Krauss is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: Alison Krauss (born 1971), American bluegrass musician Alexander Krauß (born 1975), German politician Alexis Krauss (born 1985), musician of the noise pop duo Sleigh Bells Anna Krauss (born 1884) German clairvoyant Beatrice Krauss (1903–1998), American botanist Clemens Krauss (1893–1954), Austrian conductor Charles A. W. Krauss (1851–1939), American politician Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss (1812–1890), known as Ferdinand Krauss, German scientist, traveller and collector Friedrich Salomon Krauss (1859–1938), Austrian ethnographer Gabrielle Krauss (1842–1906), Austrian-born French operatic soprano Georg Krauß, (1826–1906), German industrialist and the founder of the Krauss Locomotive Works Krauss-Maffei, German engineering company, named in part after Georg Krauß Hermann August Krauss (1848–1937), Austrian entomologist Johan Carl Krauss (1759–1826), German physician and botanist Lawrence M. Krauss (born 1954), American physicist and writer Michael E. Krauss (1934–2019), American linguist Michael I. Krauss (born 1951), American law professor Nicole Krauss (born 1974), American novelist Rosalind E. Krauss (born 1941), American art critic Ruth Krauss (1901–1993), American poet, playwright and children's book author Samuel Krauss (1866–1948), Hungarian philologist and historian Thomas F Krauss, British physicist working in the field of photonic crystals Werner Krauss (1884–1959), German actor Werner Krauss (academic) (1900–1976), German professor of Romance studies See also Kraus Krause Krauze Krausz German-language surnames Surnames from nicknames