Lou (given name)

Lou is a unisex given name. For males, it is frequently a short form (hypocorism) of Louis or Lewis, for females of Louise, etc. It may refer to:

People

Men

• Lou Adler (born 1933), American record producer, music executive, talent manager, songwriter and film director and producer
• Lou Albano (1933–2009), Italian-American professional wrestler, manager and actor
• Lou Bega (born 1975), German singer
• Lou Boudreau (1917–2001), American Hall of Fame baseball player
• Lou Brock (1939–2020), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
• Lou Busch (1910–1979), American musician and songwriter
• Lou Costello, stage name of American actor and comedian Louis Cristillo (1906-1959)
• Lou Diamond Phillips, American actor and director born James Diamond in 1962
• Lou Dobbs (born 1945), American television anchor, radio host and author
• Lou Ferrigno (born 1951), American bodybuilder and actor
• Lou Ferrigno Jr. (born 1984), American actor
• Lou Frizzell (1920–1979), American actor and music director
• Lou Gehrig (1903–1941), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
• Lou Gordon (American football) (1908–1976), American National Football League player
• Lou Gordon (journalist) (1917–1977), American radio and television commentator and newspaper reporter
• Lou Gramm, stage name of American rock singer and songwriter Louis Grammatico (b. 1950)
• Lou Harrison (1917–2003), American composer
• Lou Hedley (born 1993), Australian American football player
• Lou Henson (1932–2020), American basketball coach
• Lou Holtz (born 1937), American former football player, coach and analyst
• Lou Jacobi (1913–2009), Canadian actor
• Lou Jacobs (1903–1992), German-American circus clown
• Lou Johnson (1934–2020), American baseball player
• Lou Johnson (pitcher) (1869–1941), American baseball pitcher
• Lou Johnson (singer) (1941–2019), American soul singer and pianist
• Lou Kenton (1908–2012), English proofreader
• Lou Kilzer (born 1951), American journalist
• Lou Kolls (1892–1941), American baseball umpire
• Lou Marini (born 1945), American saxophonist, arranger and composer
• Lou Merrill (1912–1963), American actor
• Lou Michaels (1935–2016), American football player
• Lou Pearlman (1954–2016), American record producer
• Lou Piniella (born 1943), American former Major League Baseball player and manager
• Lou Preager (1906–1978), British dance band leader
• Lou Rawls (1933–2006), American singer, songwriter and record producer
• Lou Reed (1942–2013), American musician, singer and songwriter
• Lou Reed (rugby player) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union footballer
• Lou Richards (1923–2017), Australian rules footballer and sports journalist
• Lou Silver, American-Israeli basketball player
• Lou Sullivan (1951-1991), American author and activist known for his work on behalf of trans men
• Lou Thesz (1916–2002), American professional wrestler
• Lou Vairo (born 1945), American ice hockey coach
• Lou Viglione, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
• Lou Vincent (born 1945), New Zealand cricket player
• Lou Williams (born 1986), American National Basketball Association player

Women

• Lou (German singer), stage name of Louise Hoffner (born 1963), German pop singer
• Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861–1937), Russian-born psychoanalyst and author
• Lou Doillon (born 1982), French singer-songwriter, actress, and model
• Lou Fellingham (born 1974), English contemporary Christian singer and songwriter
• Lou Henry Hoover (1874–1944), wife of US President Herbert Hoover
• Louise "Lou" Lieberman (born 1977), American soccer coach and former player
• Lou Sanders, British comedian
• Lou Wotton (born 1983), Australian rules footballer

Fictional TV characters

• Lou (Ninjago), a character in Ninjago
• Lou Beale, on the BBC soap opera EastEnders
• Lou Grant, on The Mary Tyler Moore Show and Lou Grant
• Lou Solverson, on the FX TV show Fargo
• Lou, a policeman on The Simpsons
• Lou, a female Flashman on Choushinsei Flashman

1. Marisa (given name)
2. Lou
3. Unisex name
4. Louie (given name)
5. Cindy (given name)
6. Louise (given name)
7. Louis (given name)
8. Zoe (name)
9. Lewis (given name)
10. Henry (given name)
11. Lou Gehrig
12. Louane
13. Nancy (given name)
14. Thelma Lou
15. Mary Lou (name)
16. Lou Gramm
17. Janie (given name)
18. Mary (name)
19. Lou Costello
20. Bradley Nowell