Claus

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

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

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