Krauss is a German surname meaning "curly", and may refer to:
- Alison Krauss, American bluegrass musician
- Alexis Krauss, of the noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells
- Clemens Krauss, Austrian conductor
- Christian Ferdinand Friedrich Krauss, known as Ferdinand Krauss, German scientist, traveller and collector
- Friedrich Salomon Krauss, Croatian folklorist
- George Krauss, German industrialist and the founder of the Krauss Locomotive Works
- Krauss-Maffei, a German engineering company, named in part after George Krauss
- Lawrence Krauss, American physicist and writer
- Leo Castelli, born Leo Krausz, American art dealer
- Michael E. Krauss, American linguist
- Michael I. Krauss, American law professor
- Nicole Krauss, American novelist
- Rosalind E. Krauss, American art critic
- Ruth Krauss, American poet, playwright and children's book author
- Samuel Krauss, Hungarian philologist and historian
- Thomas F Krauss, UK physicist working in the field of photonic crystals
- Werner Krauß (1884-1959; also written "Krauss"), actor