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 BarcelonaPau Casals (1876-1973), Catalan cellistPau Cendrós López (born 1987), Spanish football playerPau Claris i Casademunt (1586–1641), Catalan lawyer, clergyman and 94th President of CataloniaPau de Bellviure (fourteenth and/or fifteenth centuries), Catalan poetPau Faner Coll (born 1949), Spanish novelist and painterPau Franch (born 1988), Spanish professional football playerPau Gasol (born 1980), Spanish basketball playerPau Ribas (born 1987), Spanish professional basketball playerPau Sabater (1884-1919), Spanish anarcho-syndicalistPau Torres (born 1973), Spanish musician and composerPau Villalonga (died 1609), Spanish composer