Rauf is usually a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Abdul Rauf (anti-Taliban cleric), citizen of Afghanistan and an anti-Taliban clericAbdul Rauf (Taliban governor), Taliban politicianAbdur Rauf (cricketer) (born 1978), international cricketer from PakistanAsad Rauf (born 1956), Pakistani former first-class cricketer and a Test cricket umpireAtif Rauf (born 1964), former Pakistani cricketerBulent Rauf (1911–1987), Turkish-British mystic, spiritual teacher, translator and authorFaiza Rauf (1923–1994), Egyptian princess and a member of the Muhammad Ali DynastyFeisal Abdul Rauf (born 1948), American Sufi imam, author, and activistJaveria Rauf, female Pakistani cricketerJohn Rauf (fl.1388), English politicianRana Abdul Rauf (born 1953), member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab in PakistanRashid Rauf (1981–2008), alleged Al-Qaeda operativeShero Rauf (born 1979), Kurdish-Iraqi actor and stuntmanZana Rauf (born 1970), Kurdish Television News readerRauf Taoheed (born 1985), civil engineer at Oduduwa University Ipetumodu, Osun State, Nigeria