Krüger, Krueger or Kruger (without the umlaut Ü) are German surnames originating from '' Krüger'', meaning

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Central German Central German or Middle German (german: mitteldeutsche Dialekte, mitteldeutsche Mundarten, Mitteldeutsch) is a group of High German dialects spoken from the Rhineland in the west to the former eastern territories of Germany. Central German di ...

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Upper German Upper German (german: Oberdeutsch ) 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 G ...

. The last name Krüger with umlaut dots is widespread in Germany with some 155,000 people bearing this last name, whereas the form without umlaut dots is widespread in

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with some 65,000 people, in the US with some 20,000 people and in Brazil with some 14,000 people. In all other countries both forms have less than 5,000 people bearing it.Forebears.io: "Kruger"
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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 con ...

(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 (born 1963), English Olympic decathlete *

Alma Kruger Alma Kruger (September 13, 1871 – April 5, 1960) was an American actress. Career Born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1871 (or 1868 according to other sources), Kruger had a long career on stage before appearing in films. From 1907 to 1935 ...

(1871–1960), American stage and film actress *

Anne Osborn Krueger Anne Osborn Krueger (; born February 12, 1934) is an American economist. She was the World Bank Chief Economist from 1982 to 1986, and the first deputy managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) from 2001 to 2006. She is currently ...

(born 1934), American economist * Anton Robert Krueger (born 1971), South African writer *

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 collage style that consists of black-and-white photographs, overlaid with declarative captio ...

(born 1945), American conceptual artist * Bernhard Krüger (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 was the last Democrat t ...

(1935-2022), American politician *

Bradley Kruger Bradley Kruger (born 17 September 1988 in Pretoria, South Africa) is a Netherlands cricketer. He has a shirt number of 21. 2011 World Cup Kruger was part of the Dutch squad at the 2011 World Cup held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh ...

(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 bec ...

(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 t ...

(born 1962), Australian writer *

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

(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 Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. T ...

(1915–1973), Nicaraguan singer and poet *

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 - 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 po ...

(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. Migration to Australia from Germany ...

, 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 war criminal and paramilitary commander acting as a high-ranking member of the SA and the SS. Between 1939 and 1943 he was the Higher SS and Police Leader in the General Govern ...

(1894–1945), Nazi official *

Garnett Kruger Garnett John-Peter Kruger (born 5 January 1977) is a South African cricketer. Kruger started his first-class cricket career in 1997–98 for Eastern Province B, moving up to the A team in 1999–2000. In 2003–04 he played for Gauteng, before mo ...

(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 increa ...

(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 ...

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

Lehman Brothers Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. ( ) was an American global financial services firm founded in 1847. Before Bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, filing for bankruptcy in 2008, Lehman was the fourth-largest investment bank in the United States (behind Gol ...

Helen Barbara Kruger Helen Barbara Kruger (July 29, 1913 – April 7, 2006) also known as Bobbie Nudie, was an American apparel designer and retailer. Kruger was born in Mankato, Minnesota. She met her future husband Nudie Cohn at her parents’ boarding house. H ...

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

Jack Kruger Timothy John Kruger (born October 26, 1994) is an American professional baseball catcher who is a free agent. He has played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Angels. Amateur career Kruger attended Oaks Christian School in Westla ...

(born 1994), American baseball player *

Jbe' Kruger James Barry 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. He is known professi ...

(born 1986), South African golfer * Jeffrey Kruger (1931–2014), British entertainment business executive *

Jim Krueger Jim Krueger () is an 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, and has described a fateful t ...

, American comic book writer and novelist *

Jimmy Kruger James Thomas Kruger (20 December 1917 – 9 May 1987) was a South African-born politician who was part of the conservative National Party government which championed apartheid. He rose to the position of Minister of Justice and the Police in t ...

(1917–1987), South African minister of justice and the police *

Joseph Kruger Joseph A. Kruger (c.1869 – December 21, 1927) was an American–Canadian businessman. He founded Kruger Inc. in 1904, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The privately owned pulp and paper industry company continues today, and employs 10,500 people inte ...

( 1869–1927), American-Canadian businessman *

Kandace Krueger Kandace Gayle Krueger Matthews (born May 27, 1976) is an American journalist, singer, TV Host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2001 and represented the United States in the Miss Universe 2001 where she placed second runner-up. She i ...

