Kraft (family name)
Kraft is a German-speaking family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Adam Kraft (1455 / 60–1509), German sculptor and builder
- Adam Kraft (publisher) (1898–1976), Sudeten German publisher, painter and graphic artist
- Adolf Kraft (1861–1928), Swiss doctor and politician
- Adolph Kraft-Behrens , German watch manufacturer, founder of Kraft-Behrens
- Alfons Kraft (politician) (1912–1971), German MP
- Alfons Kraft (legal scholar) (1928–2013), German lawyer, legal scholar and university professor
- Andreas Kraft (1708–1780), German violin maker
- Anna Kraft (* 1985), German sports journalist
- Anton Kraft (1752–1820), Bohemian cellist
- Armin Kraft (* 1941), German Protestant theologian
- August Kraft (missionary) (1863–1928), German free church missionary and revival preacher
- August Kraft (Jehovah's Witness) (1886–1940), Country Director of Jehovah's Witnesses in Austria
- August Kraft (politician) (1891–1957), Austrian politician and functionary
B.
- Bastian Kraft (* 1980), German theater director
- Benedikt Kraft (1888–1963), German university professor for New Testament exegesis in Eichstätt and Bamberg
- Bodo Kraft (painter) (* 1951), German painter and draftsman
- Bodo Kraft (computer scientist) (* 1972), German computer scientist and university professor at the FH Aachen in Jülich
- Brigitte Nowatzke-Kraft (* 1949), German artist
C.
- Carl Kraft (politician) (1874–1952), German farmer and politician (SPD)
- Carl Kraft-Graf (1883–1941), Swiss industrial manager
- Carl Eduard Kraft (1795–1880), Austrian kk state-privileged mechanic
- Carl Friedrich Kraft (1851–1912), German architect
- Christopher C. Kraft (1924–2019), American aerospace engineer
- Claudia Kraft (* 1968), German historian
D.
- Daniel Hoch-Kraft (* 1978), German bobsleigh driver
- David Kraft (* 1990), Austrian soccer player
- Dennis Kraft (* 1981), German racing cyclist
- Detlef Kraft (* 1950), German sculptor
- Dieter Kraft (engineer) (* 1936), German engineer, university professor and correspondence chess player
- Dieter Kraft (soccer player) (* 1940), German soccer player
- Dieter Kraft (theologian) (* 1949), German theologian
- Dietrich Kraft (* 1937), Austrian allergist and immunologist
E.
- Edwin Arthur Kraft (1883–1962), American organist and composer
- Emil Kraft (politician, 1865) (1865–1931), Austrian politician, Minister of Commerce, member of the National Council
- Emil Kraft (Senator) (1871–1943), German timber merchant and Senator for the city of Wunstorf
- Emil Kraft (politician, 1898) (1898–1982), German politician (SPD), MdL Lower Saxony
- Emily Kraft (* 2002), German-Irish soccer player
- Erika Kraft (* 1931), German figure skater
- Ernest Anton Kraft (1880–1962), Austrian mechanical engineer
- Ernst Kraft (1924-2001), German politician (CDU)
- Esther Kraft (* 1990), German actress
- Eva Frodl-Kraft (1916–2011), Austrian art historian and monument curator
- Evelyne Kraft (1951–2009), Swiss actress
F.
