Paul is a common

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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

Classical Age Classical antiquity, also known as the classical era, classical period, classical age, or simply antiquity, is the period of cultural European history between the 8th century BC and the 5th century AD comprising the interwoven civilizations ...

it was used to distinguish the minor of two people of the same family bearing the same name. The

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

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 ...

included such prominent persons as Lucius Aemilius Paullus,

Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (c. 229 – 160 BC) was a Roman consul, consul of the Roman Republic, as well as a general, who conquered the kingdom of Macedon, Macedonia during the Third Macedonian War. Family Paullus' father was Luc ...

Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus Lucius Aemilius Paullus ( 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 Saturninus. ...

, Tertia Aemilia Paulla (the wife of

Scipio Africanus Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus (, , ; 236/235–) was a Roman general and statesman who was one of the main architects of Rome's victory against Ancient Carthage, Carthage in the Second Punic War. Often regarded as one of the greatest milit ...

), 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 proco ...

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

Paul the Apostle Paul, also named Saul of Tarsus, commonly known as Paul the Apostle and Saint Paul, was a Apostles in the New Testament, Christian apostle ( AD) who spread the Ministry of Jesus, teachings of Jesus in the Christianity in the 1st century, first ...

, 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. 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 Paul in the top 20 given names in 1968, after which it began a steady decline. The feminine versions are Paula, Pauline,

Paulina Paulina or Paullina (, ) is a common female given name Latin. Paulina was a name shared by the mother, sister, and niece of the Roman Emperor, Roman emperor Hadrian. Paulina Major, mother of Hadrian (Domitia) Paulina (or Paullina) Major (''Ma ...

, and Paulette.

Translations

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

: Pal *

Amharic Amharic is an Ethio-Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amhara people, and also serves as a lingua franca for all other metropolitan populati ...

: ጳውሎስ (P'awlos) *

: Paulus, Paulinus *

Arabic Arabic (, , or , ) is a Central Semitic languages, Central Semitic language of the Afroasiatic languages, Afroasiatic language family spoken primarily in the Arab world. The International Organization for Standardization (ISO) assigns lang ...

: بولس (Būlus, in the Bible), بولص (Būluṣ, an alternative spelling found in classical Muslim works) * 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 **Gale ...

: Paol * Bulgarian: Павел (

Pavel Pavel ( Bulgarian, Russian, Serbian: Павел; Czech, Slovene, and (although Romanian also uses Paul); ; ; ) is a male given name. It is a Slavic cognate of the name Paul (derived from the Greek Pavlos). Pavel may refer to: People G ...

) * Catalan: Pau, Pol * Chinese: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó), 保祿 (Bǎolù) * Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (Pavlos/Bavlos), ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ (Pavle/Bavly), ⲡⲁⲩ (Pav/Bav) * 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 *Czech (surnam ...

* Danish: Poul, Povl, Palle *

Dutch Dutch or Nederlands commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands ** Dutch people as an ethnic group () ** Dutch nationality law, history and regulations of Dutch citizenship () ** Dutch language () * In specific terms, i ...

: Paul, Paulus, Pauwel *

Esperanto Esperanto (, ) is the world's most widely spoken Constructed language, constructed international auxiliary language. Created by L. L. Zamenhof in 1887 to be 'the International Language' (), it is intended to be a universal second language for ...

: Paŭlo, Paĉjo *

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

...

: Paul, Paavel, Paavo * Faroese: Páll, Pál, Palli, Pól, Pauli * Fijian: Paula * Finnish: Paavali, Paavo, Pauli * French: Paul, Pol, Paulin * Frisian: Pouw, Powles, Paulus * Galician:

Paulo Paulo is a Portuguese language, Portuguese masculine given name equivalent to the English name Paul (given name), Paul. Notable people with the name include: * Paulo Jr., Brazilian bassist * Paulo Jr. (footballer), Brazilian footballer * Paulo A ...

* Georgian: პავლე (Pavle) *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany, the country of the Germans and German things **Germania (Roman era) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizenship in Germany, see also Ge ...

: Paul *

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 ...

: Παύλος ( Pávlos, Páv̱los) * Gujarati: પોલ (Pōl) *

Haitian Creole Haitian Creole (; , ; , ), or simply Creole (), is a French-based creole languages, French-based creole language spoken by 10 to 12million people worldwide, and is one of the two official languages of Haiti (the other being French), where it ...

: Pòl *

Hakka The Hakka (), sometimes also referred to as Hakka-speaking Chinese, or Hakka Chinese, or Hakkas, are a southern Han Chinese subgroup whose principal settlements and ancestral homes are dispersed widely across the provinces of southern China ...

: 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 (; ''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 ...

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

Hindi Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...

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

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

(Nicknames: Pali, Palika, Paja, Pajus, Pajó, Palcsi, Palcsika, Pálka, Palkó, Pálocska) * Icelandic: Páll * Indonesian: Paulus, Paul, Paula, Paulo, Paulinus * Irish:

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

, Pódhl *

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

Paolo Paolo is a masculine given name, the Italian language, Italian form of the name Paul (name), Paul. It may refer to: People Art * Paolo Abbate (1884–1973), Italian-American sculptor * Paolo Alboni (1671–1734), Italian painter * Paolo Anton ...

, 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 () is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly in the state of Karnataka in southwestern India, and spoken by a minority of the population in all neighbouring states. It has 44 million native speakers, and is additionally a ...

: ಪಾಲ್ (Pāl) * Karelian: Puavil, Puavila *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, people from the Korean peninsula or of Korean descent * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Korean **Korean dialects **See also: North–South differences in t ...

: 파울로스 (Paulloseu) or 폴 (Pol) **

Catholic The Catholic Church (), also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the List of Christian denominations by number of members, largest Christian church, with 1.27 to 1.41 billion baptized Catholics Catholic Church by country, worldwid ...

: 바오로 (Baoro) **

Eastern Orthodox Eastern Orthodoxy, otherwise known as Eastern Orthodox Christianity or Byzantine Christianity, is one of the three main Branches of Christianity, branches of Chalcedonian Christianity, alongside Catholic Church, Catholicism and Protestantism ...

: 바울로 (Baullo) **

Protestant Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes Justification (theology), justification of sinners Sola fide, through faith alone, the teaching that Salvation in Christianity, salvation comes by unmerited Grace in Christianity, divin ...

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

: Paulus * Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils * Lithuanian: Paulas, Paulius, Povilas *

Luganda Ganda or Luganda ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Ganda people, Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, includ ...

: 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 ...

: പൗലോസ് (Paulose) *

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

: (Pavle, Pavel) *

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

: Paora *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India **Marathi people (Uttar Pradesh), the Marathi people in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Mar ...

: पौलुस (pəulus – only used in Biblical context), पॉल (pɔl), पाव्लो (paʋlo), पाब्लो (pablo) *

Mongolian Mongolian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Mongolia, a country in Asia * Mongolian people, or Mongols * Bogd Khanate of Mongolia, the government of Mongolia, 1911–1919 and 1921–1924 * Mongolian language * Mongolian alphabet * ...

: Павел (

), Паул *

Na'vi In the 2009 science-fiction film ''Avatar (2009 film), Avatar'', director James Cameron conceived a fictional universe in which humans seek to mine unobtainium#Science fiction, unobtanium on the fictional Habitability of natural satellites, h ...

: Pawl * Nepali: पावलले (Pāvalalē) * Norwegian: Paul, Pål *

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

: Pau *

Old English Old English ( or , or ), 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 developed from the languages brought to Great Britain by Anglo-S ...

: 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 (language ...

: Pablo or

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

: Paweł * Portuguese:

, Paulino, Paulinho, Pavão (archaic) * 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, traditional ...

: Paul,

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 ...

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

Scottish Gaelic Scottish Gaelic (, ; Endonym and exonym, endonym: ), also known as Scots Gaelic or simply Gaelic, is a Celtic language native to the Gaels of Scotland. As a member of the Goidelic language, Goidelic branch of Celtic, Scottish Gaelic, alongs ...

: Pòl, Pàl *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * Pertaining to Serbia in Southeast Europe; in particular **Serbs, a South Slavic ethnic group native to the Balkans ** Serbian language ** Serbian culture **Demographics of Serbia, includes other ethnic groups within the co ...

: Павле (Pavle) * Shona: 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 countries in the Americas **Spanish cuisine **Spanish history **Spanish culture ...

: Pablo, Paulino,

, Polo * Swedish: Paul, Pål * Syriac: Pawlos, Pola ܦܵܘܠܘܿܣ, ܦܵܘܠܲܐ *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: People, culture and language * Tamils, an ethno-linguistic group native to India, Sri Lanka, and some other parts of Asia **Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka ** Myanmar or Burmese Tamils, Tamil people of Ind ...

: பவுல் (Pavul) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of South India ** Telugu literature, is the body of works written in the Telugu language. * Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Tel ...

: పౌలు (Pāulu) * Thai: พอล (Paul) * Turkish: Pavlus, Pavlos * Ukrainian: Павло (Pavlo) * * Venetian: Pagolo, Polo *

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

: Phao-lô * Welsh: Pawl

Notable examples

Mononym

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

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

Pope Paul (disambiguation) Pope Paul may refer to: #Pope Paul I (saint; 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 (saint; 1963–1978) See also * Pope John Paul (disambiguation) ...

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, ...

:Listed chronologically *

(c. 5–c. 64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and writer *

Paul (jurist) Julius Paulus (; fl. 2nd century and 3rd century AD), often simply referred to as Paul in English, was one of the most influential and distinguished Roman law, Roman jurists. He was also a praetorian prefect under the Roman Emperor Alexander Sever ...

, also called Julius Paulus,

praetorian prefect The praetorian prefect (; ) was a high office in the Roman Empire. Originating as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, the office gradually acquired extensive legal and administrative functions, with its holders becoming the Emperor's chief ai ...

Paul (Nestorian patriarch) Paul was briefly Patriarch of the Church of the East The patriarch of the Church of the East (also known as patriarch of the East, patriarch of Babylon, the catholicose of the East or the grand metropolitan of the East) is the patriarch, or l ...

, briefly Patriarch of the Church of the East in 539 * Paul (bishop of Mérida), the metropolitan bishop of Mérida in the mid sixth century (fl. 540s/550s) *

Paul (father of Maurice) Paul (; ), died 593) was the father of Maurice, Byzantine Emperor. He served as head of the Byzantine Senate. Background According to Evagrius Scholasticus, Maurice and his family could trace their lineage from "elder Rome". The future Emper ...

(died 593), father of Byzantine Emperor. Maurice and head of the Byzantine Senate *

Paul of Aegina Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (; Aegina, ) was a 7th-century Byzantine Greek physician best known for writing the encyclopedia, medical encyclopedia ''Medical Compendium in Seven Books.'' He is considered the “Father of Early Medical Writing ...

(625–690), Greek surgeon *

Paul (exarch) Paul (; ; before 717/18 – 726/27) was a senior Byzantine official under Leo III the Isaurian, serving as the ''strategos'' of Sicily, and then as the Exarch of Ravenna from 723 until his death. Life Paul is first mentioned in 717/18. Theophan ...

, Exarch of Ravenna from 723 to 727 *

Paul the Deacon Paul the Deacon ( 720s 13 April in 796, 797, 798, or 799 AD), also known as ''Paulus Diaconus'', ''Warnefridus'', ''Barnefridus'', or ''Winfridus'', and sometimes suffixed ''Cassinensis'' (''i.e.'' "of Monte Cassino"), was a Benedictine monk, sc ...

