Kraus

Kraus is a German surname meaning "curly". Notable people with the surname include:


 * Adalbert Kraus (born 1937), German tenor
 * Adam Kraus (born 1984), American footballer
 * Adolf Kraus (1850–1928), lawyer and Part Jewish leader
 * Adolph Robert Kraus (1850–1901), American sculptor
 * Alanna Kraus (born 1977), Canadian speed skater
 * Albert Kraus (born 1980), Dutch welterweight kickboxer
 * Alfredo Kraus (1927–1999), Spanish opera singer
 * Barbara Kraus, Austrian physicist
 * Bill Kraus (1947–1986), American homosexual rights and AIDS activist
 * Brigitte Kraus (born 1956), German middle distance runner
 * Bruce Kraus (born 1954), American politician and businessman
 * Charles A. Kraus (1875–1967), American chemist
 * Charles Kraus (clown) (born 1946), American clown, magician, writer, and comedian
 * Chris Kraus (American writer) (born 1955), American writer and filmmaker
 * Chris Kraus (director) (born 1963), German author and filmmaker
 * Christian Jakob Kraus (1753–1807), German linguist
 * Daniel Kraus (disambiguation)
 * Derek Kraus (born 2001), American racing driver
 * Detlef Kraus (1919–2008), German pianist
 * Dick Kraus (1937–2019), American educator and politician
 * Eileen Kraus (1938–2017), American banker
 * Engelbert Kraus (1934–2016), German football player
 * Ernst Kraus (1863–1941), German tenor
 * Ezra Jacob Kraus (1885–1960), American botanist and horticulturist
 * Felix von Kraus (1870–1937), Austrian singer
 * Franz Kraus (1905–1998), Israeli graphic designer
 * Franz Xaver Kraus (1840–1901), German Catholic priest
 * Friedrich Kraus (1858–1936), Bohemian Austrian physician
 * Georg Melchior Kraus (1737–1806), German painter
 * Gertrud Kraus (1901–1977), Israeli modern dancer
 * Gregor Kraus (1841–1915), German botanist
 * Hans Kraus (1905–1995), Austrian-American physician and rock climber
 * Hans-Georg Kraus (born 1949), German footballer
 * Hans P. Kraus (1907–1988), German-American antiquarian book dealer
 * Hans-Werner Kraus (1915–1990), German U-boat commander
 * Hansi Kraus (born 1952), German actor
 * Henry Kraus (1906–1995), American historian
 * Herbert Kraus (1884–1965), German professor of international law
 * Jacob Kraus (1861–1951), Dutch politician
 * Jillian Kraus (born 1986), American water polo player
 * Jody Kraus, American lawyer
 * Joe Kraus, American businessman
 * John D. Kraus (1910–2004), American electrical engineer
 * Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792), German-Swedish classical composer
 * Józef Antoni Kraus (died 1721), German sculptor
 * Katja Kraus (born 1970), German footballer
 * Karl Kraus (writer) (1874–1936), Austrian writer
 * Kevin Kraus (born 1992), German footballer
 * Lili Kraus (1903–1986), Hungarian pianist
 * Marianne Kraus (1765–1838), German painter, drafter and writer
 * Melanie Kraus (born 1974), German long-distance runner
 * Michael Kraus (disambiguation)
 * Milton Kraus (1866–1942), American politician
 * Nadine Kraus (born 1988), German footballer
 * Nicola Kraus (born 1974), American novelist
 * Nina Kraus, American neuroscientist
 * Ognjen Kraus (born 1945), Croatian physician and Jewish community leader
 * Oliver Kraus (born 1970), English musician
 * Oskar Kraus (1872–1942), Czech philosopher
 * Otakar Kraus (1909–1980), Czech (later British) baritone
 * Otto Kraus (1930–2017), German zoologist
 * Pat Kraus, aka Prince Kraus, aka Kraus (New Zealand musician)
 * Patricia Kraus (born 1964), Spanish singer
 * Paul Kraus (born 1944), Holocaust survivor and author, considered the longest-lived mesothelioma survivor
 * Paul Kraus (Arabist) (1904–1944), Arabist researcher
 * Peter Kraus (born 1939), German singer
 * Peter S. Kraus, American businessman
 * Philip Kraus (born 1950), American operatic baritone and stage director
 * Richard E. Kraus (1925–1944), United States Marine posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
 * Robert Kraus (1925–2001), American children's author, cartoonist, and publisher
 * Sarit Kraus (born 1960), Israeli computer scientist
 * Sharron Kraus, English singer, songwriter, and musician
 * Shmulik Kraus (born in 1935–2013), Israeli actor and pop-rock singer and composer
 * Sonya Kraus (born 1973), German television presenter
 * Tadeusz Kraus (1932–2018), Czechoslovak-Polish footballer
 * Tomáš Kraus (born 1974), Czech alpine skier and freestyle skier
 * Ursula Kraus (1930–2021), German politician, mayor
 * Viorel Kraus (born 1940), Romanian footballer
 * Živa Kraus (born 1945), Croatian painter
 * Will Kraus (born 1973), American politician
 * Will Kraus, aka Kraus (shoegaze musician) (born 1994/95), American musician
 * Wolfgang Kraus (born 1953), German football player
 * Yael Kraus, Israeli singer-songwriter

Fictional characters

 * Johann Kraus, in the Hellboy universe