Karl Kraus (28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936)Encyclopaedia Britannica was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet.

(June 21, 1925 – August 7, 2001) an American children's author illustrator, cartoonist and publisher.

(31 May 18581 March 1936) an Austrian internist.

Joseph Martin Kraus (20 June 1756 – 15 December 1792), was a German-Swedish composer in the Classical era who was born in Miltenberg am Main, Holy Roman Empire.

William James Kraus (June 26, 1947 – January 25, 1986) was an American gay rights and AIDS activist as well as a congressional aide who served as liaison between the San Francisco gay community and its two successive US representatives in the early 1980s.

a fictional character in the comic book series Hellboy, created by Mike Mignola.

(3 April 19036 November 1986) a Hungarian-born pianist.

Margarete Kraus (16 December 1928 – 20 December 2005) was a Roma woman who was persecuted during the Porajmos, imprisoned at Auschwitz and Ravensbruck.

Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch kickboxer.

Anna Kraus, Op. 30, is a radio opera in one act by composer Franz Reizenstein.