Grau (surname)

Grau (Catalan: [ˈɡɾaw]; German: [ˈɡʁaʊ]) is a common surname used in Catalan and German, meaning respectively "grade", coming from the Latin word gradus, or "gray".

People

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 Carretero i 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