Pau is the Catalan translation of the given name Paul, and furthermore, it literally means "peace" in this language. Notable people with the name include:
Pau Audouard (1857–1918), renowned photographer active in Barcelona
Pau Casals (1876-1973), Catalan cellist
Pau Cendrós López (born 1987), Spanish football player
Pau Claris i Casademunt (1586–1641), Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of Catalonia
Pau de Bellviure (fourteenth and/or fifteenth centuries), Catalan poet
Pau Faner Coll (born 1949), Spanish novelist and painter
Pau Franch (born 1988), Spanish professional football player
Pau Gasol (born 1980), Spanish basketball player
Pau Ribas (born 1987), Spanish professional basketball player
Pau Sabater (1884-1919), Spanish anarcho-syndicalist
Pau Torres (born 1973), Spanish musician and composer
Pau Villalonga (died 1609), Spanish composer
