 1888) was a German-born photographer noted for his early photography of landscape and indigenous peoples in Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Australia. Migration to A ...

, born Johan Friedrich Carl Kruger, (1831–1888) was a German-born Australian photographer *

Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (8 May 1894 – 10 May 1945) was a German paramilitary commander in charge of, and personally involved in progressive annihilation of the Polish nation, its culture, its heritage and its wealth, and never sentenced for hi ...

(1894–1945), Nazi official * Garnett Kruger (born 1977), South African cricketer * Gottfried Krueger, founder of the

Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company The Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company was a brewery in Newark, New Jersey founded by Gottfried Krueger and John Laible (Gottfried's uncle) in 1858. The company produced Krueger's Special Beer, the first beer to be sold in cans, in November, 193 ...

of Newark, New Jersey, US * Hans Krüger (1902–1971), German politician *

Hardy Krüger Hardy Krüger (; born Eberhard August Franz Ewald Krüger; 12 April 1928 – 19 January 2022) was a German actor and author who appeared in more than 60 films from 1944 onwards. After becoming a film star in Germany in the 1950s, Krüger increas ...

(1928–2022), German actor *

Harvey M. Krueger Harvey Mark Krueger (April 16, 1929 – April 23, 2017) was an American investment banker, former CEO and President of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. known for being the first banker to bring Israel to the international capital markets and helped broker the m ...

(1929–2017), former CEO of Kuhn, Loeb & Co. and vice chairman of

Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1850. Before filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, and Merril ...

* Helen Barbara Kruger (1913–2006), American businesswoman * Heli Koivula Kruger (born 1975), Finnish track and field athlete *

Horst Krüger Horst Krüger (September 17, 1919 Magdeburg – October 21, 1999 Frankfurt am Main) was a List of German-language authors, German writer. His autobiography, ''A Crack in the Wall: Growing Up Under Hitler'' (original title ''Das Zerbrochene Ha ...

(1919–1999), German writer * Jack Kruger (born 1994), American baseball player *

Jbe' Kruger James Barry "Jbe'" Kruger (born 23 June 1986) is a South African professional golfer who plays on the Japan Golf Tour, the Sunshine Tour and the Asian Tour. He was born in Kimberley, Northern Cape and turned professional in 2007. Professional ca ...

(born 1986), South African golfer *

Jeffrey Kruger Jeffrey Sonny Kruger MBE (''né'' Krugerkoff, 19 April 1931 –14 May 2014) was a British entertainment business executive who owned the Flamingo Club in Soho, London, established the independent record label Ember Records, and set up the m ...

(1931–2014), British entertainment business executive *

Jim Krueger Jim Krueger () is an People of the United States, American comic book writer, novelist, and filmmaker. Early life Jim Krueger and his brother grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He developed an interest in comic books and storytelling in his youth, ...

, American comic book writer and novelist * Jimmy Kruger (1917–1987), South African minister of justice and the police * Joseph Kruger ( 1869–1927), American-Canadian businessman * Justin Kruger, American social psychologist *

Kandace Krueger Kandace Gayle Krueger Matthews (born May 27, 1976) is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2001 and represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2001 where she was a finished second runner-up. Pageants Miss Texas USA ...

(born 1976), Miss USA 2001 *

Karl-Heinz Krüger Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 25 December 1953) is a retired boxer who represented East Germany at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the bronze medal in the welterweight division (– 67 kg), after being defeated in ...

(born 1953), German boxer *

Karl Wilhelm Krüger Karl Wilhelm Krüger (28 September 1796 – 1 May 1874) was a German Hellenist. Biography He was born at Gross-Nossin in Pomerania, and educated at Halle (1816–20). From 1820 to 1838 he taught at Zerbst, Bernburg, and Berlin where he worked at ...

(1796–1874), German Hellenist *

Karoline Krüger Karoline Krüger (born 13 February 1970) is a Norwegian singer and composer. She represented Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 final in Dublin, where she finished fifth. Career Krüger's first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in ...

(born 1970), Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist *

Kelly Kruger Kelly Kruger (born November 12, 1982) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for playing Mackenzie Browning on ''The Young and the Restless''. She also played the recurring role of Eva on ''The Bold and the Beautiful''. Early life She was born ...

(born 1982), Canadian actress *

Leondra Kruger Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an American judge who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of California. A native of South Pasadena, California, she graduated from Harvard College and Yale Law School. Kruger then ...

(born 1976), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court *

Liz Krueger Elizabeth Krueger (born November 20, 1957) is an American politician. A Democrat, she represents District 28, consisting of the East Side of Manhattan, in the New York State Senate. She was first elected in a special election in 2002. Backgro ...

(born 1957), American politician *

Lon Kruger Lonnie Duane Kruger (born August 19, 1952) is an American former college and professional basketball coach (sport), coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for K ...

(born 1952), American college basketball coach *

Louis Krüger Louis Krüger (born 5 June 1996 in Pankow) is a German teacher and politician from Alliance 90/The Greens. He was elected to the Abgeordnetenhaus of Berlin in Pankow 5 at the 2021 Berlin state election. He is the second-youngest member of the 1 ...

(born 1996), German politician *

Luise Krüger Luise Krüger (January 11, 1915 – June 13, 2001) was a female, German athlete, who competed mainly in the javelin. She won the bronze medal for her native country at the 1934 Women's World Games in London and the silver medal at the ...

(1915–2001), German javelin athlete * Maynard C. Krueger (1906–1991), American politician and academic * Michael Krüger (writer) (born 1943), German writer, publisher, and translator *

Michael Krüger (footballer) Michael Krüger (born 28 May 1954) is a German Association football, football coach and former player. Playing career Krüger was born in Scharnebeck. He played for Arminia Hannover in the 2. Bundesliga. Coaching career Krüger began his c ...

