Pauw (Dutch for "peacock"), de Pauw or DePauw are variants of a Dutch or Flemish surname and may refer to:

Pauw

• Adriaan Pauw (1585–1653), Dutch Grand Pensionary of Holland
• Jacques Pauw, South African investigative journalist
• Michiel Pauw (1590–1640), Mayor of Amsterdam and a director of the Dutch West India Company
• Pieter Pauw (1564–1617), Dutch botanist and anatomist
• Vera Pauw (born 1963), Dutch football coach and former player

De Pauw / DePauw

• Ayrton De Pauw (born 1998), Belgian racing cyclist
• Bart De Pauw (born 1968), Belgian television producer, comedian and scriptwriter
• Cornelius de Pauw (1739–1799), Dutch scholar at the court of Frederick the Great of Prussia
• Gommar DePauw (1918–2005), Belgian traditionalist Catholic priest
• Johanna de Paauw (1933–1989), Dutch jazz singer using the pseudonym "Ann Burton"
• Josse De Pauw (born 1952), Belgian artist and actor
• Henri De Pauw (born 1911, date of death unknown), Belgian water polo player
• Linda Grant DePauw (born 1940), American modern historian, retired university teacher, non-fiction author, journal editor
• Lydia De Pauw (born 1929), Belgian politician
• Moreno De Pauw (born 1991), Belgian racing cyclist
• Niels De Pauw (born 1996), Belgian footballer
• Nill De Pauw (born 1990), Belgian footballer
• Noël De Pauw (1942–2015), Belgian racing cyclist
• Roger De Pauw (1921–2020), Belgian racing cyclist
• Tony De Pauw, Belgian businessman
• Washington C. DePauw (1822–1887), American industrialist of Indiana

• Named for Washington C. DePauw:
  • Depauw, Indiana, an unincorporated community
  • DePauw Avenue Historic District, New Albany, Indiana
  • DePauw University, Greencastle, Indiana

• Pavonia, New Netherland, named for Michiel Pauw

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