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

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it was used to distinguish the minor of two people of the same family bearing the same name. The Roman patrician 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 Lepidus Paullus, Tertia Aemilia Paulla (the wife of

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–183 BC) was a Roman general and statesman, most notable as one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the best military com ...

), 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 procons ...

. Its prevalence in nations with a Christian heritage is primarily due to its attachment to Saint

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

, 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 Paulina or Paullina (, ) was a name shared by three relatives of the Roman Emperor Hadrian: his mother, his elder sister and his niece. Mother of Hadrian Domitia Paulina or Paullina, Domitia Paulina Major or Paulina Major, (''Major'' Latin fo ...

, and

Paulette Paulette may refer to: *Paulette (name), French feminine given name *Paulette (tax) * Paulette Caveat - a caveat filed in 1973 by a group of Dene chiefs at the land titles office in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories to gain a legal interest in 40 ...

Translations

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Pal *

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: 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 Assamese may refer to: * Assamese people, a socio-ethnolinguistic identity of north-eastern India * People of Assam, multi-ethnic, multi-linguistic and multi-religious people of Assam * Assamese language, one of the easternmost Indo-Aryan language ...

: Pabloo * Asturian: Pablu * Basque: Paulo *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: 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 Breton most often refers to: *anything associated with Brittany, and generally ** Breton people ** Breton language, a Southwestern Brittonic Celtic language of the Indo-European language family, spoken in Brittany ** Breton (horse), a breed **Ga ...

: Paol *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Павел ( Pavel) *

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 va ...

: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó), 保祿 (Bǎolù) *

Coptic Coptic may refer to: Afro-Asia * Copts, an ethnoreligious group mainly in the area of modern Egypt but also in Sudan and Libya * Coptic language, a Northern Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Egypt until at least the 17th century * Coptic alphabet ...

: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (Paulos), ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ (Paule), ⲡⲁⲩ (Pau) * Cornish: Pawl * Corsican: Paulu * Croatian: Pavao, Pavle, Pavo * Czech: Pavel *

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 ance ...

Poul Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to: People * Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer *Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish foot ...

Povl Povl is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. The name may refer to: People * Povl Ahm (1926–2005), Danish engineer * Povl Bang-Jensen (1909– 1959), Danish diplomat * Povl Baumann (1878–1963), Danish archit ...

, Palle * Dutch: Paul, Paulus, Pauwel *

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: Paŭlo, Paĉjo *

Estonian Estonian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Estonia, a country in the Baltic region in northern Europe * Estonians, people from Estonia, or of Estonian descent * Estonian language * Estonian cuisine * Estonian culture See also

...

: 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: Paavali,

Pauli Pauli is a surname and also a Finnish male given name (variant of Paul) and may refer to: * Arthur Pauli (born 1989), Austrian ski jumper * Barbara Pauli (1752 or 1753 - fl. 1781), Swedish fashion trader *Gabriele Pauli (born 1957), German politi ...

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

: 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 19 ...

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 **Ger ...

: Paul * Greek: 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 Haitian Creole (; ht, kreyòl ayisyen, links=no, ; french: créole haïtien, links=no, ), commonly referred to as simply ''Creole'', or ''Kreyòl'' in the Creole language, is a French-based creole language spoken by 10–12million people wor ...

: 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: Bulus * Hawaiian:

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: (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 de ...

: पौलुस (pəulus , पौल (pɔl) * Hungarian:

Pál Pál is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian version of Paul. It may refer to: * Pál Almásy (1818-1882), Hungarian lawyer and politician * Pál Bedák (born 1985), Hungarian boxer * Pál Benkő (1928–2019), Hungarian-American che ...

(Nicknames: Pali, Palika, Paja, Pajus, Pajó, Palcsi, Palcsika, Pálka, Palkó, Pálocska) * Icelandic: Páll *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Paulus * Irish:

Pól Pól is a masculine given name in both the Irish and Faroese languages. Persons with the name *Pól Brennan, (born 1956), Irish, musician. *Pól Callaghan, Northern Irish, politician. * Pól Ó Foighil, (1928–2005), Irish, politician and activis ...

, Pódhl * Italian:

Paolo Paolo is both a given name and a surname, the Italian form of the name Paul. Notable people with the name include: People with the given name Paolo Art *Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter *Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American s ...

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

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: ಪಾಲ್ (Pāl) * Korean: 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) **

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: 바울로 (Baullo) **

Protestant Protestantism is a Christian denomination, branch of Christianity that follows the theological tenets of the Reformation, Protestant Reformation, a movement that began seeking to reform the Catholic Church from within in the 16th century agai ...

