Waweru is a Kenyan name given to baby boys of the Kikuyu tribe in the Mount Kenya region. Charles Waweru Kamathi (born 1978), Kenyan long-distance runner David Waweru, CEO of WordAlive Publishers George Japhet Waweru (born 1978), Kenyan footballer Joel Waweru Mwangi (born 1959), Kenyan bishop John Kiarie Waweru (born 1978), Kenyan politician Julius Waweru Karangi (born 1951), former General in the Kenya Defence Forces Patrick Waweru (born 1958), Kenyan boxer Peter Waweru (born 1982), Kenyan football referee Wangechi Waweru (born 1994), Kenyan musician