Meaning of Marylou

The names of some famous persons by the name Marylou (or its variants) are:

Mary Lou Williams, born on 8 May, a famous pianist. Mary Lou Williams's background: An American jazz stride pianist, composer, and arranger. Williams had written hundreds of compositions or arrangements, and recorded over a hundred records (in 78, 45, and LP versions). Williams wrote and arranged for such greats as Duke Ellington and Benny Goodman, and she was friend, mentor, and teacher to Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie. She displayed remarkable versatility and power, and is probably the most influential woman in the history of jazz.

Mary Lou Retton, born on 24 January, a famous gymnast. Mary Lou Retton's background: An American who was the first female gymnast outside Eastern Europe to win the Olympic all-around title. In the 1984 Olympics, Retton won four medals: a silver in the team competition and the horse vault, and bronze in the floor exercise and uneven bars. For her performance, she was named Sports Illustrated magazine's 'Sportswoman of the Year' (shared with fellow American Edwin Moses). She appeared on a Wheaties box, and became the cereal's first official spokeswoman. Her small stature led a wag at SPORT magazine to comment that 'Her life-size picture now appears on the Wheaties box.'

MaryLou Whitney, born on 24 December, a famous socialite. MaryLou Whitney's background: A prominent socialite. Whitney has many seasonal residences, first and foremost her 'Cady Hill' estate in Saratoga Springs New York, a massive camp in the Adirondacks, a farm near Lexington, Kentucky, a winter home in Florida and a residence in Alaska where her current husband is from. She is also a noted philanthropist.