Bauer (surname)

Bauer is a German surname meaning "peasant" or "farmer".

Notable people sharing the surname "Bauer"

A

• Alain Bauer (born 1962), French criminologist
• Alexander Bauer (born 1972), German politician
• Alfred Bauer (1911–1986), German lawyer and film historian
• Alice Bauer (1927–2002), American golfer
• Alix Bauer (born 1971), Mexican singer
• Amanda Bauer (born 1979), American astronomer and science communicator
• André Bauer (born 1969), American politician
• Andreas Bauer, multiple people
• Ann Bauer (born 1966), American essayist and novelist
• Antun Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Arndt Bauer (born 1986), German bobsledder
• Axel Bauer (born 1961), French singer, composer, guitarist and actor

B

• Belinda Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Branko Bauer (1921–2002), Croatian film director
• Bruno Bauer (1809–1882), German philosopher, theologian and historian

C

• Carl W. Bauer (1933–2013), American politician
• Caroline Bauer (1807–1877), German actress
• Catalina Bauer (born 1976), Chilean artist
• Charita Bauer (1922–1985), American soap opera actress
• Chris Bauer (born 1966), American actor
• Christian Bauer (born 1977), French chess player
• Christina Bauer (born 1988), French volleyball player
• Conny Bauer (born 1943), free jazz trombonist
• Craig Bauer, American mixing engineer and record producer

D

• Daniel Bauer, multiple people
• David Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Denise Bauer (born 1964), American diplomat
• Donna Bauer (born 1970), Australian politician
• Dorothee Bauer (born 1983), German sport shooter

E

• Eddie Bauer (1899–1986), American clothing manufacturer
• Edgar Bauer (1820–1886), German writer, journalist and political philosopher
• Edmond Bauer (1880–1963), French physicist
• Edwin L. Bauer (1905–), American architect in Hawai'i
• Eleanor Bauer, American choreographer and dancer
• Emily Bauer (born 1981), American singer, dancer, actress/voice actress
• Erich Bauer (1900–1980), Nazi SS Guard at Sobibor death camp during World War II
• Ernst Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Erwin Bauer (1912–1958), German Formula One driver

F

• Felice Bauer (1887–1960), fiancée of Franz Kafka
• Ferdinand Bauer (1760–1826), Austrian botanical illustrator; brother of Franz
• Frank Bauer, multiple people
• Frans Bauer (born 1973), Dutch singer
• Franz Bauer (1758–1840), Austrian botanical illustrator; brother of Ferdinand
• Friedrich Bauer, multiple people
• Fritz Bauer (1903–1968), German judge and prosecutor, notable for bringing Nazis to justice

G

• Gary Bauer (born 1946), American politician
• George J. Bauer (1871–1942), American politician
• Georg Bauer, better known as Georgius Agricola (1490–1555), German scholar
• Gustav Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Gustave Bauer (1884–1947), American wrestler

H

• Hans Bauer, multiple people
• Harald Bauer (born 1949), German politician
• Harold Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Heinrich Bauer, multiple people
• Heinz Bauer (1928–2002), German mathematician
• Helen Bauer (born 1991), English actor, comedian and writer
• Henry Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Herbert Bauer, multiple people
• Hinko Bauer (1908–1986), Croatian-Jewish architect

I

• Ida Bauer (1882–1945), a hysterical patient of Sigmund Freud known as Dora
• Ina Bauer (disambiguation), several people

J

• Jack Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Jacob Bauer (born 2002), Australian rules footballer
• James Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Jase Bauer (born 2002), American football player
• Jasna Fritzi Bauer (born 1989), Swiss actress
• Jill Bauer, Hearst and SPJ journalist, documentarian and non-fiction author
• John Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Jon Bauer (born 1977), Canadian songwriter
• José Carlos Bauer (1925–2007), Brazilian footballer
• Josef Bauer, multiple people
• Joseph Bauer (1845–1938), German-American labor organizer and politician
• Joy Bauer (born 1963), American nutritionist
• Julia Bauer, German coloratura soprano
• Jutta Bauer (1955–2025), German illustrator

