Grau (surname)
# Grau (surname)

Grau (Catalan:; German:) 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
