Klaus 733933 212757450 2008-05-16T03:02:42Z Krohde 1247860 /* Notable persons whose given name is Klaus */ added Klaus Rohde - biologist '''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]] {{disambig}} [[Category:Given names]] [[Category:German masculine given names]] [[Category:Surnames]] [[als:Klaus]] [[da:Klaus]] [[de:Klaus]] [[fr:Colas]] [[la:Nicolaus]] [[nl:Klaus]] [[nds:Klaas]] [[fi:Klaus]] [[sv:Klaus]]