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. Notable people with the name include:

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Beau Belga Beau Michael Vincent Esparrago Belga (born November 30, 1986) is a Filipino professional basketball player for the Rain or Shine Elasto Painters of the Philippine Basketball Association. He is also an assistant coach for the UST Growling Tigers ...

(born 1986), Filipino basketball player *

Beau Bennett Beau Daniel Bennett (born November 27, 1991) is an American former professional ice hockey right winger. He last played with the Tucson Roadrunners of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract with the Arizona Coyotes of the Nationa ...

(born 1991), American hockey player *

Beau Benzschawel Beau Benzschawel (born September 10, 1995) is an American football guard who is a free agent. He played college football at Wisconsin and signed with the Detroit Lions as an undrafted free agent in 2019. He has also played for the Houston Texa ...

(born 1996) American football player *

Beau Bokan Beau Mark Bokan (born November 30, 1981) is an American musician and singer best known as the former lead vocalist of Blessthefall, and the former vocalist of Take the Crown. Background On September 26, 2008, Bokan joined Blessthefall as the ...

(born 1981), American musician and songwriter *

Beau Boulter Eldon Beau Boulter (born February 23, 1942) is an American politician. He served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 13th district of Texas. Boulter was born in El Paso, Texas. He and his fam ...

(born 1942), former Congressman from Texas and political lobbyist *

Beau Brady Beau Brady (born 11 October 1981) is an Australian actor from Sydney, Australia. Biography Brady attended high school at Oak Hill College where he took up Drama in year eight. In 1999 he debuted in the acting world by guest starring on the ...

(born 1981), Australian actor *

Beau Brinkley Beau Michael Brinkley (born January 25, 1990) is an American football long snapper for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Missouri. College career Brinkley played college football at the ...

(born 1990), American football player *

Beau Burchell Beau Burchell (born December 17, 1978) is an American musician, record producer, and audio engineer from Orange County, California. As a performer, he is best known as the guitarist and backing vocalist in Saosin. He is one of Saosin's founders, ...

(born 1978), American musician and record producer *

Beau Casson Beau Casson (born 7 December 1982) is a former Australian cricketer who played for Western Australia cricket team, Western Australia and New South Wales cricket team, New South Wales from 2002 to 2011, and represented Australia national cricket ...

(born 1982), Australian cricketer *

Beau Champion Beau Champion (born 23 December 1986) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs, Melbourne Storm, Gold Coast Titans and Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He is the second c ...

(born 1986), Australian Rugby League player *

Beau Falloon Beau Falloon (born 21 May 1987) is a former professional rugby league footballer who last played for Leeds in the Super League. He played as a and previously played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby Le ...

(born 1987), Australian Rugby League player *

Beau Garrett Beau Jesse Garrett (born December 28, 1982) is an American actress and model. She began her career appearing in GUESS advertisements in the late 1990s after being discovered by an Elite modeling agent at age fourteen. She made her feature film d ...

(born 1982), American actress *

Beau Henry Beau Henry (born 17 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays for the Wentworthville Magpies in the Ron Massey Cup. He formerly played for the Newcastle Knights and Gold Coast Titans in the National Rugby Lea ...

(born 1990), Australian Rugby League footballer *

Beau Hoopman Beau Hoopman (born October 1, 1980) is an American rower. Collegiate career A member of his high school's golf team, Hoopman joined the rowing team at the University of Wisconsin as a walk-on in the fall of 1999. He won the Eastern Sprints both ...

(born 1980), American rower and Olympic gold medalist *

Beau Kazer Beau Kazer (May 22, 1951 – December 30, 2014) was a Canadian actor who worked primarily on television. He was best known for his recurring role as Brock Reynolds on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless''. Kazer studied dr ...

(born 1951), Canadian actor *

Beau Landry Beau Landry (born September 24, 1991) is a Canadian football linebacker. He was drafted by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats with the eighth overall pick in the 2014 CFL Draft. He played CIS football at the University of Western Ontario. College career ...

(born 1991), Canadian football player * Beau Maister (born 1986), Australian rules footballer *

Beau McCoy Beau McCoy (born November 12, 1980) is an American politician who served as a member of the Nebraska Legislature for the 39th district from 2009 to 2017. Early life and education McCoy was born in Burlington, Colorado, has been active in th ...

(born 1980), Nebraska state senator *

Beau McDonald Beau McDonald (born 3 November 1979) is a former Australian rules footballer in the Australian Football League. He was recruited as the number 73 draft pick in the 1997 AFL Draft from Swan Districts. He made his debut for the Brisbane Lion ...

(born 1979), Australian rules footballer *

Beau Mirchoff William Beau Mirchoff (; born January 13, 1989) is a Canadian-American actor best known for his role in the MTV series ''Awkward'', his role as Jamie Hunter in '' Good Trouble'', and his role in ''Now Apocalypse'' on Starz. Early life Mirchoff ...

