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

family of the

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

included such prominent persons as Lucius Aemilius Paullus,

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

) *

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

: Pau, Pol *

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

: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó), 保祿 (Bǎolù) *

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

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

Poul 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, Palle *

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

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

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

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

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

: Paavali,

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

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

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

: პავლე (Pavle) *

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

: Paul *

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

: Παύλος ( Pávlos, Páv̱los) *

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

: પોલ (Pōl) * Haitian Creole: Pòl *

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

: Pó-lò *

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

: Bulus * Hawaiian:

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

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

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been 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 Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Pól, Pódhl *

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

: Paolo, Paolino *

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

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

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

: ಪಾಲ್ (Pāl) *

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

: 파울로스 (Paulloseu) or 폴 (Pol) **

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

: 바오로 (Baoro) **

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

: 바울로 (Baullo) **

Protestant Protestantism is a 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: Paulas, Paulius, Povilas * Luganda: Paolo *

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

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

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

: Paora *

Marathi 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 (

), Паул *

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

: Pawl * Nepali: पावलले (Pāvalalē) *

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

: Paul, Pål *

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

: Pau *

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

: Paulus *

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

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

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

: Paweł *

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

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

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

: Paul,

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

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

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

: Pòl, Pàl * Serbian: Павле (Pavle) *

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

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

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

, Paulino *

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

: Paul, Pål *

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

: Pawlos, Pola ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ, ܦܵܘܠܲܐ *

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

: பவுல் (Pavul) *

Telugu 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: Pagolo, Polo *

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

: Phao-lô *

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

* Patriarch Paul (disambiguation) *

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

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

Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople 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) Paul Abbott (born 1960) is an English television scriptwriter. Paul Abbott may also refer to: * Paul Abbott (baseball) (born 1967), American professional baseball player * Paul Abbott (footballer) Paul Abbott (born 25 October 1964) is a form ...

, several people *

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

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

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 Prac ...

(born 1969), American actor and writer * Paul Adams (disambiguation), 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 o ...

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

(born 1969), American actor * Paul Affleck (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, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec and the other from the Mediterranean coast. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies ''The Left-Hand ...

