Klaus
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Klaus is a German given name and surname:
[edit] Notable people whose family name is Klaus
- Billy Klaus, baseball player
- Frank Klaus, German-American boxer, 1913 Middleweight Champion
- Josef Klaus, Chancellor of Austria 1966–1970
- Karl Klaus, Russian chemist (1796–1864)
- Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic
[edit] Others
- Brother Klaus, Swiss patron saint
- Klaus Barbie, a Nazi Soldier
- Klaus Baudelaire - A fictional character from A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
- Klaus Bargsten, captain and sole survivor of the sunken U-boat U-521 in World War 2.
- Klaus Fluoride, bassist of the Dead Kennedys
- Klaus Kinski, German actor
- Klaus Meine, lead singer of German hard rock band The Scorpions
- Klaus Karrel, a Nazi soldier.
- Klaus Nomi, otherworldly entertainer
- Klaus Voormann, artist, musician, and record producer who was associated with the early days of The Beatles
- Klaus, the talking fish from American Dad!
- Klaus, Dieter's "limited" pet monkey on the Saturday Night Live skit "Sprockets"
[edit] Places
- Klaus, Vorarlberg
- Klaus, Upper Austria