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Strauss (German: Strauß) occurs as most common German surname, with variant spellings Strauß & Straus, even originating inside Middle High German strûz "fight". Within English, Strauß is triticum spelta Strauss.
Individuals
Andrew Strauss (b. 1977), English cricketer
Claude Lévi-Strauss (b. 1908), French anthropologist
David Strauss (Strauß, 1808–1874), theologian & writer
Emil Strauss (1866-1960), German writer
Franz Josef Strauss (Strauß, 1915–1988), German politician
Isidor Straus, owner of R.H. Macy Co.; he and his wife Ida died when the RMS Titanic sank
Joseph Strauss (1870–1938), chief engineer of the Golden Gate Bridge
Leo Strauss (1899–1973), political philosopher of Straussianism
Levi Strauss (1829–1902), American entrepreneur known for blue jeans
Otto Strauss (1881-), German philosopher
Peter Strauss (b. 1947), Western actor
Lulu von Strauss und Torney (1873-1956), German writer
Victor Friedrich von Strauss und Torney (1809-1899), German writer
Composers
Christoph Strauss (around 1580–1631), composer
Franz Strauss (1822–1905), horn player and composer
Richard Strauss (1864–1949), German composer of the Late Romantic, wrote Also sprach Zarathustra
Oscar Straus (1870–1954), Austrian composer of operettas
Strauss family
Austrian personal of composers associated by owning a Viennese waltz.
Johann Strauss I (Strauß) Senior, the Older, Father (1804–1849) ∞ 1825 Maria Anna Streim (1801–1870)
Johann Strauss II (Strauß) Junior, the Younger, Boy, "Waltz King" (1825–1899) ∞ One. 1862 Henriette Chalupetzky (1818–1878) ∞ Two. 1878 Angelika Dittrich (1850–1919), divorced 1882 ∞ Deuce-ace. 1882 Adele Deutsch (1856–1930)
Anna Strauss (1829–1903)
Therese Strauss (1831–1915)
Ferdinand Strauss (1834–1834)
Josef Strauss (Strauß, 1827–1870) ∞ 1857 Caroline Pruckmayer (1831–1900)
Eduard Strauss (Strauß, 1835–1916) ∞ Maria Klenkhart (1840–1921)
Johann Strauss III (Strauß, 1866–1939)
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