Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer". Notable people with the surname include:
André Bauer (born 1969), American politicianAntun Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleBelinda Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleBill Bauer (American football), American football coachBill Bauer (poet), Canadian poetBilly Bauer, American musicianBobby Bauer (1915–1964), Canadian ice hockey playerBranko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film directorBruno Bauer (1809–1882), German philosopher, theologian and historianCarl W. Bauer (1933–2013), American politicianCharita Bauer (1922–1985), American soap opera actressChris Bauer (born 1966), American actorChristian Bauer (born 1977), French chess playerConny Bauer (born 1943), free jazz trombonistDavid Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleDonna Bauer (born 1970), Australian politicianEddie Bauer (1899–1986), American clothing manufacturerEmily Bauer (born 1981), American singer, dancer, actress/voice actressErich Bauer (1900–1980), Nazi SS Guard at Sobibor death camp during World War IIFelice Bauer (1887–1960), fiancée of Franz KafkaFerdinand Bauer (1760–1826), Austrian botanical illustratorFrans Bauer (born 1973), Dutch singerFranz Bauer (1758–1840), Austrian botanical illustratorFriedrich L. Bauer (1924–2015), German computer scientistGary Bauer (born 1946), American conservative politicianGustav Bauer (1870–1944), German Social Democratic chancellor in the early days of the Weimar RepublicGustav Conrad Bauer (1820–1906), German mathematicianGustave Bauer (1884–?), American wrestlerGeorg Bauer, better known as Georgius Agricola (1490–1555), German scholarHank Bauer (1922–2007), American baseball playerHarold Bauer (1873–1951), English pianistHarold W. Bauer (1908–1942), American aviator and lieutenant colonel in the United States Marine CorpsIda Bauer (1882–1945), a hysterical patient of Sigmund Freud known as DoraJack Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleJohn Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleJon Bauer, Canadian Christian songwriterJosé Carlos Bauer (1925–2007), Brazilian footballerJutta Bauer (born 1955), German illustratorK. Jack Bauer (1926–1987), American historianKlemen Bauer (born 1986), Slovenian biathleteKristin Bauer van Straten (born 1973), American actressLukáš Bauer (born 1977), Czech cross country skierMarion Bauer (1882–1955), American composerMartin Bauer, social psychologistMax Hermann Bauer (1869 – 1929) German staff officer in World War IMichelle Bauer (born 1958), bondage model and actressNancy Bauer (born 1934), Canadian writerOtto Bauer (1881–1938), Austrian Social Democratic theoretician and politicianPeter Bauer (computer specialist) (born 1957)Peter Thomas Bauer (1915–2002), Hungarian-born economistRalph Norman Bauer (1899–1963), American politicianRudolf Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleStanley J. Bauer (1913–1972), New York state senatorSteven Bauer, American actorSteve Bauer, Canadian professional cyclistSven H. BauerTom Bauer (born 1946), American lawyer and politicianTruus Bauer (1946–2013), Dutch rowerViola Bauer (born 1976), German skierWalter Bauer (1877–1960), theologian and ancient Greek philologistWilhelm Bauer (1822–1875), German U-boat engineerWilliam Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleWilly Bauer, German motocross driver in the 1970sWolfgang Bauer (disambiguation), several peopleYehuda Bauer (born 1926), Czech-Israeli Holocaust historianYevgeni Bauer (1865–1917), Russian silent film director