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

: Paulus * Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils *

Lithuanian Lithuanian may refer to: * Lithuanians * Lithuanian language * The country of Lithuania * Grand Duchy of Lithuania * Culture of Lithuania * Lithuanian cuisine * Lithuanian Jews as often called "Lithuanians" (''Lita'im'' or ''Litvaks'') by other Jew ...

: Paulas,

Paulius Paulius is a Lithuanian masculine given name, which is a cognate of the name Paul, from the Latin ''Paulus'', meaning "small" or " humble".''Behind the Name''"Given Name Paul" Retrieved on 22 January 2016. The name may refer to: * Paulius Andrij ...

Povilas Povilas is a Lithuanian masculine given name and may refer to: * Povilas Aksomaitis (1938–2004), Lithuanian engineer, politician, and signatory of the 1990 Act of the Re-Establishment of the State of Lithuania * Povilas Budrys (born 1962), Lithu ...

Luganda The Ganda language or Luganda (, , ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 10 million Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda including ...

: Paolo *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: പൗലോസ് (Paulose) *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: (Pavle, Pavel) *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Pawl, Pawlu *

Manx Manx (; formerly sometimes spelled Manks) is an adjective (and derived noun) describing things or people related to the Isle of Man: * Manx people **Manx surnames * Isle of Man It may also refer to: Languages * Manx language, also known as 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 Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

: पौलुस (pəulus – only used in Biblical context), पॉल (pɔl), पाव्लो (paʋlo), पाब्लो (pablo) * Mongolian: Павел ( Pavel), Паул * Na'vi: Pawl *

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: पावलले (Pāvalalē) * Norwegian: 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 Occitan (; 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 settlement of Britain, Anglo ...

: 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 (languages ...

: Pablo or

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: Paweł * Portuguese:

, Paulino, Paulinho *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: 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, traditional ...

: Paul, Pavel * Russian: (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 as ...

: Pòl, Pàl *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Павле (Pavle) * Shona: Paurosi * Sicilian: Pàulu, Paulu * Sinhala: පාවුලු (Pawulu) * Slovak: Pavol * Slovene: Pavel * Spanish: Pablo, 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: 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, nati ...

: பவுல் (Pavul) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

: పౌలు (Pāulu) *

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

: พอล (Paul) *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Павло (Pavlo) * ur, *

Venetian Venetian often means from or related to: * Venice, a city in Italy * Veneto, a region of Italy * Republic of Venice (697–1797), a historical nation in that area Venetian and the like may also refer to: * Venetian language, a Romance language s ...

: Pagolo, Polo * Vietnamese: Phao-lô *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

: Pawl

Notable examples

Mononym

Paul I (disambiguation) Paul I may refer to: *Paul of Samosata (200–275), Bishop of Antioch *Paul I of Constantinople (died c. 350), Archbishop of Constantinople *Pope Paul I (700–767) *Paul I Šubić of Bribir (c. 1245–1312), Ban of Croatia and Lord of Bosnia *Paul ...

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, ...

Patriarch Paul (disambiguation) Patriarch Paul may refer to: * Paul I of Constantinople, Patriarch in 337–339, 341–342 and 346–350 * Patriarch Paul of Alexandria, Greek Patriarch of Alexandria in 537–542 * Paul I, Serbian Patriarch, Archbishop of Peć and Serbian Patriarc ...

* Pope Paul (disambiguation) * Saint Paul (disambiguation) *

Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople Paul (died 1371) was a Roman Catholic bishop from southern Italy who held various episcopal sees in the Latin East, before becoming titular Latin Patriarch of Constantinople. He was engaged in several negotiations for a possible Union of the Chur ...

(died 1371)

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* Paul Abbott (disambiguation), 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 Paul Adado (born 21 October 1983 in Lomé) is a former Togolese footballer who played as a central defender or defensive midfielder. Career In his career Adado played for Dynamic Togolais Lomé, Al-Nasr (Benghazi), Apollon Smyrnis, Litex Lov ...

(born 1983), Togolese footballer *

Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor and writer, known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the ABC medical drama ''Private Practic ...

(born 1969), American actor and writer *

Paul Adams (disambiguation) Paul Adams may refer to: Academics * Paul L. Adams (academic) (1915–1984), president of Roberts Wesleyan College and candidate for Governor of New York * Paul Adams (scientist), British professor of neurobiology at Stony Brook University * Pau ...

, several people *

Paul Adamson Paul Edward Adamson is a British editor and the chairman of Forum Europe and founder of E!Sharp. Adamson has also been involved in other organizations, including Rand Europe, YouGov-Cambridge, and Covington. He was made an Officer of the Order of ...

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

(born 1969), American actor *

Paul Affleck Paul Affleck (born 25 June 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who has played on the European Tour. Affleck was born in St Asaph. He turned pro in 1986. He visited qualifying school four times before he finally got his European Tour card after ...