(c. 720–c. 799), Italian Benedictine monk * Paul of Latrus (died c. 956), Greek hermit *

Paul, son of Peter Paul, son of Peter (; died after 1222) was a Hungarian distinguished nobleman, who served as voivode of Transylvania between 1221 and 1222, during the reign of Andrew II of Hungary.Zsoldos 2011, p. 37.Engel 2001, p. 381.Markó 2006, p. 416. The fi ...

, voivode of Transylvania between 1221 and 1222 *

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 Church ...

(died 1371) * Paul (Meletiev) (1880–1962), Catholic bishop *

Paul of Greece Paul (; 14 December 1901 – 6 March 1964) was King of Greece from 1 April 1947 until his death on 6 March 1964. Paul was born in Athens as the third son of Constantine I of Greece, Crown Prince Constantine and Sophia of Prussia, Crown Princess ...

(1901–1964), King of Greece *

Paul (Ponomaryov) Metropolitan Paul (, , secular name Georgiy Vasilevich Ponomaryov, ; born 19 February 1951 in Karaganda) was the Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, the Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus and the leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church (an Semi ...

(born 1952), emeritus Metropolitan of Minsk and Slutsk, Patriarchal Exarch of All Belarus and leader of the Belarusian Orthodox Church

A

* Paul Abbate, American law enforcement officer * Paul Abberley (born 1959), chief executive of Charles Stanley Group *

Paul Abbott (disambiguation) Paul Abbott Paul Abbott (born 22 February 1960) is an English screenwriter and producer. He became one of the most successful television writers in Britain following his work on popular series such as '' Cracker'' (1995, 1996, 1999) and ''Coron ...

, several people * Paul Abrahamian, American reality television personality and clothing designer *

Paul Ackerman Paul Ackerman (February 18, 1908 – December 31, 1977) was an influential music journalist. He is best known for his work at Billboard as music editor. Ackerman was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Early life and education Ackerman wa ...

(1908–1977), American music journalist * Paul Ackford (born 1958), English former rugby union international player * Paul Adado (born 1983), Togolese footballer *

Paul Adelstein Paul Adelstein (born April 29, 1969) is an American actor. He is known for the role of Agent Paul Kellerman in the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''Prison Break'' and his role as pediatrician Cooper Freedman in the American Broad ...

(born 1969), American actor and writer *

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

, 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 ...

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

(born 1969), American actor * Paul Adomites, baseball and oil historian, author and Society for American Baseball Research *

Paul Affleck Paul Affleck (born 25 June 1966) is a Welsh professional golfer who has played on the European Tour. Early life Affleck was born in St Asaph. Professional career In 1986, Affleck turned pro. He visited qualifying school four times before ...

(born 1966), Welsh professional golfer *

Paul Agostino Paul Agostino (born 9 June 1975) is an Australian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He played the majority of his club football outside Australia, most notably with 1860 Munich in Germany for ten years. He played 18 times f ...

(born 1975), Australian former professional footballer *

Paul Ahmarani Paul Ahmarani (born 1972) is a Canadian actor. Ahmarani is known for his roles in the movies '' The Left-Hand Side of the Fridge'' (''La Moitié gauche du frigo'') and '' How My Mother Gave Birth to Me During Menopause'' (''Comment ma mère accou ...

(born 1972), Canadian actor * Paul Ainslie (born 1967), Canadian city councillor * Paul W. Airey (1923–2009), United States Air Force airman, first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force * Paul Aizley (1936–2023), American politician * Paul Ajlouny (born 1933), Palestinian-American publisher and businessman * Paul Akers, American author and businessman * Paul Alan (born 1971), American Contemporary Christian music artist and songwriter * Paul Alexander (disambiguation), several people * Paul Alfonsi (1908–1989), Wisconsin politician * Paul Alford, Canadian football guard and running back * Paul Allen (disambiguation), several people *

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

(1922–2011), American television director * Paul Ambros (1934–2015), German ice hockey player * Paul Ambrose (1868–1941), Canadian organist, conductor, composer, and music educator * Paul America (1944–1982), American actor *

Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson (born June 26, 1970), also known by his initials PTA, is an American filmmaker. Often described as one of the most preeminent writer-directors of his generation, List of awards and nominations received by Paul Thomas Anders ...

(born 1970), American film director and screenwriter * Paul W. S. Anderson (born 1965), English filmmaker * Paul Y. Anderson (1893–1938), American journalist * Paul Andrea (born 1941), Canadian former ice hockey right winger * Paul Martin Andrews (born 1959), American rape survivor * Paul Angelis (1943–2009), English actor and writer *

Paul Anka Paul Albert Anka (born July 30, 1941) is a Canadian and American singer, songwriter and actor. His songs include " Diana", “ You Are My Destiny", “Lonely Boy", " Put Your Head on My Shoulder", and " (You're) Having My Baby". Anka also wr ...

(born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter * Paul Anlauf (died 1931), German murder victim *

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

(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 Anthony (born 1955), Welsh senior executive * Paul Anthony (basketball) (1924–1993), American professional basketball player *

Paul Antonelli Paul F. Antonelli (born July 22, 1959) is an American composer, musician, music director, and music supervisor. He began his career in the entertainment world as a keyboardist and founding member of the 1980s synthpop band, Animotion, appearing ...

(born 1959), American composer, musician, music director, and music supervisor * Paul S. Appelbaum (born 1951), American psychiatrist *

Paul Arcand Paul Arcand (born May 12, 1960) is a Canadian radio host, journalist and film producer, best known as a longtime morning talk radio host on CHMP-FM in Montreal, Quebec, until his retirement in 2024. Arcand was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Quebec and ...

(born 1960), Canadian radio host * Paul Ardaji, American film producer * Paul Armentano, American cannabis activist *

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

, several people *

Paul Aron Paul Aron (; born 4 February 2004) is an Estonian racing driver who serves as a reserve driver in Formula One for Alpine F1 Team, Alpine. Aron most recently competed in the 2024 FIA Formula 2 Championship for Hitech Grand Prix, Hitech. Aron pr ...

(born 2004), Estonian racing driver *

Paul Ash Paul Robert Ash (February 11, 1891, German Empire — July 13, 1958, Manhattan, New York (state), New York) was a German orchestra leader, composer, vaudeville personality, and recording artist, who emigrated to the United States. He recorded se ...

(1891–1958), German orchestra leader * Paul Acheampong Cofie Atuahene (1923–?), Ghanaian politician *

Paul Aurelian Paul Aurelian (known in Breton as Paol Aorelian or Saint Pol de Léon and in Latin as Paulinus Aurelianus) was a 6th-century Welshman who became first bishop of the See of Léon and one of the seven founder saints of Brittany. He allegedly die ...

, 6th-century Welshman who became first bishop of the See of Léon *

Paul Auster Paul Benjamin Auster (February 3, 1947 – April 30, 2024) was an American writer, novelist, memoirist, poet, and filmmaker. His notable works include '' The New York Trilogy'' (1987), '' Moon Palace'' (1989), '' The Music of Chance'' (1990), ' ...

(1947–2024), American writer and film director *

Paul Atcheson Paul 'Patch' Atcheson (born 17 May 1973) is a former Wales international rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Wales, and at club level for the Widnes Vikings (two spel ...

(born 1973), Welsh former international rugby league footballer * Paul Atkins (cinematographer), American cinematographer and director *

Paul Atkinson (guitarist) Paul Ashley Warren Atkinson (19 March 1946 – 1 April 2004) was a British guitarist and record company executive, best known as a founding member of the pop/rock band The Zombies. Atkinson was posthumously inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall ...

(1946–2004), British guitarist and record company executive *

Paul Avrich Paul Avrich (August 4, 1931 – February 16, 2006) was an American historian specializing in the 19th and early 20th-century anarchist movement in Russia and the United States. He taught at Queens College, City University of New York, for his ...

(1931–2006), American historian * Paul L. Ayers, Rhode Island Air National Guard major general *

Paul Azinger Paul William Azinger (born January 6, 1960) is an American professional golfer and TV golf He won 12 times on the PGA Tour, including one major championship, the 1993 PGA Championship. He spent almost 300 weeks in the top-10 of the Official Wo ...

(born 1960), American golfer and TV golf analyst

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* Paul Baade (born 1940), Democratic member * Paul W. Baade (1889–1959), United States Army officer *

Paul Babeu Paul Raymond Babeu (pronounced ''BAB-you''; born February 3, 1969) is an American law enforcement officer, politician and member of the Republican Party who was sheriff of Pinal County, Arizona, from January 1, 2009, to January 1, 2017. He was P ...

(born 1969), American law enforcement officer, politician and member of the Republican Party * Paul Bucha (1943–2024), American Vietnam War veteran * Paul Bacon (disambiguation), several people * Paul Badré (1906–2000), French aircraft pilot and engineer *

Paul Badura-Skoda Paul Badura-Skoda (6 October 1927 – 25 September 2019) was an Austrian pianist. Career A student of Edwin Fischer, Badura-Skoda first rose to prominence by winning first prize in the Austrian Music Competition in 1947. In 1949, he performed w ...

(1927–2019), Austrian pianist * Paul Baier (born 1985), American former professional ice hockey defenseman *

Paul Baillargeon Paul Baillargeon (born 1943) is a Canadian composer, known for his music for television shows. He contributed music to 41 episodes of Star Trek shows, and won the 2002 ASCAP Award (Top TV Series) for Enterprise, shared with the series' other regu ...

(born 1943), Canadian composer *

(1928–1997), Canadian professional wrestler * Paul Bailey, several people *

Paul Bales Paul S. Bales is an American filmmaker,Paul Bales and his Asylum team (excl ...

, American director, screenwriter, and producer * Paul Balmer (born 1970), Swiss mathematician *

Paul Baloche Paul Joseph Baloche Work ID No. 884337863 ISWC No. T9126089325 ( ; born on June 4, 1962) is an American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter. A native of Maple Shade Township, New Jersey,Price, Deborah Evans. "Higher Grou ...

(born 1962), American Christian music artist, worship leader, and singer-songwriter * Paul Bamba (1989–2024), Puerto Rican boxer * Paul Barnard (politician), American politician *

Paul Barbarin Adolphe Paul Barbarin (May 5, 1899 – February 17, 1969) was an American jazz drummer from New Orleans. Career Barbarin grew up in New Orleans in a family of musicians, including his father Isidore, three of his brothers (including Louis), and ...

(1899–1969), American jazz drummer * Paul Jean Joseph Barbarin (1855–1931), French mathematician * Paul Barber, several people * Paul Barlow, Australian former rules footballer * Paul Barnes (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Barrere Paul Barrere (July 3, 1948 – October 26, 2019) was an American musician most prominent as a member of the band Little Feat, which he joined in 1972 some three years after the band was created by Lowell George. Career Barrere recorded and perf ...

(1948–2019), American musician * Paul Barresi (born 1949), American actor, movie director, and media personality *

Paul Bartel Paul Bartel (August 6, 1938 – May 13, 2000) was an American actor, writer and director. He was perhaps most known for his 1982 hit black comedy ''Eating Raoul'', which he co-wrote, starred in and directed. Bartel appeared in over 90 movies an ...

