Paul () is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (

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) and, beyond Europe, in Christian religious communities throughout the world. Paul – or its variations – can be a given name or surname.

Origin and diffusion

The name has existed since Roman times. It derives from the Roman family name ''Paulus'' or ''Paullus'', from the Latin adjective meaning "small", "humble", "least" or "little" . During the

Classical Age Classical antiquity (also the classical era, classical period or classical age) is the period of cultural history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD centred on the Mediterranean Sea, comprising the interlocking civilizations of ...

it was used to distinguish the minor of two people of the same family bearing the same name. The

Roman patrician The patricians (from la, patricius, Greek: πατρίκιος) were originally a group of ruling class families in ancient Rome. The distinction was highly significant in the Roman Kingdom, and the early Republic, but its relevance waned after ...

family of the

Gens Aemilia The gens Aemilia, originally written Aimilia, was one of the greatest patrician families at ancient Rome. The gens was of great antiquity, and claimed descent from Numa Pompilius, the second King of Rome. Its members held the highest offices o ...

included such prominent persons as Lucius Aemilius Paullus,

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 – 160 BC) was a two-time consul of the Roman Republic and a general who conquered Macedon, putting an end to the Antigonid dynasty in the Third Macedonian War. Family Paullus' father was Luciu ...

Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus Lucius Aemilius Paullus (flourished 1st century BC) was a Roman politician. He was the brother of triumvir Marcus Aemilius Lepidus and son to Marcus Aemilius Lepidus the consul of 78 BC. His mother may have been a daughter of Lucius Appuleius S ...

, Tertia Aemilia Paulla (the wife of Scipio Africanus), and

Sergius Paulus Lucius Sergius Paulus or Paullus was a Proconsul of Cyprus under Claudius (1st century AD). He appears in Acts 13:6-12, where in Paphos, Paul, accompanied by Barnabas and John Mark, overcame the attempts of Bar-Jesus ( Elymas) "to turn the procon ...

. Its prevalence in nations with a Christian heritage is primarily due to its attachment to Saint Paul the Apostle, whose Greek name was Παῦλος, ''Paûlos'', a

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from the Latin, also carrying the "modest" meaning of this name, and chosen because of its similarity to his Jewish name Šaul. The name Paul is common, with variations, in all European languages (e.g. English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Russian, Romanian, Georgian). Paul's popularity has varied. In the United States, the 1990 census shows it ranked the 13th most common (male) name; however,

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data shows popularity in the top 20 until 1968, with steadily declining use until its 2015 rank of 200th. The feminine versions are Paula, Pauline, Paulina, and Paulette.

Translations

* Albanian: Pal * Amharic: ጳውሎስ (P'awlos) *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

: Paulus, Paulinus * ar, بولس (Bulus, in the Bible) * Aragonese: Pavlo * Armenian Old: Պաւղոս (Pawłos) ** Armenian Western: Պօղոս (Boġos) ** Armenian Eastern: Պողոս (Poġos) * Assamese: Pabloo * Asturian: Pablu *

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

: Paulo * Belarusian: Павeл (Pavel), Паўлюк (Paŭluk), Паўлюсь (Paŭluś), Пол (Pol) *

Bengali Bengali or Bengalee, or Bengalese may refer to: *something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia * Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region * Bengali language, the language they speak ** Bengali alphabet, the w ...

: পল (Pol) * Biblical Greek: Paulos or Pavlos * Biblical Latin: Paulus * Bosnian: Pavao, Pavão, Pavle * Breton: Paol * Bulgarian: Павел (

Pavel Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian and Macedonian: Павел, Czech, Slovene, Romanian: Pavel, Polish: Paweł, Ukrainian: Павло, Pavlo) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). P ...

) *

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

: Pau, Pol *

Chinese Chinese can refer to: * Something related to China * Chinese people, people of Chinese nationality, citizenship, and/or ethnicity **''Zhonghua minzu'', the supra-ethnic concept of the Chinese nation ** List of ethnic groups in China, people of ...

: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó), 保祿 (Bǎolù) * Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (Paulos), ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ (Paule), ⲡⲁⲩ (Pau) * Cornish: Pawl * Corsican: Paulu * Croatian: Pavao, Pavle, Pavo *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

: Poul, Povl, Palle *

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

: Paul, Paulus, Pauwel * Esperanto: Paŭlo, Paĉjo * Estonian: Paul, Paavel,

Paavo Paavo is an Estonian and Finnish masculine given name, cognate to "Paul". The Finnish patronymic surname Paavolainen is derived from it. It may refer to: *Paavo Aaltonen (1919–1962), Finnish gymnast and a three-time Olympic champion *Paavo ...

* Faroese: Páll, Pál, Palli, Pól, Pauli * Fijian: Paula *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: Paavali,

, Pauli * French: Paul, Pol, Paulin * Frisian: Pouw, Powles, Paulus * Galician:

Paulo Paulo is a Portuguese, Spanish, Swiss, and Italian masculine given name equivalent to English Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr. * Paulo Jr. (footballer) * Paulo Almeida, Brazilian footballer * Paulo André Cren Benini (born ...

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: პავლე (Pavle) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

: Paul *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Παύλος ( Pávlos, Páv̱los) *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub ...

: પોલ (Pōl) * Haitian Creole: Pòl *

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka Han, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas are a Han Chinese subgroup whose ancestral homes are chiefly in the Hakka-speaking provincial areas of Guangdong, Fujian, Jiangxi, Guangxi, Sichuan, Hunan, Zhej ...

: Pó-lò *

Hausa Hausa may refer to: * Hausa people, an ethnic group of West Africa * Hausa language, spoken in West Africa * Hausa Kingdoms, a historical collection of Hausa city-states * Hausa (horse) or Dongola horse, an African breed of riding horse See also ...

: Bulus * Hawaiian:

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

: (Paulus – only used in Biblical context)), (Pol) *

Hindi Hindi ( Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been ...

: पौलुस (pəulus , पौल (pɔl) * Hungarian: Pál (Nicknames: Pali, Palika, Paja, Pajus, Pajó, Palcsi, Palcsika, Pálka, Palkó, Pálocska) * Icelandic: Páll * Indonesian: Paulus *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Pól, Pódhl *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Paolo, Paolino *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: (Pōru), and in Biblical context, (Pauro) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಪಾಲ್ (Pāl) *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 파울로스 (Paulloseu) or 폴 (Pol) **

Catholic The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...

: 바오로 (Baoro) **

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, also known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity, is one of the three main branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholicism and Protestantism. Like the Pentarchy of the first millennium, the mainstream (or " canonical ...

: 바울로 (Baullo) **

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century against what its followers perceived to b ...

: 바울 (Baul), 바우로 (Baulo, ''Anglican'') *

: Paulus * Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils * Lithuanian: Paulas, Paulius, Povilas * Luganda: Paolo *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian languages, Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (union territory), Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 2 ...

: പൗലോസ് (Paulose) * Macedonian: (Pavle, Pavel) * Maltese: Pawl, Pawlu * Manx: Payl *

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

: Paora * Marathi: पौलुस (pəulus – only used in Biblical context), पॉल (pɔl), पाव्लो (paʋlo), पाब्लो (pablo) * Mongolian: Павел (

), Паул *

Na'vi The Pandoran biosphere is a fictional habitat introduced in James Cameron's 2009 science fiction film ''Avatar''. The ecology of the lush moon Pandora, which teems with a biodiversity of bioluminescent species ranging from hexapodal animals to ot ...

: Pawl * Nepali: पावलले (Pāvalalē) *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: Paul, Pål *

Occitan Occitan may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania territory in parts of France, Italy, Monaco and Spain. * Something of, from, or related to the Occitania administrative region of France. * Occitan language, spoken in parts o ...

: Pau *

Old English Old English (, ), or Anglo-Saxon, is the earliest recorded form of the English language, spoken in England and southern and eastern Scotland in the early Middle Ages. It was brought to Great Britain by Anglo-Saxon settlers in the mid-5th c ...

: Paulus *

Philippine languages The Philippine languages or Philippinic are a proposed group by R. David Paul Zorc (1986) and Robert Blust (1991; 2005; 2019) that include all the languages of the Philippines and northern Sulawesi, Indonesia—except Sama–Bajaw (languag ...

Pablo Pablo is a Spanish form of the name Paul. People *Pablo Alborán, Spanish singer *Pablo Aimar, Argentine footballer * Pablo Armero, Colombian footballer * Pablo Bartholomew, Indian photojournalist * Pablo Brandán, Argentine footballer * Pablo Br ...

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: Paweł *

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

, Paulino, Paulinho * Punjabi: ਪੌਲੁਸਨੇ (Paulusanē) *

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

: Paul,

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: (Pol), (Pavel), (Pasha) * Sardinian: Paulu *

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic ( gd, Gàidhlig ), also known as Scots Gaelic and Gaelic, is a Goidelic language (in the Celtic branch of the Indo-European language family) native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a Goidelic language, Scottish Gaelic, as well ...

: Pòl, Pàl * Serbian: Павле (Pavle) *

Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

: Paurosi * Sicilian: Pàulu, Paulu * Sinhala: පාවුලු (Pawulu) * Slovak: Pavol * Slovene:

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, Paulino *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Paul, Pål *

Syriac Syriac may refer to: *Syriac language, an ancient dialect of Middle Aramaic *Sureth, one of the modern dialects of Syriac spoken in the Nineveh Plains region * Syriac alphabet ** Syriac (Unicode block) ** Syriac Supplement * Neo-Aramaic languages a ...