(born 1966), Welsh professional golfer *

Paul Ahmarani Paul Ahmarani (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Both his parents have a teaching background; one is from Cacouna, Quebec, Cacouna, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and the other from the Mediterranean coast. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies ...

(born 1972), Canadian actor *

Paul Ajlouny Paul A. Ajlouny is a Palestinian-American publisher and businessman known for launching the now-defunct Palestinian newspaper ''Al-fajr'' in 1972 in Jerusalem, and for his extensive work in the field of Palestinian development in both the United ...

(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 h ...

(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 (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 (film), Hard Eight'' (1996). He found critical and commercial success with ''Boogie Nights'' ( ...

(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), and ...

(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 race riots in East St. Louis and ...

(1893–1938), American journalist *

Paul Martin Andrews Paul Martin Andrews (born 1959) is an American rape survivor and an advocate for rape survivors. Background In 1973, Andrews was kidnapped in his native Virginia and hidden in an underground box by the convicted child abuser Richard Ausley. Thirt ...

(born 1959), American rape survivor * Paul Anka (born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter *

Paul Annacone Paul Annacone (born March 20, 1963) is an American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach. He is the former coach of 20-time Grand Slam winner Roger Federer, 14-time Grand Slam winner Pete Sampras, and 2017 US Open ...

(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 (born 1960), Canadian radio host *

Paul Ardaji Paul W. Ardaji is an American film producer, former international advertising and marketing executive, and restaurateur. Ardaji is particularly notable for his role as producer during the early stages of production for the award-winning American ...

, 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) Paul Arnold may refer to: * Paul Arnold (American football) (born 1980), American football player * Paul Arnold (Michigan politician) (1893–1973), former member of the Michigan House of Representatives * Paul Arnold (baseball) (1903–1979), Ameri ...

, several people *

Paul Aron Paul Aron (born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver currently set to race in the 2023 FIA Formula 3 Championship with Prema Racing. He previously competed in the Formula Regional European Championship for Prema in 2021 and 2022, in wh ...

(born 2004), Estonian racing driver * Paul Ash (1891–1958), German orchestra leader * Paul Atcheson (born 1973), Welsh former international rugby league footballer *

Paul Atkins (cinematographer) Paul Atkins, ASC, is an American cinematographer and director specializing in natural history films. Atkins is known for the footage of killer whales preying on seal pups in the BBC's ''The Trials of Life'' (1990), for which he won a British A ...

, American cinematographer and director * Paul Atkinson (guitarist) (1946–2004), British guitarist and record company executive *

Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene (born 11 September 1923) was a Ghanaian politician in the first republic. He was the member of parliament for the Tan-Banda constituency from 1965 to 1966. Early life and education Atuahene was born on 11 Septem ...

(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 Broo ...

(born 1947), American writer and film director * Paul Azinger (born 1960), American professional golfer and TV golf analyst * Paul Bacon (designer) (1923–2015), American graphic designer *

Paul Bacon (footballer) Paul Darren Bacon (born 20 December 1970) is an English former professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Charlton Athletic, making 33 appearances in the Football League. He later played non-league football with Dagenham & Redbridge ...

(born 1970), English footballer *

Paul Bacon (politician) Paul Bacon (1 November 1907 – 6 December 1999) was a French politician.Profile
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(1907–1999), French politician *

Paul Balmer Paul Balmer (born 1970) is a Swiss mathematician, working in algebra. He is a professor of mathematics at the University of California, Los Angeles. Balmer received his Ph.D. from the University of Lausanne in 1998, under the supervision of Manu ...

(born 1970), Swiss mathematician * Paul Barber, several people *

Paul Barlow Paul Barlow is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Richmond in the Victorian Football League The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional ...

, Australian former rules footballer *

Paul Barresi Paul Barresi (born 1949) is an American actor, movie director, and media personality. Early life and military career Born in Lynn, Massachusetts, when Barresi was 12 his family moved to Annapolis, Maryland for his father's job at the United S ...

(born 1949), American actor, movie director, and media personality * Paul Bates (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer *

Paul L. Bates Paul Levern Bates (March 4, 1908 – February 21, 1995) was a United States Army officer. He served a distinguished and decorated career in the Army, which most notably included commanding the first black tank battalion to enter combat in World Wa ...

(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 Paul Batista (born December 9, 1948, in Milford, Massachusetts) is a television personality, American novelist and trial lawyer. He is the author of the leading treatise on the federal racketeering statute, ''Civil RICO Practice Manual'' publish ...

(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 Harv ...

(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 t ...

