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 Albano, Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor
- 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 Costello, stage name of American actor and comedian Louis Cristillo
- Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director born James Diamond in 1962
- Lou Dobbs, American television anchor, radio host and author
- Lou Ferrigno, American bodybuilder and actor
- Lou Gehrig, American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
- Lou Gordon , American National Football League player
- Lou Gordon , American radio and television commentator and newspaper reporter
- Lou Gramm, American rock singer and songwriter, original lead singer of Foreigner, born Louis Grammatico in 1950
- Lou Harrison, American composer
- Lou Holtz, American former football player, coach and analyst
- Lou Marini, American saxophonist, arranger and composer
- 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 , Welsh rugby union footballer
- Lou Richards, Australian rules footballer and sports journalist
- Lou Thesz, American professional wrestler
- Lou Vairo, American ice hockey coach
- Lou Viglione, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
- Lou Williams, American National Basketball Association player
Women
- Lou, stage name of Louise Hoffner, German pop singer
- Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-born psychoanalyst and author
- Lou Henry Hoover, wife of US President Herbert Hoover
- Lou Sanders, British comedian
- Lou Wotton, Australian rules footballer
Fictional TV characters
- Lou Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
- Lou Grant, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant
- Lou, a policeman on The Simpsons
- Lou, a female Flashman on Choushinsei Flashman
