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John Paul (given name) John Paul is an English-language male double name combining '' John'' and '' Paul''. Equivalents in other languages include Jean-Paul (French), Juan Pablo (Spanish), and Giampaolo (Italian). People known as "John Paul" (without surname) include ...

, a list of bearers of the name, and equivalent names in other languages *

Pope John Paul I Pope John Paul I (born Albino Luciani; 17 October 1912 – 28 September 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 26 August 1978 until his death 33 days later. His reign is among the shortest in papal h ...

(1912–1978) *

Pope John Paul II Pope John Paul II (born Karol Józef Wojtyła; 18 May 19202 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 16 October 1978 until Death and funeral of Pope John Paul II, his death in 2005. In his you ...

(1920–2005)

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John Paul (actor) John Middleton Lankester Paul (20 April 1921 – 23 February 1995) was an English actor. He is best known for his television roles, particularly as Dr Spencer Quist in ''Doomwatch'' (1970–1972) and Marcus Agrippa in '' I, Claudius'' (19 ...

(1921–1995), British actor * John Paul (artist) (1804–1887), English painter *

John Paul (colonial administrator) Sir John Warburton Paul, (29 March 1916 – 31 March 2004) was a British colonial administrator and civil servant, who most notably served as the final Governor of the Gambia (1962–1965) and Governor of the Bahamas (1972–1973) prior to bo ...

(1916–2004), British government official * John Paul (footballer) (1873–?), British footballer * John Paul (judge) (1839–1901), American politician and judge *

John Paul Jr. (judge) John Paul Jr. (December 9, 1883 – February 13, 1964) was Virginia lawyer and farmer who served in the Virginia Senate and United States House of Representatives, before becoming a United States federal judge, United States district judge of t ...

(1883–1964), American politician and judge *

John Paul (minister) John Paul DD (1795–1873) was a minister of the Church of Scotland who served as Moderator of the General Assembly in 1847. A major figure in Edinburgh society, he was linked to both the Balfours of Leith and the Stevenson family of engineer ...

(1795–1873), Scottish minister *

John Paul (pioneer) John Paul was a pioneer in Ohio and Indiana, founding Xenia, Ohio and Madison, Indiana. He was a delegate at the convention that drafted the constitution of Ohio, and was a state senator in the first general assembly after statehood. He also ser ...

(1758–1830), American politician and city founder *

John Paul (priest) The Rev. Canon John Douglas Paul , was an eminent Anglican priest in the second half of the 20th century. Life He was born on 13 September 1928, educated at Winchester College and the University of Edinburgh and ordained in 1954. He was Curate ...

(1928–2009), Scottish Anglican dean of Moray, Ross and Caithness * John Paul (medical scientist) (1922–1994) biomedical research scientist * John Paul (screenwriter) (1950–2022), Indian screenwriter * John Paul Sr. (racing driver) (1939–?), disappeared 2001, American automobile racing driver * John Paul Jr. (racing driver) (1960–2020), American automobile racing driver *

Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet Sir John Dean Paul, 1st Baronet (December 1775 – 16 January 1852), of Rodborough, was an English landowner, banker, painter, and occasional author. Most of Paul’s works as a painter were landscapes and paintings of horses. In 1821 he was crea ...

(1775-1852), English banker, landowner and painter *

John Joseph Paul John Joseph Paul (August 17, 1918 – March 5, 2006) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as an auxiliary bishop and bishop of the Diocese of La Crosse in Wisconsin from 1977 to 1994 Biography Early years John P ...

(1918–2006), American Roman Catholic bishop * John R. Paul (1893–1971), American virologist * John Thomas Paul (1874–1964), New Zealand compositor, trade unionist, politician, editor, journalist and censor *

John Paul Jones John Paul Jones (born John Paul; July 6, 1747 – July 18, 1792) was a Scottish-born naval officer who served in the Continental Navy during the American Revolutionary War. Often referred to as the "Father of the American Navy", Jones is regard ...

(1747–1792), born John Paul, American naval commander in the Revolutionary War

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