Elihu is a masculine given name. Bearers of the name include:
People Elihu Abrahams (1927–2018), American theoretical physicist Elihu Anthony (1818–1905), American alcalde, blacksmith, industrialist, abolitionist Elihu Burritt (1811–1879), American philanthropist, linguist, and social activist Elihu Doty (1809–1864), American missionary to China Elihu Embree (1782–1820), American abolitionist and publisher of the first newspaper in the United States devoted exclusively to that cause Elihu Goodsell (1806–1880), American politician Elihu Harris (born 1947), mayor of Oakland, California, United States Elihu B. Hayes (1848–1903), American shoe manufacturer, newspaper owner, and politician Elihu Emory Jackson (1837–1907), American businessman and politician, 41st governor of Maryland, United States Elihu Katz (1926–2021), American-Israeli sociologist Elihu Lauterpacht (1928–2017), British academic and lawyer Elihu H. Mason (1831–1896), Union Army soldier in the American Civil War awarded the Medal of Honor for his part in the Great Locomotive Chase E. Spencer Miller (1817–1879), American dean of the University of Pennsylvania Law School Elihu Palmer (1764–1806), founder of the Deistical Society of New York Elihu Phillips (1800–1884), American businessman, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer Elihu Roberts (1897–1975), American Negro league baseball outfielder Elihu Root (1845–1937), American statesman and recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize Elihu Thomson (1853–1937), English-born American engineer and inventor instrumental in the founding of electrical companies Elihu Vedder (1836–1923), American painter, book illustrator, and poet Elihu B. Washburne (1816–1887), American politician and a founder of Republican Party Elihu S. Williams (1835–1903), American farmer, lawyer, soldier, and politician Elihu Yale (1649–1721), British-American colonial administrator and philanthropist, benefactor of Yale University
Biblical figures Elihu (Job), a speaker who challenges Job in the Book of Job (chapters 32–37) an Ephraimite and grandfather to Samuel (mentioned in 1 Samuel 1:1) a brother of David, king of Israel (1 Samuel 16:6) a chief of the Tribe of Manasseh (1 Chronicles 12:21) a Korahite (1 Chronicles 26:7)
Fictional characters Judge Elihu Smails, co-founder of the Bushwood Country Club, in the film Caddyshack Elihu Willsson, a leading character in Dashiell Hammett's novel Red Harvest Elihu Yale, the Atlanta Police Chief in Tom Wolfe's novel A Man in Full Elihu "Sam" Nivens, the protagonist in Robert A. Heinlein's The Puppet Masters Elihu Whipple, one of the two main characters in the H. P. Lovecraft short story "The Shunned House" Elihu, dancer up on Leemor's bed in the Phish song "Sample in a Jar"
See also Eliahu (also spelled Eliyahu)