(1954–2013), American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director * Paul Beeston (born 1945), Canadian former professional baseball executive * Paul Bellini (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 Harlo ...

(1889–1932), German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer * Paul Bernardo (born 1964), Canadian serial killer and rapist *

Paul Bertrand Paul Charles Édouard Bertrand (10 July 1879, Loos-lez-Lille – 24 February 1944, Paris) was a French paleobotanist. He was the son of botanist Charles Eugène Bertrand (1851–1917). He studied at the University of Lille, receiving his d ...

(1879–1944), French paleobotanist * Paul Bettany (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) Paul Blackburn may refer to: * Paul Blackburn (poet) (1926–1971), American poet * Paul Blackburn (cricketer) (born 1934), English cricketer * Paul Blackburn (musician), with English group Gomez * Paul Blackburn (overturned conviction) (born 1963), ...

, several people * Paul Bley (1932–2016), Canadian jazz pianist * Paul Blomfield (born 1953), British politician * Paul Bocuse (1926–2018), French chef * Paul Boesch (1912–1989), American professional wrestler and promoter * Paul Vanden Boeynants (1919–2001), Belgian politician *

Paul Bonga Bonga Paul Bonga Bonga (born 25 April 1933) is a Congolese footballer of the 1950s and 1960s. A midfielder, he rose to prominence during his time in Belgium at Standard Liège and was perhaps best remembered as the first African footballer to be sel ...

(born 1933), Congolese footballer * Paul Bonner, British fantasy artist *

Paul Hyde Bonner Paul Hyde Bonner (14 February 1893 – 14 December 1968) was an American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author. In February 1934, Bonner's collection of first editions was auctioned off by the American Art Association and Anderson Gall ...

(1893–1968), American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author *

Paul Bonwick Paul Bonwick, (born October 24, 1964) is a lobbyist and former politician in Canada. Political career A businessman, sales and marketing consultant, Bonwick was first elected to the House of Commons of Canada in the 1997 Canadian federal electi ...

(born 1964), lobbyist and former politician in Canada * Paul-Émile Borduas (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 Chris ...

(born 1964), American heavy metal drummer *

Paul H. Boucher Paul H. Boucher (January 9, 1931 – March 24, 2003) was an American city manager who served as town manager of Saugus, Massachusetts, and village manager of Ellenville, New York, and Maywood, Illinois. Early life and career Boucher graduated fro ...

(1931–2003), American city manager * Paul Bowser (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 Paul Delos Boyer (July 31, 1918 – June 2, 2018) was an American biochemist, analytical chemist, and a professor of chemistry at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). He shared the 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for research on the " enzy ...

(1918–2018), American biochemist, Nobel prize winner *

Paul-André Brasseur Paul-André Brasseur (born August 25, 1994) is a Canadian actor of partly Inuit ancestry. When he starred in the 2008 film ''The Necessities of Life'', he lived in Montreal and spoke French, so he learned his Inuktitut lines with the aid of co-st ...

(born 1994), Canadian actor * Paul Breitner (born 1951), German international footballer *

Paul Breyne Paul Breyne (born 10 January 1947) is a Belgian politician who served as Governor of West Flanders between 1997 and 2012. He is a member of Christen-Democratisch en Vlaams Christian Democratic and Flemish (, , CD&V) is a Flemish Christian-demo ...

(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 (book), The Great Escape'', ''The Dam Busters (book), The Dam Busters'', and ''Reach for the ...

(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 Paul Brodie, (April 10, 1934 – November 19, 2007) was a Canadian saxophonist, pupil of Marcel Mule. In 1994, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civilian honour, for having "shown true mastery of his art through h ...

(1934–2007), Canadian saxophonist *

Paul Brophy Paul Brophy (April 27, 1937 – October 23, 1986) was a firefighter in Massachusetts who entered a persistent vegetative state with no believed chance of recovery. Opposing viewpoints between his family and his doctors on how to deal with his co ...

(1937–1986), American firefighter * Paul Brooke (born 1944), English actor of film, television and radio *

Paul Brooker Paul Brooker (born 25 November 1976) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a winger in the Football League for Fulham, Brighton & Hove Albion, Leicester City, Reading and Brentford. Career Fulham and Brighton & Hove ...

(born 1976), English retired professional football winger * Paul Brown (1908–1991), American football coach, team owner, and executive *

Paul Brown (disambiguation) Paul Brown (1908–1991) was an American football coach and owner Paul Brown may also refer to: Entertainment * Paul H. Brown (1934–2016), American jazz bassist * P. R. Brown or Paul R. Brown, graphic designer, photographer, music video and com ...

