Saul is a masculine given name of

Hebrew Hebrew (; ''ʿÎbrit'') is a Northwest Semitic languages, Northwest Semitic language within the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family. A regional dialect of the Canaanite languages, it was natively spoken by the Israelites and ...

origin. It is the English form of ''שָׁאוּל‎'', the Hebrew name of the Biblical King

Saul Saul (; , ; , ; ) was a monarch of ancient Israel and Judah and, according to the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, the first king of the United Monarchy, a polity of uncertain historicity. His reign, traditionally placed in the late eleventh c ...

. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed". People named Saul include: * Saul Adadi (1850–1918), Sephardic Hakham and rosh yeshiva in the Tripoli Jewish community *

Saul Alinsky Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909 – June 12, 1972) was an American community activist and political theorist. His work through the Chicago-based Industrial Areas Foundation helping poor communities organize to press demands upon landlord ...

(1909–1972), American political activist *

Saúl Álvarez Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin. It is the English form of ''שָׁאוּל‎'', the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed". People named Saul include: * Saul Adadi (1850–1918), Se ...

(born 1990), Mexican boxer, WBA - WBC middleweight champion * Saúl Armendáriz (born 1970), Mexican wrestler under the ring name Cassandro * Saul Ascher (1767–1822), Jewish narrative writer and publicist *

Saul Bass Saul Bass (; May 8, 1920 – April 25, 1996) was an American graphic designer and Academy Awards, Oscar-winning filmmaker, best known for his design of motion-picture title sequences, film posters, and logo, corporate logos. During his 4 ...

(1920–1996), film graphic designer *

Saul Bellow Saul Bellow (born Solomon Bellows; June 10, 1915April 5, 2005) was a Canadian-American writer. For his literary work, Bellow was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, the 1976 Nobel Prize in Literature, and the National Medal of Arts. He is the only write ...

(1915–2005), Canadian author, Nobel Prize for Literature and the Pulitzer Prize * Saúl Berjón (born 1986), Spanish footballer known as Saúl *

Saul Chaplin Saul Chaplin (February 19, 1912 – November 15, 1997) was an American composer and musical director. He was born Saul Kaplan in Brooklyn, New York. He had worked on stage, screen and television since the days of Tin Pan Alley. In film, he won ...

(1912–1997), American composer and musical director, three-time Oscar winner * Saúl Craviotto (born 1984), Spanish sprint canoer, Olympic and world champion * Saul Dubow, South African historian and academic * Saúl Fernández García (born 1985), Spanish footballer *

Slash (musician) Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), known professionally as Slash, is an American musician, best known as the lead guitarist of the hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and mid-1990s. Slash has r ...

, British-American musician Saul Hudson, guitarist of Guns N' Roses * Saul Katz (born 1939), President of the New York Mets baseball team *

Saul Kripke Saul Aaron Kripke (; November 13, 1940 – September 15, 2022) was an American analytic philosophy, analytic philosopher and logician. He was Distinguished Professor of Philosophy at the Graduate Center of the City University of New York and emer ...

(1940–2022), American philosopher and logician * Saul Landau (1936–2013), American scholar, author, commentator and filmmaker *

Saul Leiter Saul Leiter (December 3, 1923 – November 26, 2013) was an American photographer and painter whose early work in the 1940s and 1950s was an important contribution to what came to be recognized as the New York school of photography.Jane Liv ...

(1923–2013), American photographer, early user of color photography in fine art *

Saul Lieberman Saul Lieberman (; May 28, 1898 – March 23, 1983), also known as Rabbi Shaul Lieberman or, among some of his students, the ''Gra״sh'' (''Gaon Rabbeinu Shaul''), was a rabbi and a Talmudic scholar. He served as Professor of Talmud at the Jewish T ...

(1898–1983), Israeli rabbi and scholar of Talmud * Saul Milton, British musician, member of

Chase & Status Chase & Status are an English electronic music duo composed of Saul Milton (Chase) and Will Kennard (Status). In addition, Andy Gangadeen is the drummer when the band performs live. MC Rage formerly performed as MC with the group, but left in ...

* Saul Levi Morteira (c. 1596–1660), Amsterdam rabbi * Saul Moyal, Egyptian Olympic fencer * Saul Nanni (born 1999), Italian actor *

Saúl Ñíguez Saul is a masculine given name of Hebrew language, Hebrew origin. It is the English form of ''שָׁאוּל‎'', the Hebrew name of the Biblical King Saul. The name translates to "asked for/borrowed". People named Saul include: * Saul Adadi (1 ...

