Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer". Notable people sharing the surname "Bauer" A Amanda Bauer (born 1979), American professional astronomer and science communicator André Bauer (born 1969), American politician Andreas Bauer Kanabas, German bass Antun Bauer (disambiguation), several people B Belinda Bauer (disambiguation), several people Bill Bauer (American football), American football coach Bill Bauer (poet) (1932–2010), Canadian poet Billy Bauer (1915–2005), American musician Bobby Bauer (1915–1964), Canadian ice hockey player Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), German philosopher, theologian and historian C Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013), American politician Catalina Bauer (born 1976), Chilean artist Charita Bauer (1922–1985), American soap opera actress Chris Bauer (born 1966), American actor Christian Bauer (born 1977), French chess player Christina Bauer (born 1988), French volleyball player Conny Bauer (born 1943), free jazz trombonist Craig Bauer, American Grammy Award-winning mixing engineer and record producer D David Bauer (disambiguation), several people Denise Bauer (born 1964), American diplomat Donna Bauer (born 1970), Australian politician E Eddie Bauer (1899–1986), American clothing manufacturer Edmond Bauer (1880–1963), French physicist Emily Bauer (born 1981), American singer, dancer, actress/voice actress Erich Bauer (1900–1980), Nazi SS Guard at Sobibor death camp during World War II Ernst Bauer (disambiguation), several people F Felice Bauer (1887–1960), fiancée of Franz Kafka Ferdinand Bauer (1760–1826), Austrian botanical illustrator; brother of Franz Frank S. Bauer (1856-1936), American politician Frans Bauer (born 1973), Dutch singer Franz Bauer (1758–1840), Austrian botanical illustrator; brother of Ferdinand Friedrich L. Bauer (1924–2015), German computer scientist G Gary Bauer (born 1946), American conservative politician George J. Bauer (1871–1942), American politician Georg Bauer, better known as Georgius Agricola (1490–1555), German scholar Gustav Bauer (1870–1944), German Social Democratic chancellor in the early days of the Weimar Republic Gustav Conrad Bauer (1820–1906), German mathematician Gustave Bauer (1884–1947), American wrestler H Hank Bauer (1922–2007), American baseball player Harold Bauer (1873–1951), English pianist Harold W. Bauer (1908–1942), American aviator and lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine Corps I Ida Bauer (1882–1945), a hysterical patient of Sigmund Freud known as Dora J Jack Bauer (disambiguation), several people John Bauer (disambiguation), several people Jon Bauer, Canadian Christian songwriter José Carlos Bauer (1925–2007), Brazilian footballer Julia Bauer, German coloratura soprano Jutta Bauer (born 1955), German illustrator K Katharina Bauer (born 1990), German pole vaulter K. Jack Bauer (1926–1987), American historian Klemen Bauer (born 1986), Slovenian biathlete Kristin Bauer van Straten (born 1973), American actress L Laurie