: Pawlos, Pola ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ, ܦܵܘܠܲܐ *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nativ ...

: பவுல் (Pavul) * Telugu: పౌలు (Pāulu) * Thai: พอล (Paul) * Ukrainian: Павло (Pavlo) * ur, * Venetian: Pagolo, Polo *

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia ** A citizen of Vietnam. See Demographics of Vietnam. * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overse ...

: Phao-lô * Welsh: Pawl

Notable examples

Mononym

* Paul I (disambiguation) *

Paul II (disambiguation) Paul II may refer to: * Paul the Black of Alexandria, Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch from 550 to 575 * Patriarch Paul II of Constantinople, Patriarch of Constantinople from 641 to 653 * Pope Paul II, Pope from 1464 to 1471 * Paul II Anton, P ...

* Patriarch Paul (disambiguation) *

Pope Paul (disambiguation) Pope Paul may refer to: *Pope Paul I (757–767) *Pope Paul II (1464–1471) *Pope Paul III (1534–1549) *Pope Paul IV (1555–1559) *Pope Paul V (1605–1621) *Pope Paul VI (1963–1978) See also * Pope John Paul I (1978) * Pope John Paul II ...

Saint Paul (disambiguation) Saint Paul and Apostle Paul usually refers to Paul the Apostle, the Christian religious leader. People Martyr saints * Paul (d. ca. 362), Roman martyr, see John and Paul * Paul (3rd century), one of a group of four martyrs, see Peter, Andrew, ...

* Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1371)

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, several people *

Paul Ackerman Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908 – December 31, 1977) was an influential music journalist. Ackerman was born in New York, New York. From 1943 to 1973 he was the music editor of ''Billboard'' magazine. He wrote the liner notes to Harry Belafonte ...

(1908–1977), American music journalist * Paul Adado (born 1983), Togolese footballer *

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(born 1969), American actor and writer * Paul Adams (disambiguation), several people *

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, British editor and the chairman of Forum Europe and founder of E!Sharp *

(born 1969), American actor * Paul Affleck (born 1966), Welsh professional golfer *

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(born 1972), Canadian actor * Paul Ajlouny (born 1933), Palestinian-American publisher and businessman *

Paul Allen Paul Gardner Allen (January 21, 1953 – October 15, 2018) was an American business magnate, computer programmer, researcher, investor, and philanthropist. He co-founded Microsoft Corporation with childhood friend Bill Gates in 1975, which ...

(1953–2018), American businessman, co-founder of Microsoft *

Paul Alter Paul Alter (March 11, 1922 – June 11, 2011) was an American television director, specializing in game shows for Mark Goodson Productions. Alter was best known as the original director of ''Family Feud'' from the show's origin in the mid-1970s ...

(1922–2011), American television director *

Paul America Paul Johnson (February 25, 1944 – October 19, 1982), better known as Paul America, was an American actor who was a member of Andy Warhol's Warhol Superstars, Superstars. He starred in one Warhol-directed film, ''My Hustler'' (1965), and al ...

(1944–1982), American actor *

Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. He made his feature-film debut with '' Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' (1997) and received ...

(born 1970), American film director and screenwriter *

Paul W. S. Anderson Paul William Scott Anderson (born 4 March 1965) is an English filmmaker who regularly works in science fiction films and video game adaptations. Anderson made his feature film debut with the British independent film '' Shopping'' (1994), a ...

(born 1965), English filmmaker *

Paul Y. Anderson Paul Y. Anderson (August 29, 1893 – December 6, 1938) was an American journalist. He was a pioneering muckraker and played a role in exposing the Teapot Dome scandal of the 1920s. His coverage included the 1917 East St. Louis Riot, race riots in ...

(1893–1938), American journalist *

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(born 1959), American rape survivor *

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter and actor. He is best known for his signature hit songs including " Diana", " Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and "(You're) Having My Baby". Anka also ...

(born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter * Paul Annacone (born 1963), American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach *

Paul Anspach Paul Eugène Albert Anspach (1 April 1882 – 28 August 1981) was a Belgian épée and foil fencer who competed in four consecutive Olympics (1908, 1912, 1920 and 1924). His grand-uncle, Jules Anspach (1829-1879), was Brussels burgomaster. Ea ...

(1882–1991), Belgian épée and foil fencer, two-time Olympic champion *

Paul Arcand Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(born 1960), Canadian radio host * Paul Ardaji, American film producer *

Paul Armentano Paul Armentano is an American cannabis ''Cannabis'' () is a genus of flowering plants in the family Cannabaceae. The number of species within the genus is disputed. Three species may be recognized: '' Cannabis sativa'', '' C. indica'' ...

, American cannabis activist * Paul Arnold (disambiguation), several people * Paul Aron (born 2004), Estonian racing driver *

Paul Ash Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, Germany — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States. He recorded several hit songs: "Rememb' ...

(1891–1958), German orchestra leader *

Paul Atcheson Paul 'Patch' Atcheson (born 17 May 1973) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for the Widnes Vikings (two ...

(born 1973), Welsh former international rugby league footballer * Paul Atkins (cinematographer), American cinematographer and director *

Paul Atkinson (guitarist) Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson (19 March 1946 – 1 April 2004) was a British guitarist and record company executive, best known as a founding member of the pop/rock band The Zombies. Atkinson was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

(1946–2004), British guitarist and record company executive * Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene (born 1923), Ghanaian politician *

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (born February 3, 1947) is an American writer and film director. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), '' The Book of Illusions'' (2002), ''The ...

(born 1947), American writer and film director *

Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf He won twelve times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official ...

(born 1960), American professional golfer and TV golf analyst *

Paul Bacon (designer) Paul Bacon (December 25, 1923 – June 8, 2015) was an American book and album cover designer and jazz musician. He is known for introducing the "Big Book Look" in book jacket design, and designed about 6,500 jackets and more than 200 jazz recor ...

(1923–2015), American graphic designer * Paul Bacon (footballer) (born 1970), English footballer *

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(1907–1999), French politician * Paul Balmer (born 1970), Swiss mathematician * Paul Barber, several people * Paul Barlow, Australian former rules footballer * Paul Barresi (born 1949), American actor, movie director, and media personality *

Paul Bates (cricketer) Paul Robert Bates (born 9 May 1974) is a former English cricketer. Bates was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm medium-fast. He was born at Chippenham, Wiltshire. Bates made his Minor Counties Championship debut for Wiltshire agains ...

(born 1974), English cricketer * Paul L. Bates (1908–1995), United States Army officer *

Paul Bateson Paul Bateson (born August 24, 1940) is an American convicted murderer and former radiographer. He appeared as a radiologic technologist in a scene from the 1973 horror film ''The Exorcist'', which was inspired when the film's director, William F ...

(born 1940), American former radiographer, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer * Paul Batista (born 1948), American television personality, novelist and trial lawyer *

Paul Baum (mathematician) Paul Frank Baum (born 1936) is an American mathematician, the Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. He is known for formulating the Baum–Connes conjecture with Alain Connes in the early 1980s. Baum studied at Har ...

(born 1936), American mathematician *

Paul Bearer William Alvin Moody (April 10, 1954 – March 5, 2013) was an American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation (WWF, later WWE) where he performed under ...

(1954–2013), American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director *

Paul Beeston Paul McGill Beeston, (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian former professional baseball executive. He was the president and chief operating officer of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1997 to 2002, and the president of the Toronto Blue Jays from 19 ...

(born 1945), Canadian former professional baseball executive *

Paul Bellini Paul Bellini (born September 12, 1959) is a Canadian comedy writer and television actor best known for his work on the comedy series '' The Kids in the Hall'' and '' This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. He has worked on several projects with Josh Levy and ...

(born 1959), Canadian comedy writer and television actor *

Paul Benjamin Paul Benjamin (February 4, 1938 – June 28, 2019) was an American actor whose career spanned six decades. Benjamin appeared in dozens of films and television shows beginning in the late 1960s. Biography Born to Fair, a Baptist preacher (1890– ...

(1938–2019), American actor and playwright *

Paul Bern Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became the assistant to Irving Thalberg. He helped launch the career of Jean Harl ...

(1889–1932), German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer *

Paul Bernardo Paul Kenneth Bernardo (born August 27, 1964), also known as The Scarborough Rapist and The Schoolgirl Killer, is a Canadian serial killer and serial rapist. He is known for initially committing a series of rapes in Scarborough, Ontario, a sub ...

(born 1964), Canadian serial killer and rapist * Paul Bertrand (1879–1944), French paleobotanist *

Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is mostly known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, recently starring in the Disney+ miniseries '' WandaVision'' (2021), for which he was nominate ...

(born 1971), English actor *

Paul Bilzerian Paul Alec Bilzerian ( hy, Փօլ Պիլզերեան, born 1950) is an American businessman and corporate takeover specialist. Education and family Bilzerian was born in Miami, Florida but grew up in Worcester, Massachusetts in an Armenian America ...

(born 1950), American businessman * Paul Blackburn (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Bley Paul Bley, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live performance on the Moog and ...

(1932–2016), Canadian jazz pianist *

Paul Blomfield Paul Christopher Blomfield (born 25 August 1953) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central since 2010. A member of the Labour Party, he was a Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Union f ...