, 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) (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 (born 1955), British film director, screenwriter, and fiction author *

Paul Buckmaster Paul John Buckmaster (13 June 1946 – 7 November 2017) was a Grammy Award-winning British cellist, arranger, conductor and composer, with a career spanning five decades. He is best known for his orchestral collaborations with David Bowie, Sha ...

(1946–2017), English Grammy Award-winning English cellist, arranger, conductor and composer * Paul Burchill (born 1979), English professional wrestler * Paul Burgess (musician) (born 1950), English rock drummer *

Paul Burmeister Paul Burmeister (born March 10, 1971) Paul Burmeister is an American sportscaster with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics, working primarily as a play-by-play voice and studio host across a wide range of platforms. Prior to his arrival at NBC in 2014, he ...

(born 1971), American Sportscaster with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics * Paul Burstow (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) Paul Martin Butcher (born November 8, 1963) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven years, until he retired from the Oakland Raiders. He also played for the Detroit Lions, Los Angeles Rams, India ...

(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, a giant lumberjack and folk hero in American and Canadian folklore whose existence is disputed *

Paul Callan Paul Stanley Lester Callan (13 March 1939 – 22 November 2020) was a British journalist and editor. He was known for his flamboyant manner and distinctive attire. Early life Callan was born on 13 March 1939 in Redbridge in Essex to an Irish ...

(1939–2020), British journalist and editor *

Paul Cameron (disambiguation) Paul Cameron (born 1939) is an American psychologist. Paul Cameron may also refer to: *Paul Cameron (New Zealand footballer), association football player *Paul Cameron (cinematographer) (born 1958), American cinematographer *Paul Cameron (gridiron ...

, several people *

Paul Campbell (disambiguation) Paul Campbell may refer to: Actors * Paul Campbell (American actor) (1923–1999), American film actor * Paul Campbell (Canadian actor) (born 1979), Canadian actor * Paul Campbell (Jamaican actor), Jamaican film and theatre actor Sportspeople * P ...

, several people *

Paul Cantelon Paul Cantelon (born December 25, 1959) is an American contemporary classical music and popular music composer, a film score composer and an actor He is also a violinist, pianist, and accordionist, and a founding member of the American alternati ...

(born 1959), American contemporary classical music composer *

Paul Carafotes Paul Carafotes (born March 23, 1963) is an American actor, known for playing Harold Dyer in the prime-time television drama ''Knots Landing.'' He has starred in films, television, commercials, and on stage. Early life Carafotes was born into an ...

(born 1959), American actor *

Paul Carey (ice hockey) Paul Charles Carey (born September 24, 1988) is an American former professional ice hockey center who played in the National Hockey League (NHL). Playing career Carey was drafted by the Colorado Avalanche in the 5th round, 135th overall, in the ...

(born 1988), American professional ice hockey center player *

Paul Carney Paul Carney (27 April 1943 – 24 September 2015) was a judge of the Irish High Court and the presiding judge of its criminal division, the Central Criminal Court. Biography Carney was born in Dublin. He was regarded as a leading expert on Iris ...

(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. Milit ...

(born 1979), senior British Army soldier * Paul Carr (actor) (1934–2006), American actor, director, writer, and producer *

Paul Casey (disambiguation) Paul Casey is a British golfer. Paul Casey may also refer to: * Paul Casey (Gaelic footballer) (born 1981), Irish Gaelic footballer * Paul Casey (footballer, born 1961), English association footballer * Paul Casey (footballer, born 1969), Englis ...

, 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-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter whose work laid the foundations of the transition from the 19th-century conception of artistic endeavour to a ...

(1839–1906), French artist and Post-Impressionist painter *

Paul A. Chamberlain Paul A. Chamberlain is a United States Army lieutenant general who is the Military Deputy for Budget to the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Financial Management and Comptroller) since August 3, 2021. He most recently served as Director for Army ...

, United States Army lieutenant general *

Paul Chamberlain Paul Chamberlain (born 1954) is a Canadian philosopher and professor. He teaches in the areas of Christian Apologetics, Ethics and Philosophy of Religion, and is also the Director of TWU's Institute of Christian Apologetics. Life and career Ch ...

(born 1954), Canadian philosopher and professor *

Paul Chamberlin Paul Chamberlin (born March 26, 1962) is a former professional tennis player from the United States. Chamberlin won one doubles title (1989, Bristol) during his career. After playing college tennis at the University of Arizona, the right-hand ...

(born 1962), American former professional tennis player *

Paul Chan (disambiguation) Paul Chan may refer to: * Paul Chan (artist) (born 1973), Hong Kong-born American artist * Paul Chan Mo-po Paul Chan Mo-po (; born 18 March 1955) is the Financial Secretary of Hong Kong and former Secretary for Development of Hong Kong Speci ...

