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Mary Lou (name)

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Mary Lou, Mary-Lou, Marylou or Marilou is a feminine given name. It is a combination of the names Mary and Lou.[1]

Notable people and fictional characters with this name include:

People

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Arts and entertainment

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Journalism

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  • Mary Lou Finlay (born 1947), Canadian radio and television journalist
  • Mary Lou Forbes (1926–2009), American Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and commentator
  • Mary Lou Foy (born 1944), American photojournalist

Politics

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  • Mary Lou Baker (1914–1965), American member of the Florida House of Representatives, and women's rights activist
  • Mary Lou Dickerson (born 1946), American politician, Democratic member of the Washington House of Representatives
  • Mary Lou Freeman (1941–2006), American politician, Republican member of the Iowa House of Representatives
  • Mary Lou Goertzen (1929–2020), American artist, peace activist and Mennonite
  • Mary Lou Makepeace (born 1940), American politician, Mayor of Colorado Springs
  • Mary Lou McDonald (born 1969), Irish politician, leader of Sinn Féin
  • Mary Lou Rath (fl. 1978–present), American politician, Republican member of New York State Senate

Science and medicine

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Sport

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Other fields

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  • Mary Lou Jepsen (born 1965), American entrepreneur, business executive and inventor
  • Mary Lou Robinson (1926–2019), American federal judge
  • Mary Lou Spiess (1931–1992), American disability advocate, teacher, and designer of disabled fashion
  • Mary Louise Marylou Whitney (1925–2019), American philanthropist and socialite

Fictional characters

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References

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  1. ^ Campbell, Mike. "Meaning, origin and history of the name Marylou". Behind the Name. Retrieved 2024-10-08.