(born 1953), British politician *

Paul Bocuse Paul Bocuse (; 11 February 1926 – 20 January 2018) was a French chef based in Lyon who was known for the high quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. A student of Eugénie Brazier, he was one of the most prominent ...

(1926–2018), French chef *

Paul Boesch Paul Max Boesch (October 2, 1912March 7, 1989) was an American professional wrestler and promoter, most famous for his work as an announcer and promoter for Houston Wrestling. He also spent several stints working with the Universal Wrestling Fed ...

(1912–1989), American professional wrestler and promoter *

Paul Vanden Boeynants Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (; 22 May 1919 – 9 January 2001) was a Belgian politician.
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(1919–2001), Belgian politician * Paul Bonga Bonga (born 1933), Congolese footballer *

Paul Bonner Paul Bonner is a fantasy artist who has been producing artwork for major fantasy gaming companies and others for over 20 years. Education Paul Bonner spent four years at Harrow on an illustration course. Career Paul Bonner illustrated the cov ...

, British fantasy artist * Paul Hyde Bonner (1893–1968), American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author * Paul Bonwick (born 1964), lobbyist and former politician in Canada *

Paul-Émile Borduas Paul-Émile Borduas (November 1, 1905 – February 22, 1960) was a Québecois artist known for his abstract paintings. He was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement and the chief author of the Refus Global manifesto of 1948. Bor ...

(1905–1960), Québecois artist *

Paul Bostaph Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(born 1964), American heavy metal drummer * Paul H. Boucher (1931–2003), American city manager *

Paul Bowser Paul Forbes Bowser (May 28, 1886 – July 17, 1960) was a professional wrestling promoter who was active from the 1920s to the 1950s in the Boston area.Tim Hornbaker,Paul Bowser Biography" 2006 Wrestler Bowser grew up on a farm in western Pennsy ...

(1886–1960), American professional wrestling promoter *

Paul Boyd (animator) Paul G. Boyd (September 30, 1967 – August 13, 2007) was an American-born Canadian animator. He was a member of a.k.a. Cartoon, the production team for Cartoon Network's '' Ed, Edd, and Eddy'', as a title sequence animator and director. He beg ...

(1967–2007), American-born Canadian animator * Paul D. Boyer (1918–2018), American biochemist, Nobel prize winner * Paul-André Brasseur (born 1994), Canadian actor *

Paul Breitner Paul Breitner (born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best players of his era, Breitner was named in the FIFA World Cup All-Time Team, and was named by Pel ...

(born 1951), German international footballer * Paul Breyne (born 1947), Belgian politician *

Paul Brickhill Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 191623 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote '' The Great Escape'', '' The Dam Busters'', and ''Reach for the Sky''. Early life Brickhill was born in Melbou ...

(1916–1991), Australian fighter pilot * Paul Briggs, several people *

Paul Bristow Paul Bristow (born 27 March 1979) is a British politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough since the 2019 general election. A member of the Conservative Party, he worked as a public relations consultant and was t ...

(born 1979), British politician * Paul Brodie (1934–2007), Canadian saxophonist * Paul Brophy (1937–1986), American firefighter *

Paul Brooke Paul Brooke (born 22 November 1944) is a retired English actor of film, television and radio. He made his film debut in 1972 in the Hammer film '' Straight on till Morning'', followed by performances in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Return o ...

(born 1944), English actor of film, television and radio * Paul Brooker (born 1976), English retired professional football winger *

Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) and National Football League (NFL). Brown was both the co-founder and first coach of the Clevela ...

(1908–1991), American football coach, team owner, and executive * Paul Brown (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Bryan (musician) Paul Bryan (born April 13, 1967) is a Grammy-winning Los Angeles-based music producer, arranger, songwriter, and bassist. Biography Music production and arranging Bryan produced four albums by singer-songwriter Aimee Mann: '' One More Drifter i ...

(born 1967), American musician *

Paul Bryan (politician) Sir Paul Elmore Oliver Bryan (3 August 1913 – 11 October 2004) was a British Conservative politician. Early life Bryan was born in Karuizawa, Japan, the seventh of nine children of The Rev Ingram Bryan. He lived in Japan until he was eight ...

(1913–2004), British politician *

Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series. Career Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...

(1910–1985), American actor *

Paul Bryers Paul Bryers (born 1 August 1955 in Liverpool) is a British film director, screenwriter and fiction author. Biography Paul Bryers studied Modern history, politics and economy at the University of Southampton. Later he joined the Daily Mirror’ ...

(born 1955), British film director, screenwriter, and fiction author * Paul Buckmaster (1946–2017), English Grammy Award-winning English cellist, arranger, conductor and composer *

Paul Burchill Paul Birchall (born 8 October 1979), better known by his ring name Paul Burchill, is an English retired professional wrestler best known for his time with WWE. Prior to joining WWE, Burchill wrestled for the Frontier Wrestling Alliance and oth ...

(born 1979), English professional wrestler *

Paul Burgess (musician) Paul Burgess (born 28 September 1950) is an English rock drummer, notable for his association with a wide range of British rock and folk-rock bands. In addition to extensive session work, he has been an official member of 10cc, Jethro Tull, Cam ...

(born 1950), English rock drummer * Paul Burmeister (born 1971), American Sportscaster with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics *

Paul Burstow Paul Kenneth Burstow (born 13 May 1962) is a British former politician who served as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam for 18 years, from 1997 to 2015, when he was defeated by Paul Scully. He was appointed Minis ...

(born 1962), British former politician *

Paul Butcher (actor) Paul Butcher is an American actor. He is known for portraying Dustin Brooks in ''Zoey 101'' (2005–2008). Career Paul Butcher portrayed Dustin Brooks, the younger brother of lead character Zoey Brooks, for the four seasons of the Nickelodeon ...

(born 1994), American actor and singer * Paul Butcher (American football) (born 1963), American football linebacker *

Paul Butler (polo) Paul Butler (1892–1981) was an American heir, businessman and polo player.Alex WebbePaul Butler Was a Pioneer of Polo ''Palm Beach Daily News'', June 28, 1981Bess WinakorThe Butlers: Old Family Traces Roots From Colonies to PB Polo ''Palm ...

(1892–1981), American heir, businessman and polo player *

Paul Bunyan Paul Bunyan is a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore. His exploits revolve around the tall tales of his superhuman labors, and he is customarily accompanied by Babe the Blue Ox. The character originated in the o ...

, a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore whose existence is disputed * Paul Callan (1939–2020), British journalist and editor * Paul Cameron (disambiguation), several people * Paul Campbell (disambiguation), several people * Paul Cantelon (born 1959), American contemporary classical music composer * Paul Carafotes (born 1959), American actor * Paul Carey (ice hockey) (born 1988), American professional ice hockey center player * Paul Carney (1943–2015), judge of the Irish High Court *

Paul Carney (British Army officer) Warrant Officer Class 1 Paul Christopher Carney (born November 1979) is a senior British Army soldier. Since 2021, he has served as the Army Sergeant Major, the most senior warrant officer and member of the other ranks in the British Army. Mili ...

(born 1979), senior British Army soldier *

Paul Carr (actor) Paul Wallace Carr (January 31, 1934 – February 17, 2006) was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who performed on stage, film, and television for half a century. Early life Carr was born and raised in Marrero, Louisiana, the son ...

(1934–2006), American actor, director, writer, and producer * Paul Casey (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Cavanagh William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Life and career Cavanagh was born in Felling, ...

(1888–1964), English film and stage actor *

Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French artist and Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a new and radically d ...

(1839–1906), French artist and Post-Impressionist painter * Paul A. Chamberlain, United States Army lieutenant general * Paul Chamberlain (born 1954), Canadian philosopher and professor * Paul Chamberlin (born 1962), American former professional tennis player * Paul Chan (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Channon Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon, (9 October 1935 – 27 January 2007) was Conservative MP for Southend West for 38 years, from 1959 until 1997. He served in various ministerial offices, and was a Cabinet minister for 3½ years, as ...

(1935–2007), British Conservative MP * Paul Joseph Chartier (1921–1966), Canadian man who died from a bomb that he was setting off * Paul Chiang (born 1960), Canadian politician * Paul Chivers, American man who has been missing since 1999 * Paul Christopher (born 1971), French politician * Paul Christie (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Chitlik Paul Chitlik is an American author, television and film writer, producer, and director. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio. Early life He wrote and directed his first play when he was eleven. He moved with his family to Long Beach, California, when h ...

, American author, television and film writer, producer, and director *

Paul Chubb Paul Dunford (14 January 1949 – 9 June 2002), professionally billed as Paul Chubb, was an Australian film, television and stage actor and scriptwriter primarily in genres of comedy and drama. Early life He was born in Arncliffe, a suburb of S ...

(1949–2002), Australian film, television and stage actor *

Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 26 June 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in ''The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early life He wa ...

(born 1945), Hong Kong actor *

Paul Clayton (actor) Paul Clayton (born 8 March 1957) is an English actor, director and author. Career Clayton played Ian Chapman in award-winning Channel 4 sitcom ''Peep Show''. for five series. In 2011, Clayton portrayed Sam Foster, father of Frank Foster in ' ...

(born 1957), English actor, director and author * Paul Clohessy (born 1970), Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist * Paul Coffee (born 1956), American soccer goalkeeper * Paul Coffey (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Collier (activist) Paul Henry Collier (4 February 1964 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian disability activist and the founder of the Dignity for Disability party. Collier was a quadriplegic, due to serious spinal injuries in a car accident on the way to his twen ...