(1938–2000), American actor, writer and director * Paul Bartlett (disambiguation), several people * Paul Barwick (born 1946), American former LGBT rights activist * Paul Bates (cricketer) (born 1974), English cricketer * Paul L. Bates (1908–1995), United States Army officer * Paul Bateson (1940–2012), American former radiographer, convicted murderer, and suspected serial killer * Paul Batista (born 1948), American television personality, novelist and trial lawyer *

Paul Baum (artist) Paul Baum (22 September 1859 – 15 May 1932), was a German painter, draftsman and printmaker. He was the most important representative of Neo-Impressionism in Germany. Life He began as a flower painter at the Royal Porcelain Factory. In 1877, ...

(1859–1932), German landscape painter *

Paul Baum (mathematician) Paul Frank Baum is an American mathematician, the Evan Pugh Professor of Mathematics at Pennsylvania State University. He is known for formulating the Baum–Connes conjecture with Alain Connes in the early 1980s. Baum studied at Harvard Univers ...

(born 1936), American mathematician *

Paul Bazely Paul Reginald Bazely (born 6 May 1968) is an English actor. He is known for portraying Troy in the ITV sitcom ''Benidorm''. His other TV credits include ''Making Out'', ''Emmerdale'', '' Heartbeat'', ''Doctors'', ''Holby City'', '' Vanity Fair'' ...

(born 1968), English actor *

Paul Bearer William Alvin Moody (April 10, 1954 – March 5, 2013) was an American Manager (professional wrestling), professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director. He is best known for his tenure with the WWE, World Wrestling Federation (WWF ...

(1954–2013), American professional wrestling manager and licensed funeral director * Paul André Beaulieu (1904–2007), Canadian diplomat * Paul Beeston (born 1945), Canadian former professional baseball executive *

DJ Paul Paul Duane Beauregard (born January 12, 1977), known professionally as DJ Paul, is an American rapper and record producer. He is a founding member of hip hop group Three 6 Mafia and the brother of rapper Lord Infamous. DJ Paul is also the half ...

(born 1977), American DJ, rapper, and producer * Paul Beisman (died 1958), American theater manager *

Paul Bellini Paul Bellini (born September 12, 1959) is a Canadian comedy writer and television actor best known for his work on the comedy series '' The Kids in the Hall'' and ''This Hour Has 22 Minutes''. He has worked on several projects with Josh Levy and ...

(born 1959), Canadian comedy writer and television actor * Paul Benedict (1938–2008), American actor * Paul K. Benedict (1912–1997), American anthropologist, mental health professional, and linguist * Paul Ben-Haim (1897–1984), Israeli composer * Paul Benjamin (1938–2019), American actor and playwright * Paul G. Bens Jr. (born 1964), American writer and former independent film and television casting director *

Paul Ben-Victor Paul Ben-Victor (born ) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Greek mobster Spiros "Vondas" Vondopoulos on the HBO drama series ''The Wire'', Alan Gray in '' Entourage'' (2005–2008), and Ray in '' Body Parts'' (1991). Early lif ...

(born 1965), American actor * Paul Berch, New Hampshire lawyer and politician * Paul Berezney (1915–1990), American football player * Paul Berg (disambiguation), several people * Paul Bergé (1881–1970), American symphony conductor *

Paul Bern Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he became the assistant to producer Irving Thalberg. He helped la ...

(1889–1932), German-born American film director, screenwriter, and producer *

Paul Bernardo Paul Kenneth Bernardo (born August 27, 1964), also known as Paul Jason Teale, is a Canadian serial rapist and serial killer dubbed the Scarborough Rapist, the Schoolgirl Killer and, together with his former wife Karla Homolka, one of the Ken an ...

(born 1964), Canadian serial killer and rapist * Paul Berthon (1872–1910), French artist * Paul Émile Berton (1846–1909), French landscape painter * Paul Bertrand (1879–1944), French paleobotanist *

Paul Bettany Paul Bettany (born 27 May 1971) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as J.A.R.V.I.S. and Vision (Marvel Cinematic Universe), Vision in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, including the Disney+ series ''WandaVision'' (2021), which garn ...

(born 1971), English actor * Paul D. Bevis (1884–1976), American politician, member of the

Florida House of Representatives The Florida House of Representatives is the lower house of the Florida Legislature, the State legislature (United States), state legislature of the U.S. state of Florida, the Florida Senate being the upper house. Article III, Section 1 of the C ...

* Paul Bhagwandas (1950–1996), Suriname battalion commander *

Paul Bhattacharjee Gautam Paul Bhattacharjee (4 May 1960 – c. 10 July 2013) was a British actor who worked on stage, film and television. Early life and career The son of Gautam Bhattacharjee, a member of the Indian Communist Party who had to flee from the co ...

(1960–c.2013), British actor *

Paul Bie-Eyene Paul Bie-Eyene is a Gabonese diplomat. *From till he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Luanda. *From till he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in Pretoria. *From till he was Ambassador Extraordinary and Plen ...

, Gabonese diplomat *

Paul Bigsby Paul Adelburt Bigsby (1899–1968) was an American inventor, designer, and pioneer of the solid body electric guitar. Bigsby is best known for designing the Bigsby vibrato tailpiece (also mislabeled as a tremolo arm) and proprietor of Bigsb ...

(1899–1968), American inventor, designer, and pioneer *

Paul Bilzerian Paul Alec Bilzerian (born 1950) is an American army veteran, businessman, corporate takeover specialist, and felon. Bilzerian was the chairman and chief executive officer of Singer Corporation for two years, while he owned a controlling stake. I ...

(born 1950), American businessman * Paul Binder (born 1942), American founder, founding artistic director and former ringmaster of the Big Apple Circus * Paul Birnbaum (born 1967), American drummer * Paul Bissonnette (born 1985), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Paul Biya Paul Biya (born Paul Barthélemy Biya'a bi Mvondo, 13 February 1933) is a Cameroonian politician who has been serving as the second president of Cameroon since 1982. He was previously the fifth Prime Minister of Cameroon, prime minister under Pre ...

(born 1933), Cameroonian politician *

Paul Blackburn (disambiguation) Paul Blackburn may refer to: * Paul Blackburn (poet) (1926–1971), American poet * Paul Blackburn (cricketer) (1934–2022), English cricketer * Paul Blackburn (musician), with English group Gomez * Paul Blackburn (overturned conviction) (born ...

, several people *

Paul Blackthorne Paul Blackthorne (born 5 March 1969) is an English actor. Although born in Shropshire, he spent his early childhood on UK military bases in Britain and Germany. Blackthorne broke into acting via television advertisements in England. His breakth ...

(born 1969), English actor * Paul Blanshard (1892–1980), American author *

Paul Bley Paul Bley, Order of Canada, CM (November 10, 1932 – January 3, 2016) was a Canadian jazz pianist known for his contributions to the free jazz movement of the 1960s as well as his innovations and influence on trio playing and his early live per ...

(1932–2016), Canadian jazz pianist *

Paul Blomfield Paul Christopher Blomfield (born 25 August 1953) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Sheffield Central from 2010 to 2024. A member of the Labour Party, he was a Shadow Minister for Exiting the European Uni ...

(born 1953), British politician * Paul Bloodgood (1960–2018), artist and gallery owner *

Paul Bocuse Paul François Pierre Bocuse (; 11 February 1926 – 20 January 2018) was a French chef based in Lyon known for the quality of his restaurants and his innovative approaches to cuisine. Dubbed "the pope of gastronomy", he was affectionately nick ...

(1926–2018), French chef *

Paul Boesch Paul Max Boesch (October 2, 1912March 7, 1989) was an American professional wrestler and promoter, most famous for his work as an announcer and promoter for Houston Wrestling. He also spent several stints working with the Universal Wrestling Fe ...

(1912–1989), American professional wrestler and promoter *

Paul Vanden Boeynants Paul Emile François Henri Vanden Boeynants (, ; 22 May 1919 – 9 January 2001) was a Belgian politician.
Rulers. Retrieved 30 August 201 ...

(1919–2001), Belgian politician *

Paul Bogart Paul Bogart (né Bogoff; November 13, 1919 – April 15, 2012) was an Americans, American television director and producer. Bogart directed episodes of the television series 'Way Out (TV series), Way Out'' in 1961, ''Coronet Blue'' in 1967, '' ...

(1919–2012), American television director and producer *

Paul Boghossian Paul Artin Boghossian (; born June 4, 1957) is an American philosopher. He is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University, where he chaired the department from 1994 to 2004. His research interests include epistemology, the philosophy ...

(born 1957), American philosopher * Paul Bogle (1822–1865), Jamaican Baptist deacon and activist *

Paul Bogle (priest) Paul David Bogle has been Dean of Clonmacnoise since 2014. Bogle was born in 1957 and educated at the Church of Ireland Theological Institute. He was ordained in 2011. After a curacy in Dunboyne he has been the incumbent The incumbent i ...

, Dean of Clonmacnoise since 2014 * Paul Bohannan (1920–2007), American anthropologist *

Paul Bollenback Paul Norris Bollenback (born June 6, 1959) is a jazz guitarist who has appeared on ''Entertainment Tonight'', ''The Tonight Show'', ''The Today Show'', ''Joan Rivers'', and ''Good Morning America''. He has performed with Scott Ambush, Charlie ...

(born 1959), American jazz guitarist * 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 Bookout (born 1962), American politician *

Paul-Émile Borduas Paul-Émile Borduas (November 1, 1905 – February 22, 1960) was a Québécois artist known for his abstract paintings. He was the leader of the avant-garde Automatiste movement and the chief author of the Refus Global manifesto of 1948. B ...

(1905–1960), Québecois artist * Paul Bostaph (born 1964), American heavy metal drummer *

Paul Bosvelt Paul Bosvelt (, born 26 March 1970) is a Dutch football coach and former professional footballer who is technical director of Go Ahead Eagles. As a player he was a midfielder who notably played in the Eredivisie for FC Twente and Feyenoord and ...

(born 1970), Dutch football coach and former professional footballer * Paul H. Boucher (1931–2003), American city manager *

Paul Bowman (rugby league) Paul Bowman may refer to: * Paul Bowman (rugby league) (born 1976), Australian rugby league footballer * Paul Bowman-MacDonald, a fictional character from ''Monarch of the Glen'' * Paul Bowman (academic), teacher at Cardiff University *Paul Bowma ...

(born 1976), Australian former professional rugby league footballer * Paul Bowser (1886–1960), American professional wrestling promoter * Paul Boyd (animator) (1967–2007), American-born Canadian animator *

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

(1918–2018), American biochemist, Nobel prize winner * Paul Bradshaw (disambiguation), several people * Paul Bragg (1895–1976), American alternative health food advocate and fitness enthusiast * Paul-André Brasseur (born 1994), Canadian actor *

Paul Breitner Paul Breitner (; born 5 September 1951) is a German former professional footballer who played as a midfielder and left-back. Considered one of the best full-backs and midfielders of all time, and one of the best players of his era, Breitner was n ...

(born 1951), German international footballer * Paul Breyne (born 1947), Belgian politician *

Paul Brickhill Paul Chester Jerome Brickhill (20 December 191623 April 1991) was an Australian fighter pilot, prisoner of war, and author who wrote '' The Great Escape'', '' The Dam Busters'', and ''Reach for the Sky''. Early life Brickhill was born in Melbou ...

(1916–1991), Australian fighter pilot * Paul Briggs, several people * Paul Bright (author) (born 1949), English writer *

Paul Bristow Paul Bristow (born 27 March 1979) is a British politician who has served as Mayor of Cambridgeshire and Peterborough since 2025 and formerly served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Peterborough (UK Parl ...