(born 1989), American-born Canadian actor *

Beau Nunn Beau Nunn (born June 12, 1995) is a former American football guard. He played college football for Appalachian State, where he started 41 of 43 games in his collegiate career and was First-team All Sun Belt Conference his senior season. Profe ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Beau Robinson Beau Robinson (born 15 August 1986) is a former Australian rugby union player, now Leadership & Culture Coach. Robinson played for the NSW Waratahs and Queensland Reds in the Super Rugby, and represented Australia making his senior debut in 2 ...

(born 1986), Australian rugby union footballer *

Beau Ryan Beau Ryan (born 11 May 1985) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, television presenter, actor and singer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks and the Wests Tigers in the National Rugby League. Ryan is also well ...

(born 1985), Australian Rugby League player and comedian *

Beau Sia Beau Sia (, born 1976) is an American Poetry slam, slam poet. Life and career Sia was born in Ohio. He is of Chinese-Filipino descent. Raised in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Sia discovered spoken word poetry on MTV as a teenager. When not particip ...

(born 1976), American poet *

Beau Smith Beau Smith (born December 17, 1954 in Huntington, West Virginia) is an American comic book writer and columnist, best known for his work for DC Comics, Image Comics, IDW Publishing and as vice president of marketing for Eclipse Comics. Career ...

(born 1954), American comic book writer and columnist *

Beau Waters Beau Waters (born 30 March 1986) is a former professional Australian rules footballer and vice-captain of the West Coast Eagles in the Australian Football League (AFL). Originally from the Happy Valley Football Club, South Australia, he playe ...

(born 1986), Australian rules footballer

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Beau Bell Roy Chester "Beau" Bell (August 20, 1907 – September 14, 1977) was an American professional baseball outfielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1935 to 1941 for the St. Louis Browns, Detroit Tigers, and Cleveland Indians. Bell ...

(1907–1977), Major League Baseball outfielder *

Beau Biden Joseph Robinette "Beau" Biden III (February 3, 1969 – May 30, 2015) was an American politician, lawyer, and officer in the Army Judge Advocate General's Corps from Wilmington, Delaware. The oldest child of current U.S. president Joe Bid ...

(1969–2015), American lawyer, soldier and politician *

Beau Bridges Lloyd Vernet "Beau" Bridges III (born December 9, 1941) is an American actor and director. He is a three-time Emmy, two-time Golden Globe and one-time Grammy Award winner, as well as a two-time Screen Actors Guild Award nominee. Bridges was a ...

(born 1941), American actor *

Beau Brummell George Bryan "Beau" Brummell (7 June 1778 – 30 March 1840) was an important figure in Regency England and, for many years, the arbiter of men's fashion. At one time, he was a close friend of the Prince Regent, the future King George IV, but ...

(1778–1840), arbiter of men's fashion in Regency England *

Beau Correll Carroll "Beau" Correll Jr. (born July 20, 1982) is an American attorney and political commentator. In 2016, Correll was a leader in the effort to deny Donald Trump the Republican nomination through the use of a federal lawsuit, amendments to Conv ...

(born 1982), American lawyer and political commentator *

Beau Nash Beau Nash (18 October 1674 – 3 February 1762), born Richard Nash, was a celebrated dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain. He is best remembered as the Master of Ceremonies at the spa town of Bath. Biography Nash was born i ...

(1674–1762), dandy and leader of fashion in 18th-century Britain *

Jimmy Walker James John Walker (June 19, 1881November 18, 1946), known colloquially as Beau James, was mayor of New York City from 1926 to 1932. A flamboyant politician, he was a liberal Democrat and part of the powerful Tammany Hall machine. He was forced t ...

(1881–1946), mayor of New York also known as Beau James *Beau James, stage name of lawyer-actor James "Beau" Brincefield

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Heinie Beau Heinie Beau (March 8, 1911 – April 18, 1987) was an American jazz composer, arranger, saxophonist and clarinetist, most notable for his swing clarinet work and recordings done with Tommy Dorsey, Peggy Lee, Frank Sinatra and Red Nichols. E ...

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

Fictional characters

*Michael "Beau" Geste, the protagonist of the novel ''

Beau Geste ''Beau Geste'' is an adventure novel by British writer P. C. Wren, which details the adventures of three English brothers who enlist separately in the French Foreign Legion following the theft of a valuable jewel from the country house of a rel ...

'' and numerous adaptations *

Beau Felton Det. Beauregard Donald 'Beau' Felton is a fictional character on the television drama series '' Homicide: Life on the Street'' portrayed by Daniel Baldwin for seasons 1-3. He was loosely based on Det. Donald Kincaid, from David Simon's nonfiction b ...

, 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 ''Red Dead Redemption 2'' is a 2018 action-adventure game developed and published by Rockstar Games. The game is the third entry in the ''Red Dead'' series and a prequel to the 2010 game ''Red Dead Redemption''. The story is set in 1899 and f ...

'' *Beau Richardson, a villain and murder victim on the crime/mystery serial

The Edge of Night ''The Edge of Night'' is an American television mystery crime drama series and soap opera, created by Irving Vendig and produced by Procter & Gamble Productions. It debuted on CBS on April 2, 1956, and ran as a live broadcast on that networ ...

*Beau, a mining engine who works near the Grand Canyon from Thomas and Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!

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