- Florian Kraft (* 1998), German soccer player
- Friedrich Kraft (politician) (1807–1874), German judge and politician, MdL Hessen
- Friedrich Kraft (pastor) (1904–1970), German pastor of the Confessing Church
- Friedrich Kraft (journalist) (* 1944), German journalist and university lecturer
- Friedrich Karl Kraft (1786–1866), German classical philologist and lexicographer
- Fritz Gerhard Kraft (1884–1950), German archivist and genealogist
G
- Georg Kraft (prehistoric) (1894–1944), German prehistoric
- Georg Andreas Kraft (also Georg Andreas Krafft ; 1660–1726), German composer
- Gerald F. Kraft (1928–2003), American zoologist and entomologist
- Gerhard Kraft (biophysicist) (* 1941), German biophysicist
- Gerhard Kraft (* 1944), German soccer player
- Gisela Kraft (1936–2010), German writer and translator
- Günter Kraft (* 1972), Member of the Lower Austrian State Parliament (SPÖ)
- Günther Kraft (1907–1977), German musicologist and university professor
- Gustav Kraft (1823–1898), German forest scientist
H
- Hannelore Kraft (* 1961), German politician (SPD) and Prime Minister of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Hannes Kraft (1909–1983), German songwriter
- Hans Kraft (painter) (1895–1978), German painter, commercial artist and art teacher
- Hans Kraft (* 1947), German politician and member of the state parliament (SPD)
- Hanspeter Kraft (* 1944), mathematician and professor at the University of Basel
- Heinrich Kraft (politician, 1867) (1867–1945), German doctor and politician (DDP), MdL Saxony
- Heinrich Kraft (politician, 1903) (1903–1971), German politician (SPD)
- Heinrich Kraft (theologian) (1918–1998), German theologian and church historian
- Heinz Kraft (engineer) (1898 – after 1950), German engineer
- Heinz Kraft (historian) (1909–1981), German archivist and historian
- Helmut Kraft (* 1958), Austrian football player and coach
- Helmut Kraft (veterinary surgeon) (1927-2010), German veterinary surgeon
- Herbert Kraft (1886–1946), German NSDAP politician
- Herbert Kraft (literary scholar) (* 1938), German professor for modern German literature
- Hermann Kraft (* 1941), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
- Holger Kraft (* 1968/1969), German finance / economist and university professor
I.
- Ingo Kraft (* 1961), German lawyer and judge at the Federal Administrative Court
- Isaak Christian Kraft (1727 – around 1791), Protestant theologian and spiritual poet
- Ivonne Kraft (* 1970), German mountain biker
J
- James Lewis Kraft (1874–1953), Canadian-American entrepreneur
- Jens Kraft (1720–1765), Danish philosopher
- Johann Kraft (pomologist) (1738–1808), Austrian pomologist
- Johann Daniel Kraft , German businessman and alchemist
- Johann Jakob Kraft (1808–1884), German Catholic theologian and clergyman, auxiliary bishop in Trier
- Johann Melchior Kraft (also Krafft ; 1673–1751), German Lutheran theologian
- Johannes Kraft (1922-2010), German painter
- Josef Kraft (1879–1945), Austrian archivist
- Julius Kraft (sociologist) (1898–1960), German sociologist
- Julius Kraft-Kinz (1925–2018), Austrian surgeon
- Julius HW Kraft (1917–2008), German graphic artist and farmhouse lobbyist
- Jürgen Kraft (1951–2002), German racing cyclist
K
- Karen Kraft (* 1969), American rower
- Karin Kraft (* 1952), German professor of naturopathy
- Karl Kraft (SA member) (1893 – after 1945), German SA leader, most recently with the rank of SA group leader
- Karl Kraft (1903–1978), German organist and composer
- Kilian Kraft (* 1983), German handball player
- Konrad Kraft (1920–1970), German ancient historian and numismatist
- Kurt Kraft (* 1927), Austrian politician (ÖVP)
L.
- Leonhard Kraft (1876–1965), German architect and government master builder
- Ludwig Kraft (1900–1991), German NSDAP politician and Lord Mayor of Remscheid
- Ludwig Kraft (Nassau-Saarbrücken) (1663–1713), German count in French service
M.