, several people * Paul Channon (1935–2007), British Conservative MP *

Paul Joseph Chartier Paul Joseph Chartier (August 5, 1921 – May 18, 1966) was a Canadian man who died when a bomb he was preparing exploded in a washroom of the Parliament of Canada. It is believed that he was preparing to bomb the House of Commons. Early life Born ...

(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 Paul Anthony Christopher (born 19 June 1954) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in the town ...

(born 1971), French politician *

Paul Christie (disambiguation) Paul Christie may refer to: * Paul Christie (politician) (born 1952), municipal politician and administrator in Ontario, Canada * Paul Christie (musician) (born 1953), Australian bassist and vocalist * Paul Christie (cricketer) (born 1971), former ...

, 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 (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 Paul Clohessy, Order of Australia, OAM (born 11 November 1970) is an Australian vision impaired tandem bicycle, tandem cyclist. He was born in Perth, Western Australia. He represented Australia at the three Paralympic Games - 1992 Paralympic Ga ...

(born 1970), Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist *

Paul Coffee Paul Coffee is a retired American soccer goalkeeper who played professionally in the North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Coffee played soccer at San Jose State University. In 1979, he signed as an amateur with the Chi ...

(born 1956), American soccer goalkeeper *

Paul Coffey (disambiguation) Paul Coffey Paul Douglas Coffey (born June 1, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for nine teams over 21 seasons in the National Hockey League. Known for his speed and scoring prowess, Coffey ranks second al ...

, 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 twent ...

(1964–2010), Australian disability activist *

Paul Cook (disambiguation) Paul Cook (born 1956) is the former drummer for the Sex Pistols. Paul Cook may also refer to: * Paul Cook (author), science fiction author * Paul Cook (baseball) (1863–1905), baseball player * Paul Cook (footballer) (born 1967), English footbal ...

, several people * Paul Copley (born 1944), English actor and voiceover artist *

Paul Cornu Paul Cornu (; June 15, 1881 – 6 June 1944) was a French engineer. Life Paul Cornu, of Romanian origins, was born in Glos la Ferrière, France and was one of thirteen children. At a young age, he helped his father in his transports company. H ...

(1881–1944), French engineer *

Paul Costello Paul Vincent Costello (December 27, 1894 – April 17, 1986) was an American triple Olympic Gold Medal winner in rowing. He was the first rower to win a gold medal in the same event, double sculls, at three consecutive Olympics. He also won num ...

(1894–1986), American triple Olympic Gold Medal winner *

Paul Costelloe Paul Costelloe (born 23 June 1945) is an Irish designer and artist. In popular culture In 2010, Costelloe was one of six contemporary and internationally renowned Irish fashion designers featured on a set of Irish postage stamps issued by An ...

(born 1945), Irish designer and artist *

Paul Cavonis Paul Cavonis (born December 4, 1937) is an American actor who has appeared in over 30 movies and television series. Cavonis is known for playing mafia and Greek characters. Early life Cavonis was born in the Hells Kitchen section of Manhattan in ...

(born 1937). American actor *

Paul Craft Paul Charles Craft (August 12, 1938 – October 18, 2014) was an American country singer-songwriter. The Memphis-born Craft was known as the songwriter for Mark Chesnutt's single "Brother Jukebox", and the novelty song "It's Me Again, Margaret", ...

(1938–2014), American singer-songwriter *

Paul Craig (disambiguation) Paul Craig (born 1987) is a Scottish mixed martial artist. Paul Craig may also refer to: * Paul Craig (legal scholar) (born 1951), professor of English law * Paul Craig (runner) (born 1953), Canadian middle-distance runner * Paul Craig (soccer) ...

, several people * Paul Crampel (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 Wres ...

(1939–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), one-term congressman of the U.S. House of Representatives *

Paul Crosby (criminal) Paul Crosby is an Irish criminal. Attempted murder trial In February 2019 he went on trial accused of attempted murder, kidnapping and intentionally or recklessly causing serious harm. He pleaded not guilty on all counts. During the trial the man ...

(born 19??), Irish criminal *

Paul Crossley (pianist) Paul Christopher Richard Crossley (born 17 May 1944) is a British pianist. Born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire, his piano teacher was Fanny Waterman in Leeds. While a student at Mansfield College, Oxford, he was discovered by Olivier Messiaen and his ...

(born 1944), British pianist * Paul Crouch (activist) (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 la ...

(1934–2013), American television evangelist *

Paul Crouch Jr. Paul Franklin Crouch Jr. /kraʊtʃ/ (born March 13, 1959) is an American Christian broadcaster. He is chairman and chief studio designer for Cinemills Corporation. However, he is best known for his long association with the Trinity Broadcasting ...