(1964–2010), Australian disability activist * Paul Cook (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Copley Paul Mackriell Copley (born 25 November 1944) is an English actor and voiceover artist. From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'', and from 2020 to 2021, he appeared in the ITV so ...

(born 1944), English actor and voiceover artist * Paul Cornu (1881–1944), French engineer * Paul Costello (1894–1986), American triple Olympic Gold Medal winner * Paul Costelloe (born 1945), Irish designer and artist * Paul Cavonis (born 1937). American actor * Paul Craft (1938–2014), American singer-songwriter * Paul Craig (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Crampel Paul Crampel (17 November 1864 – 9 April 1891) was a French explorer who explored Africa in the areas of present-day Gabon and Chad. He was killed while on an expedition to Lake Chad. Biography Crampel was born in Nancy. After finishing ...

(1864–1891), French explorer and murder victim *

Paul Christy Paul Christy (born Paul Christerson, March 20, 1939 – May 24, 2021) was an American professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a stint in the World Wre ...

(1939–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), one-term congressman of the U.S. House of Representatives * Paul Crosby (criminal) (born 19??), Irish criminal * Paul Crossley (pianist) (born 1944), British pianist *

Paul Crouch (activist) Paul Crouch /pʊəl kraʊtʃ/ (June 24, 1903 – November 18, 1955) was a communist activist and then paid government informer regarding communist infiltration in the U.S. federal government. Crouch biographer Gregory Taylor has called him a "naï ...

(1903–1955), communist activist *

Paul Crouch Paul Franklin Crouch /kraʊtʃ/ (March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American television evangelist. Crouch and his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973; the company has been described as "the world’s l ...

(1934–2013), American television evangelist * Paul Crouch Jr. (born 1959), American Christian broadcaster *

Paul Crowley (ice hockey) Paul Crowley (born December 26, 1955) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger who played in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Career Drafted in the tenth round of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs, Crowley was ...

(born 1955), Canadian former professional ice hockey player * Paul Crutzen (born 1933), Dutch meteorologist, Nobel prize winner * Paul Cunniffe (1961–2001), British-born, Irish singer-songwriter * Paul Curran, several people * Paul Curry (born 1961), English golfer *

Paul Daley Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the UFC, Bellator MMA, Cage Rage, Final Fight Championship, Strikeforce, Elit ...

(born 1983), British mixed martial artist and kickboxer *

Paul Dana Paul Dana (; April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American racing driver in the IndyCar Series. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dana graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. Before becoming a race ...

(1975–2006), American racing driver *

Paul Dano Paul Franklin Dano (; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. He began his career on Broadway before making his film debut in ''The Newcomers'' (2000). He won the Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his role in '' L.I.E.' ...

(born 1984), American actor and filmmaker *

Paul Dacre Paul Michael Dacre (; born 14 November 1948) is an English journalist and the former long-serving editor of the British right-wing tabloid the '' Daily Mail''. He is also editor-in-chief of DMG Media, which publishes the ''Daily Mail'', ''The ...

(born 1948), English journalist *

Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba (; born January 1981) is a Burkinabé military officer who served as interim president of Burkina Faso from 31 January 2022 to 30 September 2022, when he was removed in a coup d'état, by his own military colleague Ibr ...

, military officer and former president of Burkina Faso *

Paul D'Amour Paul D'Amour (born May 17, 1967) is an American musician and was the first bass guitarist for Tool. His bass sound is recognized by the aggressive picked tone he developed with his Chris Squire Signature Rickenbacker 4001CS, which can be heard ...

(born 1967), American musician *

Paul Danan Paul Danan (born 2 July 1978) is an English actor who played Sol Patrick in the UK teen soap opera ''Hollyoaks'' between 1997 and 2001. In 2005, Danan appeared as a contestant on the first series of '' ITV's Celebrity Love Island'', and returne ...

(born 1978), English actor * Paul Davies (disambiguation), several people * Paul Davis (disambiguation), several people * Paul Dehn (1912–1976), British screenwriter * Paul DeJong (born 1993), American baseball player * Paul Michael DelVecchio Jr. (born 1980), known by Pauly D and DJ Pauly D, American television personality and DJ *

Paul Delph Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

(1957–1996), Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician *

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer, best known for his work with the Dave Brubeck Quartet and for composing that group's biggest hit, " Take Five". He ...

(1924–1977), American jazz saxophonist and composer *

Paul Dessau Paul Dessau (19 December 189428 June 1979) was a German composer and conductor. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and composed incidental music for his plays, and several operas based on them. Biography Dessau was born in Hamburg into a ...

(1894–1979), German composer and conductor * Paul Lucien Dessau (1909–1999), British artist * Paul Diamond (born 1961), Croatian professional wrestler * Paul S. Diamond (born 1953), United States District Judge *

Paul DiMeo Paul DiMeo (born February 12, 1958) is an American television personality, philanthropist, building designer, and carpenter who was a regular cast member of the reality television series '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''. Early life and educa ...

(born 1958), American television personality *

Paul Dinello Paul E. Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his collaborations with Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. He portrayed Geoffrey Jellineck on Comedy Central's ''Strangers with Candy'', and later ...

(born 1962), American comedian, actor, and writer *

Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American screenwriter and comic creator. He has been a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably '' Batman: The Animated Series'' (1992–19 ...

(born 1957), American screenwriter and comic creator *

Paul Dirac Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac (; 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was an English theoretical physicist who is regarded as one of the most significant physicists of the 20th century. He was the Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at the Univer ...

(1902–1984), English physicist and Nobel-prize winner *

Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor, writer and comedian. He is known for his roles in '' Breaking Away'', '' Sixteen Candles'', and ''Popeye''. Early life Dooley was born Paul Brown on February 22, ...

(born 1928), American actor * Paul Dooley (footballer) (born 1975), Australian rules footballer * Paul Driessen (animator) (born 1940), Dutch film director, animator and writer *

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( or ; 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His b ...

(1865–1935), French composer * Paul Dunlap (1919–2010), American composer * Paul Durant (born 1959), American racecar driver *

Paul Durousseau Paul Durousseau (born August 11, 1970) is an American serial killer who murdered seven young women (including two who were pregnant) in the southeastern United States between 1997 and 2003. German authorities suspect he may have also killed sever ...

(born 1970), American serial killer

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Paul Eddington Paul Clark Eddington (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor best known for playing Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom '' The Good Life'' (1975–78) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom '' Yes Minister'' (1980–84) ...

(1927–1995), English actor * Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923–2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher *

Paul Ehrenfest Paul Ehrenfest (18 January 1880 – 25 September 1933) was an Austrian theoretical physicist, who made major contributions to the field of statistical mechanics and its relations with quantum mechanics, including the theory of phase transition a ...

(1880–1933), Austrian-Dutch theoretical physicist * Paul Ehrlich (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Eiding Paul Eiding (born March 28, 1957) is an American actor and instructor, best known for his voice roles as Colonel Roy Campbell in the ''Metal Gear'' series and Max Tennyson in the '' Ben 10'' franchise. During the 1970s, Eiding was a prolific c ...

(born 1957), American actor and instructor *

Paul Ellering Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is an American professional wrestling manager and former professional wrestler. He is currently signed with WWE to a legends contract. Ellering spent most of his wrestling career managing the Road Warriors (A ...

(born 1953), American professional wrestling manager, professional wrestler and dog musher * Paul J. Ellison (1940–1988), American politician * Paul Engelmann (1891–1965), Viennese architect * Paul Erdős (1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician *

Paul Farmer Paul Edward Farmer (October 26, 1959 – February 21, 2022) was an American medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a University Professor and the chair of the Department of Glob ...

(1959–2022), American medical anthropologist and physician * Paul S. Farmer, British retired educationalist *

Paul Feig Paul Samuel Feig (; born September 17, 1962) is an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is known for directing films starring frequent collaborator Melissa McCarthy, including '' Bridesmaids'' (2011), '' The Heat'' (2013), '' Spy'' (20 ...

(born 1962), American actor, comedian and filmmaker * Paul Felder (born 1984), American professional mixed martial artist and color commentator for UFC *

Paul Fenech Paul Fenech (born 21 November 1972) is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series ''Pizza'', ''Swift and Shift Cou ...

(born 1972), Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer * Paul Fenech (footballer) (born 1986), footballer who plays for Maltese Premier League * Paul Ferguson (born 1955), Church of England bishop * Paul Ferguson (born 1958), English rock drummer * Paul Fernando (1951–2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala baila vocalist * Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (1775–1833), German legal scholar *

Paul Finebaum Paul Finebaum is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports, particularly those in the Southeast. After many years as a reporter, columnist, and sports-talk radio host in the Birmin ...

, American sports author, television and radio personality, and former columnist *

Paul Fischer (disambiguation) Paul Fischer may refer to: *Paul Fischer (footballer) (1882–1942), German footballer *Paul Fischer (luthier) (born 1941), British maker of musical instruments *Paul Fischer (painter) (1786–1875), German painter *Paul Fischer (sailor) (born 1922 ...

, several people * Paul Fisher (disambiguation), several people * Paul Fix (1901–1983), American film and television character actor *

Paul Fix (racing driver) Paul Fix II is an American racecar driver based in Williamsville, New York, United States. He has been competing in the SCCA Professional Trans-Am Series since 2000. Racing career Fix began racing in amateur competitions in Sports Car Club o ...

