Kruger

Krüger, Kruger or Krueger (without the Umlaut Ü) are German surnames originating from Krüger, meaning tavern-keeper in Low Saxon or potter in High German.

Notable people with the surname include:

Adalbert Krueger (1832–1896), German astronomer
Alan Krueger (1960–2019), American economist
Alex Kruger (born 1963), English Olympic decathlete
Alma Kruger (1868/1871–1960), American stage and film actress
Anne Osborn Krueger (born 1934), American economist
Anton Robert Krueger (born 1971), South African writer
Barbara Kruger (born 1945), American conceptual artist
Bernhard Krüger (1904–1989), German SS officer and counterfeiter
Bob Krueger (born 1935), American politician
Bradley Kruger (born 1988), Dutch cricketer
Carl Kruger (born 1949), American politician
Clifford Krueger (1918–1988), American politician
David Michael Krueger (born Peter Woodcock; 1939-2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile
Debbie Kruger (born 1962), Australian writer
Diane Kruger (born 1976), German-American model and actress
Erwin Krüger (1915–1973), Nicaraguan singer and poet
Frantz Kruger (born 1975), South African discus thrower
Franz Krüger (1797–1857), German painter of equestrian portraits
Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger (1894–1945), Nazi official
Garnett Kruger (born 1977), South African cricketer
Gottfried Krueger, founder of the Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company of Newark, New Jersey, US
Hans Krüger (1902–1971), German politician
Hardy Krüger (born 1928), German actor
Helen Barbara Kruger (1913–2006), American businesswoman
Heli Koivula Kruger (born 1975), Finnish track and field athlete
Jack Kruger (born 1994), American baseball player
Jbe' Kruger (born 1986), South African golfer
Jeffrey Kruger (1931–2014), British entertainment business executive
Jim Krueger, American comic book writer and novelist
Jimmy Kruger (1917–1987), South African minister of justice and the police
Joseph Kruger (c. 1869–1927), American-Canadian businessman
Kandace Krueger (born 1976), Miss USA 2001
Karl-Heinz Krüger (born 1953), German boxer
Karl Wilhelm Krüger (1796–1874), German Hellenist
Karoline Krüger (born 1970), Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist
Kelly Kruger (born 1982), Canadian actress
Lon Kruger (born 1952), American college basketball coach
Luise Krüger (1915–2001), German javelin athlete
Maynard C. Krueger (1906–1991), American politician and academic
Michael Krüger (born 1954), German footballer and manager
Mitchell Krueger (born 1994), American tennis player
Myron W. Krueger (born 1942), American computer artist and pioneer in the fields of virtual and augmented reality
Otto Kruger (1885–1974), American actor
Paul Kruger (1825–1904), President of South Africa, and namesake of
- Kruger House
- Kruger National Park
- Krugerrand
- Krugersdorp - town in Gauteng province
Peter Krüger, or Peter Crüger (1580–1639), German mathematician, astronomer and polymath
Rayne Kruger (1922-2002), South African author
Rich Krueger (born 1960), American singer-songwriter and neonatologist
Rick Krueger (born 1949), American politician
Sebastian Krüger (born 1963), caricaturist
Sonia Kruger (born 1965), Australian television presenter
Vanessa Krüger (born 1991), German actress
Walter Krueger (1881–1967), US Army general
Werner Krüger (1910–2003), German engineer

Fictional characters

Freddy Krueger, from A Nightmare on Elm Street
Herbie Kruger, a spy in John Gardner's novels.
H. Maximillian Kruger, from Wing Commander
Mr. Kruger, George Costanza's boss on Seinfeld
Natsuki Kruger, from My Otome manga and anime
Victor Kruger, from the film Highlander
Agent Kruger, from the film Elysium
Fanzell Kruger, Fanzell Kruger from Black Clover
Biscuit Krueger, Biscuit Krueger from Hunter x Hunter
Eren Kruger, from Attack on Titan
Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, from Power Rangers: SPD
Doggie Kruger, from Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

Fictional characters

See also