Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amy Lau (1968–2025), American interior designer Andrew Lau (born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer Andy Lau (born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor Carina Lau (born 1965), Hong Kong-Canadian actress and director Chak Sing Lau, Hong Kong professor of rheumatology Charley Lau (1933–1984), American catcher and hitting coach in Major League Baseball Christel Lau (born 1944), German field hockey player Constance Lau (born 1991), Singaporean actress and model David Lau (born 1966), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Emma Lau (born 1991), British actress Evelyn Lau (born 1971), Canadian writer Finn Lau (born 1993), Hong Kong political activist Frederick Lau (born 1989), German actor Fritz Lau (1872–1966), Low German writer, playwright and lyricist Gordon Lau (1941–1998), American politician Hans E. Lau (1879–1918), Danish astronomer Hawick Lau (born 1974), Hong Kong actor Henry Lau (born 1989), Canadian singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M Jasmin Lau (born 1982), Singaporean politician Jean Marie du Lau (1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution Jenny Lau (born 1985), British food writer and community organiser Jer Lau (born 1992), member of Hong Kong boy band MIRROR Laurence Lau (born 1954), American actor Lau Lee Peng (1952–2000), Singaporean killer Sean Lau (born 1964), Hong Kong actor Susanna Lau (born 1983), aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist Wesley Lau (1921–1984), American film and television actor Yisrael Meir Lau (born 1937), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel
See also Liu (劉), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese Lau clan, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab