Grau (surname)
Grau(Catalan:[ˈɡɾaw];German:[ˈɡʁaʊ]) is a common surname used inCatalanandGerman,meaning respectively "grade",coming from theLatinwordgradus,or "gray".
People
[edit]- Agustí Grau(1893–1964), Spanish (Catalan) composer
- Albin Grau(1884–1971), German artist, architect and occultist
- Alexander Grau(born 1973), German racing driver
- Benjamin Grau(born 1945), Spanish (Catalan) former motorcycle racer
- Dieter Grau(1913–2014), German rocket scientist
- Doris Grau(1924–1995), American actress, script supervisor and voice actress
- Emili Prats Grau(born 1946) Andorran politician
- Emilio Grau Sala(1911–1975), Spanish (Catalan) artist
- Enrique Grau(1920–2004), Colombian artist
- Eulàlia Grau(born 1946), Spanish (Catalan) artist
- Francisco Grau(1947–2019), Spanish musician
- Fritz Grau(1894–?), German athlete
- Hugo Grau(1899–1984), German biologist
- Jacinto Grau(1877–1958), Spanish playwright
- Jeff Grau(born 1979), American former football player
- Joan Carreteroi Grau (born 1955), Spanish (Catalan) politician
- Jorge Grau(1930–2018), Spanish (Catalan) director, scriptwriter, playwright and painter
- José Sanchis Grau(1932–2011), Spanish comic book writer
- Lester W. Grau(life-dates unknown), American military writer
- Lorenzo Batlle y Grau(1810–1887), President of Uruguay from 1868–1872
- Martin Grau(born 1992), German steeplechase runner
- Miguel Grau Seminario(1834–1879), Peruvian naval officer
- Olga Grau(born 1945), Chilean writer, professor, philosopher
- Oliver Grau(born 1965), German art historian
- Polita Grau(1915–2000), former First Lady of Cuba
- Ramón Grau(1881–1969), President of Cuba 1933–34 and 1944–48
- Raúl Cubas Grau(born 1943), President of Paraguay, 1998–1999
- Roberto Grau(1900–1944), Argentine chess player
- Roberto Diego Grau(born 1970), Argentine former rugby player
- Santiago Grau(born 1963), Spanish (Catalan) former field hockey player
- Shirley Ann Grau(1929–2020), American writer
- Vicente Grau Juan(born 1968), Spanish athlete
- Jaume Grau(born 1997), Spanish footballer