Krauss is a German surname; notable people with this surname include:
Alison Krauss, an American bluegrass musicianAlexis Krauss, a musician of the noise pop duo Sleigh BellsClemens Krauss, an Austrian conductorCharles A. W. Krauss, an American politicianChristian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss, known as Ferdinand Krauss, a German scientist, traveller and collectorFriedrich Salomon Krauss, a Croatian folkloristGabrielle Krauss (1842–1906), an Austrian-born French operatic sopranoGeorg Krauß, (1826-1906), a German industrialist and the founder of the Krauss Locomotive WorksKrauss-Maffei, a German engineering company, named in part after Georg KraußHermann August Krauss (1848-1937), an Austrian entomologistJohan Carl Krauss (1759–1826), a German physician and botanistLawrence M. Krauss, an American physicist and writerMichael E. Krauss, an American linguistMichael I. Krauss, an American law professorNicole Krauss, an American novelistRosalind E. Krauss, an American art criticRuth Krauss, an American poet, playwright and children's book authorSamuel Krauss, a Hungarian philologist and historianThomas F Krauss, a British physicist working in the field of photonic crystalsWerner Krauss (1884–1959), a German actor