(born 1979), British politician * Paul Brodie (1934–2007), Canadian saxophonist * Paul Broks, English neuropsychologist and science writer *

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

(1937–1986), American firefighter * Paul Brook, British presenter, author, mentalist and online streamer *

Paul Brooke Paul Brooke (born 22 November 1944) is a retired English actor. He made his film debut in 1972 in the Hammer film '' Straight on till Morning'', followed by performances in '' For Your Eyes Only'' (1981), ''Return of the Jedi'' (1983), ''Scanda ...

(born 1944), English actor of film, television and radio *

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

(born 1976), English retired professional football winger * Paul Brooks (disambiguation), several people * Paul Broussard (1964–1991), Houston-area banker and murder victim *

Paul Brown Paul Eugene Brown (September 7, 1908 – August 5, 1991) was an American American football, football coach and executive in the All-America Football Conference (AAFC), the National Football League (NFL), and the American Football League (AFL). ...

(1908–1991), American football coach, team owner, and executive *

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

, several people * Paul Browning (American football) (born 1992), American football wide receiver * Paul Brumfitt (born 1956), English serial killer * Paul Brunton (politician) (born 1944), American politician and lawyer *

Paul Bryan (musician) Paul Bryan (born April 13, 1967) is an American music producer, arranger, songwriter, and bassist. He is a longtime collaborator of the singer-songwriter Aimee Mann. Biography Music production and arranging Bryan produced four albums by the sing ...

(born 1967), American musician *

Paul Bryan (politician) Sir Paul Elmore Oliver Bryan (3 August 1913 – 11 October 2004) was a British Conservative politician. Early life Bryan was born in Karuizawa, Japan, the seventh of nine children of The Rev Ingram Bryan. He lived in Japan until he was eight ...

(1913–2004), British politician * Paul Bryant (1913–1983), American college football player and coach *

Paul Bryar Paul Bryar (born Gabriel Paul Barrere; February 21, 1910 – August 30, 1985) was an American actor. In a career spanning nearly half a century, he appeared in numerous films and television series. Career Bryar appeared in nearly 220 fil ...

(1910–1985), American actor *

Paul Bryers Paul Bryers (born 1 August 1955 in Liverpool) is a British film director, screenwriter and fiction author. Biography Paul Bryers studied Modern history, politics and economy at the University of Southampton. Later he joined the Daily Mirror� ...

(born 1955), British film director, screenwriter, and fiction author * Paul Buchignani (born 1967), American drummer *

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

(1946–2017), English Grammy Award-winning English cellist, arranger, conductor and composer *

Paul Buentello Paul Anthony Buentello (born January 16, 1974) is an American former mixed martial artist. A professional competitor from 1997 to 2017, Buentello competed in the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce, Affliction, King of the Cage, Shark Fights, ACB, Lega ...

(born 1974), American former mixed martial artist *

Paul Buhle Paul Merlyn Buhle (born September 27, 1944) is an American historian, who is (retired) Senior Lecturer at Brown University, author or editor of 35 volumes, including histories of radicalism in the United States and the Caribbean, studies of pop ...

(born 1944), American historian *

Paul Bulcke Paul Bulcke (born 8 September 1954) is a Belgian businessman. He was CEO of Nestlé from 2008 to 2016. He has been chairman of Nestlé since 2017. Early life He graduated as a commercial engineer at the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven and is an ...

(born 1954), Belgian businessman * Paul Burch, American musician, composer, and record producer *

Paul Burchill Paul Birchall (born 8 October 1979), better known by his ring name Paul Burchill, is an English professional wrestler, currently making appearances for the National Wrestling Alliance under the ring name Burchill (shortened from his previous rin ...

(born 1979), English professional wrestler * Paul Lodu Bureng, South Sudanese politician *

Paul Burgess (musician) Paul Burgess (born 28 September 1950) is an English rock drummer, notable for his association with a wide range of British rock and folk-rock bands. In addition to extensive session work, he has been a member of 10cc, Jethro Tull, Camel, Magna ...

(born 1950), English rock drummer *

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

(born 1971), American sportscaster * Paul E. Burns (1881–1967), American actor *

Paul Burstow Paul Kenneth Burstow (born 13 May 1962) is a British former politician who served as the Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Sutton and Cheam for 18 years, from 1997 to 2015, when he was defeated by Paul Scully. He was appointed Mini ...

(born 1962), British former politician * Paul Butcher (actor) (born 1994), American actor and singer * Paul Butcher (American football) (born 1963), American football player *

Paul Butler (polo) Paul Butler (1892–1981) was an American heir, businessman and polo player.Alex WebbePaul Butler Was a Pioneer of Polo ''Palm Beach Daily News'', June 28, 1981Bess WinakorThe Butlers: Old Family Traces Roots From Colonies to PB Polo ''Palm B ...

(1892–1981), American heir, businessman and polo player * Paul L. Byrne (1910–1962), American politician

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Paul Cadmus Paul Cadmus (December 17, 1904 – December 12, 1999) was an American artist widely known for his tempera, egg tempera paintings of gritty social interactions in urban settings. He also produced many highly finished drawings of single nude male ...

(1904–1999), American artist *

Paul Cain (minister) Paul Cain (June 16, 1929 – February 12, 2019) was a Charismatic Christian minister involved with both neo-charismatic churches and the Charismatic Movement, and is named one of the Kansas City Prophets. Cain resided in California and minister ...

(1929–2019), Pentecostal Christian minister * Paul Cain (pen name) (1902–1966), American author of pulp fiction * Paul Calderón, Puerto Rican actor, writer, director and producer * Paul Johnson Calderon, American writer, television personality and socialite * Paul Callaghan (1947–2012), New Zealand physicist * Paul Callaghan (Gaelic footballer) (born 1971), Irish Gaelic football coach and former goalkeeper * Paul Callan (1939–2020), British journalist and editor * Paul Cambria, American attorney *

Paul Cameron (disambiguation) Paul Cameron (born 1939) is an American psychologist. Paul Cameron may also refer to: * Paul Cameron (New Zealand footballer), association football player *Paul Cameron (cinematographer) Paul A. Cameron (born May 30, 1958) is a Canadian-born ...

, several people *

Paul Campbell (disambiguation) Paul Campbell may refer to: Actors * Paul Campbell (American actor) (1923–1999), American film actor * Paul Campbell (Canadian actor) (born 1979), Canadian actor * Paul Campbell (Jamaican actor) (born 1959), Jamaican film and theatre actor Sport ...

, several people *

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

(born 1959), American classical music composer * Paul Carafotes (born 1959), American actor * Paul Carey (disambiguation), several people * Paul Carmichael, English bass guitarist and composer * Paul Carney (1943–2015), Irish High Court judge * Paul Carney (British Army officer) (born 1979), senior British Army soldier *

Paul Carr (actor) Paul Wallace Carr (January 31, 1934 – February 17, 2006) was an American actor, director, writer, and producer who performed on stage, film, and television for half a century. Early life As a teenager, Carr had an interest in both music and a ...

(1934–2006), American actor, director, writer, and producer *

Paul Carrack Paul Melvyn Carrack (born 22 April 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter and composer who has recorded as both a solo artist and as a member of several popular bands. The BBC dubbed Carrack "The Man with the Golden Voice", while '' ...

(born 1951), English singer, musician, songwriter, and composer * Paul Carter (disambiguation), multiple people *

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

, several people * Paul Cattermole (1977–2023), English singer *

Paul Cavanagh William Grigs Atkinson (8 December 1888 – 15 March 1964), known professionally as Paul Cavanagh, was an English film and stage actor. He appeared in more than 100 films between 1928 and 1959. Life and career Cavanagh was born in Felling ...

(1888–1964), English film and stage actor * Paul Cavonis (born 1937), American actor * Paul Cebar (born 1956), American songwriter, singer, guitarist and bandleader *

Paul Celan Paul Celan (; ; born Paul Antschel; 23 November 1920 – c. 20 April 1970) was a German-speaking Romanian poet, Holocaust survivor, and literary translation, literary translator. He adopted his pen name (an anagram of the Romanian spelling Ancel ...

(1920– c.1970), Romanian-born German-language poet and translator *

Paul Cézanne Paul Cézanne ( , , ; ; ; 19 January 1839 – 22 October 1906) was a French Post-Impressionism, Post-Impressionist painter whose work introduced new modes of representation, influenced avant-garde artistic movements of the early 20th century a ...

(1839–1906), French artist and Post-Impressionist painter * Paul Chafe (born 1965), Canadian science fiction author * Paul Chaffey (born 1965), Norwegian businessperson and politician * Paul Chahidi (born 1969), Iranian-born British Theatre World Award and Clarence Derwent Award winning and Tony and Olivier award nominated actor * Paul A. Chamberlain, United States Army lieutenant general * Paul Chamberlain (born 1954), Canadian philosopher and professor *

Paul Chamberland Paul Chamberland (born 1939 in Longueuil, Quebec) is a poet and Quebec essayist. He is also considered as a humanist. He studied philosophy and literature. He participated in ''La Nuit de La poésie'' in the 27th of March 1970, with Gaston Miron, C ...

(born 1939), Canadian poet and Quebec essayist *

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

(born 1962), American former professional tennis player *

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

, several people *

Paul Channon Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Baron Kelvedon, (9 October 1935 – 27 January 2007) was Conservative MP for Southend West for 38 years, from 1959 until 1997. He served in various ministerial offices, and was a Cabinet minister for 3½ years, as ...

(1935–2007), British Conservative MP * Paul Chaplin, American writer and comedian * Paul Joseph Chartier (1921–1966), Canadian man who died from a bomb that he was setting off *

Paul Chiang (conductor) Paul Chiang or Chiang Ching-po (also known as Po-Po Chiang; ) is a Taiwanese symphony orchestra conductor, producer, chamber musician and violinist. He recently made his New York debut on June 19, 2007, at Carnegie Hall, conducting the New Engl ...

, Taiwanese symphony orchestra conductor, producer, chamber musician, and violinist * Paul Chiang (politician) (born 1960), Canadian politician *

Paul Cushing Child Paul Cushing Child (January 15, 1902 – May 12, 1994) was an American civil servant, diplomat, and artist known for being the husband of celebrity chef and author Julia Child. Early life Child was born in Montclair, New Jersey, on January 15, ...

(1902–1994), American civil servant, diplomat, and artist * Paul Christopher (born 1971), French politician *

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

, several people * Paul Chitlik, American author, television and film writer, producer, and director *

Paul Chowdhry Tajpaul Singh Chowdhry (born 21 August 1974), better known as Paul Chowdhry, is a British comedian and actor. He is of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent. He began his stand up career in 1998 and hosted the Channel 4 comedy series '' Stand Up for the ...

(born 1974), English comedian and actor *

Paul Ching Wu Chu Paul Ching Wu Chu (; born December 2, 1941) is a Taiwanese-American physicist specializing in superconductivity, magnetism, and dielectrics. He is a professor of physics and T.L.L. Temple Chair of Science in the Physics Department at the Univer ...

(born 1941), Chinese-American physicist *

Paul Chubb Paul Dunford (14 January 1949 – 9 June 2002), professionally billed as Paul Chubb, was an Australians, Australian film, television and stage actor and scriptwriter primarily in genres of comedy and drama. Early life He was born in Arncliffe, N ...