(born 1954), German footballer and manager *

Mitchell Krueger Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player. He has a career-high singles ranking by the ATP of world No. 135, achieved on July 18, 2022 and a doubles ranking of No. 173, achieved on April 27, 2015. Professional caree ...

(born 1994), American tennis player * Myron W. Krueger (born 1942), American computer artist and pioneer in the fields of virtual and augmented reality *

Otto Kruger Otto Kruger (September 6, 1885 – September 6, 1974) was an American actor. Originally a Broadway matinée idol, he established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as in Alfred Hitchcock's ''Saboteur (film), Saboteur'' (1942) and Dougla ...

(1885–1974), American actor *

Paul Kruger Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger (; 10 October 1825 – 14 July 1904), better known as Paul Kruger, was a South African politician. He was one of the dominant political and military figures in 19th-century South Africa, and State Preside ...

(1825–1904), President of South Africa, and namesake of ** Kruger House **

Kruger National Park Kruger National Park () is a national park in South Africa covering an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in the country's northeast. It extends from north to south and from east to west. The administrative headquarters are i ...

Krugerrand The Krugerrand (; ) is a South African coin, first minted on 3 July 1967 to help market South African gold and produced by Rand Refinery and the South African Mint. The name is a compound of '' Paul Kruger'', the former President of the South ...

Krugersdorp Krugersdorp (Afrikaans for ''Kruger's Town'') is a mining city in the West Rand, Gauteng Province, South Africa founded in 1887 by Marthinus Pretorius and Abner Cohen. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a ...

– town in Gauteng province *

Paul Krüger Paul Krüger (born 7 March 1950) is a German engineer and politician of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). He most notably served as Federal Minister for Education, Science, Research and Technology from 1993 to 1994 under Helmut Kohl. He ha ...

(born 1950), German engineer and politician (CDU) *

Peter Krüger Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a sur ...

, or

Peter Crüger Peter Crüger or Peter Krüger (20 October 1580 – 6 June 1639) was a mathematician, astronomer, polymath, and teacher of Johannes Hevelius. Life Crüger was born in Königsberg, Duchy of Prussia, a fief of the Kingdom of Poland. In scientif ...

(1580–1639), German mathematician, astronomer and polymath * Rayne Kruger (1922–2002), South African author * Rich Krueger (born 1960), American singer-songwriter and neonatologist * Rick Krueger (born 1949), American politician *

Sebastian Krüger Sebastian Krüger (born 30 June 1963 in Hamelin, Germany) is a German artist. After studying free painting with Prof. Dörfler at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts he made a stunning reputation as the designer of a number of cover spread ...

(born 1963), caricaturist *

Sonia Kruger Sonia Melissa Kruger is an Australian television presenter, actress and media personality. Kruger is currently the host of ''Big Brother (Australian TV series), Big Brother Australia'' and a presenter on ''The Voice (Australian TV series), The ...

(born 1965), Australian television presenter *

Tim Kruger Marcel Bonn (25 January 1981 – 1 March 2025) was a German pornographic film actor, producer and director known professionally as Tim Kruger. He entered the pornographic film industry in 2006 and later co-founded the website TimTales in 2009, wh ...

(1981–2025), German pornographic film actor, producer, and director * Vanessa Krüger (born 1991), German actress *

Walter Krueger Walter Krueger (26 January 1881 – 20 August 1967) was an American soldier and general officer in the first half of the 20th century. He commanded the Sixth United States Army in the South West Pacific Area during World War II. He rose fro ...

(1881–1967), US Army general *

(1892–1973), German general * Werner Krüger (1910–2003), German engineer *

William Kent Krueger William Kent Krueger (born November 16, 1950) is an American novelist and crime writer, best known for his series of novels featuring Cork O'Connor, which are set mainly in Minnesota. In 2005 and 2006, he won back-to-back Anthony Awards for best ...

(born 1950), American novelist and crime writer

Fictional characters

* Agent M. Kruger, or Agent 32 Alpha 21b,s the main antagonist of the 2013 sci-fi action film ''

Elysium Elysium (), otherwise known as the Elysian Fields (, ''Ēlýsion pedíon''), Elysian Plains or Elysian Realm, is a conception of the afterlife that developed over time and was maintained by some Greek religious and philosophical sects and cult ...

''. * Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, from the American television series ''

Power Rangers S.P.D. ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' was the thirteenth season of the television series ''Power Rangers'' and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. The initials in the title stand for "Space Patrol Delta"; in ''Dekaranger'' ...

'' * Biscuit Krueger, from the anime and manga series ''Hunter x Hunter'' * Eren Kruger, from the anime and manga series ''Attack on Titan'' * Doggie Kruger, from the tokusatsu series ''

Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger is a Japanese Tokusatsu television show and the twenty-eighth production of the ''Super Sentai'' Media franchise, metaseries produced by Toei Company, Toei. It aired from February 15, 2004, to February 6, 2005, replacing ''Bakuryū Sentai Abara ...

'' * Fanzell Kruger, from the anime and manga series ''Black Clover'' *

Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger () is a fictional character and the antagonist of the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' horror film franchise. Created by Wes Craven, he made his debut in Craven's '' A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as the malevolent spirit of a ...

, the main antagonist from the American slasher series ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' * H. Maximillian Kruger, from the space combat series ''Wing Commander'' * ''Herbie Kruger'', a spy in John Gardner's novels. * Mr. Kruger, George Costanza's boss from the American sitcom ''Seinfeld'' * Natsuki Kruger, a character from the manga and anime ''My Otome'' * Victor Kruger, from the British fantasy-action film '' Highlander'' * Sebastian Kruger (Head of Coalescence) from Call Of Duty Black Ops 3.

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