Kraus
Kraus (German for curly) is a common surname. It may refer to:
People
- Adalbert Kraus (born 1937), a 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 (born 1977), Canadian speed skater
- Albert Kraus, Dutch welterweight kickboxer
- Alfredo Kraus, a Spanish opera singer
- Anton Kraus - Ukrainian General
- Arthur J. Kraus - a professor of social philosophy at City College of New York
- Bill Kraus (1947 - 1986), American gay rights and AIDS activist
- Brigitte Kraus (born 1956), German middle distance runner
- Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman
- Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist
- Charles Kraus (clown) (born 1946), American clown, magician, writer, and comedian
- Chris Kraus (American writer)
- Chris Kraus (filmmaker)
- Christian Jakob Kraus (1753-1807), economist
- Daniel Kraus (born 1984), German footballer
- Detlef Kraus (1919 – 2008), German pianist
- Dick Kraus (born 1937), American educator and politician
- Engelbert Kraus (born 1934), German football player
- Ernst Kraus (1863 – 1941), German tenor
- Felix von Kraus (1870 - 1937), Austrian singer
- Franz Kraus (1905 – 1998), Israeli graphic designer
- Franz Xaver Kraus (1840 – 1901), German Catholic priest
- Friedrich Kraus, Bohemian Austrian physician
- Georg Melchior Kraus (1737 - 1806), German painter
- Gertrud Kraus (1901 - 1977), pioneer of modern dance in Israel
- Gregor Kraus (1841 – 1915), German botanist
- Gregory Kraus- rugby player
- Hans Kraus (1905–1995), pioneer of modern rock climbing
- Hans-Georg Kraus (born 1949), German footballer
- Hans P. Kraus (1907-1988), antiquarian book dealer
- Hans-Werner Kraus (1915 – 1990), German U-boat commander
- Hansi Kraus (born 1952), actor
- Henry Kraus (1906 - 1995), American historian
- Herbert Kraus (1884-1962), German professor of international law
- Ilona Vincze-Kraus (1902 - 1998), classical piano teacher
- Jacob Kraus (1861-1951), Dutch politician
- Jillian Kraus (born 1986), American water polo player
- Jody Kraus, American lawyer
- Joe Kraus, founder of Excite ,JotSpot and DigitalConsumer.org
- John D. Kraus, an American Electrical Engineer
- Joseph Martin Kraus (1756 – 1792), a classical composer
- Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
- Karl Kraus, Austrian writer
- Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
- Lili Kraus, Hungarian pianist
- Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner
- Michael Kraus (born 1984), American soccer player
- Michael Kraus (minister), Canadian entrepreneur and minister
- Milton Kraus (1866 - 1942), American politician
- Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer
- Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist
- Nina Kraus, American neuroscientists
- Oliver Kraus (born 1970), English musician
- Oskar Kraus, Czech philosopher
- Otakar Kraus (1909-1980), Czech (later British) baritone
- Patricia Kraus (born 1965), Spanish singer
- Paul Kraus, mesothelioma survivor
- Paul Kraus (Arabist) (1900-1944) Brilliant Arabist researcher
- Peter Kraus, singer
- Philip Kraus (born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director
- Richard E. Kraus (1925 - 1944), United States Marine
- Robert Kraus (1925 – 2001), American children's author , cartoonist and publisher
- Sarit Kraus (born 1960), Israeli computer scientist
- Scott Kraus, American rock singer-songwriter
- Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter and musician
- Shmulik Kraus, (born in 1935) is an Israeli actor and Pop-Rock singer and composer
- Sonya Kraus, German television presenter
- Tadeusz Kraus, Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
- Tim Kraus (born 1987), American ice hockey player
- Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
- Viorel Kraus, Romanian footballer
- Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician
- Wolfgang Kraus (born 1953), German football player
- Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
Companies
Kraus Flooring, carpet manufacturing and flooring distribution company
Other
See also