Bernauer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

Agnes Bernauer (1410–1435), the commoner wife of Albert III, Duke of Bavaria Anna Bernauer (born 1986), Luxembourgish figure skater who competed for her entire career for Luxembourg David Bernauer, the former chairman and CEO of the pharmacy chain Walgreens Rudolf Bernauer (1880–1953), Austrian lyricist, librettist, screenwriter, film director, producer, and actor Vanessa Bernauer (born 1988), Swiss football midfielder

See also Bernauer Straße, street of Berlin between Gesundbrunnen and Mitte Bernauer Strasse (Berlin U-Bahn), Berlin U-Bahn station located on the U8