Brauer or Bräuer is a surname of German origin, meaning "brewer". Notable people with the name include:-
Arik Brauer (born 1929), Austrian painter, poet, and actor, father of Timna Brauer
Friedrich Moritz Brauer (1832–1904), Austrian entomologist and museum director
Ingrid Arndt-Brauer (born 1961), German politician; member of the Bundestag
Jono Brauer (born 1981), Australian Olympic skier
Max Brauer (1887–1973), German politician; First Mayor of Hamburg
Michael Brauer (contemporary), American audio engineer
Rich Brauer (born 1954), American politician from Illinois; state legislator since 2003
Richard Brauer (1901–1977), German-American mathematician
Richard H. W. Brauer (contemporary), American art museum director; eponym of the Brauer Museum of Art in Valparaiso, Indiana
Simón Brauer (born 1973), Ecuadorian photographer and cinematographer
Thage Brauer (1894–1988), Swedish Olympic high jumper
Timna Brauer (born 1961), Austrian singer and songwriter, daughter of Arik Brauer
Tiny Brauer (1909–1990), American actor
Wilfried Brauer (1937-2014), German computer scientist
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Bruno Bräuer (1893–1947), German general officer and paratrooper; executed in Greece for war crimes
Curt Bräuer (1889–1969), German diplomat; ambassador to Norway at the time of the German invasion