K

• Karl Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Katharina Bauer (born 1990), German pole vaulter
• Klemen Bauer (born 1986), Slovenian biathlete
• Kristin Bauer van Straten (born 1973), American actress

L

• Laurie Bauer (born 1949), British linguist
• Lisa Bauer (born 1960), Canadian field hockey player
• Lorna Bauer, (born 1980), Canadian artist
• Ludwig Bauer (1876–1935), Austro-Swiss journalist, pacifist and writer
• Lukáš Bauer (born 1977), Czech cross country skier
• Lyle Bauer (1958–2024), Canadian football player and executive

M

• Marc Bauer (born 1975), Swiss artist
• Marcel Bauer (born 1992), German politician
• Marianne Bauer, West German luger
• Mariano Peralta Bauer (born 1998), Argentine footballer
• Marion Bauer (1882–1955), American composer
• Martin Bauer, social psychologist
• Maureen Bauer, American politician
• Max Hermann Bauer (1869–1929) German staff officer in World War I
• Maximilian Bauer, multiple people
• Michael Bauer, multiple people
• Michelle Bauer (born 1958), bondage model and actress
• Moritz Bauer (born 1992), Austrian footballer

N

• Nancy Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Nicole Bauer (born 1987), German politician

O

• Ola Bauer (1943–1999), Norwegian novelist and playwright
• Otto Bauer (1881–1938), Austrian theoretician and politician

P

• Patrick Bauer, multiple people
• Paul Bauer (1896–1990) German poet and mountaineer
• Peggy Bauer (1932–2004), American wildlife photographer
• Peter Bauer, multiple people

R

• Ralph Bauer, multiple people
• Riccardo Bauer (1896–1982), Italian journalist and politician
• Richard Bauer (disambiguation), multiple people
• Robert Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Rudolf Bauer (disambiguation), several people

S

• Siegfried Bauer (1961–2018), German physicist
• Stanley J. Bauer (1913–1972), American politician from New York
• Stefan Bauer, English lecturer
• Steve Bauer (born 1959), Canadian cyclist
• Steven Bauer (born 1956), American actor
• Susan Wise Bauer, American author, English instructor and founder of Well-Trained Mind Press
• Sven H. Bauer, Swedish scout
• Sybil Bauer (1903–1927), American competition swimmer, Olympic champion, and former world record-holder

T

• Talya Bauer, Endowed Cameron Professor of Management
• Theresia Bauer (born 1965), German politician
• Thomas Bauer, multiple people
• Tom Bauer (born 1946), American lawyer and politician
• Trevor Bauer (born 1991), baseball pitcher
• Tristán Bauer (born 1959), Argentine filmmaker
• Truus Bauer (1946–2013), Dutch rower

V

• Viola Bauer (born 1976), German skier

W

• Walter Bauer (1877–1960), theologian and ancient Greek philologist
• Wilhelm Bauer (1822–1875), German U-boat engineer
• William Bauer (disambiguation), several people
• Willy Bauer (born 1947), German motocross driver
• Wolf Bauer (born 1939), German politician
• Wolfgang Bauer (disambiguation), several people

Y

• Yehuda Bauer (1926–2024), Czech-Israeli Holocaust historian
• Yevgeni Bauer (1865–1917), Russian silent film director
• Yvonne Bauer, German publisher

Mononym

• Bauer (illustrator) (born 1969), French illustrator and editorial cartoonist

Fictional characters

• From the American television series 24
• Graem Bauer
• Jack Bauer
• Josh Bauer (24)
• Kim Bauer
• Marilyn Bauer
• Phillip Bauer
• Teri Bauer
• From the American television series Boston Legal
• Denise Bauer
• From the American television series Community
• June Bauer
• From the American television series Guiding Light
• Beth Bauer
• Ed Bauer
• Michelle Bauer Santos
• From indie film Fear Clinic
• Bauer

See also

• Bauers, a similar surname
• Bower (surname)
• Bowers (surname)