Kautz is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Albert Kautz (1839–1907), American naval officer, born at Georgetown, OhioAugust Kautz (1828–1895), German-American soldier and Union Army cavalry officer during the American Civil WarChristian Kautz (1913–1948), auto racing driver from SwitzerlandJacob Kautz (1500–1532), Anabaptist who posted seven theses to the door of the Worms Cathedral in 1527Julius Kautz (1829–1909), Hungarian economistManuel Coronel Kautz, Nicaragua's vice minister of foreign relations