Claus
Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name
- Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), a German officer who, along with others, attempted to assassinate Hitler in 1944
- Johann "Claus" Snowstorm (born 1927) A member of the historical and modern Terror Association
- Claus von Amsberg, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (1926–2002)
- Claus von Bülow (born 1926), British socialite accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny von Bülow
- Claus Clausen (disambiguation), three people of that name
- Claus Bech Jørgensen (born 1976), Danish-born Faroese footballer
- Claus Jørgensen (athlete) (born 1974), Danish race walker
- Claus Larsen (disambiguation), three people of that name
- Claus Lundekvam (born 1973), Norwegian former footballer
- Claus Moser, Baron Moser (born 1922), British statistician
- Claus Nielsen (born 1964), Danish former football striker
- Claus Norreen (born 1970), Danish musician with the band Aqua, and record producer
- Claus Offe (born 1940), political sociologist
- Claus Ogerman (born 1930), German arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer
- Claus Sluter (1340s-1405 or 1406), Dutch sculptor
- Claus Spreckels (1828-1908), major industrialist in Hawai'i and California
- Claus Thomsen (born 1970), Danish former footballer
- Claus Toksvig (1929-1988), Danish journalist, broadcaster and politician
Surname
- Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835–1899), zoologist
- Daniel Claus (1727-1787), a commissioner of Indian affairs and a Loyalist during the American Revolution
- Emile Claus (1849–1924), Belgian painter, inventor of the Luminism style of Impressionistic painting
- Hildrun Claus (born 1939), German former athlete
- Hugo Claus (1929–2008), Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director
- Karl Ernst Claus or Carl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Livonian chemist and naturalist, discoverer of the element ruthenium
- Roland Claus (born 1954), German politician
Fictional characters
- Santa Claus
- Mrs. Claus, Santa's wife
- Claus, in the Nintendo game Mother 3
- Claus, in the advertising campaign for Palm Centro
See also
- Claus process, the major process for removing elemental S from H2S gas
- Claus, California, an unincorporated town
- Klaus (disambiguation)
- Clauss