Grau (surname)

Grau is a common surname used in Catalan and German, meaning respectively "grade", coming from the Latin word gradus, or "gray".

People

 * Agustí Grau (1893–1964), Spanish (Catalan) composer
 * Albin Grau (1884–1971), German artist, architect and occultist
 * Alexander Grau (born 1973), German racing driver
 * Benjamin Grau (born 1945), Spanish (Catalan) former motorcycle racer
 * Dieter Grau (1913–2014), German rocket scientist
 * Doris Grau (1924–1995), American actress, script supervisor and voice actress
 * Emili Prats Grau (born 1946) Andorran politician
 * Emilio Grau Sala (1911–1975), Spanish (Catalan) artist
 * Enrique Grau (1920–2004), Colombian artist
 * Eulàlia Grau (born 1946), Spanish (Catalan) artist
 * Francisco Grau (1947–2019), Spanish musician
 * Fritz Grau (1894–?), German athlete
 * Hugo Grau (1899–1984), German biologist
 * Jacinto Grau (1877–1958), Spanish playwright
 * Jeff Grau (born 1979), American former football player
 * Joan Carretero i Grau (born 1955), Spanish (Catalan) politician
 * Jorge Grau (1930–2018), Spanish (Catalan) director, scriptwriter, playwright and painter
 * José Sanchis Grau (1932–2011), Spanish comic book writer
 * Lester W. Grau (life-dates unknown), American military writer
 * Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810–1887), President of Uruguay from 1868–1872
 * Martin Grau (born 1992), German steeplechase runner
 * Miguel Grau Seminario (1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer
 * Olga Grau (born 1945), Chilean writer, professor, philosopher
 * Oliver Grau (born 1965), German art historian
 * Polita Grau (1915–2000), former First Lady of Cuba
 * Ramón Grau (1881–1969), President of Cuba 1933–34 and 1944–48
 * Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943), President of Paraguay, 1998–1999
 * Roberto Grau (1900–1944), Argentine chess player
 * Roberto Diego Grau (born 1970), Argentine former rugby player
 * Santiago Grau (born 1963), Spanish (Catalan) former field hockey player
 * Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020), American writer
 * Vicente Grau Juan (born 1968), Spanish athlete
 * Jaume Grau (born 1997), Spanish footballer