Hauer is a surname, and may refer to: Brett Hauer (born 1971), American ice hockey player Elena Hauer (born 1986), German footballer Erwin Hauer (1926-2017), Austrian-born American sculptor Franz Ritter von Hauer (1822–1899), Austrian geologist Jakob Wilhelm Hauer (1881–1962), founder of the German Faith Movement Jerome Hauer, American politician and businessman Joachim Hauer (born 1991), Norwegian ski jumper Josef Matthias Hauer (1883–1959), Austrian composer and music theorist Karen Hauer (born 1982), Venezuelan dancer Matthias Hauer (born 1977), German politician Rutger Hauer (1944–2019), Dutch actor Torodd Hauer (1922–2010), Norwegian speed skater See also Hauer, Wisconsin, unincorporated community Hower, surname German-language surnames Occupational surnames