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