, American racecar driver * Paul Foshee (1932–2020), American politician * Paul Christian Frank (1879–1956), Norwegian barrister, politician, organizer and non-fiction writer *

Paul Frank Paul Frank (full name Paul Frank Sunich, born August 29, 1967 in Huntington Beach, California) is an American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer. He is the creator of all the characters from Paul Frank Industries, including Julius the mon ...

(born 1967), American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer * Paul Franklin, several people * Paul Frappier (1977–2011), Canadian musician known as "Bad News Brown" *

Paul Frees Solomon Hersh "Paul" Frees (June 22, 1920November 2, 1986) was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass, and Walt Disney theatrical cartoons during ...

(1920–1986), American actor, comedian, impressionist and vaudevillian * Paul Freeman (disambiguation), several people * Paul French, several people * Paul Friedberg (born 1959), American Olympic fencer * Paul Fry (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Fusco Paul Fusco is an American puppeteer, actor, television producer, writer and director. He is best known as the puppeteer and voice of the title character on the sitcom '' ALF'', for which he also served as creator, writer, producer, and directo ...

(born 1953), American puppeteer, actor, television producer, writer and director * Paul Fusco (photographer) (1930–2020), American photojournalist * Paul Francis Gadd (born 1944), English former singer, songwriter, and record producer whose stage name is "Gary Glitter" *

Paul Galloway Paul Galloway (1934 – February 2, 2009) was an American newspaper reporter, columnist and storyteller who wrote for both the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' and the ''Chicago Tribune''. Galloway was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1934. His father s ...

(1934–2009), American newspaper reporter, columnist and storyteller * Paul Vernon Galloway (1904–1990), American United Methodist minister *

Paul Gambaccini Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born April 2, 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author in the United Kingdom. He has dual United States and British nationality, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Grea ...

(born 1949), American-British radio and television presenter *

Paul Gangelin Paul Gangelin (November 7, 1898 – September 25, 1961) was an American screenwriter.Martin p.191 Selected filmography * '' Breed of the Border'' (1924) * ''The No-Gun Man'' (1924) * '' Forever After'' (1926) * '' The Racketeer'' (1929) * '' The ...

(1898–1961), American screenwriter * Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), English footballer *

Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol won two NBA champion ...

(born 1980), Spanish former professional basketball player *

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (, ; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French Post-Impressionist artist. Unappreciated until after his death, Gauguin is now recognized for his experimental use of colour and Synthetist style that were distinct fr ...

(1848–1903), French painter * Paul Geidel (1894–1987), longest-serving prison inmate in the United States * Paul Gentilozzi (born 1950), American race car driver and businessman * Paul George (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Giamatti Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti (; born June 6, 1967) is an American actor and film producer. He first garnered attention for his breakout role in '' Private Parts'' as Kenny "Pig Vomit" Rushton, leading to supporting roles in ''Saving Private R ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Paul Gilley Herbert Paul Gilley (October 1, 1929 – June 16, 1957) was an American country music lyricist and promoter from Kentucky. In his lifetime, he was little known as a songwriter, but decades after his death by drowning at age 27, he was identified ...

(1929–1957), American country music lyricist and promoter * Paul Gilligan (judge) (born 1948), Irish judge *

Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser March 25, 1943) is an American actor and director best known for his role as Detective Dave Starsky on the 1970s television series, ''Starsky & Hutch''. In between his work writing and directing, Gla ...

(born 1943), American actor * Paul Glass (born 1934), Swiss-American composer *

Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as '' All My Children'' and films such as ''The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Di ...

(1939–2006), American film and television actor * Paul Gleeson (magician) (born 1987), Irish TV magician, mentalist and escapologist * Paul Gleeson (tennis) (1880–1956), American tennis player * Paul Roland Gogo (born 1965), known as Gogo, Canadian rock-and-roll keyboard player, and multi-instrumentalist *

Paul Goldschmidt Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987) is an American professional baseball first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). Lightly recruited out of The Woodlands High School in The Woodlands, Texas, Golds ...

(born 1987), American baseball player * Paul Goldstein (law professor) (born 1943), American law professor at Stanford Law School * Paul Goldstein (tennis) (born 1976), American tennis player *

Paul Gosar Paul Anthony Gosar ( ; born November 27, 1958) is an American far-rightMultiple sources: * * * politician and former dentist who has been the U.S. representative for since 2013. A Republican, he was elected in 2010 to represent the neighbor ...

(born 1958), American politician *

Paul Götze Paul Götze (13 November 1903 – 24 January 1948) was an SS-''Rottenführer'' at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps. Born in Halle, German Empire, Götze was a painter by profession. He joined the Nazi Party in 1937 and the SS i ...

(1903–1948), Nazi SS officer at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps executed for war crimes * Paul Guermonprez (1908–1944), photographer, graphic designer, Dutch resistance member in World War II *

Paul Guilfoyle Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American television and film actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He retu ...

(born 1949), American television and film actor *

Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902) Paul Guilfoyle (July 14, 1902 – June 27, 1961) was an American stage, film and television actor. Later in his career, he also directed films and television episodes. Guilfoyle was born in Jersey City, New Jersey. He started off workin ...

(died 1964), American stage, film and television actor *

Paul Grabowsky Paul Atherstone Grabowsky (born 27 September 1958) is an Australian pianist and composer. Biography Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and opera. His father Alistair had lived in Pap ...

(born 1958), Australian pianist and composer * Paul Graham, several people * Paul Grant, several people * Paul Gratzik (1935–2018), German dramatist and novelist *

Paul Gray (American musician) Paul Dedrick Gray (April 8, 1972 – May 24, 2010) was an American musician, also known as the Pig. He was the bassist, backing vocalist, main songwriter and one of the founding members of the heavy metal band Slipknot, in which he was designat ...

(1972–2010), American musician * Paul Greco (1955–2008), American actor and musician * Paul Greene (athlete) (born 1972), Australian professional musician and former athlete * Paul Green (musician) (born 1972), American record producer * Paul Griffin (musician) (1937–2000), American pianist and session musician *

Paul Griggs Paul Griggs (born 20 November 1944 in St. Albans, Hertfordshire, England) is a British musician. He first played professionally in the band The Cortinas, formed in 1963. The Cortinas released one single in 1968 on Polydor Records called "Phoebe ...

(born 1944), British musician * Paul Grilley (born 1958), American teacher of modern yoga * Paul Guihard (1932–1962), British journalist and murder victim *

(died 1961), American stage, film and television actor *

(born 1949), American television and film actor *

Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy (; born August 15, 1953) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises' 1978 '' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species'', ...

(born 1953), American comics artist *

Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch former professional tennis player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He won six Grand Sl ...

(born 1966), Dutch tennis player *

Paul Ben-Haim Paul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim, Hebrew: פאול בן חיים) (5 July 1897 – 14 January 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor t ...

(1897–1984), Israeli composer *

Paul Haggis Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and ...

(born 1953), Canadian screenwriter and film producer *

Paul Hall (labor leader) Paul Hall (1914 – June 22, 1980) was an American labor leader from Inglenook in Jefferson County, Alabama. He was a founding member and president of the Seafarers International Union (SIU) from 1957 to 1980. He was the senior vice president of ...

(1914–1980), American labor leader *

Paul Halley Paul Halley (born 1952 in Romford, England) is a keyboardist, vocalist and composer. He is perhaps best known as being a member of and composer for the Paul Winter Consort. Biography Paul Halley was born in England in 1952. His father was a ...

(born 1952), English keyboardist, vocalist and composer * Paul A Hampton (born 1970), American musician, songwriter, and producer *

Paul Hampton Paul Hampton (born August 20, 1937) is an American actor, singer, lyricist and writer. He is listed as one of one hundred major architects of American rock and roll in the British rock journal "Footsoldiers and Kings." While he was a sophomore ...

(born 1937), American actor, singer, lyricist and writer * Paul G. Hahnemann (1912–1997), leading director at BMW between 1961 and 1972 *

Paul David Harbour Paul David Harbour (born May 24, 1965) is an American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer. He is recognised for his work with David T. Chastain, Michael Harris and Tony MacAlpine. He has played in the bands "Leather", "Chastai ...

(born 1965), American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer * Paul Hardy (disambiguation) *

Paul Harrison (disambiguation) Paul Harrison may refer to: *Paul Harrison (American football), American football coach *Paul Harrison (Australian footballer) (1944–2005), Australian footballer for South Melbourne *Paul Harrison (English cricketer) (born 1984), English crickete ...

, several people * Paul Harrod, American animation director, production designer, and art director * Paul Harvey (disambiguation), several people * Paul Harpur (born 1979), Australian twice-Paralympian *

Paul Walter Hauser Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and comedian. He is known for his supporting roles in the films '' Cruella'', ''I, Tonya'', '' Late Night'', ''BlacKkKlansman'', and ''Da 5 Bloods''. In 2019, Hauser had his breakout ...

(born 1986), American actor and comedian *

Paul Hawken Paul Gerard Hawken (born February 8, 1946) is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, economist, and activist. Biography Hawken was born in San Mateo, California, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his father worked at ...

(born 1946), American environmentalist * Paul Hawksbee, British sports radio presenter and comedy writer *

Paul Hellyer Paul Theodore Hellyer (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator. He was the longest serving member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada at the time of his death. Early life Hellyer w ...