(born 1959), American Christian broadcaster * Paul Crowley (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Paul Crutzen Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1995 for his work on atmospheric chemistry and specifically for his efforts in studying ...

(born 1933), Dutch meteorologist, Nobel prize winner *

Paul Cunniffe Paul Cunniffe (23 June 1961 – 11 August 2001) was a British-born, Irish singer-songwriter. He fronted the 1980s punk band Blaze X. Early life and career Cunniffe was born in Cambridge, England, and then lived in Ellesmere Port, but moved ...

(1961–2001), British-born, Irish singer-songwriter * Paul Curran, several people *

Paul Curry Paul Curry (August 19, 1917–February 19, 1986) was the vice-president of the Blue Cross Insurance Company of New York, and a famous amateur magician who became well known in the magic community for inventing highly-original card magic. Ma ...

(born 1961), English golfer * Paul Daley (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 Ma ...

(born 1948), English journalist * Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, 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 (born 1978), English actor *

Paul Davies (disambiguation) Paul Davies (born 1946) is a British physicist. Paul Davies may also refer to: Sports * Paul Davies (footballer, born 1952), Welsh footballer * Paul Davies (footballer, born 1960), English footballer * Paul Davies (wheelchair rugby), British wheel ...

, several people *

Paul Davis (disambiguation) Paul Davis may refer to: Arts * Paul Marc Davis (born 1974), British actor * Paul Brooks Davis (born 1938), American painter, illustrator, and graphic designer * Paul Davis, British musician, keyboardist, co-founder of the band Happy Mondays * Pau ...

, several people *

Paul Dehn Paul Edward Dehn (pronounced "Dain"; 5 November 1912 – 30 September 1976) was a British screenwriter, best known for '' Goldfinger'', '' The Spy Who Came in from the Cold'', ''Planet of the Apes'' sequels and ''Murder on the Orient Express''. ...

(1912–1976), British screenwriter *

Paul DeJong Paul Sterling DeJong (born August 2, 1993) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the St. Louis Cardinals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2017. A native of Orlando, Florida, DeJong attended and played colleg ...

(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 (1957–1996), Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician * Paul Desmond (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 Paul Lucien Dessau, (15 September 1909 – 3 September 1999), was a British artist best known for the paintings he produced during the Second World War whilst serving as a fireman in London. Biography Early life Paul Dessau was born in London, ...

(1909–1999), British artist *

Paul Diamond Thomas Boric (born May 11, 1961) is a Croatian retired professional wrestler better known by his ring name Paul Diamond. He is best known for being one half of the tag team Badd Company with Pat Tanaka and for his time in the World Wrestling F ...

(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 educatio ...

(born 1958), American television personality * Paul Dinello (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'' (1992–1995) ...

(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 (born 1928), American actor *

Paul Dooley (footballer) Paul Dooley (born 3 October 1975) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Western Bulldogs in the Australian Football League (AFL). Dooley played initially at Melbourne where he appeared at reserves level. He joined Willia ...

(born 1975), Australian rules footballer *

Paul Driessen (animator) Paul Augustin Driessen (born 1940) is a Dutch film director, animator and writer. Biography After studying graphic design and illustration at the Art Academy in Utrecht, Driessen began animating TV-commercials in the Netherlands in the 1960, ...

(born 1940), Dutch film director, animator and writer * Paul Dukas (1865–1935), French composer *

Paul Dunlap Paul Dunlap (July 19, 1919 – March 11, 2010) was an American composer. He wrote music for over 200 films during his 30-year career. He is best known for his work with Western movies. Early life William Paul Dunlap was born to William P. a ...

(1919–2010), American composer *

Paul Durant Paul Durant (born September 26, 1959), is a former American racecar driver from San Diego, California. He first excelled in modified stock car racing, winning a number of regional championships. He then competed in the USAC Silver Crown Series in ...

(born 1959), American racecar driver * Paul Durousseau (born 1970), American serial killer

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* Paul Eddington (1927–1995), English actor *

Paul Edwards (philosopher) Paul Edwards (September 2, 1923 – December 9, 2004) was an Austrian-American moral philosopher. He was the editor-in-chief of MacMillan's eight-volume ''Encyclopedia of Philosophy'' from 1967, and lectured at New York University, Brooklyn Col ...

(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 an ...

(1880–1933), Austrian-Dutch theoretical physicist *

Paul Ehrlich (disambiguation) Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) was a German scientist and physician. Paul Ehrlich may also refer to: * Paul R. Ehrlich (born 1932), American biologist and commentator on world population * S. Paul Ehrlich Jr. (1932–2005), American physician and pu ...

