Lou Cannon

Lou Cannon
Born
Louis Simeon Cannon

(1933-06-03)June 3, 1933
New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 19, 2025(2025-12-19) (aged 92)
Occupation
  • Journalist
  • biographer
Subjects
Spouse
  • Virginia Oprian
    (m. 1953; div. 1983)
  • Mary Shinkwin
    (m. 1985)
Children4, including Carl

Louis Simeon Cannon (June 3, 1933 – December 19, 2025) was an American journalist, non-fiction author, and biographer who was state bureau chief for the San Jose Mercury News in the late 1960s, and later senior White House correspondent of The Washington Post during the presidency of Ronald Reagan. He was a prolific biographer of Ronald Reagan, having written five books about him. Cannon was a columnist and editorial advisor to State Net Capitol Journal, a weekly publication focused on state legislation and politics.