Kraus

Kraus is a German-language surname, meaning 'curly'. In addition to German-speaking countries, the surname is commonly found in the United States, Israel, and the Czech Republic (Czech feminine: Krausová). Notable people with the surname include:

Arts and entertainment

Adalbert Kraus (born 1937), German tenor
Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor
Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish opera singer
Charles Kraus (clown) (born 1946), American clown, magician, writer and comedian
Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German film director and screen writer
Chris Kraus (writer) (born 1955), American writer and filmmaker
Dagmara Kraus (born 1981), German poet and translator
Daniel Kraus (author) (born 1975), American author
Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist
Ernst Kraus (1863–1941), German tenor
Felix von Kraus (1870–1937), Austrian singer
František R. Kraus (1903–1967), Czech writer
Franz Kraus (1905–1998), Israeli graphic designer
Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter
Gertrud Kraus (1901–1977), Israeli modern dancer
Hansi Kraus (born 1952), German actor
Jan Kraus (actor) (born 1953), Czech actor and TV host
Jessica Reed Kraus, American writer
Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish classical composer
Józef Antoni Kraus (died 1721), German sculptor
Karl Kraus (writer) (1874–1936), Austrian writer
Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist
Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer
Markéta Krausová (1895–1942), Czech actress and opera singer
Michael Kraus (baritone) (born 1957), Austrian operatic baritone
Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist
Oliver Kraus (born 1970), English musician
Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech-British baritone
Pat Kraus a.k.a. Kraus, New Zealand musician
Patricia Kraus (born 1964), Spanish singer
Peter Kraus (born 1939), German singer
Philip Kraus (born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director
Robert Kraus (1925–2001), American children's author, cartoonist and publisher
Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter and musician
Shmulik Kraus (born in 1935–2013), Israeli actor, singer and composer
Sonya Kraus (born 1973), German television presenter
Živa Kraus (born 1945), Croatian painter
Will Kraus a.k.a. Kraus (born 1994/95), American musician
Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter

Sport

Adam Kraus (born 1984), American footballer
Alanna Kraus (born 1977), Canadian speed skater
Albert Kraus (born 1980), Dutch welterweight kickboxer
Brigitte Kraus (born 1956), German middle distance runner
Dan Kraus (1923–2012), American basketball player
Daniel Kraus (footballer) (born 1984), German footballer
Derek Kraus (born 2001), American racing driver
Engelbert Kraus (1934–2016), German footballer
Hans-Georg Kraus (1949–2020), German footballer
Jan Kraus (footballer) (born 1979), Czech footballer
Jana Krausová (born 1954), Czech actress
Jillian Kraus (born 1986), American water polo player
Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
Lucie Krausová (born 1986), Czech figure skater
Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1992), Czech footballer
Martin Kraus (footballer, born 1993), Austrian footballer
Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner
Michael Kraus (swimmer) (born 1955), German swimmer
Michael Kraus (field hockey) (born 1958), American field hockey player
Michael Kraus (handballer) (born 1983), German handball player
Michael Kraus (soccer) (born 1984), American soccer player
Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer
Peter Kraus (athlete) (1932–2016), German sprinter
Peter Kraus (field hockey) (1941–2024), German field hockey player
Sinja Kraus (born 2002), Austrian tennis player
Tadeusz Kraus (1932–2018), Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
Viorel Kraus (born 1940), Romanian footballer
Wolfgang Kraus (born 1953), German footballer

Science

Arnoldo Kraus (1951–2025), Mexican medical doctor and academic
Barbara Kraus (born 1975), Austrian physicist
Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist
Christian Jakob Kraus (1753–1807), German linguist
Edward Henry Kraus (1875–1973), American mineralogist
Ezra Jacob Kraus (1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist
Friedrich Kraus (1858–1936), Austrian medical doctor
Gregor Kraus (1841–1915), German botanist
John D. Kraus (1910–2004), American electrical engineer
Karl Kraus (physicist) (1938–1988), German theoretical physicist
Ludwig Kraus (1857–1886), Czech mathematician
Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist
Otto Kraus (1930–2017), German zoologist
Paul Kraus (Arabist) (1904–1944), Arabist researcher
Sarit Kraus (born 1960), Israeli computer scientist

Other

Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), American lawyer, politician and Jewish leader
Bill Kraus (1947–1986), American homosexual rights and AIDS activist
Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman
Dick Kraus (1937–2019), American educator and politician
Dita Kraus (1929–2025), Czech-Israeli teacher and writer
Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), American banker
Erwin Kraus (1894–1966), German Nazi paramilitary official
Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German Catholic priest
Hans Kraus (1905–1995), Austrian-American physician and rock climber
Hans P. Kraus (1907–1988), German-American antiquarian book dealer
Hans-Werner Kraus (1915–1990), German U-boat commander
Henry Kraus (1906–1995), American historian
Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German legal scholar
Jacob Kraus (1861–1951), Dutch politician
Jody Kraus, American lawyer
Joe Kraus, American businessman
Katharina T. Kraus, American philosopher
Michael Kraus (minister) (1908–2003), Canadian entrepreneur and minister
Milton Kraus (1866–1942), American politician
Ognjen Kraus (born 1945), Croatian physician and Jewish community leader
Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher
Paul Kraus (born 1944), Holocaust survivor and author
Peter S. Kraus, American businessman
Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), American soldier
Ursula Kraus (1930–2021), German politician
Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician

Fictional characters

Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe