Kruger

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Krüger, Kruger or Krueger without the Umlaut (diacritic) Ü are surnames originating from de:Krüger, meaning tavern-keeper in Low Saxon or potter in High German.

Notable people with the surname include:

[edit] People

• Anne O. Krueger, an IMF official
• Barbara Kruger
• Bernhard Krüger
• Bob Krueger, American politician
• Carl Kruger
• Diane Kruger, German model/actress
• Erwin Krüger
• Frantz Kruger
• Friedrich Wilhelm Krüger, a Nazi official
• Garnett Kruger, South African cricketer
• Hans Krüger
• Hardy Krüger, German actor
• Helen Barbara Kruger
• Heli Kruger
• Ivar Kreuger
• Jimmy Kruger, South African minister of justice
• Joseph Kruger
• Karl-Heinz Krüger
• Karoline Krüger
• Kelly Kruger
• Lon Kruger
• Luise Krüger
• Maynard C. Krueger, a professor
• Myron W. Krueger, American computer artist and pioneer in the fields of virtual and augmented reality
• Otto Kruger
• Paul Kruger (Stephanus Johannes Paul Kruger), a Boer leader, for whom are named
  • Kruger House
  • Kruger National Park
  • Krugerrand
  • Krugersdorp - town in the Transvaal
• Peter Krüger or Peter Crüger (1580—1639), German mathematician, astronomer and polymath
• Sebastian Kruger, caricaturist
• Sonia Kruger
• Wade Chris Krueger, American neo-Nazi
• Walter Krueger, US Army general

[edit] Fictional characters

• Freddy Krueger, from A Nightmare On Elm Street
• H. Maximillian Kruger, from Wing Commander
• Mr. Kruger, George Costanza's boss on Seinfeld

[edit] See also

• Battle at Kruger, the video footage.
• Kruger 60, a star in the constellation Cepheus.
• Kruger Inc
• Cruger disambiguation page