- Maja Kraft (* 1983), Polish pop singer
- Marie Kraft (1886–1972), German politician (SPD)
- Martin Kraft (* 1945), Swiss artist and art critic
- Maximilian von Kraft (1844–1918), Austrian engineer
- Michael Kraft (musician) (* 1962), German musician
- Michael Kraft (soccer player) (* 1966), German soccer player
- Michail Kraft , German sports acrobat
- Milan Kraft (* 1980), Czech ice hockey player
N
- Nikolai Ossipowitsch Kraft (1798–1857), Russian railway engineer and university professor
- Nina Kraft (1968–2020), German triathlete
- Nina Kraft (presenter) (* 1985), Austrian television and radio presenter
O
- Ole Bjørn Kraft (1893–1980), Danish politician
- Oliver Kraft (Manager) (* 1962), German business IT specialist and railway manager
- Oliver Kraft (materials scientist) (* 1964), German materials scientist and university professor
- Otto Kraft (1900 – after 1979), German painter and graphic artist
P
- Paul Kraft (1914–2008), German soccer player
- Peter Kraft (1929-2003), German politician (SPD)
- Peter Kraft (painter) (* 1935), German painter
- Peter Schultze-Kraft (* 1937), German translator and writer
- Philip Kraft (* 1969), German fragrance chemist
- Philipp Kraft (* 1978), German entrepreneur and company founder
- Philippa Kraft (* 1975), former German abbess
R.
- Rainer Kraft (lawyer) ( Rainer Maria Kraft ; * 1955), Austrian lawyer
- Rainer Kraft (soccer coach) (* 1962), German soccer coach
- Rainer Kraft (politician) (* 1974), German chemist and politician (AfD)
- Rainer Schultze-Kraft (* 1941), German agricultural scientist and university professor
- Ralf Kraft (* 1957), German soccer player
- Randy Steven Kraft (* 1945), American serial killer
- Robert Kraft (writer) (1869–1916), German writer
- Robert Kraft (soccer coach) (1894–1973), German soccer coach
- Robert Kraft (filmmaker) (* 1955), American film composer, screenwriter and producer
- Robert K. Kraft (* 1942), American entrepreneur and sports lobbyist
- Robert Paul Kraft (1927–2015), American astronomer
- Rudolf Kraft (physician) (1893 – after 1956), Austrian surgeon
- Rudolf Kraft (historian) , German historian
- Rudolf Kraft (politician) (* 1923), German politician (CDU)
- Rudolf Kraft (soccer player) (* 1939), German soccer player
- Ruth Kraft (pseudonym of Ruth Bussenius , 1920–2015), German writer
- Ryan Kraft (* 1975), American ice hockey player
S.
- Sammi Kane Kraft (1992–2012), American actress, musician and baseball player
- Sebastian Kraft (* 1974), German actor
- Sigisbert Kraft (1927-2006), German Old Catholic bishop
- Sigrid Kraft (* 1970), German fantasy writer
- Simon Kraft (1805–1872), member of the state parliament, Grand Duchy of Hesse
- Stefan Kraft (politician) (1884–1959), Yugoslav-German politician and association official
- Stefan Kraft (ski jumper) (* 1993), Austrian ski jumper
- Stephan Kraft (* 1968), German university professor for modern German literature
T
- Thomas Kraft (lute maker) (around 1670–1723), German lute maker
- Thomas Kraft (writer) (* 1959), German writer, literary critic and cultural manager
- Thomas Kraft (soccer player) (* 1988), German soccer goalkeeper
V
- Vahur Kraft (* 1961), Estonian financial economist
- Victor Kraft (1880–1975), Austrian scientific theorist, philosopher and state librarian
- Viktor Kraft (1912–1998), Austrian architect, painter and writer
W.
- Waldemar Kraft (1898–1977), German politician (GB / BHE, CDU)
- Walter Kraft (1905–1977), German organist and composer
- Werner Kraft (1896–1991), German writer
- Werner Kraft (politician) (* 1922), German politician (NDPD)
- Wilhelm Kraft (politician, 1884) (1884–1945), German politician (SPD), mayor of Haßlinghausen
- Wilhelm Kraft (politician, 1892) (1892–1962), German politician (FDP), MdL Hessen
- William Kraft (composer) (born 1923), American musician and composer
- William Eduard Kraft († 1878), German manor owner and politician
- Wolfgang Kraft (* 1953), German educator and head of the Baden-Württemberg media center
Z
- Zdenko von Kraft (actually Kraft Edler von Helmhacker ; 1886–1979), Austrian writer