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Paul (given name) Paul () is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variation ...

, a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people

People

Christianity

Paul the Apostle Paul; grc, Παῦλος, translit=Paulos; cop, ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ; hbo, פאולוס השליח (previously called Saul of Tarsus;; ar, بولس الطرسوسي; grc, Σαῦλος Ταρσεύς, Saũlos Tarseús; tr, Tarsuslu Pavlus; ...

(AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer * Pope Paul (disambiguation), multiple Popes of the Roman Catholic Church * Saint Paul (disambiguation), multiple other people and locations named "Saint Paul"

Roman and Byzantine empire

* Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 BC – 160 BC), Roman general * Julius Paulus Prudentissimus (), Roman jurist * Paulus Catena (died 362), Roman notary *

Paulus Alexandrinus Paulus Alexandrinus was an astrological author from the late Ancient Rome, Roman Empire. His extant work, ''Eisagogika'', or ''Introductory Matters'' (or ''Introduction''), which was written in 378 AD, is a treatment of major topics in astrology as ...

(4th century), Hellenistic astrologer * Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625–690), Greek surgeon

Royals

Paul I of Russia Paul I (russian: Па́вел I Петро́вич ; – ) was Emperor of Russia from 1796 until his assassination. Officially, he was the only son of Peter III of Russia, Peter III and Catherine the Great, although Catherine hinted that he w ...

(1754–1801), Tsar of Russia *

Paul of Greece Paul ( el, Παύλος, ''Pávlos''; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death in 1964. He was succeeded by his son, Constantine II. Paul was first cousin to Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and ...

(1901–1964), King of Greece

Other people

Paul the Deacon Paul the Deacon ( 720s 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD), also known as ''Paulus Diaconus'', ''Warnefridus'', ''Barnefridus'', or ''Winfridus'', and sometimes suffixed ''Cassinensis'' (''i.e.'' "of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk, s ...

or Paulus Diaconus (c. 720 – c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk *

Paul (father of Maurice) Paul (died 593) was the father of Maurice, Byzantine Emperor. He served as head of the Byzantine Senate. Background According to Evagrius Scholasticus, Maurice and his family could trace their lineage from "elder Rome". The future Emperor had b ...

, the father of Maurice, Byzantine Emperor. He served as head of the Byzantine Senate *

Paul (bishop of Mérida) Paul was the metropolitan bishop of Mérida in the mid-sixth century (fl. 540s/550s).Collins, ''Visigothic Spain'', 213. He was a Greek physician who had travelled to Mérida, where there may have been a Greek expatriate community.Collins, "Méri ...

, the metropolitan bishop of Mérida in the mid sixth century (fl. 540s/550s) * Paul (''American Horror Story'') * Paul Clarke from the ''Henderson's Boys'' series by Robert Muchamore *

Paul (exarch) Paul ( la, Paulus; grc-gre, Παύλος, Paúlos; before 717/18 – 726/27) was a senior Byzantine official under Leo III the Isaurian, serving as the '' strategos'' of Sicily, and then as the Exarch of Ravenna from 723 until his death. Life Pau ...

(died 8th-century), Exarch of Ravenna from 723 to 727 * Paul (''Life with Derek'') * Paul (Meletiev) * Paul (Nestorian patriarch), briefly Patriarch of the Church of the East in 539. He is included in the traditional list of patriarchs of the Church of the East *

Paul (Ponomaryov) Metropolitan Paul (russian: Митрополит Павел, be, Мітрапаліт Павел, secular name Georgiy Vasilevich Ponomaryov, russian: Георгий Васильевич Пономарёв; born 19 February 1951 in Karaganda) was ...

(born 1952), emeritus Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus and the leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (an autonomous part of the Russian Orthodox Church) *

Paul (singer) Noel Paul Stookey (born December 30, 1937) is an American singer-songwriter who was famous for being in the 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary; however, he has been known by his first name, Noel, throughout his life. Nowadays, he continues to w ...

(b. 1937) *

Paul, son of Peter Paul, son of Peter ( hu, Péter fia Pál; died after 1222) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania between 1221 and 1222, during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.Engel 2001, p. 381.Markó 2 ...

, voivode of Transylvania between 1221 and 1222 * Paul, the name under which

Sir Walter Scott Sir Walter Scott, 1st Baronet (15 August 1771 – 21 September 1832), was a Scottish novelist, poet, playwright and historian. Many of his works remain classics of European and Scottish literature, notably the novels '' Ivanhoe'', '' Rob Roy' ...

wrote ''Paul's letters to his Kinsfolk'' in 1816. *

Paul McCartney Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained worldwide fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and shared primary songwriting and lead vocal duties with John Lennon. One ...

