Krause

Krause (German for ruffle) is a common German surname that may refer to:

  • Alan Krause, a former Australian rules footballer who played with Melbourne
  • Allison Krause (1951–1970), a student at Kent State University, Ohio who was shot and killed by the Ohio National Guard
  • Asuman Krause, a German-born former model and singer of mixed Turkish and German descent
  • Aurel Krause, a German geographer known today for his early ethnography of the Tlingit Indians of southeast Alaska
  • Barbara Krause (born 1959), a former freestyle swimmer from East Germany
  • Beaver & Krause, a musical duo made up of Paul Beaver and Bernie Krause
  • Benjamin Krause, a German rugby union player
  • Bernhard Krause, an Obersturmbannführer in the Waffen SS during World War II
  • Bernie Krause (born 1938), an American bioacoustician
  • Bob Krause (Athletic Director) (born 1945), former athletic director at Kansas State University
  • Bob Krause (politician) (born 1950), 2010 Democratic candidate for United States Senate from Iowa
  • Brian Krause (born 1969), an American actor
  • Carolyn H. Krause (born 1938), a Republican member of the Illinois House of Representatives
  • Charles I. Krause (1911–2002), an American labor union organizer and local executive
  • Charles Krause (gymnast), an American gymnast and Olympic medalist
  • Christiane Krause (born 1950), a German athlete who competed mainly in the 100 metres
  • Christopher Krause (born 1984), a German footballer who plays for Borussia Fulda
  • Dagmar Krause (born 1950), a German singer who works with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Art Bears
  • Dieter Krause (born 1936), an East German-German sprint canoer
  • Ernst Hans Ludwig Krause (1859–1942), a German botanist
  • Ernst Henry Krause (1913–1989), an American nuclear physicist and aerospace executive
  • Ernst Krause (1839–1903), a German biologist
  • Fedor Krause (1857–1937), a German neurosurgeon who was native of Friedland
  • George Krause (born 1937), an American artist photographer
  • Gerald Krause (born 1919), a German Waffen-SS officer during World War II
  • Greg Krause (born 1976), an Arena Football League offensive lineman for the Los Angeles Avengers
  • Gundula Krause, (born 1966), a German folk violinist
  • Hannelore Krause (born 1945), a German woman living in Baghdad who was kidnapped by Iraqi militants in 2007
  • Hans-Henrik Krause (1918–2002), a Danish actor and film director
  • Harry Krause (1888–1940), a former professional baseball player
  • Henry Krause (1913–1987), an American football offensive lineman
  • James Krause (born 1987), a professional footballer who currently plays for Crawley Town
  • Jason Krause, the Rhythm/Metal/Acoustic guitar player for Kid Rock's Twisted Brown Trucker Band
  • Jerry Krause, a longtime professional basketball scout and general manager
  • John Krause (born 1983), an American soccer player
  • Kai Krause (born 1957), a software artist, UI designer and founder of MetaCreations Corp
  • Karl Christian Friedrich Krause (1781–1832), a German philosopher
  • Karl Friedrich Theodor Krause (1797–1868), a German anatomist
  • Karl Wilhelm Krause, an SS officer, personal orderly and bodyguard to Adolf Hitler
  • Konstantin Krause (born 1967), a retired German long jumper
  • Lawrence B. Krause, an economist
  • Martin Krause, (born 1853), a German concert pianist, piano teacher and writer on music
  • Max Krause (1909–1984), an American football running back
  • Mel Krause (1928–2008), an American college baseball coach and player at the University of Oregon
  • Moose Krause (1913–1992), a well-known collegiate basketball player during the 1930s
  • Nadine Krause (born 1982), a German handball player
  • Orla Hermann Krause (1867–1935), a Danish chess master and analyst
  • Paul Krause (born 1942), a former professional American football defensive back
  • Paul Krause (football player) (born 1942), a former professional American football defensive back
  • Peter Krause (born 1965), American film and television actor and film producer
  • Peter Krause (artist), an American illustrator and comic book artist
  • Piet Krause (Piet) Krause (born 1973), a former South African rugby union footballer
  • Roswitha Krause (born 1949), a German swimmer and team handball player
  • Rudolf Krause (1907–1987), a racing driver from East Germany
  • Ryan Krause (born 1981), an American football tight end who is currently a free agent
  • Sigrun Krause (born 1954), a former East German cross country skier who competed during the 1970s
  • Sinan Krause, a German-Iraqi technician, who was kidnapped by Iraqi militants in Baghdad in 2007
  • Steven Krause, the vocalist of the US hardcore band inflextion
  • Tina Krause (born 1970), an American actress and model
  • Tom Krause (born 1934), a Finnish operatic baritone
  • Uwe Krause (born 1955), a German former footballer
  • Wilhelm Krause (anatomist) (1833–1910), a German anatomist who was born in Hannover
  • Wolf-Rüdiger Krause (born 1944), a German football coach and a former player

Krause can also refer to:

  • Krause Bottom, a riparian forest area on the Elwha River along the Geyser Valley trail in Olympic National Park, Washington
  • Krause Music Store, a two-story building in Chicago, the last commission by architect Louis Sullivan
  • Krause Publications, a publisher of magazines and books, especially their series of Standard Catalog of World Coins which are often referred to as the Krause Catalogues
  • Krause-Kivlin syndrome, a hereditary syndrome that mainly affects the eyes, growth and development
  • Krause's glands, small, mucous accessory lacrimal glands that are found underneath the eyelid where the upper and lower conjuctivae meet
  • Otto Krause Technical School, an educational institution in Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Villa Krause, the city of the Argentine of San Juan in the Cuyo region
  • Virchow Krause Virchow, Krause & Company, LLP was founded by Ed Virchow in 1931