Kroger (surname)

Kroger is a German surname, a variant of Krüger[1] or a spelling of Kröger without diacritics. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Bernard Kroger (1860–1938), American businessman who created the Kroger chain of supermarkets
  • Chris Kroger (born 1968), American ski mountaineer
  • Harry Kroger, American physicist and electrical engineer
  • Helen Kroger (born 1959), former Australian politician
  • Henry Kroger (1906–1987), Australian cricketer
  • Jacob Kroger (died 1594), German goldsmith working for Anne of Denmark
  • John Kroger (born 1966), Oregon politician
  • Lona Cohen (1913–1992), Soviet spy known by the alias Helen Kroger
  • Max Kroger (1899–1989), Australian rules footballer
  • Michael Kroger (born 1957), businessman and a powerbroker within the Victorian division of the Liberal Party of Australia
  • Mike Kroger (born 1951), American former politician
  • Morris Cohen (spy) (1910–1995), known by the alias Peter Kroger
  • William S. Kroger (1906–1995), psychiatrist and authority on hypnotism, hypnotherapy, and psychosomatic medicine