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'''Klaus''' is a [[German language|German]] given name and surname. It originated as a short form of Nikolaus, a German form of the given name [[Nicholas]].
==Notable persons whose family name is Klaus==
*[[Billy Klaus]], baseball player
*[[Chris Klaus]], entrepreneur
*[[Frank Klaus]], German-American boxer, 1913 Middleweight Champion
*[[Josef Klaus]], Chancellor of Austria 1966–1970
*[[Karl Klaus]], Russian chemist (1796–1864)
*[[Václav Klaus]], President of the Czech Republic
==Notable persons whose given name is Klaus==
*[[Brother Klaus]], Swiss patron saint
*[[Klaus Badelt]], German composer; most famous work to date is from Pirates of the Caribbean
*[[Klaus Barbie]], a Nazi Soldier
*[[Klaus Bargsten]], captain and sole survivor of the sunken U-boat U-521 in World War 2.
*[[Klaus Fischer]], German footballer
*[[Klaus Fluoride]], bassist of the Dead Kennedys
*[[Klaus Kinski]], German actor
*[[Klaus Meine]], lead singer of German hard rock band The Scorpions
*[[Klaus Nomi]], otherworldly entertainer
*[[Klaus Rohde]] - biologist
*[[Klaus Voormann]], artist, musician, and record producer who was associated with the early days of The Beatles
==Fictional characters==
*[[Klaus Baudelaire]] - A fictional character from ''A Series of Unfortunate Events'' by Lemony Snicket
*[[Klaus (American Dad!)|Klaus]], the talking fish from ''[[American Dad!]]''
*[[Baron Klaus von Wulfenbach]] - A fictional character from the [[comic book]]/[[webcomic]] ''[[Girl Genius]]''
==Places==
*[[Klaus, Vorarlberg]]
*[[Klaus Advanced Computing Building]]
==See also==
* [[Claus]]
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