, several people * Paul Eiding (born 1957), American actor and instructor * Paul Ellering (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 (1959–2022), American medical anthropologist and physician * Paul S. Farmer, British retired educationalist * Paul Feig (born 1962), American actor, comedian and filmmaker * Paul Felder (born 1984), American professional mixed martial artist and color commentator for UFC * Paul Fenech (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 (bishop), 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, American sports author, television and radio personality, and former columnist * Paul Fischer (disambiguation), several people * Paul Fisher (disambiguation), several people * Paul Fix (1901–1983), American film and television character actor * Paul Fix (racing driver), American racecar driver * Paul Foshee (1932–2020), American politician * Paul Christian Frank (1879–1956), Norwegian barrister, politician, organizer and non-fiction writer * Paul Frank (born 1967), American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer * Paul Franklin (disambiguation), Paul Franklin, several people * Bad News Brown (musician), Paul Frappier (1977–2011), Canadian musician known as "Bad News Brown" * Paul Frees (1920–1986), American actor, comedian, impressionist and vaudevillian * Paul Freeman (disambiguation), several people * Paul French (disambiguation), Paul French, several people * Paul Friedberg (born 1959), American Olympic fencer * Paul Fry (disambiguation), several people * Paul Fusco (born 1953), American puppeteer, actor, television producer, writer and director * Paul Fusco (photographer) (1930–2020), American photojournalist * Gary Glitter, Paul Francis Gadd (born 1944), English former singer, songwriter, and record producer whose stage name is "Gary Glitter" * Paul Galloway (1934–2009), American newspaper reporter, columnist and storyteller * Paul Vernon Galloway (1904–1990), American United Methodist minister * Paul Gambaccini (born 1949), American-British radio and television presenter * Paul Gangelin (1898–1961), American screenwriter * Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), English footballer * Pau Gasol (born 1980), Spanish former professional basketball player * Paul Gauguin (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 (born 1967), American actor * Paul Gilley (1929–1957), American country music lyricist and promoter * Paul Gilligan (judge) (born 1948), Irish judge * Paul Michael Glaser (born 1943), American actor * Paul Glass (born 1934), Swiss-American composer * Paul Gleason (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 * Gogo (Canadian musician), Paul Roland Gogo (born 1965), known as Gogo, Canadian rock-and-roll keyboard player, and multi-instrumentalist * Paul Goldschmidt (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 (born 1958), American politician * Paul Götze (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 (born 1949), American television and film actor * Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902) (died 1964), American stage, film and television actor * Paul Grabowsky (born 1958), Australian pianist and composer * Paul Graham (disambiguation), Paul Graham, several people * Paul Grant (disambiguation), Paul Grant, several people * Paul Gratzik (1935–2018), German dramatist and novelist * Paul Gray (American musician) (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 (born 1944), British musician * Paul Grilley (born 1958), American teacher of modern yoga * Murder of Paul Guihard, Paul Guihard (1932–1962), British journalist and murder victim * Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902) (died 1961), American stage, film and television actor * Paul Guilfoyle (born 1949), American television and film actor * Paul Gulacy (born 1953), American comics artist * Paul Haarhuis (born 1966), Dutch tennis player * Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), Israeli composer * Paul Haggis (born 1953), Canadian screenwriter and film producer * Paul Hall (labor leader) (1914–1980), American labor leader * Paul Halley (born 1952), English keyboardist, vocalist and composer * Paul A Hampton (born 1970), American musician, songwriter, and producer * Paul Hampton (born 1937), American actor, singer, lyricist and writer * Paul G. Hahnemann (1912–1997), leading director at BMW between 1961 and 1972 * Paul David Harbour (born 1965), American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer * Paul Hardy (disambiguation) * Paul Harrison (disambiguation), 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 (born 1986), American actor and comedian * Paul Hawken (born 1946), American environmentalist * Paul Hawksbee, British sports radio presenter and comedy writer * Paul Hellyer (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 * Bono, 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 (born 1965), American entertainment executive and performer * Paul Hill (disambiguation), Paul Hill, several people * Paul Jennings Hill (1954–2003), American minister executed for murder * Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), German composer * Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German field marshal and statesman * Paul Hilton (disambiguation), Paul Hilton, several people * Paul Hinder, bishop from Abu Dhabi * Paul Hogan (born 1939), Australian actor and comedian * Paul Hogan (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hollywood (born 1966), English celebrity chef and television presenter * Paul Holmes (broadcaster) (1950–2013), New Zealand broadcaster * Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist * Paul Hoover (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hornsby, American musician and record producer * Paul Horn (computer scientist) (born 1946), American computer scientist and solid state physicist * Paul Horn (musician) (1930–2014), American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer * Paul Hornung (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

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* 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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