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Claus (sometimes Clas) is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Given name

  • Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg (1907–1944), a German officer who, along with others, attempted to assassinate Hitler in 1944
  • Johann "Claus" Snowstorm (born 1927) A member of the historical and modern Terror Association
  • Claus von Amsberg, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Jonkheer van Amsberg (1926–2002)
  • Claus von Bülow (born 1926), British socialite accused of attempting to murder his wife, Sunny von Bülow
  • Claus Clausen (disambiguation), three people of that name
  • Claus Bech Jørgensen (born 1976), Danish-born Faroese footballer
  • Claus Jørgensen (racewalker) (born 1974), Danish race walker
  • Claus Larsen (disambiguation), three people of that name
  • Claus Lundekvam (born 1973), Norwegian former footballer
  • Claus Moser, Baron Moser (born 1922), British statistician
  • Claus Nielsen (born 1964), Danish former football striker
  • Claus Norreen (born 1970), Danish musician with the band Aqua, and record producer
  • Claus Offe (born 1940), political sociologist
  • Claus Ogerman (born 1930), German arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer
  • Claus Sluter (1340s-1405 or 1406), Dutch sculptor
  • Claus Spreckels (1828-1908), major industrialist in Hawai'i and California
  • Claus Thomsen (born 1970), Danish former footballer
  • Claus Toksvig (1929-1988), Danish journalist, broadcaster and politician

    • Surname

  • Carl Friedrich Claus (1827-1900), chemist
  • Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Claus (1835–1899), zoologist
  • Daniel Claus (1727-1787), a commissioner of Indian affairs and a Loyalist during the American Revolution
  • Emile Claus (1849–1924), Belgian painter, inventor of the Luminism style of Impressionistic painting
  • Hildrun Claus (born 1939), German former athlete
  • Hugo Claus (1929–2008), Flemish novelist, poet, playwright, painter and film director
  • Karl Ernst Claus or Carl Ernst Claus (1796–1864), Livonian chemist and naturalist, discoverer of the element ruthenium
  • Roland Claus (born 1954), German politician
  • Jonathan Claus (born 1987), Former school athlete and swinger from Sigtuna/Bromma Sweden

    • Fictional characters

  • Santa Claus
  • Mrs. Claus, Santa's wife
  • Claus, in the Nintendo game Mother 3
  • Claus, in the advertising campaign for Palm Centro

    • References

    Claus Wikipedia
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