(1949–2002), Australian film, television and stage actor *

Paul Chun Paul Chun (; born 17 May 1945) is a Hong Kong actor. He has appeared in more than 130 films and television series since 1949. In 1966, he appeared in '' The Sand Pebbles'', an American film produced and directed by Robert Wise. Early and personal ...

(born 1945), Hong Kong actor * Paul Clayton (disambiguation), several people * Paul Matthews Cleveland (1931–2024), American diplomat *

Paul Clement Paul Drew Clement (born June 24, 1966) is an American attorney who served as United States Solicitor General, U.S. Solicitor General from 2005 to 2008 and is known for his advocacy before the Supreme Court of the United States, U.S. Supreme Cou ...

(born 1966), American Solicitor-General *

Paul Clement (football coach) Paul Clement (born 8 January 1972) is an English professional association football, football Manager (association football), manager and Coach (sport), coach who is the assistant coach of Brazil national football team, Brazil. He has previously b ...

(born 1972), English football coach * Paul Clifford (disambiguation), several people * Paul Clohessy (born 1970), Australian vision impaired tandem cyclist * Paul Coffee (born 1956), American soccer goalkeeper *

Paul Coffey (disambiguation) Paul Coffey (born 1961) is a Canadian ice hockey player. Paul Coffey may also refer to: * Paul Coffey (businessman) (born 1969), British businessman * Paul Coffey (judge) (floruit, fl. 1980s–2020s), Irish lawyer who was appointed a Judge of the ...

, several people * Paul Colichman (born 1962), American media entrepreneur *

Paul Collier (activist) Paul Henry Collier (4 February 1964 – 9 March 2010) was an Australian disability activist and the founder of the Dignity for Disability party. Collier was a quadriplegic, due to serious spinal injuries in a car accident on the way to his twen ...

(1964–2010), Australian disability activist * Paul Collins, multiple people *

Paul Comtois Paul Comtois (August 22, 1895 – February 21, 1966) was a Canadian politician. Born in Pierreville, Quebec, the son of Urbain Comtois and Elizabeth McCaffrey, he ran unsuccessfully for the House of Commons of Canada in the 1930 federal ...

(1895–1966), Canadian politician *

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

, several people *

Paul Copley Paul Mackriell Copley (born 25 November 1944) is an English actor and voice over artist. From 2011 to 2015 he appeared as Mr. Mason, father of William Mason, in 16 episodes of ''Downton Abbey'', and from 2020 to 2021, he appeared in the ITV s ...

(born 1944), English actor and voiceover artist * Paul Coppens, Belgian writer *

Paul Cornell Paul Douglas Cornell (born 18 July 1967) is a British writer. He has worked in television drama and ''Doctor Who'' fiction, being the creator of one of the Doctor's spin-off companions, Bernice Summerfield. Other British television dramas f ...

(born 1967), British writer * Paul Cornell (lawyer) (1822–1904), American lawyer and real estate speculator * Paul Cornet (1892–1977), French sculptor, teacher *

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

(1881–1944), French engineer * Paul Cosgrove (born 1934), Canadian former jurist and former politician * Paul Costello (1894–1986), American triple Olympic rowing champion * Paul Costelloe (born 1945), Irish designer and artist *

Paul Coyne Paul J. Coyne (born July 1, 1964) is an American film and television editor and producer. Early life Coyne grew up in Milford, Massachusetts, and always thought he would someday become an artist. His earliest memory is of viewing a re-release ...

(born 1964), American film and television editor and producer * Paul Craft (1938–2014), American singer-songwriter *

Paul Craig (disambiguation) Paul Craig (born 1987) is a Scottish mixed martial artist. Paul Craig may also refer to: * Paul Craig (politician) (1920–2005), American politician in Iowa * Paul Craig (legal scholar) Paul Philip Craig, (born 27 September 1951) is a Brit ...

, several people *

Paul Crampel Paul Crampel (17 November 1864 – 9 April 1891) was a French explorer who explored Africa in the areas of present-day Gabon and Chad. He was killed while on an expedition to Lake Chad. Biography Crampel was born in Nancy. After finishing ...

(1864–1891), French explorer and murder victim *

Paul Creston Paul Creston (born Giuseppe Guttoveggio; October 10, 1906 – August 24, 1985) was an American composer of classical music. He composed six symphonies and several concertante works for violin, piano, accordion, marimba and saxophone. Biography B ...

(1906–1985), Italian-American composer of classical music *

Paul Christy Paul Christy (born Paul Christerson, March 20, 1939 – May 24, 2021) was an American professional wrestler known mainly for his work in the National Wrestling Alliance and International Championship Wrestling as well as a stint in the World Wr ...

(1939–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul W. Cronin (1938–1997), American politician * Paul Crosby (criminal) (born 19??), Irish criminal * Paul Crossley (pianist) (born 1944), British pianist *

Paul Crouch Paul Franklin Crouch (; March 30, 1934 – November 30, 2013) was an American televangelist. Crouch and his wife, Jan, founded the Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN) in 1973; the company has been described as "the world’s largest religious ...

(1934–2013), American television evangelist * Paul Crouch Jr. (born 1959), American Christian broadcaster * Paul Crouch (activist) (1903–1955), American communist activist and later government informant * Paul Crowley (ice hockey) (born 1955), Canadian former professional ice hockey player *

Paul Crutzen Paul Jozef Crutzen (; 3 December 1933 – 28 January 2021) was a Dutch meteorologist and atmospheric chemistry, atmospheric chemist. In 1995, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry alongside Mario Molina and F. Sherwood Rowland, Frank Sherw ...

(1933–2021), Dutch meteorologist, Nobel prize winner * Paul Cunniffe (1961–2001), British-born, Irish singer-songwriter * Paul Cunningham (footballer) (born 1986), New Zealand former professional soccer player *

Paul Curran (disambiguation) Paul Curran may refer to: * Paul Curran (cyclist) (born 1961), British racing cyclist * Paul Curran (director) (born 1965), Scottish opera director and administrator * Paul Curran (association footballer) (born 1966), Northern Irish football man ...

, several people * Paul Currie (director) (born 1968), Australian co-founder and director of Lightstream Pictures * Paul Curry (golfer) (born 1961), English golfer

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Paul Dacre Paul Michael Dacre (; born 14 November 1948) is an English journalist and the former long-serving editor of the British tabloid the ''Daily Mail''. He is also editor-in-chief of DMG Media, which publishes the ''Daily Mail'', ''The Mail on Sunda ...

(born 1948), English journalist *

Paul Daley Paul Anthony Daley (born 21 February 1983) is a British former mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional competitor from 2003 to 2022, Daley competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship, UFC, Bellator MMA, Bella ...

(born 1983), British mixed martial artist and kickboxer * Paul Daly (disambiguation), several people * Paul D'Ambrosio, American journalist and novelist *

Paul Dame Paul Dame is an American politician serving as the chair of the Vermont Republican Party. Early life and education Dame grew up in Brandon, Vermont. He graduated from Otter Valley Union High School and got a bachelor's from the University of Ver ...

, American politician *

Paul D'Amour Paul D'Amour (born 1968 or 1969) is an American musician who was the original bassist for Tool. His bass sound is recognized by the aggressive picked tone he developed with his Chris Squire Signature Rickenbacker 4001CS, which can be heard on ...

(born 1967), American musician *

Paul Dana Paul Frederick Dana (; April 15, 1975 – March 26, 2006) was an American racing driver who competed in the IndyCar Series. Early life Born in St. Louis, Missouri, Dana graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. ...

(1975–2006), American racing driver * Paul Danan (1978–2025), English actor *

Paul Dano Paul Franklin Dano (; born June 19, 1984) is an American actor. His work includes both independent and mainstream projects, and his accolades include nominations for a British Academy Film Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awa ...

(born 1984), American actor and filmmaker * Paul Danquah (1925–2015), British film actor *

Paul Darden Paul Darden, Jr. (born October 27, 1968) is an American professional poker player, rap music promoter, and night club owner from New Haven, Connecticut. Early years He was accused of murder at the age of 15, due to mistaken identity but was acq ...

(born 1968), American professional poker player, rap music promoter, and night club *

Paul Darrow Paul Darrow (born Paul Valentine Birkby; 2 May 1941 – 3 June 2019) was an English actor and writer. He became best known for playing Kerr Avon in the BBC science fiction television series ''Blake's 7'' between 1978 and 1981. His many te ...

(1941–2019), English actor *

Paul Davids Paul Davids is an American independent filmmaker and writer, especially in the area of science fiction. Often collaborating with his wife Hollace, Davids has written and directed several films. He has also written episodes for the television seri ...

, American independent filmmaker and writer *

Paul Davies (disambiguation) Paul Davies (born 1946) is a British physicist. Paul Davies may also refer to: Art *Paul Davies (art historian) (born 1955), British art historian *Paul Davies (artist) (born 1979), Australian artist Law *Paul L. Davies (born 1944), British legal ...

, several people *

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

, several people * Paul Dedewo (born 1991), Nigerian-American sprinter * Paul Dehn (1912–1976), British screenwriter * Paul DeJong (born 1993), American baseball player *

Paul Delaney (basketball) Paul Lewis Delaney III (born August 30, 1986) is an American professional basketball player for Elitzur Eito Ashkelon of the Israeli National League. He played college basketball for the University of Alabama at Birmingham before playing profes ...

(born 1986), American basketball player in the Israeli National League * Paul Michael DelVecchio Jr. (born 1980), known by Pauly D and DJ Pauly D, American television personality and DJ * Paul DeMarco (born 1967), American lawyer and politician * Paul DeMarco, American musician * Paul DeMayo (1967–2005), American IFBB professional bodybuilder * Paul Denyer (born 1972), Australian serial killer * Paul De Lisle (born 1963), Canadian-American musician and songwriter * Paul Delph (1957–1996), Los Angeles-based singer, songwriter, producer, engineer, and studio musician *

Paul Derringer Samuel Paul Derringer (October 17, 1906 – November 17, 1987) was an American right-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for three National League teams from 1931 to 1945, primarily the Cincinnati Reds. He won 20 games for Cincin ...

(1906–1987), American Major League Baseball right-handed pitcher * Paul Desiderio (born 1997), Filipino basketball player *

Paul Desmond Paul Desmond (born Paul Emil Breitenfeld; November 25, 1924 – May 30, 1977) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer and proponent of cool jazz. He was a member of the Dave Brubeck Quartet and composed the group's biggest hit, " ...

(1924–1977), American jazz saxophonist and composer *

Paul Dessau Paul Dessau (19 December 189428 June 1979) was a German composer and conductor. He collaborated with Bertolt Brecht and composed incidental music for his plays, and several operas based on them. Biography Dessau was born in Hamburg into a m ...

(1894–1979), German composer and conductor * Paul Lucien Dessau (1909–1999), British artist * Paul Dewar (1963–2019), Canadian educator and politician *

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

(born 1961), Croatian professional wrestler * Paul S. Diamond (born 1953), United States district judge *

Paul Di'Anno Paul Andrews (17 May 1958 – 21 October 2024), better known by his stage name Paul Di'Anno, was an English Heavy metal music, heavy metal singer who was the lead vocalist for Iron Maiden from 1978 to 1981. In his post-Maiden career, Di'Anno ...

