Kraus

Kraus is a German family name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a nickname that originally referred to the curly hair of the name bearer. More at Krause .

variants

Krauss , Krausz , Craus; for more see Krause . See also Crusius .
Knight of Kraus

Name bearer

A.

Adalbert Kraus (* 1937), German singer (tenor)
Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), American lawyer and association official of Bohemian-Austrian origin
Agnes Kraus (actually Irmgard Agnes Friederike Krause ; 1911–1995), German actress
Alanna Kraus (* 1977), Canadian short tracker
Albert Kraus (* 1980), Dutch martial artist
Alessandro Kraus ( Alessandro Kraus the Younger ; 1853–1931), Italian musical instrument scholar, ethnomusicologist and pianist
Alexander Kraus (pianist) ( Alessandro Kraus the Elder ; 1820–1904), German-Italian pianist, musicologist and collector of musical instruments
Alexander Kraus (historian) (* 1976), German historian
Alfred von Kraus (1824–1909), Austrian field marshal lieutenant
Alfred Kraus (1899–1979), German chemist
Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish singer and singing teacher
Alois Kraus (1840–1926), Austrian taxidermist and zoo director
Andi Kraus (* 1974), German comedian, see your mothers
Andreas Kraus (1922–2012), German historian
Angelika Kraus (* 1950), German swimmer
Anna Kraus-Wranitzky (1801-1851), Austrian singer
Anni Kraus (1897–1986), Austrian writer
Annie Kraus (1900–1991), German writer and translator
Anton Kraus (instrument maker) (1813–1901), German woodwind instrument maker
Anton Joseph Emanuel Kraus (1777–1860), Austrian diplomat and civil servant
Antonia Kraus (* 1995), German author
Arthur Kraus (astronomer) (1854–1930), Czech astronomer, athlete and entrepreneur
Arthur Kraus , a pseudonym of Joseph W. Sarno (1921-2010), American director
August Kraus (painter, 1812) (1812–1910), Austrian painter
August Kraus (painter, 1849) (1849–1926), Austrian painter
August Kraus (painter, 1852) (1852–1917), German painter
August Kraus (sculptor) (1868–1934), German sculptor

B.

Barbara Kraus (* 1967), German organist
Benedikt Kraus (1725 – before 1813), Austrian composer
Bente Kraus (* 1989), German speed skater, see Bente Pflug
Bernd Kraus (* 1966/1967), German business manager
Bernhard Kraus (1828–1887), Austrian doctor
Björn Kraus (* 1969), German epistemologist and social scientist
Brigitte Kraus (* 1956), German athlete

C.

Carl Kraus (agricultural scientist) (1851–1918), German crop scientist and plant breeder

Carl von Kraus (1868–1952), Austrian Germanist

Carl Kraus (art historian) (* 1959), Italian-Austrian art historian

Charles Kraus (actor) (around 1865–1931), Hungarian-American actor

Charles Kraus (comedian) (born 1946), American comedian, author and magician

Charles August Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist

Chris Kraus (writer) (* 1955), American writer and filmmaker

Chris Kraus (director) (* 1963), German author and film director

Christian Kraus (author) (* 1971), German writer

Christian Kraus (fencer) (* 1978), German fencer

Christian Jakob Kraus (1753–1807), German philosopher and economist

Christina Shuttleworth Kraus (* 1958), American classical philologist

D.

Dagmara Kraus (* 1981), German poet and translator
Daniel Kraus (* 1984), German soccer goalkeeper
Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist
Dieter Kraus (* 1972), German saxophonist
Dietmar Kraus (* 1970), German film editor

E.

