Brauer or Bräuer is a surname of German origin, meaning "brewer". Notable people with the name include:- Alfred Brauer (1894–1985), German-American mathematician, brother of Richard Andreas Brauer (born 1973), German film producer Arik Brauer (1929–2021), Austrian painter, poet, and actor, father of Timna Brauer August Brauer (1863-1917), German zoologist Friedrich Moritz Brauer (1832–1904), Austrian entomologist and museum director Georg Brauer (1908–2001), German chemist Ingrid Arndt-Brauer (born 1961), German politician; member of the Bundestag Jono Brauer (born 1981), Australian Olympic skier Max Brauer (1887–1973), German politician; First Mayor of Hamburg Michael Brauer (contemporary), American audio engineer Rich Brauer (born 1954), American politician from Illinois; state legislator since 2003 Richard Brauer (1901–1977), German-American mathematician Richard H. W. Brauer (contemporary), American art museum director; eponym of the Brauer Museum of Art in Valparaiso, Indiana Simón Brauer (born 1973), Ecuadorian photographer and cinematographer Tage Brauer (1894–1988), Swedish Olympic high jumper Timna Brauer (born 1961), Austrian singer and songwriter, daughter of Arik Brauer Tiny Brauer (1909–1990), American actor Wilfried Brauer (1937–2014), German computer scientist Bräuer Bruno Bräuer (1893–1947), German general officer and paratrooper; executed in Greece for war crimes Curt Bräuer (1889–1969), German diplomat; ambassador to Norway at the time of the German invasion See also Brasseur Brawer Breuer Brewer Brouwer Sládek German-language surnames Occupational surnames