Pauer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Ernst Pauer (1826–1905), Austrian pianist, composer and educator Fritz Pauer (1943–2012), Austrian jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Géza Pauer (born 1976), Hungarian sprinter Jiří Pauer (1919–2007), Czech composer Maria Pauer (1734/36–1750), Austrian witch
See also Paur