Eberhard Kraus (1931–2003), German organist
Edith Kraus (1913–2013), Israeli-Czech pianist
Eduard von Kraus (1818–1899), German major general
Edward H. Kraus (1875–1973), American mineralogist and crystallographer
Egon Kraus (1912–2001), German music teacher
Elisabeth Kraus (* 1956), German historian
Ellen Kraus-Mackiw (* 1934), German ophthalmologist and university professor
Else C. Kraus (1899–1978), German pianist
Emil Kraus (1893–1972), German politician (SPD)
Emilie Kraus von Wolfsberg ( the dog countess ; 1785–1845), Austrian lover of Emperor Napoléon I.
Engelbert Kraus (1934-2016), German soccer player
Engelbert Kraus (politician) (1901–1974), German politician (CSU)
Engelbert Kraus (film editor) , German film editor
Ernst Kraus (singer) (1863-1941), German opera singer (tenor)
Ernst Kraus (composer) (1867–1945), Austrian composer and music theorist
Ernst Kraus (geologist) (1889–1970), German geologist
Ernst Wilhelm Kraus (1859–1943), Bohemian Germanist
Erwin Kraus (1894–1966), German politician (NSDAP)
Eva Kraus (art historian) (* 1971), German art historian and museum director
Eva Kraus , birth name of Eva K. Anderson (* 1977), Austrian singer-songwriter

F.

Felix von Kraus (medic) (1805–1875), Austrian military doctor
Felix von Kraus (singer) (1870–1937), Austrian singer
Felix Kraus (painter) (1887–1950), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Florian Kraus (* 1977), German chemist and university professor
Franz Kraus (cave explorer) (1834-1897), Austrian cave explorer
Franz Kraus (publisher) (1879–1962), Sudeten German publisher
Franz Kraus (SS member) (1903–1948), German SS Sturmbannführer
Franz Kraus (skier) (1913–1942), Czechoslovak ski jumper
Franz Kraus (politician) , Austrian politician (ÖVP), member of the Styrian state parliament
Franz Kraus (engineer) (* 1947), German electrical engineer and industrial manager
Franz Anton Kraus (1705–1752), German painter
Franz Dietrich Kraus (1667– ??), Swiss painter
Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German art and church historian
Fred Kraus (1912–1993), Austrian cabaret artist, actor, director and producer
Friedrich Kraus (artist) (1826–1894), German painter
Friedrich Kraus (medic) (1858–1936), Austrian medic
Friedrich Kraus (politician) (1903-1969), German politician (SPD)
Fritz Kraus (sculptor) (1874–1918), German sculptor
Fritz Kraus (journalist) (1903–1960), German journalist, literary critic and publicist
Fritz Rudolf Kraus (1910–1991), German ancient orientalist and university professor

G

Georg Kraus (theologian) (* 1938), German theologian
Georg Kraus (management consultant) (* 1965), German management consultant
Georg Kraus (soccer player) (* 1989), Austrian soccer goalkeeper
Georg Friedrich Kraus (1718–1784), German legal scholar
Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter and drawing teacher
Gerd Kraus (* 1967), German biologist
Gerhard Kraus (1871–1910), Baltic German sculptor and painter
Gertrud Kraus (1901–1977), Austrian-Israeli dancer and choreographer
Gregor Kraus (1841–1915), German botanist
Greta Kraus (1907–1998), Canadian pianist, harpsichordist and music teacher
Günter Kraus (1938 / 1939–2014), German painter and draftsman
Günther Kraus (engineer) (1914–1998), Austrian electrical engineer
Günther Kraus (1930–1988), Austrian artist, painter
Guntram Kraus , German ski jumper
Gustav Kraus (1804–1852), German lithographer

H

Hannelore Kraus (* 1939), German political scientist and pension manager in Frankfurt-Gutleutviertel

Hans Kraus (politician, 1879) (1879–1952), German politician (CSU)

Hans Kraus (puppeteer) (1923–1995), Austrian puppeteer

Hans Kraus (politician, 1939) (1939–2008), German local politician (CSU)

Hans Kraus (soccer player) (* 1943), German soccer player

Hans Kraus (painter) (* 1954), Austrian painter

Hans Kraus-Hübner (* 1941), German composer

Hans-Christof Kraus (* 1958), German historian

Hans-Georg Kraus (* 1949), German soccer player

Hans-Joachim Kraus (1918–2000), German Protestant theologian

Hans Otto Kraus (painter, 1896) (1896–?), German painter

Hans Otto Kraus (painter, 1907) (1907–1995), German painter

Hans Peter Kraus (1907–1988), bookseller, antiquarian and collector

Hans-Werner Kraus (1915–1990), German officer, lieutenant captain in the Navy

Hansi Kraus (* 1952), German actor

Heinrich Kraus (painter) (1899–1966), painter and copyist

Heinrich Kraus (theater scholar) (1923–2018), Austrian theater scholar

Heinrich Kraus (writer) (1932-2015), German writer

Heinrich Kraus von Elislago (1862–1932), Austrian Lieutenant Field Marshal

Heinz-Günter Kraus (* 1945), German physicist and politician (CDU)

