Rau (family name)

Rau is a German-speaking family name .

Name bearer

Benegal Narsing Rau (1887–1953), Indian lawyer and judge at the International Court of Justice
Bob Rau (1951–2002), American computer engineer
Brigitte Rau (1933–1979), German film actress

Charles Rau (1826–1887), German anthropologist and curator of the Smithsonian
Chad Rau (* 1987), American ice hockey player
Christian Rau (1744–1818), German legal scholar
Christian Rau (broadcaster) , chief spokesman for Germany's broadcaster and Großdeutschem Rundfunk
Christian Rau (historian) (* 1984), German historian
Christian Holz-Rau (* 1956), German engineer and university professor
Christian August Maximilian Rau (1800–1846), German city scholar, Member of the State Parliament (Württemberg)
Christina Rau (* 1956), German political scientist
Cordula Rau (* 1961), German architect, journalist and author

Fernand Rau (1940–1994), Luxembourg economist and politician
Franz Rau (1890–1958), German conductor and conservatory director
Friedrich Rau (1916–2001), German lawyer and politician (SPD), Member of the Bundestag
Fritz Rau (1930–2013), German concert organizer
Fritz Rau (resistance fighter) (1904–1933), German resistance fighter

Georg Rau (historian) (1819–1883?), German historian
Georg Rau (1892–1964), German politician (NSDAP)
Gottlieb Rau (1816–1854), German industrialist, publicist, politician and republican agitator in the German revolution of 1848
Gottlieb Martin Wilhelm Ludwig Rau (1779–1840), Professor in Gießen, doctor and homeopath
Gretchen Rau (1939–2006), American set designer
Günter Rau (engineer) (* 1938), German engineer, biologist and university professor
Günther Rau (soccer player) (* 1930), German soccer player
Günther Rau (librarian) (1951–2014), German librarian
Gustav Rau (athlete) (1878– ??), German hurdler
Gustav Rau (hippologist) (1880–1954), German hippologist
Gustav Rau (entrepreneur) (1886–1960), German entrepreneur
Gustav Rau (art collector) (1922–2002), German doctor, philanthropist and art collector

Hans Rau (physicist) (1881–1961), German physicist and university professor
Hans Rau (politician, 1916) (1916–1986), German politician (CSU), MdL Bavaria
Hans Rau (politician, 1925) (1925–1995), German lawyer and politician (FDP)
Harald Rau (* 1965), German communication scientist, media economist, author and journalist
Heimo Rau (1912–1993), German indologist
Heinrich Rau (politician, 1879) (1879–1963), German politician (SPD, USPD, KPD)
Heinrich Rau (architect) (1896–1965), Israeli architect, interior designer and city planner
Heinrich Rau (1899–1961), German politician (KPD, SED)
Helmut Rau (* 1950), German politician (CDU)
Henrike Rau (* before 1977), German geographer and university professor
Herbert Rau (1934–2000), German entrepreneur
Heribert Rau (1813–1876), German priest, theologian and writer
Hermann Rau (librarian) (1848–1908), German librarian and philologist
Hermann Rau (journalist) (1900–1965), German journalist and editor-in-chief
Hermann Rau (church musician) (1927–2014), German pianist, organist, conductor and church music director
Horst Rau (* 1949), German soccer player and coach
Hugo Rau (1856–1940), Oberamtmann in Württemberg

Jana Sorgers-Rau (* 1967), German rower, Olympic champion and world champion
Johann Eberhard Rau (1695–1770), German Protestant theologian and university professor
Johann Georg Rau (1809–1872), Catholic clergyman and Nassau politician
Johann Jakob Rau (1715–1782), German astronomer and theologian
Johann Philipp Rau (1781–1833), member of the Württemberg state parliament
Johann Wilhelm Rau (theologian) (1745–1807), German Protestant theologian and rector of the University of Erlangen
Johann Wilhelm Rau (physician) (1804–1861), German doctor and founder of the first ear polyclinic in Europe
Johanna Barbara Rau (1786–1840), founder and director of the first "Höhere Töchterschule" in Erlangen
Johannes Rau (1931–2006), German politician (SPD) and Federal President
Johannes Jacobus Rau (1668–1719), German physician
Jörn Rau (1922–2007), German architect

K. Ananda Rau (1893–1966), Indian mathematician
Karl Rau (1913–1956), German politician, Lord Mayor of Heidenheim
Karl Ferdinand Rau (1798–1874), member of the Württemberg state parliament
Karl Heinrich Rau (1792–1870), German economist and agricultural scientist
Kyle Rau (* 1992), American ice hockey player

Lieselotte Rau (1929-2017), German actress
Lisa Rau (* 1987), German comic artist and illustrator
Ludwig Rau (1821–1892), doctor, agriculture teacher and director of the Hohenheim Agricultural Academy; Son of Karl Heinrich Rau

Okka Rau (* 1977), German beach volleyball player
Otfried Rau (1933–2013), German architect
Otto Rau , pseudonym of the German anarchist and editor Otto Rinke (1853–1899)
Otto Rau (painter) (1856–1928), German painter and photographer

Paul Rau (1897–1930), Volga German archaeologist and folklorist
Peter Rau (athlete) (1921–1994), German athlete
Peter Rau (* 1940), German classical philologist and librarian
Peter Rau (Germanist) (* 1950), German Germanist, literary scholar and university professor
Peter-Jürgen Rau (* 1936), German politician (FDP)
Prabha Rau (1935–2010), Indian politician

Remo Rau (1927–1987), Swiss musician and businessman
Richard Rau (1889–1945), German athlete
Richard Rau (graphic artist) (* 1944), Austrian graphic artist and advertiser (Zurich)
Rolf Rau (* 1944), German politician (CDU), Member of the Bundestag
Rudolf Rau (1871–1914), German mathematician and university professor

Sabine Rau (journalist) (* 1959), German television journalist
Sabine Rau (psychologist) (* around 1980), German psychologist
Sabine B. Rau (* 1962), German economist and university professor
Santha Rama Rau (1923–2009), American writer of Indian origin
Sebald Rau (1724–1818), German oriental philologist and Reformed theologian
Sebald Fulco Johannes Rau (1765–1807), Dutch poet, orientalist and Reformed theologian
Steffen Rau (* 1970), German soccer coach
Susanne Rau (* 1969), German historian and university lecturer

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