Rau (family name)
Rau is a German-speaking family name .
Name bearer
A.
- Adolf Rau (1867–1908), German painter
- Albert Rau (* 1960), Kazakh politician
- Alfred Rau (1866–1931), German chemist
- Ambrosius Rau (1784-1830), German naturalist
- Andrea Rau (* 1947), German film actress
- Andreas Rau (1858–1935), German innkeeper and politician
- Ansgar Rau (* 1959), German radio journalist
- August Rau (1866–1951), German violin bow maker
B.
- 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
C.
- 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
D.
- Daniel Rau (* 1982), German ice hockey player
- Dominic Rau (* 1990), German soccer player
E.
- Eckhard Rau (1938–2011), German Protestant New Testament scholar
- Edmund Rau (1868–1953), German lawyer and President of Württemberg
- Emil Rau (1858–1937), German painter
- Emil Rau (ice hockey player) , German ice hockey player
- Erich Rau (* 1931), German politician (FDJ, SED)
- Ernst Rau (1839–1875), German sculptor
- Ernst Rau (fencer) (1927–2012), German fencer
F.
- 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
G
- 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
H
- 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
J
- 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
- 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
L.
- 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
M.
- Markus Rau (* 1973), German athlete
- Micha Rau (* 1957), German author
- Milo Rau (* 1977), Swiss author
O
- 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
P
- 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
R.
- 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
S.
- 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
T
- Thomas Rau (* 1936), German voice actor
- Thomas Rau (physician) (* 1950), Swiss doctor and specialist book author
- Tobias Rau (* 1981), German soccer player
U
- Ulrike Wagner-Rau (* 1952), German practical theologian
- Uwe Rau , German physicist
W.
- Walter Rau (politician) (1909-1976), German politician (CDU)
- Walter Rau (educator) (1909–1992), German educator and artist
- Walter Rau (foundation manager) (* 1939), German foundation manager
- Werner Rau (1927–2013), German biologist and university professor
- Wilhelm Rau (Lieutenant General) (1833–1908), Prussian Lieutenant General
- Wilhelm Rau (1922–1999), German Indologist
- Wolfgang Rau (* 1935), German actor
- Wolfgang Thomas Rau (1721–1772), German physician
Y
- Yannick Rau (* 2001), young German actor
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