(1923–2021), Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator * Paul Hendy (born 1966), British script-writer, novelist, director, producer and filmmaker * Paul Henderson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Herman (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hermann (disambiguation), several people * Paul Herrmann (born 1985), German short-track speed-skater * Paul Hewson (born 1960), known by his stage name Bono, Irish singer of U2 * Paul Hertzog, American film composer and educator * Paul M. Herzog (1906–1986), American lawyer, educator, civil servant, and university administrator *

Paul Heyman Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, former promoter, photographer, and executive. He is currently signed to WWE, appearing on the SmackDown brand as manager for Undisputed WWE Universal Heavyweig ...

(born 1965), American entertainment executive and performer * Paul Hill, several people *

Paul Jennings Hill Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 – September 3, 2003) was an American minister and anti-abortion terrorist who murdered physician John Britton and Britton's bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barrett, in 1994. Hill was ...

(1954–2003), American minister executed for murder *

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith (; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advocate of the ' ...

(1895–1963), German composer *

Paul von Hindenburg Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (; abbreviated ; 2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German field marshal and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany fr ...

(1847–1934), German field marshal and statesman * Paul Hilton, several people *

Paul Hinder Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

, bishop from Abu Dhabi *

Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

(born 1939), Australian actor and comedian * Paul Hogan (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Hollywood Paul John Hollywood (born 1 March 1966) is an English celebrity chef and television presenter, widely known as a judge on ''The Great British Bake Off'' since 2010. Hollywood began his career at his father's bakery as a teenager and went on to ...

(born 1966), English celebrity chef and television presenter *

Paul Holmes (broadcaster) Sir Paul Scott Holmes (29 April 19501 February 2013) was a New Zealand broadcaster who gained national recognition through his high-profile radio and television journalism. Holmes fronted one of first major prime time current affairs shows of t ...

(1950–2013), New Zealand broadcaster * Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist * Paul Hoover (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Hornsby Paul Hornsby is an American musician and record producer who has produced gold and platinum records for artists including the Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Wet Willie. Overview Paul Hornsby started playing music at an early ...

, American musician and record producer *

Paul Horn (computer scientist) Paul M. Horn (born August 16, 1946) is an American computer scientist and solid state physicist who has made contributions to pervasive computing, pioneered the use of copper and self-assembly in chip manufacturing, and he helped manage the dev ...

(born 1946), American computer scientist and solid state physicist *

Paul Horn (musician) Paul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer. He became a pioneer of world and new age music with his 1969 album '' Inside''. He received five Grammy nominations between 1965 and 1999, i ...

(1930–2014), American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer *

Paul Hornung Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football player who was a Hall of Fame running back for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 195 ...

(1935–2020), American professional football player * Paul Humphries (born 1965), former English cricketer * Paul Humphrey (disambiguation), several people * Paul Humphreys (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hunt (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hurry (born 1975), British international motorcycle speedway rider * Paul Iacono (born 1988), American actor * Paul Ince (born 1967), English international footballer * Paul Ireland (born 1970), Scottish actor * Paul D. Irving (born 1957), American law enforcement officer * Paul Irwin, American nonprofit executive, president and CEO of Elephants in Crisis * Pavlo Ishchenko (born 1992), Ukrainian-Israeli boxer * Paul Jack (born 1965), Malaysian former professional footballer * Paul Janssen (1926–2003), Belgian pharmacologist, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica * Paul Jaques, British Army officer * Paul Jaworski (1900–1929), American bank robber * Paul Jeffreys (1952–1988), English rock musician * Paul Jennings (disambiguation), several people * Paul Marshall Johnson Jr. (1955–2004), American helicopter engineer and murder victim * Paul Jones (disambiguation), several people * Paul Kagame (born 1957), President of Rwanda * Paul Kantner (1941–2016), American rock musician * Paul Karason (1950–2013), American man with argyria * Paul Kasey (born 1973), English actor * Paul Kavanagh (disambiguation), Paul Kavanagh, several people * Paul Keating (born 1944), Australian Prime Minister * Paul F. Keene Jr. (1920–2009), Philadelphia-area artist and teacher * Paul Kenneth Keller (born 1966), American serial arsonist and convicted murderer * Paul Kemp (disambiguation), Paul Kemp, several people * Paul Kemprecos (born 1939), American writer * Paul Keres (1916–1975), Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer * Paul Klee (1879–1940), Swiss-German painter * Paul Klenerman (born 1963), British Olympic sabre fencer * Paul John Knowles (1946–1974), American serial killer and rapist * Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, Paul Knutsen, Norwegian seaman who disappeared in 1919 * Paul Korver (born 1971), American entrepreneur, filmmaker, and producer * Paul Koslo (1944–2019), German-born Canadian actor * Paul J. Kramer (1904–1995), American biologist and plant physiologist * Paul Kramer (1933–2020), American Republican Party politician * Paul Krassner (1932–2019), American author, journalist, and comedian * Paul Kreppel (born 1947), American actor and director * Paul Kruger (1825–1904), President of the South African Republic * Paul Krugman (born 1953), Nobel Prize-winning American economist and writer * Paul Kurtz (1925–2012), American scientific skeptic and secular humanist * Paul Kurtz (goldsmith), Paul Kurtz (died 167?), German goldsmith

