Pavel ( Bulgarian,

Russian Russian(s) may refer to: *Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *A citizen of Russia *Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages *''The Russians'', a b ...

, Serbian: Павел;

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 *Czech (surnam ...

, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name

Paul Paul may refer to: People * Paul (given name), a given name, including a list of people * Paul (surname), a list of people * Paul the Apostle, an apostle who wrote many of the books of the New Testament * Ray Hildebrand, half of the singing duo ...

(derived from the

Greek Greek may refer to: 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 of all kno ...

Pavlos). Pavel may refer to:

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* Pavel I of Russia (1754–1801), Emperor of Russia *

Paweł Adamowicz Paweł Bogdan Adamowicz (; 2 November 1965 – 14 January 2019) was a Polish politician and lawyer who served as the List of city mayors of Gdańsk, city mayor of Gdańsk from 1998 until Assassination of Paweł Adamowicz, his assassination in 20 ...

(1965–2019), Polish politician * Paweł Brożek (born 1983), Polish footballer * Paweł Cibicki (born 1994), Swedish footballer * Paweł Deląg (born 1970), Polish actor *

Pavel Durov Pavel Valeryevich Durov (; born 10 October 1984) is a technology entrepreneur best known as the founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of Telegram (software), Telegram, a messaging platform launched in 2013. Durov was born in Russia, where h ...

(born 1984),

Telegram Telegraphy is the long-distance transmission of messages where the sender uses symbolic codes, known to the recipient, rather than a physical exchange of an object bearing the message. Thus flag semaphore is a method of telegraphy, whereas pi ...

founder *

Paweł Fajdek Paweł Fajdek (Polish pronunciation: ; born 4 June 1989) is a Polish hammer thrower, a five-time World Champion, European Champion, Olympic bronze medal winner, multiple Polish Champion and Polish men's hammer throw record holder. In 2013, h ...

(born 1989), Polish hammer thrower *

Pavel Haas Pavel Haas (21 June 189917 October 1944) was a Czech composer who was murdered during the Holocaust. He was an exponent of Leoš Janáček's school of composition, and also utilized elements of folk music and jazz. Although his output was not l ...

(1899-1944), Czech composer who was murdered during the

Holocaust The Holocaust (), known in Hebrew language, Hebrew as the (), was the genocide of History of the Jews in Europe, European Jews during World War II. From 1941 to 1945, Nazi Germany and Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy ...

* Paweł Jasienica (1909–1970), Polish historian, journalist, essayist and soldier *

Paweł Kisielow Paweł Kisielow (Polish: ; born 21 February 1945 in Gorlice, Poland) is a Polish biologist who specializes in immunology. He is best known for his research on T cells. He is a corresponding member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and a membe ...

(born 1945), Polish immunologist *

Pavel Kuzmich Pavel Kuzmich (born 16 June 1988 in Krasnoyarsk) is a Russian luger who has competed since 2009. His best World Cup finish was 16th in the men's doubles event at Igls on 28 November 2009. External linksFIL-Luge profile 1988 births Living pe ...

(born 1988), Russian luger *

Paweł Łukaszewski Paweł Łukaszewski (born 19 September 1968) is a Polish composer of contemporary classical music. He has won seven Fryderyk Awards. According to David Wordsworth, Łukaszewski is the best-known Polish composer of his generation in and out of P ...

(born 1968), Polish composer *

Paweł Mąciwoda Paweł Mąciwoda (; born on 20 February 1967) is a Polish bassist who began playing with the German hard rock band Scorpions in 2003 and became an official member in January 2004. He is the band's longest-tenured bassist, having since surpassed ...

(born 1967), Polish bassist for the German rock band

Scorpions Scorpions are predatory arachnids of the Order (biology), order Scorpiones. They have eight legs and are easily recognized by a pair of Chela (organ), grasping pincers and a narrow, segmented tail, often carried in a characteristic forward cur ...

Paweł Mykietyn Paweł Jan Mykietyn (Polish pronunciation: ; born 20 May 1971) is a Polish award-winning composer and clarinetist. By the year 2012, Mykietyn had written two symphonies, cello, piano and violin concertos, St. Marc Passions for soprano, narrator ...

(born 1971), Polish composer *

Pavel Nedvěd Pavel Nedvěd (; born 30 August 1972) is a Czech former professional Association football, footballer who played as a midfielder. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest Czech players of all time and he won numerous trophies with Italian cl ...

(born 1972), Czech footballer *

Paweł Pawlikowski Paweł Aleksander Pawlikowski (; born 15 September 1957) is a Polish filmmaker. He garnered early praise for a string of documentaries in the 1990s and for his award-winning feature films of the 2000s, '' Last Resort'' (2000) and '' My Summer of ...

