Herbert Kraus
German legal scholar
- Born: 1884-01-02 (Rostock)
- Died: 1965-03-15 (Göttingen)
- Country of citizenship: Germany
- Occupation: lawyer; professor
- Member of political party: German Democratic Party
- Member of: Corps Saxonia Göttingen; Institut de Droit International (since: 1927-01-01)
- Employer: University of Göttingen
- Educated at: Columbia University; Harvard University; Heidelberg University; Leipzig University; University of Paris
- Spouse: Katherine Thayer Hobson (period: 1911-01-01 through 1939-01-01)
- VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/19807230
- WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no89012589
- Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no89012589