Graf (surname)

Graf is an ancient German and Swiss rooted name. In the United States, there are 16,620 people with this last name making it the 2445th most popular surname. Some notable people with this surname include:

Al Graf (born 1958), American politician and attorney
Alesia Graf (1980–2024), Belarusian-born German professional boxer
Alexander Graf (born 1962), Uzbekistani-German chess grandmaster
Alicia Graf Mack (born 1978/79), American dancer and teacher
Allan Graf (born 1949), American athlete, actor, stuntman and director
Angelika Graf (born 1947), German politician
Anton Graf (1811-1867), German theologian, private docent at University of Tübingen
Andreas Christoph Graf (1701–1776), teacher, poet & author of "Der höfliche Schüler" (1745)
Andreas Graf (born 1985), Australian track cyclist
Béatrice Graf (born 1964), Swiss musician
Bernadette Graf (born 1992), German judoka
Carl Graf (1892-1947), American painter
Conrad Graf (1782–1851), Austrian-German pianoforte builder
Christian Ernst Graf (1723–1804), from 1764 on called "Graaf", German/Netherland composer (Johann's son)
Christoph Graf (born 1961), 35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Claudio Graf (born 1976), Argentine football coach and former player
Clyde Graf, New Zealand politician
Collin Graf (born 2002), American ice hockey player
Dajuan Graf (born 1962), American basketball player
Daniel Graf (born 1977), German football player
Dominik Graf (born 1952), German film director
Edward L. Graf (1878-?), American politician
Elfi Graf (born 1952), Austrian folk singer
Ernst Graf [de] (1909–1988), Swiss artist
Erwin Graf (1917–2005), American basketball player
Friedrich Graf [de]
Friedrich Hartmann Graf (1727–1795), German composer (Johann's son)
Georg Graf, German Orientalist
Gismo Graf (born 1992), German musician
Haakon Graf (born 1955), Norwegian musician
Hannah Graf, former officer of the British Army and a transgender rights activist
Hedy Graf (1926-1997), Spanish-born Swiss soprano
Herbert Graf (1903-1973), Austrian-American opera producer
Hermann Graf (1912-1988), German Luftwaffe World War II fighter ace
Holly Graf (born c. 1963), U.S. naval officer
Jake Graf, English actor
Jessica Graf (born 1990), American reality television personality, actress, and model
Jochen Graf (1989), American soccer player
Joe Graf Jr. (born 1998), American professional stock car racing driver
Johann Graf (born 1946), German composer (father of Friedrich C. and Christian E. Graf)
John Graf (born 1968), Canadian rugby player
Jürgen Graf (born 1951), Swiss historian
Jürgen-Peter Graf (born 1952), German lawyer and judge
Karl Heinrich Graf (1815–1869), German Old Testament scholar and orientalist
Kathryn Graf (born 1958), American actress and playwright
Kevin Graf (born 1991), American football offensive tackle
Klaus Graf (born 1969), German racing driver
Leopold Graf [de]-Selinger (born 1967), Austrian Architect & Urbanist (Arch. without Frontiers), former diplomat. service, later on Ambassador of "good will", Researcher & Author
Lisa Graf (born 1992), German swimmer
Luca Maria Graf [de] (born 1999), German football player
Marcus Graf (born 1974), German art curator, writer and artist based in Istanbul
Martin Graf (born 1960), Austrian politician
Max Graf (1873-1958), Austrian composer and music critic
Maya Graf (born 1962), Swiss politician
Michael Graf, Italian luger
Mirosław Graf (born 1959), Polish ski jumper
Oskar Maria Graf (1894–1967), German poet and novelist
Paul David Graf (1950–2001), American actor
Ulrich Graf (1878-1950), early member of the Nazi Party
Urs Graf (1485 – c. 1529), Swiss Renaissance painter and engraver
Rahel Graf (born 1989), Swiss footballer
Randy Graf (born 1957), former member of the Arizona State House
Rebekah Graf, American actress
Rick Graf (born 1964), American football linebacker
Robert Graf (1923-1966), German actor
Rolf Graf (1932–2019), Swiss cyclist
Rolf Graf (musician) (1960–2013), Norwegian musician
Santiago Graf (1845-1904), Swiss-born brewer and businessman in Mexico
Shaun Graf (born 1957), Australian first-class cricketeer
Sonja Graf (1908-1965), German and American chess player
Susanne Graf (born 1992), German politician
Steffi Graf (born 1969), German tennis player
Stephanie Graf (born 1973), Austrian athlete
Willi Graf (1918–1943), German martyr of 20th century, member of the White Rose resistance group in Nazi Germany
Wolfram Graf [als] (16th cent), German lawyer from Nördlingen

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