(1958–2024), English heavy metal singer * Paul Dillett (born 1965), Canadian retired professional bodybuilder * Paul DiMeo (born 1958), American television personality *

Paul Dinello Paul E. Dinello (born November 28, 1962) is an American comedian, actor, and writer, best known for his collaborations with Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. His accolades include five Primetime Emmy Awards, three Producers Guild of America Awards ...

(born 1962), American comedian, actor, and writer *

Paul Dini Paul McClaran Dini (; born August 7, 1957) is an American writer, animator, and comic book artist. He has served as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros. Animation/DC Comics animated series, most notably ''Batman: The Animated Series' ...

(born 1957), American screenwriter and comic creator *

Paul Dirac Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac ( ; 8 August 1902 – 20 October 1984) was an English mathematician and Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist who is considered to be one of the founders of quantum mechanics. Dirac laid the foundations for bot ...

(1902–1984), English physicist and Nobel laureate * Paul Dirmeikis (born 1954), French-speaking poet, composer, singer, and painter * Paul Dobson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Doiron, American author *

Paul Dooley Paul Dooley (born Paul Brown; February 22, 1928) is an American character actor. He is known for his roles in '' Breaking Away'', ''Popeye'', '' Strange Brew'', '' Sixteen Candles'' and various Christopher Guest mockumentaries. He co-created the ...

(born 1928), American actor * Paul Dooley (footballer) (born 1975), Australian rules footballer *

Paul Doumer Joseph Athanase Doumer, commonly known as Paul Doumer (; 22 March 18577 May 1932), was a French politician who served as the President of France from June 1931 until his assassination in May 1932. He is described as "the Father of French Indochin ...

, President of France from 1931–1932 * Paul W. Downs (born 1982), American actor, writer, director, and producer *

Paul Driessen (animator) Paul Augustin Driessen (born 30 March 1940) is a Dutch film director, animator and writer. Biography After studying graphic design and illustration at the Art Academy in Utrecht, Driessen began animating TV commercials in the Netherlands in the ...

(born 1940), Dutch film director, animator, and writer * Paul Duchesnay (born 1961), French retired ice dancer * Paul Duffie (born 1951), Canadian politician *

Paul Dukas Paul Abraham Dukas ( 1 October 1865 – 17 May 1935) was a French composer, critic, scholar and teacher. A studious man of retiring personality, he was intensely self-critical, having abandoned and destroyed many of his compositions. His best-k ...

(1865–1935), French composer * Paul Dunlap (1919–2010), American composer * Paul Durant (born 1959), American racecar driver * Paul Durousseau (born 1970), American serial killer

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* Paul Eales (born 1963), English professional golfer * Paul Eastwood (born 1965), English former Rugby League International goal kicking winger * Paul Eberle, American author * Paul Ebert (1932–2009), director of the American College of Surgeons * Paul Eckstein (1963–2023), American actor and television writer and producer *

Paul Eddington Paul Clark Eddington (18 June 1927 – 4 November 1995) was an English actor who played Jerry Leadbetter in the television sitcom '' The Good Life'' (1975–1978) and politician Jim Hacker in the sitcom '' Yes Minister'' (1980–1984) and its ...

(1927–1995), English actor * Paul Edwards (philosopher) (1923–2004), Austrian-American moral philosopher *

Paul Ehrenfest Paul Ehrenfest (; 18 January 1880 – 25 September 1933) was an Austrian Theoretical physics, theoretical physicist who made major contributions to statistical mechanics and its relation to quantum physics, quantum mechanics, including the theory ...

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

Paul Ehrlich (disambiguation) Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915) was a German scientist and physician. Paul Ehrlich may also refer to: * Paul R. Ehrlich Paul Ralph Ehrlich (born May 29, 1932) is an American biologist known for his predictions and warnings about the consequences ...

, several people *

Paul Eiding Paul Eiding (born March 28, 1957) is an American actor, best known for his voice roles as Colonel Roy Campbell in the ''Metal Gear'' series, Perceptor in '' The Transformers'', and Max Tennyson in the '' Ben 10'' franchise. Early career Eiding ...

(born 1957), American actor and instructor * Paul Einzig (1897–1973), European economic and political writer * Paul Edingue Ekane (born 1990), Cameroonian swimmer *

Paul Ekman Paul Ekman (born February 15, 1934) is an American psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of California, San Francisco who is a pioneer in the study of emotions and their relation to facial expressions. He was ranked 59th out of t ...

(born 1934), American psychologist *

Paul Ellering Paul Ellering (born August 22, 1953) is an American professional wrestling manager and retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his tenure in WWE, where he most notably served as the manager for the Road Warriors in the 1980s and 199 ...

(born 1953), American professional wrestling manager, professional wrestler, and dog musher * Paul Ellis, New Zealand record producer * Paul John Ellis (1941–2005), British professor * Paul J. Ellison (1940–1988), American politician *

Paul Éluard Paul Éluard (), born Eugène Émile Paul Grindel (; 14 December 1895 – 18 November 1952), was a French poet and one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. In 1916, he chose the name Paul Éluard, a matronymic borrowed from his maternal ...

(1895–1952), French poet *

Paul Emmel Paul Lewis Emmel (born May 2, 1968) is an American retired Major League Baseball (MLB) umpire. He worked in the National League in 1999, and throughout both major leagues from 2000 to 2023. Emmel was named a crew chief in 2017 and wore uniform n ...

(born 1968), American Major League Baseball umpire * Paul Engelmann (1891–1965), Viennese architect * Paul Engemann (born 1957), American former musician *

Paul-Émile d'Entremont Paul Émile d'Entremont is a Canadian documentary filmmaker, best known for his 2012 film about LGBT refugees, '' Last Chance''.Paul Eppstein (1902–1944), German sociologist * Paul Epstein (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Erdős Paul Erdős ( ; 26March 191320September 1996) was a Hungarian mathematician. He was one of the most prolific mathematicians and producers of mathematical conjectures of the 20th century. pursued and proposed problems in discrete mathematics, g ...

(1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician * Paul Erickson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Eriksson (born 1991), ice hockey player * Paul Erlich (born 1972), American music theorist * Paul Evans (disambiguation), multiple people

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* Paul Falkenberg (1848–1925), German botanist * Paul Fanaika (born 1986), American football offensive guard *

Paul Fannin Paul Jones Fannin (January 29, 1907January 13, 2002) was an American businessman and politician. A Republican, he served as a U.S. Senator from Arizona from 1965 to 1977. He previously served as the 11th governor of Arizona from 1959 to 1965. Ea ...

(1907–2002), American businessman and politician *

Paul Farmer Paul Edward Farmer (October 26, 1959 – February 21, 2022) was an American medical anthropology, medical anthropologist and physician. Farmer held an MD and PhD from Harvard University, where he was a Harvard University Professor, University ...

(1959–2022), American medical anthropologist and physician * Paul S. Farmer, British retired educationalist *

Paul Feig Paul Feig (; born September 17, 1962) is an American film director, producer, screenwriter and actor. He is best known for directing films such as '' Bridesmaids'' (2011), '' The Heat'' (2013), '' Spy'' (2015), ''Ghostbusters'' (2016), '' A Si ...

(born 1962), American actor, comedian, and filmmaker * Paul Felder (born 1984), American professional mixed martial artist and color commentator for UFC *

Paul Fenech Paul Fenech (born 21 November 1972) is an Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer and writer. He is best known for writing, directing, producing and starring in the television series ''Pizza'', '' Swift and Shift Co ...

(born 1972), Australian filmmaker, film and television actor, director, producer, and writer *

Paul Fenech (footballer) Paul Fenech (born 20 December 1986) is a Maltese footballer who plays for Maltese Challenge League side Swieqi United, where he plays as a midfielder. Playing career Fenech is a Naxxar Lions product, then moved on to play for Msida Saint-Jo ...

(born 1986), footballer who plays in the Maltese Premier League * Paul Ferguson (born 1958), English rock drummer * Paul Ferguson (bishop) (born 1955), Church of England bishop * Paul Fernando (1951–2020), Sri Lankan Sinhala baila vocalist * Paul Ferrara (born 1939), American photographer * Paul B. Ferrara (1942–2011), American chemist, forensic scientist, and administrator *

Paul Ferreira Paul Ferreira (born in 1973) is a Canadians, Canadian politician and one of the first Coming out, openly gay politicians elected to provincial office in Canada. He also has the distinction of being the very first Azorean-Canadian MPP. He was ele ...

(born 1973), Canadian politician *

Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach (14 November 177529 May 1833) was a German legal scholar. His major achievement was a reform of the Bavarian penal code which led to the abolition of torture and became a model for several other countries. ...

(1775–1833), German legal scholar *

Paul Feyerabend Paul Karl Feyerabend (; ; January 13, 1924 – February 11, 1994) was an Austrian philosopher best known for his work in the philosophy of science. He started his academic career as lecturer in the philosophy of science at the University of Bri ...

(1924–1994), Austrian-born philosopher of science * Paul Finch, English author and scriptwriter *

Paul Finebaum Paul Finebaum (born July 26, 1955) is an American sports author, former columnist, and television-radio personality. His primary focus is sports in the Southeast United States. After Finebaum spent many years as a reporter, columnist, and spor ...

, American sports author, television and radio personality, and former columnist *

Paul Fischer (disambiguation) Paul Fischer may refer to: *Paul Fischer (footballer) (1882–1942), German footballer *Paul Fischer (luthier) (born 1941), British maker of musical instruments *Paul Fischer (painter) (1786–1875), German painter *Paul Fischer (sailor) (1922–?) ...

, several people *

Paul Fisher (disambiguation) Paul Fisher may refer to: * Paul A. Fisher (1921–2007), American author and journalist * Paul Fisher (cricketer, born 1954) (born 1954), English cricketer and educationalist * Paul Fisher (cricketer, born 1977) (born 1977), English cricketer * Pa ...

, several people * Paul Fitzgerald (disambiguation) (born 1970), multiple people * Paul Fitzpatrick (born 1965), English former professional footballer *

Paul Fix Peter Paul Fix (March 13, 1901 – October 14, 1983) was an American film and television character actor who was best known for his work in Westerns. Fix appeared in more than 100 movies and dozens of television shows over a 56-year career be ...

(1901–1983), American film and television character actor * Paul Fix (racing driver), American racecar driver * Paul Flatley (1941–2025), American former football wide receiver * Paul W. Fleming (born 1988), British trade union leader * Paul Fonoroff (born 1954), Hong Kong's best known film critics * Paul Foot (comedian) (born 1973), English comedian *

Paul Foot (journalist) Paul Mackintosh Foot (8 November 1937 – 18 July 2004) was a British investigative journalist, political campaigner, author, and long-term member of the Socialist Workers Party (SWP). Early life and education Foot was born in Haifa during ...

(1937–2004), British investigative journalist, political campaigner and author *

Paul Forman (historian) Paul Forman (born 1937) is a historian of science and is the retired curator of the Division of Medicine and Science at the National Museum of American History. Forman's primary research focus has been the history of physics, in which he has he ...

(born 1937), historian of science * Paul Forman (actor), English-French actor * Paul Foshee (1932–2020), American politician * Paul Christian Frank (1879–1956), Norwegian barrister, politician, organizer and non-fiction writer *

Paul Frank Paul Frank (full name Paul Frank Sunich, born August 29, 1967, in Huntington Beach, California) is an American advertising artist and fashion designer. He is the creator of all the characters from Paul Frank Industries, including Julius the mon ...

