Lou (given name)
Lou is a unisex given name. For males, it is frequently a short form of Louis or Lewis, for females of Louise, etc. It may refer to:
People
Men
- Lou Adler, American record producer, music executive, talent manager, songwriter and film director and producer
- Lou Adler (journalist), American radio journalist and academic
- Lou Albano, Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor
- Lou Bega, German singer
- Lou Boudreau, American Hall of Fame baseball player
- Lou Brock, American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
- Lou Busch, American musician and songwriter
- Lou Cannon, American journalist, non-fiction author and biographer
- Lou Costello, stage name of American actor and comedian Louis Cristillo
- Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director born James Diamond in 1962
- Lou DiBella, American boxing promoter and television/film producer
- Lou Dobbs, American television anchor, radio host and author
- Lou Duva, American boxing trainer and boxing promoter
- Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor
- Lou Ferrigno Jr., American actor
- Lou Frizzell, American actor and music director
- Lou Gehrig, American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
- Lou Gerstner, American businessman
- Lou Gordon (American football), American National Football League player
- Lou Gordon (journalist), American radio and television commentator and newspaper reporter
- Lou Gramm, stage name of American rock singer and songwriter Louis Grammatico
- Lou Groza, American footballer, Hall of Fame placekicker for the Cleveland Browns
- Lou Harrison, American composer
- Lou Hedley, Australian American football player
- Lou Henson, American basketball coach
- Lou Holtz, American former football player, coach and analyst
- Lou Jacobi, Canadian actor
- Lou Jacobs, German-American circus clown
- Lou Johnson, American baseball player
- Lou Johnson (pitcher), American baseball pitcher
- Lou Johnson (singer), American soul singer and pianist
- Lou Kenton, English proofreader
- Lou Kilzer, American journalist
- Lou Kolls, American baseball umpire
- Lou Marini, American saxophonist, arranger and composer
- Lou Merrill, American actor
- Lou Michaels, American football player
- Lou Pearlman, American record producer
- Lou Phelan, American baseball manager
- Lou Piniella, American former Major League Baseball player and manager
- Lou Preager, British dance band leader
- Lou Rawls, American singer, songwriter and record producer
- Lou Reed, American musician, singer and songwriter
- Lou Reed (rugby union), Welsh rugby union footballer
- Lou Richards, Australian rules footballer and sports journalist
- Lou Rinaldi (disambiguation), several people
- Lou Savarese, American boxing-fighter
- Louis J. Sebille, American Korean War pilot posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
- Lou Silver, American-Israeli basketball player
- Lou Sullivan, American author and activist known for his work on behalf of trans men
- Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler
- Lou Vairo, American ice hockey coach
- Lou Viglione, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
- Lou Vincent, New Zealand cricket player
- Lou Williams, American National Basketball Association player
Women
- Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-born psychoanalyst and author
- Lou Doillon, French singer-songwriter, actress, and model
- Lou Fellingham, English contemporary Christian singer and songwriter
- Lou Henry Hoover, wife of US President Herbert Hoover
- Lou Jean, stage name Lou (French singer)
- Louise Lieberman, American soccer coach and former player
- Lou Sanders, British comedian
- Lou Wotton, Australian rules footballer
Non-binary people
- Lou Wall, Australian comedian
Fictional TV characters
- Lou Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Lou Grant, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant
- Lou Solverson, on Fargo
- Lou (The Simpsons), a policeman on The Simpsons
- Lou (Ninjago), in Ninjago
- Lou, a character in the 2019 film UglyDolls
- Lou, a female Flashman on ''Choushinsei Flashman''