Lau is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:Amy Lau (1968–2025), American interior designer Andrew Lau, Hong Kong director and producer Andy Lau, Hong Kong singer and actor Carina Lau, 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, German field hockey player Constance Lau, Singaporean actress and model David Lau, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel Emma Lau, British actress Evelyn Lau, Canadian writer Finn Lau, Hong Kong political activist Frederick Lau, 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, Hong Kong actor Henry Lau, Canadian singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M Jean Marie du Lau (1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution Jenny Lau, British food writer and community organiser Jer Lau, member of Hong Kong boy band MIRROR Laurence Lau, American actor Lau Lee Peng (1952–2000), Singaporean killer Sean Lau, Hong Kong actor Susanna Lau, aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist Wesley Lau (1921–1984), American film and television actor Yisrael Meir Lau, former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel