Lou may refer to:
- a shortening of the given name Louis or Louise
- Lou (singer), the stage name of Louise Hoffner (born 1963), German pop singer
- Lou!, a French series of comic books, created by Julien Neel, which has been an award winner of the Angoulême International Comics Festival Prix Jeunesse 9-12 ans
- Lou (Guitar Hero), a character in the Guitar Hero series
- Lyon Olympique Universitaire, a rugby union team playing in the Top14 competition of France
- Bowman Field (airport) (IATA airport code), an airport in Louisville, Kentucky, USA
- Lou Island, a Papua New Guinean island
- Lou people, the people living on Lou Island
- Lou language (disambiguation), multiple languages
- Lord of Ultima, a browser based MMORTS game developed by EA
Famous quotes containing the word lou:
“We have got to stop the nervous Nellies and the Toms from going to the Man’s place. I don’t believe in killing, but a good whipping behind the bushes wouldn’t hurt them.... These bourgeoisie Negroes aren’t helping. It’s the ghetto Negroes who are leading the way.”
—Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)
“Our foreparents were mostly brought from West Africa.... We were brought to America and our foreparents were sold; white people bought them; white people changed their names ... my maiden name is supposed to be Townsend, but really, what is my maiden name? What is my name?”
—Fannie Lou Hamer (1917–1977)
“When women go wrong, men go right after them.”
—Harvey Thew, screenwriter, John Bright, screenwriter, and Lowell Sherman. Lady Lou (Mae West)