Helmut Kraus (meteorologist) (1930–2019), German physicist and meteorologist

Helmut Kraus (soccer player) (* 1938), German soccer player

Helmut Kraus (speed skater) (* 1952), German speed skater and speed skating trainer

Henriette Kraus (* 1999), German ski jumper

Herbert Kraus (legal scholar) (1884–1965), German legal scholar and university professor

Herbert Kraus (economist) (1937–2018), Austrian economist and university professor

Herbert Kraus (military historian) , German naval officer and military historian

Herbert Alois Kraus (1911–2008), Austrian journalist and politician

Hermann Kraus (1888–1941), German politician

Hertha Kraus (1897–1968), German-American Quaker and social scientist

Honorius Kraus (1773-1850), Austrian clergyman

I.

Ivan Kraus (* 1939), Czech puppeteer, writer and screenwriter

J

Jakob Kraus (politician) (1861–1951), Dutch politician

Jakob Kraus (journalist) (1867–1930), Austrian journalist

Jakob Kraus (mechanic) , German auto mechanic

Jakob Kraus (resistance fighter) (1904–1943), German resistance fighter

Jan Kraus (* 1953), Czech actor, presenter, director and screenwriter

Janis Kraus (* 1989), German soccer player

Johann Kraus (architect) (1656–1715), German architect and Jesuit priest

Johann Kraus (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player

Johann Kraus (theologian) (1898–1980), German Catholic clergyman, church historian and patrologist

Johann Adam Kraus (1904–1992), German Catholic clergyman and historian

Johann Baptist Kraus (Benedictine) (1700–1762), German prince abbot
Johann Baptist Kraus (pastor) (1805-1893), German Catholic pastor
Johann Georg Kraus (1787–1868), German politician
Johann Georg Kraus (1879–1952), German economist and politician (CSU), see Hans Kraus (politician, 1879)
Johann Gottfried Kraus (also Krause ; 1680–1739), German legal scholar
Johann Gottlieb Kraus (also Krause ; 1684–1736), German historian and rhetorician
Johann Paul Kraus (1804–1865), German painter and art teacher
Johann Thomas Kraus (around 1696–1775), German miniature painter, draftsman, engraver and engineer
Johann Ulrich Kraus (1655–1719), German engraver and publisher, see Johann Ulrich Krauss
Johann Wenzel Kraus (1791–1849), Austrian painter
Johannes Kraus (1893–1969), German theologian and priest
John D. Kraus (1910-2004), American physicist
Joo Kraus (* 1966), German jazz trumpeter
Josef Kraus (politician, 1890) (1890–1971), Austrian farmer and politician (CSP, ÖVP)
Josef Kraus (politician, 1903) (1903 – after 1940), German politician (NSDAP)
Josef Kraus (badminton) , Czech badminton player
Josef Kraus (teacher) (* 1949), German educator and association official
Josef Kraus (ski jumper) , Czechoslovakian ski jumper
Joseph Kraus (politician) (1877–1939), German politician (MVP)
Joseph Kraus (conductor) (1922–2014), German church musician, conductor and composer
Joseph Anton Kraus († 1721), German sculptor in East Prussia
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish composer
Josy Kraus (1908–2001), Luxembourg cyclist
Jürgen Kraus (historian) (* 1951), German military historian and conservator
Jürgen Kraus (canoeist) (* 1987), German canoeist

K

Karin Kraus (* 1956), German social scientist, organizational developer and publicist
Karl Kraus (1874–1936), Austrian writer
Karl Kraus (folk song researcher) (1764–1826), German teacher and folk song researcher
Karl Kraus (SS member) , German SS Obersturmbannführer
Karl Kraus (physicist) (1938–1988), German physicist
Karl Kraus (geodesist) (1939-2006), German-Austrian geodesist
Karl Hermann Kraus (1941–1997), German painter, graphic artist and object artist
Karl Kraus (* 1959), Italian-Austrian art historian, author and curator, see Carl Kraus (art historian)
Karola Kraus (* 1961), German art historian
Katja Kraus (* 1970), German soccer player
Kevin Kraus (* 1980), German voice actor, actor and musical singer, see Björn Landberg
Kevin Kraus (* 1992), German soccer player
Klaus Karl-Kraus (* 1951), German cabaret artist
Konrad Kraus (architect) (1833–1886), German architect and writer
Konrad Kraus (pedagogue) (1850–1922), Austrian pedagogue and textbook author

L.

