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Andy Lau Andy Lau Tak-wah (; born 27 September 1961) is a Hong Kong actor, singer-songwriter and film producer. He has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maint ...
(born 1961), Hong Kong singer and actor *
Andrew Lau Andrew Lau Wai-keung ( zh, t=劉偉強, born 4 April 1960) is a Hong Kong film director, producer, and cinematographer. Lau began his career in the 1980s and 1990s, serving as a cinematographer to filmmakers such as Ringo Lam, Wong Jing and Wong ...
(born 1960), Hong Kong director and producer * Anthony To-Ming Lau (born 1943), Hong Kong born Canadian mathematician *
Carina Lau Carina Lau Kar-ling (, born 8 December 1966) is a Hong Kong-Canadian actress and singer. She started her acting career in TVB, before going on to achieve success in films after 2nd year at the college. She was notable in the 1980s for her girl-n ...
(born 1965), Hong Kong-Canadian actress and director * Chak Sing Lau, Hong Kong professor of rheumatology *
Charley Lau Charles Richard Lau (April 12, 1933 – March 18, 1984) was an American professional baseball player and a highly influential hitting coach. During his playing career in Major League Baseball, Lau appeared in 527 games as a catcher and pinch hitt ...
(1933–1984), American catcher and hitting coach in Major League Baseball *
Christel Lau Christel Lau (born 3 May 1944) is a retired German field hockey player. Lau grew up in Hildesheim, Lower Saxony. Initially a track and field athlete, she did not start playing hockey until the age of 25. Lau played for Eintracht Braunschweig. Wi ...
(born 1944), German field hockey player *
Constance Lau Constance Lau (born 8 April 1991) is a Singaporean actress and model. She is best known for her role as Celine Lim in the 2018 American romantic comedy-drama film ''Crazy Rich Asians''. Early life Lau is from Singapore and is of Chinese ances ...
, Singaporean actress and model *
David Lau David Baruch Lau ( he, דוד לאו; born 13 January 1966) is the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel. He was appointed after achieving a majority of the vote on 24 July 2013. He previously served as the Chief Rabbi of Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut, Isra ...
(born 1966), Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel *
Evelyn Lau Evelyn Lau (; born July 2, 1971) is a Canadian poet and novelist. Biography Evelyn Lau was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on July 2, 1971 to Chinese-Canadian parents from Hong Kong, who intended for her to become a doctor. Her parents' am ...
(born 1971), Canadian writer *
Finn Lau Finn Lau (; born 25 October 1993) is a political activist from Hong Kong known for popularising a protesting strategy coined " Lam Chau" and being the founder of Hong Kong Liberty and Stand with Hong Kong. He was previously only known as the L ...
(born 1993), Hong Kong political activist * Gordon Lau (1941–1998), American politician *
Hans E. Lau Hans-Emil Lau (16 April 1879 – 16 October 1918) was a Denmark, Danish astronomer. He started his observational career during his studies at Copenhagen University. After completing his degree in 1906 he worked at the Urania, the Treptow Obser ...
(1879–1918), Danish astronomer *
Hawick Lau Hawick Lau Hoi-wai (; born 13 October 1974) is a Chinese actor and singer from Hong Kong. He was named as one of the "Five Fresh Tigers of TVB" and is best known for his performances in the series ''A Kindred Spirit'' (1995), ''Virtues of Harmony' ...
(born 1974), Hong Kong actor *
Henry Lau Henry Lau (; ko, 헨리; born October 11, 1989), often mononymously referred to as Henry, is a Canadian singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, and actor based in South Korea and China. He debuted in 2008 as a member of Super Junior-M ...
(born 1989), Chinese singer in South Korean subgroup Super Junior-M *
Jean Marie du Lau Jean-Marie du Lau d'Allemans (30 October 1738, Biras – 2 September 1792, Paris) was the last Archbishop of Arles, and was one of the Catholic Martyrs of September 1792, killed in the course of the September Massacres which occurred during the F ...
(1738–1792), Archbishop of Arles, killed during the French Revolution *
Jer Lau Jeremy "Jer" Lau Ying-ting ( zh, t=柳應廷; born 20 November 1992), is a Hong Kong singer, actor, and a member of the Hong Kong boy group Mirror. Apart from his group activities, Jer has also pursued a solo singing career, winning Best New Per ...
(born 1992), member of Hong Kong boy band
MIRROR A mirror or looking glass is an object that Reflection (physics), reflects an image. Light that bounces off a mirror will show an image of whatever is in front of it, when focused through the lens of the eye or a camera. Mirrors reverse the ...
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Laurence Lau Laurence Henry Lau (born May 10, 1954) is an American television and stage actor, best known for his roles in several soap operas. Lau was born in Long Beach, California and raised in Lake Oswego, Oregon. He attended Columbia University and Bri ...
(born 1954), American actor *
Lau Lee Peng On 26 August 1998, 50-year-old Tan Eng Yan (陈英燕 Chén Yīngyàn), a fruit stall assistant working at a market in Tampines, was found brutally murdered at the toilet of her Tampines flat. Tan, also known as Lily or Tan Ah Leng, was stabbed an ...
(1952-2000), Singaporean killer *
Sean Lau Sean Lau Ching-wan (born 16 February 1964) is a Hong Kong actor who has acted in both films and television series. He won Best Actor in the 2007 and 2015 Hong Kong Film Awards and in the 2000 and 2007 Golden Bauhinia Awards. Career Lau was born ...
(born 1964), Hong Kong actor *
Susanna Lau Susanna Lau (born 1983) (known as Susie Bubble) is a British journalist and blogger. She got her start as a fashion blogger. Early life and education Lau was born in the United Kingdom. Her family comes from Hong Kong. Lau studied history at ...
(born 1983), aka "Susie Bubble", British fashion blogger and journalist *
Wesley Lau Wesley Lau (June 18, 1921August 30, 1984) was an American film and television actor, and occasional screenwriter. Early life Wesley Lau was born and raised in Sheboygan, Wisconsin. His parents were Albert and Agnes ( Feldner) Lau. He graduated ...
(1921–1984), American film and television actor *
Yisrael Meir Lau Yisrael Meir Lau ( he, ישראל מאיר לאו; born 1 June 1937) served as the Chief Rabbi of Tel Aviv, Israel, and chairman of Yad Vashem. He previously served as the Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel from 1993 to 2003. Biography Early life ...
(born 1937), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel


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Liu / ( or ) is an East Asian surname. pinyin: in Mandarin Chinese, in Cantonese. It is the family name of the Han dynasty emperors. The character originally meant 'kill', but is now used only as a surname. It is listed 252nd in the classic text ...
(劉), a common Chinese family name transliterated Lau in Cantonese *
Lau clan Lau (also spelled Lav) is one of the seven Mohyal Brahmin clans of Punjab. Origin and history Early history In Mohyals' recorded history, however, there is no mention of the Lau clan until around 1000 CE. According to Mohyals' own historians and ...
, one of the Saraswat Brahmin clans of Punjab {{surname, Lau