Kraus
Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:
- Adalbert Kraus, German tenor
- Adam Kraus, American footballer
- Adolf Kraus, lawyer and Jewish leader
- Adolph Robert Kraus, American sculptor
- Alanna Kraus, Canadian speed skater
- Albert Kraus, Dutch welterweight kickboxer
- Alfredo Kraus, Spanish opera singer
- Barbara Kraus, Austrian physicist
- Bill Kraus, American homosexual rights and AIDS activist
- Brigitte Kraus, German middle distance runner
- Bruce Kraus, American politician and businessman
- Charles A. Kraus, American chemist
- Charles Kraus , American clown, magician, writer, and comedian
- Chris Kraus , American writer and filmmaker
- Chris Kraus , German author and filmmaker
- Christian Jakob Kraus, German linguist
- Daniel Kraus
- Detlef Kraus, German pianist
- Dick Kraus, American educator and politician
- Engelbert Kraus, German football player
- Ernst Kraus, German tenor
- Ezra Jacob Kraus, American botanist and horticulturist
- Felix von Kraus, Austrian singer
- Franz Kraus, Israeli graphic designer
- Franz Xaver Kraus, German Catholic priest
- Friedrich Kraus, Bohemian Austrian physician
- Georg Melchior Kraus, German painter
- Gertrud Kraus, Israeli modern dancer
- Gregor Kraus, German botanist
- Hans Kraus, Austrian-American physician and rock climber
- Hans-Georg Kraus, German footballer
- Hans P. Kraus, German-American antiquarian book dealer
- Hans-Werner Kraus, German U-boat commander
- Hansi Kraus, German actor
- Henry Kraus, American historian
- Herbert Kraus, German professor of international law
- Ilona Vincze-Kraus, Hungarian-Israeli classical piano teacher
- Jacob Kraus, Dutch politician
- Jillian Kraus, American water polo player
- Jody Kraus, American lawyer
- Joe Kraus, American businessman
- John D. Kraus, American electrical engineer
- Joseph Martin Kraus, German-Swedish classical composer
- Józef Antoni Kraus, German sculptor
- Katja Kraus, German footballer
- Karl Kraus , Austrian writer
- Kevin Kraus, German footballer
- Kraus, New Zealand musician and composer
- Lili Kraus, Hungarian pianist
- Marianne Kraus, German painter, drafter and writer
- Melanie Kraus, German long-distance runner
- Michael Kraus
- Milton Kraus, American politician
- Nadine Kraus, German footballer
- Nicola Kraus, American novelist
- Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist
- Ognjen Kraus, Croatian physician and Jewish community leader
- Oliver Kraus, English musician
- Oskar Kraus, Czech philosopher
- Otakar Kraus, Czech baritone
- Otto Kraus, German zoologist
- Patricia Kraus, Spanish singer
- Paul Kraus , Arabist researcher
- Peter Kraus, German singer
- Peter S. Kraus, American businessman
- Philip Kraus, American operatic baritone and stage director
- Richard E. Kraus, United States Marine
- Robert Kraus, American children's author, cartoonist, and publisher
- Sarit Kraus, Israeli computer scientist
- Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter, and musician
- Shmulik Kraus, Israeli actor and pop-rock singer and composer
- Sonya Kraus, German television presenter
- Tadeusz Kraus, Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
- Tomáš Kraus, Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
- Viorel Kraus, Romanian footballer
- Živa Kraus, Croatian painter
- Will Kraus, American politician
- Wolfgang Kraus, German football player
- Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter
Fictional characters
- Johann Kraus, a character in the Hellboy universe
