Gitau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Elizabeth Gitau (born 1988), Kenyan physician, businesswoman and corporate executive Faith Gitau, Kenyan politician Paul Gitau, Kenyan volleyball coach Peter Njuguna Gitau (born 1962), Kenyan politician Shikoh Gitau (born c. 1981), Kenyan computer scientist William Gitau (born 1961), Kenyan politician