Lambert Kraus (1728–1790), German composer and religious
Lili Kraus (1905–1986), English pianist
Linus Kraus , German speaker, singer and voice actor
Ludwig Kraus (painter) (1829–1910), German painter
Ludwig Kraus (composer) (1897–1968), German composer and music director
Ludwig Kraus (racing driver) (1907–1987), German motorcycle racing driver
Ludwig Kraus (engineer) (1911–1997), German engineer
Ludwig Kraus von Krausdorf (1857–1930), Austrian major general

M.

Manfred Kraus (* 1928), German zoologist and director of the Nuremberg zoo
Mara Kraus (* 1925), an emigrant fleeing the Nazi regime and a writer
Maria Kraus-Boelté (1836–1918), German-American educator
Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter and lady-in-waiting
Marinus Kraus (* 1991), German ski jumper
Martin Kraus (* 1993), Austrian soccer player
Max Kraus (1913–2012), Austrian ENT doctor and collector
Matthias Kraus (1671–1706), German insurgent
Melanie Kraus (* 1974) German long-distance runner
Meta Kraus-Fessel (1884–1940), German anarchist
Michael Kraus (clergyman) (1908–2003), Canadian clergyman and entrepreneur
Michael Kraus (swimmer) (* 1955), German swimmer
Michael Kraus (singer) (* 1957), Austrian opera singer
Michael Kraus (tennis player) (* 1972), German tennis player
Michael Kraus (handball player) (* 1983), German handball player
Michael Kraus (soccer player) (* 1984), American soccer player
Michal Kraus (* 1979), Czech handball player
Milton Kraus (1866–1942), American politician

N

Nadine Kraus (* 1988), German soccer player
Nicholas Kraus (1942–2011), American coastal scientist
Nikolaus Kraus (politician) (* 1965), German farmer and politician (free voter), MdL Bavaria
Nikolaus Kraus (ice hockey player) (* 1996), Austrian ice hockey player
Noah Kraus (* 2001), German film actor and child actor
Norbert Kraus (* 1957), German sculptor

O

Ognjen Kraus (* 1945), Croatian doctor and Jewish functionary
Oliver Kraus (* 1970), German musician and composer
Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher
Ota Kraus (1909–2001), Czech writer and journalist
Ota B. Kraus (1921–2000), Czech writer and teacher
Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech-British singer (baritone)
Otto Kraus (author) (1835–1903?), German author, poet and reviewer
Otto Kraus (SS member) , German-Baltic SS-Sturmbannführer
Otto Kraus (mineralogist) (1905–1984), German mineralogist and conservationist
Otto Kraus (politician) (1908–2001), German trade unionist and economist
Otto Kraus (zoologist) (1930-2017), German zoologist

P

Patricia Kraus (* 1965), Spanish singer
Paul Kraus (science historian) (1904–1944), science historian and Arabist
Paul Kraus (ski jumper) (1917–1942), German ski jumper
Peter Kraus (* 1939), Austrian actor and singer
Peter Kraus (Gestapo) (1898–1954), German SS leader and Gestapo employee
Peter Kraus (athlete) (1932-2016), German athlete
Peter Kraus (hockey player) (* 1941), German hockey player
Peter Kraus (ice hockey player) (* 1973), German ice hockey player
Peter Kraus (politician) (* 1986), Austrian politician (GREEN)
Peter A. Kraus (* 1960), German political scientist
Petr Kraus (* 1966), Czech entrepreneur and manager
Phil Kraus (1918–2012), American musician
Philip Kraus (* 1950), American singer (baritone) and director
Philipp Kraus (singer) (1879–1964), German singer (baritone), director and singing teacher
Philipp Joseph Kraus (1789–1864), German painter

R.