(born 1967), American cartoonist, artist and fashion designer *

Paul Franklin (disambiguation) Paul Franklin may refer to: * Paul Franklin (American football) (1906–1959), running back for the Chicago Bears * Paul Franklin (footballer) (born 1963), association football player and coach * Paul Franklin (musician) (born 1954), American multi ...

, several people * Paul Frappier (1977–2011), Canadian musician known as "Bad News Brown" * Paul D.K. Fraser (1941–2019), Canadian lawyer * Paul Fraser (born 1955), British entrepreneur * Paul Frazier (1967–2018), American professional football player * Paul Fredricks (1918–2010), American brass musician *

Paul Frees Solomon Hersh Frees (June 22, 1920November 2, 1986), better known as Paul Frees, was an American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian. He is known for his work on Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Walter Lantz, Rankin/Bass and Walt Disney the ...

(1920–1986), American actor, comedian, impressionist, and vaudevillian *

Paul Freeman (disambiguation) Paul Freeman may refer to: *Paul Freeman (actor) Paul Freeman (born 18 January 1943) is an English actor who has appeared in theatre, television and film. Internationally, he is known for playing the rival archaeologist René Belloq in ''Raid ...

, several people *

Paul French (disambiguation) Paul French may refer to: * Paul French (priest) (died 1600), Canon of Windsor * Paul Comly French (1903–1960), American reporter, writer, anti-war activist and non-profit executive * Paul French (author) (born 1966), British writer *Isaac Asi ...

, several people * Paul Freud (born 1959), British painter * Paul Friedberg (born 1959), American Olympic fencer * Paul Friedhoff (1943–2015), German politician * Paul Fronczak (1964–2020), American baby abductee *

Paul Fry (disambiguation) Paul Fry may refer to: * Paul Fry (professor) (born 1944), American professor of English at Yale University * Paul Fry (speedway rider) (1964–2010), British motorcycle speedway rider * Paul Fry (baseball) (born 1992), American baseball player ...

, several people * Paul Fusco (born 1953), American puppeteer, actor, television producer, writer and director * Paul Fusco (photographer) (1930–2020), American photojournalist

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* Paul Francis Gadd (born 1944), English former singer, songwriter, and record producer whose stage name is "Gary Glitter" * Paul A. Gagnon (1925–2005), American historian and educator *

Paul Gallico Paul William Gallico (July 26, 1897 – July 15, 1976) was an American novelist and short story and sports writer.Ivins, Molly,, ''The New York Times'', July 17, 1976. Retrieved Oct. 25, 2020. Many of his works were adapted for motion pictures. ...

(1897–1976), American novelist and short story and sports writer * Paul Galloway (1934–2009), American newspaper reporter, columnist and storyteller * Paul Vernon Galloway (1904–1990), American United Methodist minister *

Paul Gambaccini Paul Matthew Gambaccini (born 2 April 1949) is an American-British radio and television presenter and author. He is a dual citizen of the United States and United Kingdom, having become a British citizen in 2005. Known as "The Great Gambo" and ...

(born 1949), American-British radio and television presenter *

Paul Gangelin Paul Gangelin (November 7, 1898 – September 25, 1961) was an American screenwriter A screenwriter (also called scriptwriter, scribe, or scenarist) is a person who practices the craft of writing for visual mass media, known as screenwritin ...

(1898–1961), American screenwriter *

Paul Gapp Paul Gapp (1928 – July 30, 1992) was an architecture critic for the ''Chicago Tribune''. He won the Pulitzer Prize for criticism in 1979. Early life and education Born in Cleveland, Gapp graduated from Ohio University in 1950 with a bachelor ...

(1928–1992), architecture critic for the Chicago Tribune *

Paul Gardiner Paul Andrew Gardiner (1 May 1958 – 18 February 1984) was an English musician who played bass guitar with Gary Numan and Tubeway Army, as well as creating material under his own name. Biography Paul Andrew Gardiner was born on 1 May 1958 in ...

(1958–1984), British musician * Paul Gardner (disambiguation), several people * Paul Garner (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Gascoigne Paul John Gascoigne (, born 27 May 1967), nicknamed Gazza, is an English former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Regarded as one of the best playmakers of his generation and one of the best English footballers of ...

(born 1967), English footballer *

Pau Gasol Pau Gasol Sáez (, ; born July 6, 1980) is a Spanish former professional basketball player. He was a six-time NBA All-Star Game, NBA All-Star and a four-time All-NBA team selection, twice on the second team and twice on the third team. Gasol ...

(born 1980), Spanish former professional basketball player *

Paul Wallace Gates Paul Wallace Gates (December 14, 1901 – January 5, 1999) was a professor of history and general historian who is widely considered to be the foremost authority on the history of federal land policy in the United States. Gates wrote 10 books an ...

(1901–1999), American professor of history and general historian *

Paul Gauguin Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin (; ; 7 June 1848 – 8 May 1903) was a French painter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramist, and writer, whose work has been primarily associated with the Post-Impressionist and Symbolist movements. He was also an influ ...

(1848–1903), French painter *

Paul Geidel Paul Geidel Jr. (April 21, 1894 – May 1, 1987) was the longest-serving prison inmate in the United States whose sentence ended with his parole, a fact that earned him a place in Guinness World Records. He is now the 2nd longest-serving inmate ...

(1894–1987), longest-serving prison inmate in the United States * Paul Gentilozzi (born 1950), American race car driver and businessman *

Paul George (disambiguation) Paul George Paul Clifton Anthony George (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is a nine-time NBA All-Star and six-time m ...

, several people * Paul Georges (1923–2002), American painter *

Paul Giamatti Paul Edward Valentine Giamatti ( ; born June6, 1967) is an American actor. His accolades include a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globes, as well as nominations for two Academy Awards and a British Academy Film Award. After studying a ...

(born 1967), American actor * Paul Gilley (1929–1957), American country music lyricist and promoter * Paul Gilliford (born 1945), American retired professional baseball player * Paul Gilligan (judge) (born 1948), Irish judge *

Paul Gillis Paul Christopher Gillis (born December 31, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward (ice hockey), forward. He played in the National Hockey League with the Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks and Hartford Whalers between 1982 an ...

(born 1963), Canadian former ice hockey player *

Paul Michael Glaser Paul Michael Glaser (born Paul Manfred Glaser; March 25, 1943) is an American actor, director, and writer whose career has spanned five decades. He made his acting debut in the television series ''Love Is a Many Splendored Thing'' and went on ...

(born 1943), American actor * Paul Glass (born 1934), Swiss-American composer *

Paul Gleason Paul Xavier Gleason (May 4, 1939 – May 27, 2006) was an American film and television actor. He was known for his roles on television series such as ''All My Children'' and films such as '' The Breakfast Club'', ''Trading Places'', and ''Di ...

(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 * Paul A. Goble (born 1949), American scholar of Russian studies *

Paul Goble (writer and illustrator) Paul Goble (27 September 1933 – 5 January 2017) was a British-American writer and illustrator of children's books, especially Native Americans in the United States, Native American stories. His book ''The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses'' won a Cald ...

(1933–2017), British-American children's author * Paul G. Goebel (1901–1988), American football player and politician *

Paul Goebel (television personality) Paul Goebel (born 1968) is an American actor. Early life Goebel was born in Flint, Michigan, and graduated from the University of Arizona in 1992. Acting career ''Beat the Geeks'' He starred on the game show ''Beat the Geeks'' as the TV Ge ...

(born 1968), American actor and comedian * Paul Roland Gogo (born 1965), Canadian rock-and-roll keyboard player and multi-instrumentalist known as Gogo *

Paul Goldberg (geologist) Paul Goldberg is a geologist specializing in geomorphology and geoarchaeology who had done extensive worldwide field researches. Education Paul Goldberg studied geology at the University of Colorado where he obtained his bachelor's degree in 19 ...

, American geologist *

Paul Goldberg (writer) Paul Goldberg (born April 25, 1959) is a Russian–American writer and the long-time editor and publisher of ''The Cancer Letter''. His debut novel was ''The Yid'' (2016). Life and career Born in Moscow, Goldberg immigrated to the United States a ...

, American novelist and journalist *

Paul Goldberger Paul Goldberger (born December 4, 1950)Brennan, Elizabeth A.; Clarage, Elizabeth C''Who's who of Pulitzer Prize winners'' Greenwood Publishing Group, 1999. Cfp.87on Paul Goldberger

(born 1950), American author, architecture critic, and lecturer *

Paul Goldschmidt Paul Edward Goldschmidt (born September 10, 1987), nicknamed Goldy, is an American professional baseball first baseman for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Arizona Diamondbacks and St. ...

(born 1987), American baseball player *

Paul Goldstein (law professor) Paul Goldstein (born January 14, 1943) is a law professor at Stanford Law School. Goldstein is the author of an influential five-volume treatise on U.S. copyright law and a one-volume treatise on international copyright law, as well as casebook ...

(born 1943), American law professor at Stanford Law School *

Paul Goldstein (tennis) Paul Herbert Goldstein (born August 4, 1976) is a retired tennis player from the United States, who turned professional in 1998. He announced his retirement from professional tennis in February 2008, as he was starting working with a clean energ ...

(born 1976), American tennis player * Paul Gorguloff (1895–1932), Russian émigré and murder *

Paul Gorman (disambiguation) Paul Gorman is an English writer. Paul Gorman may also refer to: * Paul Gorman (footballer, born 1963), Irish football player * Paul Gorman (footballer, born 1968), English football player * Paul F. Gorman (born 1927), United States Army gene ...

, several people *

Paul Gosar Paul Anthony Gosar ( ; born November 27, 1958) is an American politician and dentist who has represented in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2023 and represented from 2013 to 2023. A Republican, he was elected in 2010 to represent the ...

(born 1958), American politician * Paul Götze (1903–1948), Nazi SS officer at concentration camps executed for war crimes * Paul Gover (born 1968), English cricketer *

Paul Grabowsky Paul Atherstone Grabowsky , born 27 September 1958, is an Australian pianist and composer, founder of the Australian Art Orchestra. Biography Born in Lae, Papua New Guinea, Grabowsky is a pianist and composer of music for film, theatre and o ...

(born 1958), Australian pianist and composer * Paul Guermonprez (1908–1944), photographer, graphic designer, Dutch resistance member in World War II *

Paul Guilfoyle Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American character actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He returned for ...

(born 1949), American television and film actor *

Paul Guilfoyle (actor, born 1902) Paul Vincent Guilfoyle () (born April 28, 1949) is an American character actor. He was a regular cast member of the CBS crime drama '' CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', on which he played Captain Jim Brass from 2000 to 2014. He returned for ...

(died 1964), American stage, film and television actor *

(born 1958), Australian pianist and composer * Paul Graham, several people * Paul Grant, several people * Paul Gratzik (1935–2018), German dramatist and novelist * Paul Gray (disambiguation), various people * Paul Greco (1955–2008), American actor and musician * Paul Greene (athlete) (born 1972), Australian musician and former athlete *

Paul Green (musician) Paul Richard Green is a music teacher and entrepreneur who founded School of Rock (formerly known as The Paul Green School of Rock Music), a performance-based music program for children, teens, and adults. This for-profit educational company o ...

(born 1972), American record producer *

Paul Greengrass Paul Greengrass (born 13 August 1955) is an English film director, film producer, screenwriter and former journalist. One of his early films, '' Bloody Sunday'' (2002), won the Golden Bear at 52nd Berlin International Film Festival. Other f ...

