title: Grau (surname)
text: # 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
  