(born 1976), Miss USA 2001 * Karl-Heinz Krüger (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 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian singer, actress and composer. Career Krüger's first TV appearance was at the age of 11, in a youth show called ''Halvsju''. She got her breakthrough in 1988, first by ...

(born 1970), Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist * Kelly Kruger (born 1982), Canadian actress *

Leondra Kruger Leondra Reid Kruger (born July 28, 1976) is an American judge who is 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 clerked fo ...

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

Liz Krueger Elizabeth Krueger (born November 20, 1957) is a member of the New York State Senate, representing District 28 on the East Side of Manhattan. First elected in a special election in 2002, Krueger is a Democrat. Background Krueger was born in New ...

(born 1957), American politician *

Lon Kruger Lonnie Duane Kruger (born August 19, 1952) is a retired American college and professional basketball coach who was most recently the men's basketball head coach of the University of Oklahoma. Kruger played college basketball for Kansas State Uni ...

(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 ...

(born 1996), German politician * Luise Krüger (1915–2001), German javelin athlete *

Maynard C. Krueger Maynard C. Krueger (January 16, 1906 – December 20, 1991) was an American socialist politician and an economics professor at the University of Chicago. He is best remembered as the 1940 Vice Presidential nominee of the Socialist Party of Ameri ...

(1906–1991), American politician and academic * Michael Krüger (footballer) (born 1954), German footballer and manager *

Mitchell Krueger Mitchell Krueger (born January 12, 1994) is an American tennis player. Krueger has a career-high singles ranking by the Association of Tennis Professionals (ATP) of world No. 135, achieved on 18 July 2022. He also has a career-high ATP doubles ...

(born 1994), American tennis player *

Myron W. Krueger Myron Krueger (born 1942 in Gary, Indiana) is an American computer artist who developed early interactive works. He is also considered to be one of the first generation virtual reality and augmented reality researchers. While earning a Ph.D. ...

(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 matinee idol, who established a niche as a charming villain in films, such as Hitchcock's ''Saboteur''. He also appeared in CBS's ''Perry Mason'' a ...

(1885–1974), American actor *

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

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

Kruger National Park Kruger National Park is a South African National Park and one of the largest game reserves in Africa. It covers an area of in the provinces of Limpopo and Mpumalanga in northeastern South Africa, and extends from north to south and from ea ...

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 Af ...

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. Following the discovery of gold on the Witwatersrand, a need arose for a major town in the west ...

- town in Gauteng province * Peter Krüger, 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 scientifi ...

(1580–1639), German mathematician, astronomer and polymath *

Rayne Kruger Charles Rayne Kruger (29 January 1922 – 21 December 2002) was a South African author and property developer. Charles Rayne Kruger was born on 29 January 1922 in Queenstown, in the Eastern Cape, the son of an unmarried 17-year-old daughter o ...

(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 June 30, 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 spre ...

(born 1963), caricaturist *

Sonia Kruger Sonia Melissa Kruger (born 28 August 1965) is an Australian television presenter and media personality, who has been a prominent figure in the media for over 20 years. Kruger is currently the host of '' Big Brother Australia'' and a presenter o ...

(born 1965), Australian television presenter *

Vanessa Krüger Vanessa Krüger (born 17 March 1991) is a German actress, known for her roles in films such as ''French for Beginners'', ''42plus'', and ''The Prize''. Early life and career Krüger was born and grew up in Berlin. At the age of 13, she pursued ...

(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

Fictional characters

* Agent Kruger, from the American dystopian film ''

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

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

Power Rangers S.P.D. ''Power Rangers S.P.D.'' is the thirteenth season of the television series, ''Power Rangers'', and is based on the 28th Super Sentai series ''Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger''. The season shares its title with the Korean dub of ''Dekaranger'' in South ...

'' * 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 the twenty-eighth production of the ''Super Sentai'' metaseries produced by Toei Company, Toei. It aired as a part of TV Asahi's 2004 Super Hero Time block with ''Kamen Rider Blade''. The action footage from the show was used for the American ...

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

Freddy Krueger Freddy Krueger () is a fictional character and the primary antagonist in the ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' film series. He was created by Wes Craven and made his debut in Craven's ''A Nightmare on Elm Street'' (1984) as the malevolent spirit ...

, 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 This article is a list of fictional characters who appear in the ''My-HiME'' series. Note that while most of these characters appear in both the ''My-HiME'' anime and manga series, their roles and relationships differ. Fuka Academy students High ...

, 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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