Kamau is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to:
Gibson Kamau Kuria, lawyer and human rights activist
Daniel Kamau, Kenyan writer
Ian Kamau, Canadian hip hop and spoken word artist
James Maina Kamau, Kenyan politician from Nairobi County
Jamleck Irungu Kamau, Kenyan politician from Murang'a County
Johnstone Kamau Ngengi, birth name of Jomo Kenyatta, first Kenya president
Kamau Brathwaite, poet and writer from Barbados
Kamau Mbonisi Kwame Agyeman, American hip hop artist and filmmaker known as KAMAU
Michael Kamau, Kenyan cabinet secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
W. Kamau Bell, American stand-up comic