Rafaela Kraus (* 1967), German economist and university professor
Raffaela Kraus (* 1996), German actress and presenter
Reinhart Kraus (* 1941), German diplomat
Richard Kraus (1902–1978), German conductor
Robert Kraus (singer) (1812–1866), Austrian singer (tenor) and painter
Robert Kraus (soccer player) , Austrian soccer player
Robert Kraus (writer) (1925-2001), American children's author
Robert Kraus (mechanical engineer) (1898–1970), German mechanical engineer and professor
Rudolf Kraus (physician) (1868–1932), Austrian pathologist, bacteriologist and immunologist
Rudolf Kraus (District Administrator) (1882–1955), German politician
Rudolf Kraus (artist) (1907–1988), Austrian painter and graphic artist
Rudolf Kraus (politician) (1941–2018), German politician (CSU), Member of the Bundestag
Rudolf Kraus (soccer player) (* 1951), German soccer player
Rudolf Kraus (writer) (* 1961), Austrian writer and librarian
Ryszard Kraus (1964-2013), Polish football player

S.

Sarit Kraus (* 1960), Israeli computer scientist
Sascha Kraus (* 1974), German economist and university professor
Sascia Kraus (* 1993), Swiss synchronized swimmer
Shmulik Kraus (1935–2013), Israeli actor, pop-rock singer and composer
Siegfried Kraus (1880 – after 1944), Austrian sociologist and social worker (1937 moved to the USA)
Sinja Kraus (* 2002), Austrian tennis player
Sonya Kraus (* 1973), German television presenter
Stefan Kraus (* 1960), German art historian and museum director
Steffen Kraus (* 1968), German soccer player
Stephan Craus (16th century), Austrian collector and lover of lute art and publisher of a lute book
Susanna Kraus (* 1957), German actress and artist

T

Tadeáš Kraus (1932–2018), Czech football player and coach
Theodor Kraus (painter) (1866–1948), German painter
Theodor Kraus (geographer) (1894–1973), German geographer and university rector
Theodor Kraus (archaeologist) (1919–1994), German classical archaeologist
Thomas Kraus (* 1987), German soccer player
Thomas R. Kraus (1949–2019), German historian and archive director
Tina Kraus (* 1979), German presenter, journalist and speaker
Tomáš Kraus (skier) (* 1974), Czech skier
Tomáš Kraus (chess player) (* 1995), Czech chess player
Toni Kraus (* 1997), German singer

U

Udo Kraus (1924–1987), German politician (SPD)
Ursula Kraus (* 1930), German politician (SPD)

V

Valentin Kraus (religious name Maurus ; 1873–1941), German Benedictine, sculptor and carver
Victor Kraus (* 1954), German painter
Viktor von Kraus (General) (1844–1923), Austrian general of the cavalry
Viktor von Kraus (historian) (1845–1905), Austrian historian, educator and politician
Vinzenz Kraus (1865–1926), Bohemian-Austrian politician

W.

Walter Kraus (1930–1992), Austrian dialect writer and poet
Walther Kraus (1902–1997), Austrian classical philologist
Werner Kraus (civil servant) (1818–1900), German civil servant, lawyer and politician
Werner Kraus (politician) (1898–1964), German politician (KPD)
Werner Kraus (taxidermist) (* 1956), German taxidermist
Wilhelm Kraus (1900–1978), Austrian historian and archivist
Wilhelm Kraus (businessman) (1940–2016), German businessman and President of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce
Willi Kraus (soccer player, 1926) ( Scheppe Kraus ; 1926–1993), German soccer player
Willi Kraus (soccer player, 1943) (1943–2008), German soccer player
Willy Kraus (1918–2006), German economist
Wolfgang Kraus (journalist) (1887–1952), German-Baltic writer
Wolfgang Kraus (writer) (1924–1998), Austrian writer
Wolfgang Kraus (chemist) (* 1931), German chemist and university professor
Wolfgang Kraus (soccer player, 1953) (* 1953), German soccer player (Eintracht Frankfurt, Bayern Munich)
Wolfgang Kraus (athlete) , German athlete
Wolfgang Kraus (theologian) (* 1955), German theologian and university professor
Wolfgang Kraus (ethnologist) (* 1958), Austrian ethnologist
Wolfgang Kraus (soccer player, 1962) (* 1962), German soccer player (Kickers Offenbach)

X

Xaver Kraus (* 1934), German biathlete and cross-country skier