Babou is a given name or surname. It may refer to:

  • Babou de la Bourdaisière family[fr] Philibert Babou (c. 1484–1557), cryptographer, trésorier, minister of finance for Francis I, mayor of Tours in 1520 Philibert Babou de la Bourdaisière (1513–1570), Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
  • Thomas Babou[fr] (1656–1740), Belgian organist and composer
  • Edgar Babou (born 1970), Ivorian rugby union player
  • Fanny Babou (born 1989), French swimmer
  • Babou (singer) (born 1994), full name Babou Nicolai Nelson Lowe, Danish-Gambian singer
  • Babou (ocelot), the pet ocelot of Salvador Dalí

See also