, songwriter and vocalist of

The Beatles The Beatles were an English Rock music, rock band, formed in Liverpool in 1960, that comprised John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. They are regarded as the Cultural impact of the Beatles, most influential band of al ...

Places

Paul, Cornwall Paul ( kw, Breweni)Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)
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, a village in the civil parish of Penzance, United Kingdom *

Paul (civil parish) Paul ( kw, Breweni)Place-names in the Standard Written Form (SWF)
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, in Cornwall, United Kingdom *

Paul, Alabama Paul, also known as New Providence, is an unincorporated community in Conecuh County, Alabama, United States. History Paul was named for Paul the Apostle. Paul was settled in the 1870s by immigrants from South Carolina. David Robinson served as ...

, United States *

Paul, Idaho Paul is a city in Minidoka County, Idaho, founded in 1907. The population was 1,169 at the time of the 2010 census. It is part of the Burley, Idaho Micropolitan Statistical Area. The town received its name from Charles H. Paul, an engineer who ...

, United States * Paul, Nebraska, United States *

Paul, Cape Verde Paul is a ''concelho'' (municipality) of Cape Verde. Situated in the northeastern part of the island of Santo Antão, it covers 7% of the island area (54.3 km2), and is home to 16% of its population (6,997 at the 2010 census). Its seat is the to ...

, part of the island of Santo Antão

Arts, entertainment and media

* ''Paul'' (film), a 2011 film featuring Simon Pegg and Nick Frost * ''Paul'' (PJ Morton album), a 2019 album * ''Paul'' (play), a 2005 play by Howard Brenton * Paul (''Pokémon''), a fictional character * "Paul" (song), by the German punk band Die Ärzte * ''St. Paul'' (oratorio), a work by Felix Mendelssohn originally entitled 'Paulus' (in its German version) *''

Poker Face Paul ''Poker Face Paul'' is a series of four video games for Game Gear that simulates various card games, all released in 1994. The individual games are ''Poker Face Paul's Blackjack'', ''Poker Face Paul's Gin'', ''Poker Face Paul's Poker'', and ''Po ...

'', a 1993 Game Gear video game that comes in blackjack and poker version * ''Paul And'', a 1971 album by Paul Stookey * " Paul The Monkey", the mascot of DNA Productions *Earl Paul Hanbridge, a fictional character in the anime series ''

Little Witch Academia is a Japanese anime franchise created by Yoh Yoshinari and produced by Trigger. The original short film, directed by Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka, was released in theaters in March 2013 as part of the Young Animator Train ...

Other uses

Aichi E16A The Aichi E16A ''Zuiun'' (瑞雲 "Auspicious Cloud", Allied reporting name "Paul") was a two-seat reconnaissance seaplane operated by the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Design and development The Aichi E16A originated from a 1939 s ...

, a Japanese World War II reconnaissance floatplane, Allied code name "Paul" *

Paul (bakery) Paul is a French chain of bakery-café restaurants found in 47 countries with the head office at Marcq-en-Barœul, Greater Lille, France. It specializes in serving French products, including breads, crêpes, sandwiches, macarons, soups, cakes ...

, a bakery franchise based in France *

Paul (nursery) Some Garden rose, rose growers are known for their particular contributions to the field. These include: A *David C.H. Austin (1926–2018), British breeder of English-style roses including the Rosa 'Wife of Bath', 'Wife of Bath' B *Barbier ...

, a plant nursery in Hertfordshire, England * Paul the Octopus (2008–2010), an octopus that correctly guessed results in the 2010 World Cup **

Paul II (octopus) Paul the Octopus (26 January 2008 – 26 October 2010) was a common octopus used to predict the results of international association football matches. Accurate predictions in the 2010 World Cup brought him worldwide attention as an animal ...

, the successor of Paul the Octopus *

The Paul The Paul is an electric guitar made by Gibson Guitar Corporation, Gibson, manufactured from 1978 to the 1980s. History and design The model was developed by Whitey Morrison, the Gibson plant manager in Nashville. It was designed to be the lowe ...

, a guitar by Gibson *

Hurricane Paul (1982) Hurricane Paul was a particularly deadly and destructive Pacific hurricane which killed a total of 1,625 people and caused US$520 million in damage. The sixteenth named storm and tenth hurricane of the 1982 Pacific hurricane season, Paul de ...

, a 1982 Pacific hurricane *

Hurricane Paul (2006) Hurricane Paul was a hurricane that ultimately struck Mexico as a tropical depression in October 2006. It developed from an area of disturbed weather on October 21, and slowly intensified as it moved into an area of warm waters and progressiv ...

, a 2006 hurricane that struck Mexico as a tropical depression *PAUL, an abbreviation for the Portable Aqua Unit for Lifesaving