Rau is a town in India. Rau or RAU may also refer to: Places The IOC code for the now defunct United Arab Republic (République arabe unie) Rau (Tanzanian ward), in the Moshi district of the Kilimanjaro Region, Tanzania Rau (Vidhan Sabha constituency), Madhya Pradesh, India People Alan S. Rau, American lawyer B. N. Rau (1887–1953), Indian civil servant, co-drafter of the constitutions of India and Burma Christian Rau (known by the latinisation "Ravis"), 17th century German orientalist Cornelia Rau, unlawfully detained immigrant to Australia Doug Rau (born 1948), American baseball player Gretchen Rau (1939–2006), American film set decorator Heinrich Rau (1899–1961), East German statesman Ines Rau (born 1990), French model, first openly transgender Playmate of the Month John Rau (born 1959), Australian barrister and politician Johannes Rau (1931–2006), President of Germany, 1999–2004 K. Ananda Rau (1893–1966), Indian mathematician Karl Heinrich Rau (1792–1870), German political economist Kereopa Te Rau (died 1872), leader of the Māori Pai Mārire movement (1886–1966), Belgian sculptor and coin engraver Okka Rau (born 1977), German beach volleyball player Reinhold Rau (1932–2006), South African natural historian and founder of the Quagga Project Thomas Rau (born 1984), German Paralympic table tennis player Tobias Rau (born 1981), German footballer Virgínia Rau (1907–1973), Portuguese archaeologist and historian Zbigniew Rau (born 1955), Polish politician, lawyer, diplomat and Minister of Foreign Affairs Universities Rand Afrikaans University, a defunct university in Johannesburg, South Africa Royal Agricultural University, in Cirencester, England Other uses Rau (novel), a 1972 novel by N. S. Inamdar Railway Union, a trade union in Finland Rau Le Creuset, a character from the anime Mobile Suit Gundam SEED See also Rao (disambiguation) Raw (disambiguation)