Strauß

Strauß or Strauss, also nobilized as von Strauß, is a German surname and may refer to:

• Adolf Kurt Ernst Strauß (1879–1973), German Generaloberst of the Wehrmacht in WWII
• Franz Josef Strauß (1915–1988), German politician (CSU)
• Hubert Strauß (1918–1944), German officer and recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross in WWII
• Leo Strauss (1899–1973), Jewish philosopher and professor
• Levi Strauss (1829–1902), German-born industrialist in the USA and inventor of the blue riveted "jeans"
• Luise Elisabeth von Strauß und Torney (1873–1956), German poet
• Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer and conductor of the Romantic era