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'''Krüger''', '''Krueger'''{{refn|group=note|"In German spelling "ue" is used as equivalent to "ü".}}, '''Kreuger''' and '''Kruger''' (without the [[Umlaut (diacritic)|umlaut]] [[ü]]) are German surnames originating from ''[[:de:Krüger|Krüger]]'', meaning [[tavern]]-keeper in [[Low German]] and [[Pottery|potter]] in [[Central German]] and [[Upper German]], both associated with the Germanic word [[wikt:Krug]], "jug".

Notable people with the surname include:
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==People==
* [[Adalbert Krueger]] (1832–1896), German astronomer
* [[Alan Krueger]] (1960&ndash;2019), American economist
* [[Alex Kruger]] (born 1963), English Olympic decathlete
* [[Alma Kruger]] (1871–1960), American stage and film actress
* [[Anne Osborn Krueger]] (born 1934), American economist
* [[Anton Robert Krueger]] (born 1971), South African writer
* [[Ashlyn Krueger]] (born 2004), American tennis player
* [[Barbara Kruger]] (born 1945), American conceptual artist
* [[Bernhard Krüger]] (1904–1989), German SS officer and counterfeiter 
* [[Bob Krueger]] (1935–2022), American politician
* [[Bradley Kruger]] (born 1988), Dutch cricketer
* [[Carl Kruger]] (born 1949), American politician
* [[Clifford Krueger]] (1918–1988), American politician
* [[Peter Woodcock|David Michael Krueger]] (born Peter Woodcock; 1939–2010), Canadian serial killer, rapist, and necrophile
* [[Danny Kruger]] (born 1974), British politician
* [[Debbie Kruger]] (born 1962), Australian writer
* [[Diane Kruger]] (born 1976), German-American model and actress
* [[Erwin Krüger]] (1915–1973), Nicaraguan singer and poet
* [[Facundo Krüger]] (born 2000), Argentine footballer
* [[Felix Krueger]] (1874–1948), German psychologist and philosopher
* [[Frantz Kruger]] (born 1975), South African discus thrower
* [[Franz Krüger]] (1797–1857), German painter of equestrian portraits
* [[Fred Kruger]], born Johan Friedrich Carl Kruger, (1831–1888) was a German-born Australian photographer
* [[Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger]] (1894–1945), Nazi official
* [[Garnett Kruger]] (born 1977), South African cricketer
* Gottfried Krueger, founder of the [[Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company]] of Newark, New Jersey, US
* [[Hans Krüger]] (1902–1971), German politician
* [[Hardy Krüger]] (1928–2022), German actor
* [[Harvey M. Krueger]] (1929–2017), former CEO of [[Kuhn, Loeb & Co.]] and vice chairman of [[Lehman Brothers]]
* [[Helen Barbara Kruger]] (1913–2006), American businesswoman
* [[Heli Koivula Kruger]] (born 1975), Finnish track and field athlete
* [[Horst Krüger]] (1919–1999), German writer
* [[Jack Kruger]] (born 1994), American baseball player
* [[Jbe' Kruger]] (born 1986), South African golfer
* [[Jeffrey Kruger]] (1931–2014), British entertainment business executive
* [[Jim Krueger]], American comic book writer and novelist
* [[Jimmy Kruger]] (1917–1987), South African minister of justice and the police
* [[Joseph Kruger]] ({{circa}} 1869–1927), American-Canadian businessman
* [[Justin Kruger]], American social psychologist
* [[Kandace Krueger]] (born 1976), Miss USA 2001
* [[Karl-Heinz Krüger]] (born 1953), German boxer
* [[Karl Wilhelm Krüger]] (1796–1874), German Hellenist
* [[Karoline Krüger]] (born 1970), Norwegian singer-songwriter and pianist
* [[Kelly Kruger]] (born 1982), Canadian actress
* [[Leondra Kruger]] (born 1976), Associate Justice of the California Supreme Court
* [[Liz Krueger]] (born 1957), American politician
* [[Lon Kruger]] (born 1952), American college basketball coach
* [[Louis Krüger]] (born 1996), German politician
* [[Luise Krüger]] (1915–2001), German javelin athlete
* [[Maynard C. Krueger]] (1906–1991), American politician and academic
* [[Michael Krüger (writer)]] (born 1943), German writer, publisher, and translator
* [[Michael Krüger (footballer)]] (born 1954), German footballer and manager
* [[Mitchell Krueger]] (born 1994), American tennis player
* [[Myron W. Krueger]] (born 1942), American computer artist and pioneer in the fields of virtual and augmented reality
* [[Otto Kruger]] (1885–1974), American actor
* [[Paul Kruger]] (1825–1904), President of South Africa, and namesake of 
** [[Kruger House (Pretoria)|Kruger House]]
** [[Kruger National Park]]
** [[Krugerrand]]
** [[Krugersdorp]] – town in Gauteng province
* [[Paul Krüger]] (born 1950), German engineer and politician (CDU)
* [[Peter Krüger]], or [[Peter Crüger]] (1580–1639), German mathematician, astronomer and polymath
* [[Rayne Kruger]] (1922–2002), South African author
* [[Rich Krueger]] (born 1960), American singer-songwriter and neonatologist 
* [[Rick Krueger]] (born 1949), American politician
* [[Sebastian Krüger]] (born 1963), caricaturist
* [[Sonia Kruger]] (born 1965), Australian television presenter
* [[Tim Kruger]] (1981–2025), German pornographic film actor, producer, and director
* [[Vanessa Krüger]] (born 1991), German actress
* [[Walter Krueger]] (1881–1967), US Army general
* [[Walter Krüger (Wehrmacht general)|Walter Krueger]] (1892–1973), German general
* [[Werner Krüger]] (1910–2003), German engineer
* [[William Kent Krueger]] (born 1950), American novelist and crime writer

== Fictional characters ==
* Agent M. Kruger, or Agent 32 Alpha 21b,s the main antagonist of the 2013 sci-fi action film ''[[Elysium (film)|Elysium]]''.  
* Anubis "Doggie" Cruger, from the American television series ''[[Power Rangers S.P.D.]]''
* [[List of Hunter x Hunter characters#Biscuit Krueger|Biscuit Krueger]], from the anime and manga series ''Hunter x Hunter''
* [[List of Attack on Titan characters#Eren Kruger|Eren Kruger]], from the anime and manga series ''Attack on Titan''
* Doggie Kruger, from the tokusatsu series ''[[Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger]]''
* [[List of Black Clover characters#Fanzell Kruger|Fanzell Kruger]], from the anime and manga series ''Black Clover''
* [[Freddy Krueger]], the main antagonist from the American slasher series ''A Nightmare on Elm Street''
* [[H. Maximillian Kruger]], from the space combat series ''Wing Commander''
* ''Herbie Kruger'', a spy in [[John Gardner (British writer)|John Gardner]]'s novels.
* [[List of Seinfeld minor characters#Mr. Kruger|Mr. Kruger]], George Costanza's boss from the American sitcom ''Seinfeld''
* [[Natsuki Kruger]], a character from the manga and anime ''My Otome'' 
* Victor Kruger, from the British fantasy-action film ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]''
* Sebastian Kruger (Head of Coalescence) from Call Of Duty Black Ops 3.

== See also ==
* [[Krugerrand]]
* [[Kruger National Park]]
* [[Battle at Kruger]], the video footage.
* [[Kruger 60]], a star in the constellation Cepheus
* [[Kruger Inc.]]
* [[Cruger (disambiguation)]]
* [[Kluger (disambiguation)]]
* [[Dunning–Kruger effect]]
* [[Kreuger]]

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== References==
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