Grau (surname)
Introduction '''Grau''' (; ) is a common surname used in Catalan and German, meaning respectively "grade", coming from the Latin word ''gradus'', or "gray".
People * Agustí Grau (1893–1964), Spanish (Catalan) composer* Albin Grau (1884–1971), German artist, architect and occultist* Alexander Grau (born 1973), German racing driver* Benjamin Grau (born 1945), Spanish (Catalan) former motorcycle racer* Dieter Grau (1913–2014), German rocket scientist* Doris Grau (1924–1995), American actress, script supervisor and voice actress* Emili Prats Grau (born 1946) Andorran politician* Emilio Grau Sala (1911–1975), Spanish (Catalan) artist* Enrique Grau (1920–2004), Colombian artist* Eulàlia Grau (born 1946), Spanish (Catalan) artist* Francisco Grau (1947–2019), Spanish musician* Fritz Grau (1894–? ), German athlete* Hugo Grau (1899–1984), German biologist* Jacinto Grau (1877–1958), Spanish playwright* Jeff Grau (born 1979), American former football player* Joan Carretero i Grau (born 1955), Spanish (Catalan) politician* Jorge Grau (1930–2018), Spanish (Catalan) director, scriptwriter, playwright and painter* José Sanchis Grau (1932–2011), Spanish comic book writer* Lester W. Grau (life-dates unknown), American military writer* Lorenzo Batlle y Grau (1810–1887), President of Uruguay from 1868–1872* Martin Grau (born 1992), German steeplechase runner* Miguel Grau Seminario (1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer* Olga Grau (born 1945), Chilean writer, professor, philosopher* Oliver Grau (born 1965), German art historian* Polita Grau (1915–2000), former First Lady of Cuba* Ramón Grau (1881–1969), President of Cuba 1933–34 and 1944–48* Raúl Cubas Grau (born 1943), President of Paraguay, 1998–1999* Roberto Grau (1900–1944), Argentine chess player* Roberto Diego Grau (born 1970), Argentine former rugby player* Santiago Grau (born 1963), Spanish (Catalan) former field hockey player* Shirley Ann Grau (1929–2020), American writer* Vicente Grau Juan (born 1968), Spanish athlete* Jaume Grau (born 1997), Spanish footballer