(born 1957), Polish film director *

Pavel Prigozhin Pavel Yevgenyevich Prigozhin (, born 18 June 1998) is a Russian businessman and mercenary who has led the Wagner Group since 2023. The son of prominent oligarch and mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, he succeeded his father as the leader of t ...

(born 1998), son of Russian oligarch Yevgeny Prigozhin *

Pavel Starostin Pavel Starostin (born April 25, 1955) is an Estonia Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the Baltic Sea across from ...

(born 1955), Estonian politician * Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (1797–1873), Polish explorer, geologist, environmentalist and philanthropist * Pavel Traubner (1941–2024), Slovak neurologist * Paweł Warszawski (born 1981), Polish equestrian * Paweł Włodkowic (ca. 1370–1435), Polish scholar, jurist and rector of the Kraków Academy * Paweł Wszołek (born 1992), Polish footballer * Paweł Zagumny (born 1997), Polish volleyball player *

Pavel (film director) Pavel is an Indian film director and Screenwriter, screenplay writer who primarily works in Bengali language, Bengali-language films. He made his debut with the film ''Babar Naam Gandhiji'', which was followed by Rosogolla (film), ''Rosogolla''. ...

, an Indian Bengali film director *

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* Ágoston Pável (1886–1946), Hungarian Slovene writer, poet, ethnologist, linguist and historian *

Andrei Pavel Andrei Pavel (born 27 January 1974) is a Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player. He achieved a career-high ATP singles ranking of world No. 13 and won three titles, including the 2001 Canada Masters. He also reached a care ...

(born 1974), Romanian tennis coach and former professional tennis player * Claudia Pavel (born 1984), Romanian pop singer and dancer also known as Claudia Cream * Elisabeth Pavel (born 1990), Romanian basketball player * Ernst Pavel, Romanian sprint canoeist who competed in the early 1970s * Harry Pavel (born 1951), German wheelchair curler, 2018 Winter Paralympian * Lacra Pavel (born 1965), Romanian and Canadian game theorist *

Marcel Pavel Marcel Pavel (; born 4 December 1959 in Galați County) is a folk music singer in Romania. His singing talents brought him to the top of the Romanian charts more than once. In 2002, Marcel was elected as ''The best male voice''. His first hit was ...

(born 1959), Romanian folk singer * Ondřej Pavel (born 2000), Czech ice hockey player * Pavel Pavel (born 1957), Czech engineer and experimental archaeologist *

Petr Pavel Petr Pavel (; born 1 November 1961) is a Czech politician and retired army general, currently serving as the president of the Czech Republic since March 2023. Prior to this, he held the position of Chairman of the NATO Military Committee from 2 ...

(born 1961), Czech army general, president of Czech Republic * Szarlota Pawel (1950–2018), Polish comic book artist

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*Pavel Korchagin, in ''

How the Steel Was Tempered ''How the Steel Was Tempered'' () or ''The Making of a Hero'', is a socialist realist novel written by Nikolai Ostrovsky (1904–1936). With 36.4 million copies sold, it is one of the best-selling books of all time and the best-selling book ...

'' *

Pavel Chekov Pavel Andreievich Chekov () is a fictional character in the ''Star Trek'' fictional universe, universe. Walter Koenig portrayed Chekov in the second and third seasons of the original ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'' series and the ...

, in ''Star Trek'' *Doctor Leonid Pavel, in ''

The Dark Knight Rises ''The Dark Knight Rises'' is a 2012 superhero film directed by Christopher Nolan, who co-wrote the screenplay with his brother Jonathan Nolan, and the story with David S. Goyer. Based on the DC Comics character Batman, it is the final instal ...

'' *Pavel Fyodorovich Smerdyakov, in ''

The Brothers Karamazov ''The Brothers Karamazov'' ( rus, Братья Карамазовы, Brat'ya Karamazovy, ˈbratʲjə kərɐˈmazəvɨ), also translated as ''The Karamazov Brothers'', is the last novel by Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky. Dostoevsky spent nearly ...

'' *Fra Pavel, in ''

His Dark Materials ''His Dark Materials'' is a trilogy of fantasy novels by Philip Pullman consisting of '' Northern Lights'' (1995; published as ''The Golden Compass'' in North America), '' The Subtle Knife'' (1997), and '' The Amber Spyglass'' (2000). It follo ...

'' *Pavel, in '' The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas'' *Pavel Morozov, in '' Metro: Last Light'' *Pavel, in ''

Grand Theft Auto Online ''Grand Theft Auto Online'' is an online multiplayer action-adventure game developed by Rockstar North and published by Rockstar Games. It was released on 1 October 2013 for PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, 18 November 2014 for PlayStation 4 and Xbo ...

'' *Pavel, in '' Epic Seven'' *Pavel Vlasov in The Mother *Hodari Pavel, ''in Palia'' *Pavol, in Felvidék *Pavel Yudin, '' Fear & Hunger 2: Termina''

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