Poe is a surname commonly found in the United States. The most famous bearer of the name was American writer Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849), the grandson of an immigrant from County Cavan, Ireland. The name has also been used as an Anglicization of the German surname Pfau and of the Catalan surname Pou.

Poe or Poé may refer to:

People

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In fiction

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  • Albert Poe, character in Daniel Handler’s A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
  • Arthur Poe, main character in Daniel Handler’s A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
  • Cameron Poe, lead role in the 1998 American film Con Air
  • Edgar Poe, character in Daniel Handler’s A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
  • Eleanora Poe, character in Daniel Handler’s A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
  • Eleanore Poe, character in Daniel Handler’s A Series of Unfortunate Events novels
  • Everett Poe, role in eponymously-titled 2007 episode of the television show Nip/Tuck
  • Phineas Poe, lead character in the Phineas Poe (2005) novella collection by Will Christopher Baer
  • Poe Dameron, from the Star Wars film franchise

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