Beau (name)

Beau is a given name, nickname and surname. Notable people with the name include:

Given name

 * Beau Belga (born 1986), Filipino basketball player
 * Beau Bennett (born 1991), American hockey player
 * Beau Benzschawel (born 1996) American football player
 * Beau Bokan (born 1981), American musician and songwriter
 * Beau Boulter (born 1942), former Congressman from Texas and political lobbyist
 * Beau Brady (born 1981), Australian actor
 * Beau Brinkley (born 1990), American football player
 * Beau Burchell (born 1978), American musician and record producer
 * Beau Casson (born 1982), Australian cricketer
 * Beau Champion (born 1986), Australian Rugby League player
 * Beau Falloon (born 1987), Australian Rugby League player
 * Beau Garrett (born 1982), American actress
 * Beau Henry (born 1990), Australian Rugby League footballer
 * Beau Hoopman (born 1980), American rower and Olympic gold medalist
 * Beau Kazer (1951–2014), Canadian actor
 * Beau Landry (born 1991), Canadian football player
 * Beau Maister (born 1986), Australian rules footballer
 * Beau McCoy (born 1980), Nebraska state senator
 * Beau McDonald (born 1979), Australian rules footballer
 * Beau Mirchoff (born 1989), American-born Canadian actor
 * Beau Nunn (born 1995), American football player
 * Beau Robinson (born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer
 * Beau Ryan (born 1985), Australian Rugby League player and comedian
 * Beau Sia (born 1976), American poet
 * Beau Smith (born 1954), American comic book writer and columnist
 * Beau Waters (born 1986), Australian rules footballer

Nickname

 * Beau Bell (1907–1977), Major League Baseball outfielder
 * Beau Biden (1969–2015), American lawyer, soldier and politician
 * Beau Bridges (born 1941), American actor
 * Beau Brummell (1778–1840), arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England
 * Beau Correll (born 1982), American lawyer and political commentator
 * Beau Nash (1674–1762), dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain
 * Jimmy Walker (1881–1946), mayor of New York also known as Beau James
 * Beau James, stage name of lawyer-actor James "Beau" Brincefield

Surname

 * Heinie Beau (1911–1987), American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist

Fictional characters

 * Michael "Beau" Geste, the protagonist of the novel Beau Geste and numerous adaptations
 * Beau, a paranoid man portrayed by Joaquin Phoenix in the comedy horror movie Beau Is Afraid
 * Beau Felton, a homicide detective on the American television show Homicide: Life on the Street
 * Beauregard "Beau" Gray, a supporting character in the video game Red Dead Redemption 2
 * Beau Richardson, a villain and murder victim on the crime/mystery serial The Edge of Night
 * Beau, a mining engine who works near the Grand Canyon from Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!
 * Beau, exterminator and Teddy's ex-boyfriend from Good Luck Charlie
 * Beau Bennett, the father of Colt and Rooster in the series "The Ranch."