Kamau

Kamau is a name of Kenyan origin that may refer to:

• Gibson Kamau Kuria ( born 1947) a lawyer and human right activist
• Daniel Kamau a Kenyan writer
• Ian Kamau a Canadian hip hop and spoken word artist
• James Maina Kamau a Kenyan politician from Nairobi County
• Jamleck Irungu Kamau a Kenyan politician from Murang'a County
• Johnstone Kamau Ngengi, the given name of Kenya's 1st president Jomo Kenyatta
• Kamau Brathwaite (born 1930) a poet and writer from Barbados
• Michael Kamau a Kenyan cabinet secretary for Transport and Infrastructure
• Walter Kamau Bell an African American stand up comic