L-R

* Paul Laffoley (1935–2015), American visionary artist and architect * Paul de Lamerie (1688–1751), London-based silversmith * The Tragically Hip, Paul Langlois (musician), Canadian musician * Paul Henry Lang (1901–1991), Hungarian-American musicologist and music critic * Paul Langlois (politician) (1926–2012), member of Canadian Parliament * Paul Langton (1913–1980), American actor * Paul Larkins (born 1963) is a English retired middle-distance runner * Paul Lazarus, American director, producer and writer of film, television and theatre * Paul Lekakis (born 1966), American actor, model, and filmmaker * Paul Le Mat (born 1945), American actor * Paul LePage (born 1948), American politician and businessman * Paul Le Roux (born 1972), African former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) * Triple H, Paul Levesque (born 1969), American wrestler better known as "Triple H" * Paul Lincke (1866–1946), German composer and theater conductor * Paul Linke (born 1948), American actor * Paul Logan (actor) (born 1973), American actor, model, martial artist, stuntman, producer and screenwriter * Paul London (born 1980), American professional wrestler and actor * Paul London (singer), Canadian singer * Paul F. Lorence (1955–1986), American weapon systems officer * Paul Lucas, several people * Paul Lukas (1894–1971), Hungarian actor * Paul Lukas (journalist), American sports writer * Paul Lynch (politician), Australian member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly * Paul Lynch (writer) (born 1977), Irish writer * Paul Lynde (1926–1982), American comedian, actor and game show panelist * Paul Madeley (1944–2018), English footballer * Paul Magès (1908–1999), French inventor of the first self-leveling automobile suspension, known as hydro-pneumatic suspension * Paul Maguire (born 1938), American professional football player and television sportscaster * Paul Maguire (footballer) (born 1956), Scottish former footballer * Paul Maguire (judge) (born 1952), British Appeal Court judge * Paul Makler Jr. (born 1946), American Olympic fencer, son of Paul Makler Sr. * Paul Makler Sr. (1920–2022), American Olympic fencer * Paul Maloney (disambiguation), several people * Paul Manafort (born 1949), American lobbyist, political consultant, lawyer and convicted fraudster * Paul Manly, Canadian politician * Paul Marcus (1954–2011), BAFTA winning British television director and producer * Paul Marks (disambiguation), several people * Paul Martin (born 1938), Canadian former prime minister * Paul Martin (disambiguation), several people * Paul Martini (born 1960), Canadian former pair skater * Paul Marque (born 1997), French ballet dancer * Paul Marquess (born 1964), Irish television producer * Paul Marquis (born 1972), English former football defender * Paul Mauriat (1925–2006), French orchestra leader * Paul Mazursky (1930–2014), American film director * Paul McCartney (born 1942), English singer and musician; member of The Beatles * Paul McCobb (1917–1969), American furniture designer * Paul McCrane (born 1961), American film, television and theatre actor * Paul McGill (actor) (born 1987), American actor, choreographer and director for stage, film, and television * Paul McGillion, Scottish actor * Paul McGinley (born 1966), Irish professional golfer * Paul McGonagle (1939–1974), Irish-American mobster * Paul C, Paul C. McKasty (1964–1989), better known as Paul C, East Coast hip hop pioneer, producer, engineer, and mixer * Paul McLoone (born 1967), Irish musician * Paul Meany (born 1976), American singer-songwriter * Paul Menard (born 1980), American racing driver, son of Menards founder John Menard Jr * Paul Merriman, Canadian politician * Paul Merton (born 1957), English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter * Paul Mescal (born 1996), Irish actor * Paul Métivier (1900–2004), Canadian veterans of the First World War * Paul Redmond Michel (born 1941), United States Circuit Judge * Paul Millsap (born 1985), American basketball player * Paul Molitor (born 1956), American baseball player * Paul Morand (1888–1976), French author * Paul Morphy (1837–1884), American chess player * Paul S. Morton (born 1950), American Baptist pastor * Paul Moskau (born 1953), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Paul Motian (1931–2011), American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer * Paul Muni (1895–1967), Austro-Hungarian American stage and film actor * Paul Murphy (disambiguation), several people * Paul Naschy (1934–2009), Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director * Paul Nash (disambiguation), Paul Nash, several people * Paul Nassif (born 1962), American plastic surgeon and television personality * Paul Nehlen (born 1969), American businessman * P. N. News, Paul Neu (born 1966), American professional wrestler known as "P. N. News" * Paul Newman (1925–2008), American actor and philanthropist * Paul Ngei (1923–2004), Kenyan politician * Paul Nicklen (born 1968), Canadian photographer, film-maker, author and marine biologist * Paul Nipkow (1860–1940), German inventor * Paul Nitz, American paralympic athlete * Paul Noble (born 1963), British visual artist * Paul Alexander Nolan, Canadian actor * Paul V. Nolan, member of the Tennessee House of Representatives * Paul Noonan, Irish songwriter, vocalist and multi-instrumentalist * Paul Norris (1914–2007), American comic book artist * Paul Norris (visual effects), British visual effects supervisor * Paul Norton (musician) (born 1961), Australian singer-songwriter and guitarist * Paul Novotny (born 1965/1966), American politician * Paul Oakenfold (born 1963), English DJ and electronic musician * Paul Ogorzow (1912–1941), German serial killer and rapist * Paul O'Grady (disambiguation), several people * Paul O'Halloran (born 1950), Australian politician * Paul Okon (born 1972), Australian football manager and player * Paul (Olmari) (1914–1988), head of the Orthodox Church of Finland * Paul Orndorff (1949–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul Otlet (1868–1944), Belgian author and peace activist, father of information science * Paul Overby (born 1942), American author * Paul Pairet (born 1964), French chef * Paul G. Pearson (1926–2000), American academic * Paul Pedersen (composer) (born 1935), Canadian composer, arts administrator, and music educator * Paul Pedersen (disambiguation) * Paul Petersen (born 1945), American actor, singer, novelist, and activist * Paul Pelosi (born 1940), American businessman * Paul Perera (1929–2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer * Paul Peters (disambiguation), Paul Peters, several people * Paul Peterson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Pierce (born 1977), American basketball player * Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (born 1977), Canadian lawyer, television columnist and politician * Paul Pogba (born 1993), French footballer * Paul Poiret (1879–1944), French fashion designer * Paul Poom (born 1958), Estonian actor * Paul Popovich (born 1940), American former professional baseball infielder * Paul Popowich, Canadian actor * Paul Posluszny (born 1984), American football linebacker * Paul Potts (born 1970), English tenor * Paul Potts (writer) (1911–1990), British-born poet * Paul Warner Powell (1978–2010), American murderer * Paul Pressler (politician) (born 1930), retired justice of the Texas 14th Circuit Court of Appeals * Paul Quantrill (born 1968), Canadian former professional baseball right-handed relief pitcher * Paul Quarrington (1953–2010), Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician and educator * Paul Quassa (born 1952), Canadian politician who served as the fourth premier of Nunavut * Paul Quessenberry (born 1992), American football tight end * Murder of Paul Quinn, Paul Quinn (c. 1986–2007), Irish murder victim * Paul Rabil (born 1985), American professional lacrosse player * Paul Ramsey (politician), Canadian academic and politician * Paul Ready (born 1977), British actor * Paul Ré (born 1950), American artist, writer, poet and peace advocate * Paul Redfarn (born 1963), English cricketer * Paul Redfern (disappeared 1927), American musician and pilot * Paul Rée (1849–1901), German author, physician, and philosopher * Paul Reed (disambiguation), several people * Paul Reinhart (born 1960), Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman * Paul Reiser (born 1957), American comedian * Paul Reubens (born 1952), American comedian known for playing Pee-wee Herman * Paul Reuter (1816–1899), German-born British news reporter, founder of the Reuters News Agency * Paul Revere (1735–1818), patriot of the American Revolution and silversmith * Paul Rhoads (born 1967), American college football coach * Paul Ezra Rhoades (1957–2011), American spree killer and suspected serial killer * Paul Rhodes (born 1956), Canadian political strategist * Paul Richardson (American football) (born 1992), American former football wide receiver * Paul Riser (born 1943), American trombonist and Motown musical arranger * Paul G. Risser (1939–2014), American ecologist and academic * Paul Ritchie (footballer, born 1975), Scottish football coach and former professional player * Paul Ritter (disambiguation), several people * Paul Roach (born 1927), American former football player, coach, and college athletics administrator * Paul Craig Roberts (born 1939), American economist and author * Paul Roberts (disambiguation), several people * Paul Robeson (1898–1976), American actor, singer and activist * Paul Roche (1916–2007), British poet, novelist, and professor of English * Paul Roche (hurler) (born 1982), Irish sportsperson * Paul Rodgers (born 1949), English musician/songwriter, singer in Free and Bad Company * Paul Rodriguez (actor) (born 1955), Mexican-American actor * Paul Rodriguez (skateboarder) (born 1984), American professional street skateboarder, actor, rapper, and recording artist * Paul Rohmer (1876–1977), Alsacian physician * Paul Romanuk (born 1961), Toronto sportscaster and writer * Paul Roma (born 1960), American professional wrestler * Paul Romer (born 1955), American economist and policy entrepreneur * Paul Rosche (1934–2016), German engineer * Paul Rose (disambiguation), Paul Rose, several people * Paul Rosen (born 1960), Canadian ice sledge hockey goalie * Paul M. Rosen, American attorney and government official * Paul Rosenberg (music manager) (born 1971), American music manager * Paul Rudd (born 1969), American actor * Paul Rudd (DJ) (born 1979), English house music DJ * Paul Ryan Rudd (1940–2010), American actor known for theater work * Paul Rudnick (born 1957), American writer * Paul Rugg (born 1960), American screenwriter, producer, voice actor, and puppeteer * Paul Rugg (cricketer) (born 1978), New Zealander cricketer * Paul Runge (serial killer) (born 1970), American serial killer * Paul Ryan (disambiguation), several people

