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 Boudreau (1917–2001), American Hall of Fame baseball player
Lou Brock (born 1939), American Hall-of-Fame Major League Baseball player
Lou Busch (1910–1979), American musician and songwriter
Lou Dobbs (born 1945), American television anchor, radio host and author
Lou Ferrigno (born 1951), American bodybuilder and actor
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 Holtz (born 1937), American former football player, coach and analyst
Lou Marini (born 1945), American saxophonist, arranger and composer
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 Thesz (1916-2002), American professional wrestler
Lou Viglione, former NASCAR Cup Series team owner
Lou Williams (born 1986), American National Basketball Association player

Women

Lou Andreas-Salomé (1861-1937), Russian-born psychoanalyst and author
Lou Henry Hoover (1874-1944), wife of US President Herbert Hoover
Lou Wotton (born 1983), 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

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