(born 1994), Spanish footballer *

Saúl Ongaro Saúl Fortunato Ongaro (24 August 1916 – 23 April 2004) was an Argentine footballer who played as a defender for clubs in Argentina and Chile. He made two appearances for the Argentina national team in 1946. Teams * Estudiantes de La Plata ...

, Argentine footballer * Saúl Phillips (born 1984), Costa Rican footballer * Saul Phillips (basketball) (born 1972), American basketball coach and player * Saul Raisin (born 1983), road bicycle racer *

Saul Robbins Saul Robbins (February 16, 1922 – June 13, 2010) was an American toy manufacturer, the co-founder of Remco, with his cousin Isaac Heller. Personal life Saul Robbins was born on February 16, 1922, in Brooklyn, New York. He earned a bachelor's d ...

(1922–2010), American toy manufacturer, co-founder of Remco * Saul Rogovin (1923–1995), American baseball player *

Saul Rubinek Saul Hersh Rubinek (born July 2, 1948) is a Canadian actor, director, producer, and playwright. He is widely known for his television roles, notably Artie Nielsen on '' Warehouse 13,'' Donny Douglas on '' Frasier'', Lon Cohen on '' A Nero Wolf ...

(born 1948), German-born Canadian actor and director * Saul Shapiro, American known for public policy development on digital broadcast *

Saul Steinberg Saul Steinberg (June 15, 1914, Rm. Sărat, Romania – May 12, 1999, New York City) was a Romanian-born American artist, best known for his work for ''The New Yorker'', most notably ''View of the World from 9th Avenue''. He described himself ...

(1914–1999), Romanian-born American cartoonist and illustrator *

Saul Steinberg (businessman) Saul Phillip Steinberg (August 13, 1939December 7, 2012) Note that this source, and the majority, spell his middle name ''Phillip'', while others spell it ''Philip''. was an American businessman and financier. He became a millionaire before his ...

(1939-2012), American businessman and financier * Saúl Suárez, Colombian football manager in the 1990s * Saul Teukolsky (born 1947), South African astrophysicist and professor *

Saul Winstein Saul Winstein (October 8, 1912 – November 23, 1969) was a Jewish Canadian chemist who discovered the ''Winstein reaction.'' He argued a non-classical cation was needed to explain the stability of the norbornyl cation. This fueled a debate ...

(1912–1969), Canadian chemist *

Saul Williams Saul Stacey Williams (born February 29, 1972) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, musician, poet, writer, and actor. He is known for his blend of poetry and alternative hip hop, and for his lead roles in the 1998 independent film ''Slam ( ...

(born 1972), American rapper, poet, actor and musician *

Saul Zaentz Saul Zaentz (; February 28, 1921January 3, 2014) was an American film producer and record company executive. He won the Academy Award for Best Picture three times and, in 1996, was awarded the Irving G. Thalberg Memorial Award. Zaentz's film pr ...

(1921–2014), American film producer and owner of Fantasy Records * Saul Garza (undefined), American actor, known for taking a guest role in

Prison Break ''Prison Break'' is an American Crime film#Crime drama, crime Drama (film and television), drama television series created by Paul Scheuring for Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox. The series revolves around two brothers: Lincoln Burrows (Dominic P ...

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* Saul, a character on the TV sitcom ''

Soap Soap is a salt (chemistry), salt of a fatty acid (sometimes other carboxylic acids) used for cleaning and lubricating products as well as other applications. In a domestic setting, soaps, specifically "toilet soaps", are surfactants usually u ...

'' * Saul, a character in the 1988 American romantic comedy film ''

Coming to America ''Coming to America'' is a 1988 American romantic comedy film directed by John Landis, based on a story originally created by Eddie Murphy, written by David Sheffield and Barry W. Blaustein, and starring Murphy (in various roles), Arsenio ...

'' * Saul Berenson, a character in the TV series ''Homeland'' * Saul Goodman, character in the TV series ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan for AMC (TV channel), AMC. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Breaking Bad), Walter White (Bryan Cran ...

'' and ''

Better Call Saul ''Better Call Saul'' is an American legal crime drama television series created by Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould for AMC. Part of the ''Breaking Bad'' franchise, it is a spin-off of Gilligan's previous series, ''Breaking Bad'' (2008–201 ...

'' * Jaguar D. Saul, a character from ''

One Piece ''One Piece'' (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy and his crew, the Straw Hat Pirates, as he explores the Grand Line in search of the myt ...

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