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 DiBella, American boxing promoter and television/film producer
  • Lou Dobbs (born 1945), American television anchor, radio host and author
  • Lou Duva, American boxing trainer and boxing promoter
  • 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 Groza (1924–2000), American footballer, Hall of Fame placekicker for the Cleveland Browns
  • 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 Phelan (1864–1933), American baseball manager
  • 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 union) (born 1987), Welsh rugby union footballer
  • Lou Richards (1923–2017), Australian rules footballer and sports journalist
  • Lou Savarese, American boxing-fighter
  • Louis J. Sebille (1915–1950), American Korean War pilot posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor
  • 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

Non-binary people

Fictional TV characters

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