(born 1955), British film director, film producer, screenwriter, and former journalist * Paul Gregory (producer) (1920–2015), American film, theatre and television producer *

Paul Grice Herbert Paul Grice (13 March 1913 – 28 August 1988), usually publishing under the name H. P. Grice, H. Paul Grice, or Paul Grice, was a British philosopher of language who created the theory of implicature and the cooperative principle ( ...

(1913–1988), British philosopher of language * Paul Grice (civil servant) (born 1961), Senior civil servant *

Paul Griffin (musician) Paul Griffin (August 6, 1937 – June 14, 2000) was an American pianist and session musician who recorded with hundreds of musicians from the 1950s to the 1990s. Career Born in Harlem, New York, he began as the touring pianist in the backing ...

(1937–2000), American pianist and session musician * Paul Griggs (born 1944), British musician * Paul Grilley (born 1958), American teacher of modern yoga * Paul Gross (disambiguation), several people * Paul Gubitz (born 1999), German luger * Paul Guihard (1932–1962), British journalist and murder victim *

(died 1961), American stage, film and television actor *

(born 1949), American television and film actor *

Paul Gulacy Paul Gulacy (; born August 15, 1953) is an American comics artist best known for his work for DC Comics and Marvel Comics, and for drawing one of the first graphic novels, Eclipse Enterprises' 1978 '' Sabre: Slow Fade of an Endangered Species'' ...

(born 1953), American comics artist

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Paul Haarhuis Paul Vincent Nicholas Haarhuis (; born 19 February 1966) is a Dutch tennis coach and a former professional player. He is a former world No. 1 doubles player, having reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 18 in November 1995. He has ...

(born 1966), Dutch tennis player *

Paul Haggis Paul Edward Haggis (born March 10, 1953) is a Canadian screenwriter, film producer, and director of film and television. He is best known as screenwriter and producer for consecutive Best Picture Oscar winners ''Million Dollar Baby'' (2004) and ...

(born 1953), Canadian screenwriter and film producer * Paul Steven Haigh (born 1957), Australian convicted serial killer * Paul Hall (labor leader) (1914–1980), American labor leader *

Paul Halley Paul Halley (born 1952 in Romford, England) is a Grammy Award-winning composer, choral conductor, and organist. He is perhaps best known as being a member of and composer for the Paul Winter Consort. Halley is currently the Director of Music o ...

(born 1952), English keyboardist, vocalist and composer *

Paul Halmos Paul Richard Halmos (; 3 March 1916 – 2 October 2006) was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian-born United States, American mathematician and probabilist who made fundamental advances in the areas of mathematical logic, probability theory, operat ...

(1916–2006), Hungarian-born American mathematician and statistician *

Paul Hamm Paul Elbert Hamm (born September 24, 1982) is a retired American artistic gymnast and member of the United States men's national artistic gymnastics team. He is the 2004 Olympic all-around champion, a three-time Olympic medalist, and the 2003 ...

(born 1982), American retired artistic gymnast * 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), German businessman, director at BMW between 1961 and 1972 *

Paul David Harbour Paul David Harbour (born May 24, 1965) is an American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer. He is recognised for his work with David T. Chastain, Michael Harris and Tony MacAlpine. He has played in the bands "Leather", "Chasta ...

(born 1965), American bass guitar and guitar player, pianist and composer *

Paul Hardy (disambiguation) Paul Hardy may refer to: * Paul Hardy (politician) (born 1942), American attorney and lieutenant governor of Louisiana * Paul Hardy (baseball) (1910–1979), American baseball catcher * Paul Hardy (illustrator) (1862–1942), English illustrat ...

, several people *

Paul Hardwick Paul Hardwick (15 November 1918 in Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire – 22 October 1983, London) was an English actor. Career Theatre *''The Wars of the Roses'' (1965) – Gloucester *''Richard II'' (1970) – John of Gaunt John o ...

(1918–1983), English actor * Paul D. Harkins (1904–1984), United States Army officer and general * Paul D. Harold, American member of the Massachusetts Senate *

Paul Harrison (disambiguation) Paul Harrison may refer to: *Paul Harrison (1920s American football coach), American football coach *Paul Harrison (American football coach, born c. 1949) (c. 1949–2019) *Paul Harrison (Australian footballer) (1944–2005), Australian footballer ...

, several people * Paul Harrod, American animation director, production designer, and art director * Paul Haston, British writer based in Vancouver, British Columbia * Paul Harpur (born 1979), Australian twice-Paralympian *

Paul Walter Hauser Paul Walter Hauser (born October 15, 1986) is an American actor and wrestler. He is best known for his portrayal of Stingray in the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'' and providing the voice of Embarrassment in Pixar's ''Inside Out 2'' (2024). He pla ...

(born 1986), American actor and comedian *

Paul Harvey (disambiguation) Paul Harvey (1918–2009) was an American radio broadcaster. Paul Harvey may also refer to: * Paul Harvey Jr. (born 1948/49), son of Paul Harvey, also an American radio broadcaster * Paul H. Harvey (born 1947), British evolutionary biologist *Paul ...

, several people *

Paul Hawken Paul Gerard Hawken (born February 8, 1946) is an American environmentalist, entrepreneur, author, economist, and activist. Biography Hawken was born in San Mateo, California, and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, where his father worked at ...

(born 1946), American environmentalist *

Paul Hawksbee Paul Hawksbee (born 1 October 1961) is an English sports radio presenter and comedy writer. He has presented the ''Hawksbee and Jacobs show'' alongside Andy Jacobs on talkSPORT since the station's inception in 2000. He also contributed to the ...

, British sports radio presenter and comedy writer * Paul Healy (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hebert (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hecht (born 1941), English-born Canadian stage, film, and television actor * Paul Hellmann (1876–1938), Austrian Jewish patron *

Paul Hellyer Paul Theodore Hellyer (August 6, 1923 – August 8, 2021) was a Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator. He was the longest serving member of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada at the time of his death. Early life Hellyer w ...

(1923–2021), Canadian engineer, politician, writer, and commentator *

Paul Hendy Paul Clifford Hendy (born 22 July 1966) is a British script-writer, novelist, director, producer and filmmaker. In his early career, he was a TV presenter hosting the BAFTA nominated ''Dear Mr Barker'' (BBC), '' Don’t Try This at Home'' ( ITV), ...

(born 1966), British script-writer, novelist, director, producer and filmmaker *

Paul Henderson (disambiguation) Paul Henderson Paul Garnet Henderson (born January 28, 1943) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. A left winger, Henderson played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Detroit Red Wings, Toronto Maple Leafs an ...

, several people * Paul Henley, British radio and TV journalist *

Paul Henning Paul William Henning (September 16, 1911 – March 25, 2005) was an American TV producer and screenwriter. Most famous for creating the television sitcom ''The Beverly Hillbillies'', he was also crucial in developing the "rural" comedies ''Pet ...

(1911–2005), American TV producer and screenwriter * Paul Herbert (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Herman (disambiguation) Paul Herman (1946–2022), American actor Paul Herman may also refer to: * Paul Herman (decathlete) (born 1941), American who competed in the 1964 Olympics * Paul Herman (basketball) (1921–1972), American basketball player See also * Andrew Pa ...

, several people *

Paul Hermann (disambiguation) Paul Hermann may refer to: * Paul Hermann (botanist) (1646–1695), German botanist * Paul Hermann (composer) or Pál Hermann (1902–1944), Hungarian composer and cellist of Jewish heritage possibly murdered by the Nazis * Paul Hermann (1905–19 ...

, several people *

Paul Herrmann Paul Herrmann (born November 16, 1985, in Dresden) is a German short-track speed-skater. Herrmann competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics for Germany. In the 1000 metres he placed third in his opening heat, and in the 1500 metres, he placed sixth ...

(born 1985), German short-track speed-skater * 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 Paul Heyman (born September 11, 1965) is an American professional wrestling manager, former executive, promoter, and commentator. He is signed to WWE as the on-screen manager of Seth Rollins, Bron Breakker, and Bronson Reed, and is widely regard ...

(born 1965), American entertainment executive and performer *

Paul Heyse Paul Johann Ludwig von Heyse (; 15 March 1830 – 2 April 1914) was a German writer and translator. A member of two important literary societies, the '' Tunnel über der Spree'' in Berlin and '' Die Krokodile'' in Munich, he wrote novels, poetry ...

(1830–1914), German writer and translator * Paul Hiebert (writer) (1892–1987), Canadian writer and humorist *

Paul Hill (disambiguation) Paul Hill is the name of: * Paul Hill (musician) (1934–1999), American music director, founder of the Master Chorale of Washington (formerly the Paul Hill Chorale) * Paul Jennings Hill (1954–2003), the murderer of abortion provider John Britt ...

, several people *

Paul Jennings Hill Paul Jennings Hill (February 6, 1954 – September 3, 2003) was an American minister, religious extremist, and anti-abortion terrorist who murdered physician John Britton and Britton's bodyguard, retired Air Force Lieutenant Colonel James Barr ...

(1954–2003), American minister executed for murder *

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

(1895–1963), German composer *

Paul von Hindenburg Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg (2 October 1847 – 2 August 1934) was a German military and political leader who led the Imperial German Army during the First World War and later became President of Germany (1919� ...

(1847–1934), German field marshal and statesman * Paul D. "Tony" Hinkle (1899–1992), American football, basketball, and baseball player, coach, and college athletic administrator *

Paul Hinman Paul Hinman (born 1959) is a Canadian politician and businessman who is currently the leader of the Wildrose Loyalty Coalition. He was the leader of the Wildrose Independence Party of Alberta from 2020 to 2022, and was the leader of the Wild ...

(born 1959), Canadian politician and businessman *

Paul Hilton (disambiguation) Paul Hilton may refer to: * Paul Hilton (actor) (born 1970), British actor * Paul Hilton (footballer) (born 1959), English footballer * Paul Hilton (politician) (1899–1965), member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland {{hndis, Hilton, ...

, several people *

Paul Hinder Paul Hinder, OFMCap (born 22 April 1942) is a Swiss Catholic bishop. He is the Vicar Apostolic Emeritus of the Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia. Bishop Hinder was previously appointed as an Auxiliary Bishop in the former Apostolic Vic ...

, bishop from Abu Dhabi * Paul Hirsch (film editor) (born 1945), American film editor *

Paul Hogan Paul Hogan (born 8 October 1939) is an Australian actor and comedian. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy for his performance as ...

(born 1939), Australian actor and comedian * Paul Hogan (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Hollywood Paul John Hollywood (born 1 March 1966) is an English celebrity chef and television personality, widely known as a judge on ''The Great British Bake Off'' since 2010. Hollywood began his career at his father's bakery as a teenager and went o ...

(born 1966), English celebrity chef and television presenter *

Paul Holmes (broadcaster) Sir Paul Scott Holmes (29 April 19501 February 2013) was a New Zealand broadcaster who gained national recognition through his high-profile radio and television journalism. Holmes fronted one of first major prime time current affairs shows of ...

(1950–2013), New Zealand broadcaster * Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist *

Paul Chongkun Hong Paul Chongkung Hong is Distinguished University Professor of Operations Management at the University of Toledo, United States. He is a specialist in innovation strategy, new product development, global supply chain management, SMEs and netwo ...

, Korean economist and professor *

Paul Hoover (disambiguation) Paul Hoover may refer to: * