- Born
- 2 March 1942, 2 March 1944
- Died
- 27 October 2013
- Genre
- rock music, proto-punk, alternative rock, noise rock, experimental rock, glam rock, folk rock, psychedelic rock, blue-eyed soul, art rock, spoken word, drone music
- Occupation
- singer, singer-songwriter, guitarist, photographer, composer, songwriter, poet, actor, record producer, film director, musician, music executive
- end of work period
- 2013
- languages spoken, written or signed
- English
- name in native language
- Lewis Allan Reed
- nickname
- Lou
- short name
- Lou Reed
- social media followers
- 36500, 47000, 46100, 45700
- start of work period
- 1964