S-Z

* Paul Samuelson (1915–2009), Nobel Prize-winning American economist * Paul Sanchez, American guitarist and a singer-songwriter * Paul Sanchez (bishop) (born 1946), American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church * Paul Sand (born 1932), American actor and comedian * Paul M. Sand (1914–1984), American attorney and jurist * Paul Sarbanes (1933–2020), American politician and attorney * Paul Sass (born 1988), English retired mixed martial artist * Paul Satterfield (born 1960), American actor * Paul Schäfer (1921–2010), German-Chilean Christian minister * Paul Schaffer (1924–2020), Austrian-born French Holocaust survivor * Paul Schenck (born 1958), American pastoral practitioner, author and lecturer * Paul F. Schenck (1899–1968), American educator and politician * Paul Schenk (1899–1977), German music theorist * Paul Schibli, Canadian animator, storyboard artist, director, and painter * Paul Felix Schmidt (1916–1984), Estonian and German chess player, writer and chemist * Paul Scholes (born 1974), England international footballer * Paul Scofield (1922–2008), English actor * Paul Scott (novelist) (1920–1978), English novelist * Paul Scully (born 1968), British politician * Paul Scully (Australian politician), Paul Scully, Australian politician * Paul Sereno (born 1957), American paleontologist * Paul Sewald (born 1990), American baseball player * Paul Shaffer (born 1949), Canadian singer, composer, actor, author, comedian, and multi-instrumentalist * Assassination of Paul R. Shaffer and John H. Turner, Paul R. Shaffer (1930–1975), United States military aide * Paul Shenar (1936−1989), American actor and theater director * Paul Signac (1863–1935), French Neo-Impressionist painter * Paul Simon (born 1941), American musician * Disappearances of Paul and Sarah Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers, Paul Skiba (born 1960), American man who went missing in 1999 * Paul Badura-Skoda (1927–2019), Austrian pianist * Paul Smith (disambiguation), several people * Paul Snider (1951–1980), Canadian nightclub promoter, pimp, and murderer * Paul Soles (1930–2021), Canadian voice actor * Paul Solman (born 1944), American journalist * Paul Sorrento (born 1965), American baseball player and coach * Paul Sorvino (1939–2022), American actor * Paul Stanford, American founder of The Hemp and Cannabis Foundation * Paul Stanley (born 1952), American musician and co-founder of the band Kiss * Paul Stanley (disambiguation) * Paul Stastny (born 1985), Canadian-American ice hockey player * Paul Michael Stephani (1944–1998), American serial killer * Paul Ivy Sterling (died 1880), British lawyer and Judge * Paul Sterling (born 1964), English former professional rugby league footballer * Paul Stern (1892–1948), Austrian international bridge player and lawyer, who fled to London in 1938 * Paul Stone (born 1968/1969), American businessman * Paul Stookey (born 1937), American singer-songwriter * Paul Storr (1770–1844), English goldsmith and silversmith * Paul Street (director), British television commercial and film director * Paul Sturgess (born 1987), British former professional basketball player * Paul Sullivan (disambiguation), several people * Paul Sutter, American astrophysicist * Paul Taggart (born 1980), American photographer * Paul Tang (politician) (born 1967), Dutch politician * Paul Tanner (disambiguation) * Paul Taylor (disambiguation), several people * Paul Teutul Jr. (born 1974), American reality television series American Chopper star * Paul Teutul Sr. (born 1949), American founder of Orange County Choppers * Paul Theriault (born 1950), Canadian former ice hockey coach * Paul Thissen (born 1966), American politician and attorney * Paul Thomas (disambiguation), Paul Thomas, several people * Paul Thompson (disambiguation), several people * Poul Thomsen (1922–1988), Danish film actor * Paul Thomson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Thorn (born 1964), American Southern rock, country, Americana, and blues singer-songwriter * Paul Tobias (born 1963), American guitarist * Paul F. Tompkins (born 1968), American comedian, actor, and writer * Paul Toole (born 1970), Australian politician * Paul E. Tracy, American criminologist and professor * Paul Tracy (born 1968), Canadian-American former professional auto racing driver * Paul Travis (1891–1975), American artist * Paul Tseng, Chinese-American (Hakka Taiwanese) and Canadian applied mathematician who disappeared in 2012 * Paul Tsongas (1941–1997), American politician * Paul Tucker (disambiguation), Paul Tucker, several people * Paul Twitchell (died 1971), American author and spiritual teacher * Paul Tyler (born 1941), Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom * Paul Vachon (born 1937), Canadian professional wrestler * Paul van Dyk (born 1971), German DJ, record producer and musician * Paul Van Dyke (1859–1933), American historian and the brother of Henry Van Dyke * Paul Varelans (1969–2021), American professional mixed martial artist * Paul Van Himst (born 1943), Belgian footballer * Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1928), Belgian poet and writer * Paul Vario (1914–1988), American mobster and made man * Paul Verhoeven (disambiguation), several people * Paul Verlaine (1844–1896), French poet * Paul Volcker (1927–2019), American economist * Paul Völckers (1891–1946), German General of the Infantry in the Wehrmacht during World War II * Paul Volpe (mobster) (1927–1983), Italian-Canadian mobster * Paul Volpe (poker player) (born 1981), American professional poker player * Paul Wahlberg (born 1964), American chef, actor and a reality TV star * Paul Waldman (born February 27, 1968), liberal/progressive American op-ed columnist and senior writer * Paul Walker (1973–2013), American actor * Paul Wall (born 1981), American rapper and DJ * Paul Walsh (disambiguation), several people * Paul Walter (born 1994), English player for Essex County Cricket Club * Paul Walters (1947–2006), BBC radio and TV producer * Paul Walther (1927–2014), American basketball player * Paul Wanner (born 2005), Austrian professional footballer * Paul Washer (born 1961), American Protestant Christian evangelist * Paul Wasserman (1934–2007), American prominent entertainment publicist * Paul Watson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Joseph Watson (born 1982), British far-right YouTuber, radio host and conspiracy theorist * Paul Webster (disambiguation), several people * Paul Weller (disambiguation), several people * Paul Wellstone (1944–2002), American academic, author, and politician * Paul von Werner (1707–1785), Chief of the Prussian Hussar Regiment No. 6 * Paul Wesley (born 1982), American actor * Paul Westhead (born 1939), American Retired basketball coach * Paul Westphal (1950–2021), American basketball player, head coach, and commentator * Paul Weyrich (1942–2008), American religious conservative political activist and commentator * Paul Whelan (security director) (born 1970), Canadian-born former United States Marine * Paul White (disambiguation), Paul White, several people * Paul Whitehouse (born 1958), Welsh comedian * Paul Wieghardt (1897–1969), German-born American artist and professor * Paul Wiggins (athlete) (born 1962), Australian wheelchair racer * Big Show, Paul Wight (born 1972), American wrestler known as "Big Show" * Paul Winchell (1922–2005), American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian, and inventor * Paul Junger Witt (1941–2018), American film and television producer * Paul Wohl (1901–1985), German-born journalist and political commentator * Paul Wolfowitz (born 1943), American political scientist and diplomat * Paul Wong (artist) (born 1954), Canadian multimedia artist * Paul Wong (musician) (born 1964), Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and record producer * Paul (Yazigi), (born 1959), metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria, of the Church of Antioch * Paul Ygartua (born 1945), Canadian artist of British birth * Paul Young (disambiguation), several people * Paul N. Yu (1915–1991), American cardiologist, physician-scientist and educator * Paul Yu (died 2016), Chinese-American academic * Pat Zachry (born 1952), former professional baseball pitcher * Paul Zaeske (1945–1992), American football player * Paul Zammit (born 1941), Australian Liberal politician * Paul Zammit (footballer) (born 1969), Maltese manager and a former footballer * Paul Zanolini (1898–1989), American wrestler * Paul Zerdin (born 1972), British comedian and ventriloquist

Fictional characters

*Paul, the main character in the 1984 Television Special ''The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine#Plot, The Care Bears Battle the Freeze Machine'' *Paul, a character in the 2003 American romantic comedy movie ''My Boss's Daughter#Cast, My Boss's Daughter'' *Paul, a character in the 2013 coming-of-age movie ''Puppylove (2013 film)#Cast, Puppylove'' *Paul, a character played by Samuel L. Jackson in the 2009 drama movie ''Mother and Child (2009 film)#Cast, Mother and Child'' *Paul, a character in the British flash-animated web series ''Eddsworld#Supporting characters, Eddsworld'' *Paul, a character in the 1977 movie ''Pete's Dragon (1977 film)#Cast (in order of opening credits), Pete's Dragon'' *''Paul (film), Paul'', the main character in the 2011 self titled movie *Dr. Paul Ashurst, a character in the British television crime drama ''Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series)#Cast, Dalziel and Pascoe'' *Paul Atreides, a character in the Dune (franchise), ''Dune'' universe *Paul Bates, a character in the 2011 fantasy comedy movie ''Midnight in Paris#Cast, Midnight in Paris'' *Paul Avery, a character from the 2011 film ''Knockout (2011 film)#Cast, Knockout - Born to Fight'' *Paul Blart, the main character from the 2009 film ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop'' and its 2015 sequel ''Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2'' *Mr. Paul Bracken, a character from the TV sitcom ''Herman's Head#Friends, co-workers, and bosses, Herman's Head'' *Paul Callan, the main character in the 2003 TV series ''Miracles (TV series), Miracles'' *Paul Carey, a character from the 1980 American parody movie ''Airplane!#Cast, Airplane!'' *Paul Clayton (Coronation Street), Paul Clayton and Paul Connor (Coronation Street), Paul Connor characters from the British ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' *Paul Coker (EastEnders), Paul Coker and Paul Priestly, characters from the BBC soap opera, ''EastEnders'' *Paul Cramer, a character from the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *Paul Davenport, a character played by John Heard (actor), John Heard in the 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama movie ''Big (film)#Cast, Big'' *Sgt. Paul Davidson, a character played by Billy Dee Williams in the 2001 thriller movie ''Good Neighbor (2001 film)#Plot, Good Neighbor'' *Paul Drake (character), a fictional private detective in the ''Perry Mason'' novels and TV series *Paul Eastman, a character from the ''Ghost Whisperer'' *Paul Edgecombe, a character from the 1996 novel ''The Green Mile (novel), The Green Mile'' and the 1999 film of the same name *Tangerine (Bloor novel), Paul Fisher, a character in the book ''Tangerine'' *Paul Forrester, the main character in the American science fiction ''Starman (TV series)#Cast, Starman'' *Paul Gardner, a character in the 1998 slasher movie ''Urban Legend (film)#Cast, Urban Legend'' *List of The Sopranos characters#Little Paulie Germani, Paul Germani, a character in the American crime drama television series ''The Sopranos'' *Paul Hennessy, a character played by John Ritter in the American sitcom television series ''8 Simple Rules#Characters, 8 Simple Rules'' *Paul Hornsby, a character in the American daytime television soap opera ''List of General Hospital characters (1990s)#Paul Hornsby, General Hospital'' *Sgt. Paul Jackson, fictional US Marine in ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' *Paul Kellerman, a character from the American television series, ''Prison Break'' *Paul H. Lewis, a character from the 1931 film ''Iron Man (1931 film)#Cast, Iron Man'' *Paul Loomis, a character in the 2002 American supernatural horror movie ''They (2002 film)#Cast, They'' *Paul Marin, a character in the 1980 American comedy movie ''Private Benjamin (1980 film)#Cast, Private Benjamin'' *Paul Marsden (Emmerdale), Paul Marsden, a character from the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *Paul Martin (All My Children), Paul Martin, a character on ABC soap opera ''All My Children'' (appeared 1970–1995) *Paul Martin, a character on the American television series ''Lassie (1954 TV series)#1957–1964: Martin Family (Timmy & Lassie), Lassie'' *Paul McClain and Paul Robinson (Neighbours), Paul Robinson, characters from the Australian television soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Paul Narita, a character from the NBC Daytime soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *Paul Joshua Pfeiffer, a character in the American coming-of-age, comedy-drama television series ''List of The Wonder Years characters#Main characters, The Wonder Years'' *Paul Phoenix (Tekken), Paul Phoenix, a character from the ''Tekken'' franchise *Paul Ryan (As the World Turns), Paul Ryan, a character on American daytime serial ''As the World Turns'' *Paul Stark, the main character played by Jeffrey Tambor in the 1986 TV series ''Mr. Sunshine (1986 TV series)#Cast, Mr. Sunshine'' *Paul Sutton, a character played by Keanu Reeves in the 1995 American romantic drama movie ''A Walk in the Clouds#Plot, A Walk in the Clouds'' *Paul Taylor, a character in the 1988 movie ''The Blob (1988 film)#Cast, The Blob'' *Paul Torres, a character from the TV series ''The Following'' *Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless), Paul Williams, a character on the American CBS soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' *Paul Young (Desperate Housewives), Paul Young, fictional character on ABC television series ''Desperate Housewives'' *Paul Zara, a character in the 2011 American political drama movie ''The Ides of March (2011 film)#Cast, The Ides of March'' *Young Paul, character in the 1990 American crime thriller film movie ''The Grifters (film)#Cast, The Grifters''

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