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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

  • Benjamin Bauer (politician) (born 1988), German politician
  • 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)