The surname Kruse may refer to: Anine Kruse (born 1977), Norwegian music conductor August von Kruse (1779–1848), German general during the Napoleonic Wars Frederik Vinding Kruse (1880–1963), Danish jurist Käthe Kruse (1883–1968), German dollmaker Kevin M. Kruse, American historian Max Kruse, several people Robbie Kruse (born 1988), Australian footballer Rüdiger Kruse (born 1961), German politician Sigrid Kruse (1867–1950), Swedish educator, children's writer and suffragist Tom Kruse (inventor), inventor of the Hoveround, a type of electric wheelchair Tom Kruse (mailman) (1914–2011), Australian mailman, featured in documentary The Back of Beyond George Kruse (1880–1965), Australian footballer William F. Kruse (1894–1952), American socialist journalist and functionary