Christian Schou (13 December 1792 – 15 September 1874) was a Norwegian merchant, brewer and politician.

Schou established trading license at Christiania in 1822 and ran a farmer's shop at Grønland.

Schou owned property along the Akerselva and utilized areas closest to the river for expansion of the brewery.

Their daughter Hanna Christine Schou (1825–1867) was married to engineer and architect Oluf Nicolai Roll (1818–1906).

Their son industrialist Halvor Schou (1823 – 1879) was the founder of the Hjula Væveri weaving mill in Oslo.