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

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

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

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

(1922–2011), American television director *

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

(1944–1982), American actor *

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

(born 1970), American film director and screenwriter *

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

(born 1965), English filmmaker *

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

(1893–1938), American journalist * Paul Martin Andrews (born 1959), American rape survivor * Paul Anka (born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter * Paul Annacone (born 1963), American former touring professional tennis player and current tennis coach * Paul Anspach (1882–1991), Belgian épée and foil fencer, two-time Olympic champion * Paul Arcand (born 1960), Canadian radio host * Paul Ardaji, American film producer * Paul Armentano, American cannabis activist * Paul Arnold (disambiguation), several people * Paul Aron (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), American cinematographer and director * Paul Atkinson (guitarist) (1946–2004), British guitarist and record company executive * Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene (born 1923), Ghanaian politician * Paul Auster (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) (born 1970), English footballer * Paul Bacon (politician) (1907–1999), French politician * Paul Balmer (born 1970), Swiss mathematician * Paul Barber (disambiguation), Paul Barber, several people * Paul Barlow, Australian former rules footballer * Paul Barresi (born 1949), American actor, movie director, and media personality * Paul Bates (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer * Paul L. Bates (1908–1995), United States Army officer * Paul Bateson (born 1940), American former radiographer, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer * Paul Batista (born 1948), American television personality, novelist and trial lawyer * Paul Baum (mathematician) (born 1936), American mathematician * Paul Bearer (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 (1938–2019), American actor and playwright * Paul Bern (1889–1932), German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer * Paul Bernardo (born 1964), Canadian serial killer and rapist * Paul Bertrand (1879–1944), French paleobotanist * Paul Bettany (born 1971), English actor * Paul Bilzerian (born 1950), American businessman * Paul Blackburn (disambiguation), 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 (born 1933), Congolese footballer * Paul Bonner, British fantasy artist * Paul Hyde Bonner (1893–1968), American banker, soldier, singer, diplomat, and author * Paul Bonwick (born 1964), lobbyist and former politician in Canada * Paul-Émile Borduas (1905–1960), Québecois artist * Paul Bostaph (born 1964), American heavy metal drummer * Paul H. Boucher (1931–2003), American city manager * Paul Bowser (1886–1960), American professional wrestling promoter * Paul Boyd (animator) (1967–2007), American-born Canadian animator * Paul D. Boyer (1918–2018), American biochemist, Nobel prize winner * Paul-André Brasseur (born 1994), Canadian actor * Paul Breitner (born 1951), German international footballer * Paul Breyne (born 1947), Belgian politician * Paul Brickhill (1916–1991), Australian fighter pilot * Paul Briggs (disambiguation), Paul Briggs, several people * Paul Bristow (born 1979), British politician * Paul Brodie (1934–2007), Canadian saxophonist * Paul Brophy (1937–1986), American firefighter * Paul Brooke (born 1944), English actor of film, television and radio * Paul Brooker (born 1976), English retired professional football winger * Paul Brown (1908–1991), American football coach, team owner, and executive * Paul Brown (disambiguation), several people * Paul Bryan (musician) (born 1967), American musician * Paul Bryan (politician) (1913–2004), British politician * Paul Bryar (1910–1985), American actor * Paul Bryers (born 1955), British film director, screenwriter, and fiction author * Paul Buckmaster (1946–2017), English Grammy Award-winning English cellist, arranger, conductor and composer * Paul Burchill (born 1979), English professional wrestler * Paul Burgess (musician) (born 1950), English rock drummer * Paul Burmeister (born 1971), American Sportscaster with NBC Sports and NBC Olympics * Paul Burstow (born 1962), British former politician * Paul Butcher (actor) (born 1994), American actor and singer * Paul Butcher (American football) (born 1963), American football linebacker * Paul Butler (polo) (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 (1939–2020), British journalist and editor * Paul Cameron (disambiguation), several people * Paul Campbell (disambiguation), several people * Paul Cantelon (born 1959), American contemporary classical music composer * Paul Carafotes (born 1959), American actor * Paul Carey (ice hockey) (born 1988), American professional ice hockey center player * Paul Carney (1943–2015), judge of the Irish High Court * Paul Carney (British Army officer) (born 1979), senior British Army soldier * Paul Carr (actor) (1934–2006), American actor, director, writer, and producer * Paul Casey (disambiguation), several people * Paul Cavanagh (1888–1964), English film and stage actor * Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), French artist and Post-Impressionist painter * Paul A. Chamberlain, United States Army lieutenant general * Paul Chamberlain (born 1954), Canadian philosopher and professor * Paul Chamberlin (born 1962), American former professional tennis player * Paul Chan (disambiguation), several people * Paul Channon (1935–2007), British Conservative MP * Paul Joseph Chartier (1921–1966), Canadian man who died from a bomb that he was setting off * Paul Chiang (politician), Paul Chiang (born 1960), Canadian politician * Disappearances of Paul and Sarah Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers, Paul Chivers, American man who has been missing since 1999 * Paul Christopher (born 1971), French politician * Paul Christie (disambiguation), several people * Paul Chitlik, American author, television and film writer, producer, and director * Paul Chubb (1949–2002), Australian film, television and stage actor * Paul Chun (born 1945), Hong Kong actor * Paul Clayton (actor) (born 1957), English actor, director and author * Paul Clohessy (born 1970), Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist * Paul Coffee (born 1956), American soccer goalkeeper * Paul Coffey (disambiguation), several people * Paul Collier (activist) (1964–2010), Australian disability activist * Paul Cook (disambiguation), several people * Paul Copley (born 1944), English actor and voiceover artist * Paul Cornu (1881–1944), French engineer * Paul Costello (1894–1986), American triple Olympic Gold Medal winner * Paul Costelloe (born 1945), Irish designer and artist * Paul Cavonis (born 1937). American actor * Paul Craft (1938–2014), American singer-songwriter * Paul Craig (disambiguation), several people * Paul Crampel (1864–1891), French explorer and murder victim * Paul Christy (1939–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), one-term congressman of the U.S. House of Representatives * Paul Crosby (criminal) (born 19??), Irish criminal * Paul Crossley (pianist) (born 1944), British pianist * Paul Crouch (activist) (1903–1955), communist activist * Paul Crouch (1934–2013), American television evangelist * Paul Crouch Jr. (born 1959), American Christian broadcaster * Paul Crowley (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian former professional ice hockey player * Paul Crutzen (born 1933), Dutch meteorologist, Nobel prize winner * Paul Cunniffe (1961–2001), British-born, Irish singer-songwriter * Paul Curran (disambiguation), Paul Curran, several people * Paul Curry (born 1961), English golfer * Paul Daley (born 1983), British mixed martial artist and kickboxer * Paul Dana (1975–2006), American racing driver * Paul Dano (born 1984), American actor and filmmaker * Paul Dacre (born 1948), English journalist * Paul-Henri Sandaogo Damiba, military officer and former president of Burkina Faso * Paul D'Amour (born 1967), American musician * Paul Danan (born 1978), English actor * Paul Davies (disambiguation), several people * Paul Davis (disambiguation), several people * Paul Dehn (1912–1976), British screenwriter * Paul DeJong (born 1993), American baseball player * Pauly D, 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 (1894–1979), German composer and conductor * Paul Lucien Dessau (1909–1999), British artist * Paul Diamond (born 1961), Croatian professional wrestler * Paul S. Diamond (born 1953), United States District Judge * Paul DiMeo (born 1958), American television personality * Paul Dinello (born 1962), American comedian, actor, and writer * Paul Dini (born 1957), American screenwriter and comic creator * Paul Dirac (1902–1984), English physicist and Nobel-prize winner * Paul Dooley (born 1928), American actor * Paul Dooley (footballer) (born 1975), Australian rules footballer * Paul Driessen (animator) (born 1940), Dutch film director, animator and writer * Paul Dukas (1865–1935), French composer * Paul Dunlap (1919–2010), American composer * Paul Durant (born 1959), American racecar driver * Paul Durousseau (born 1970), American serial killer

E-K

* Paul Eddington (1927–1995), English actor * Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923–2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher * Paul Ehrenfest (1880–1933), Austrian-Dutch theoretical physicist * Paul Ehrlich (disambiguation), 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

L-R

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

S-Z

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

Fictional characters

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

References

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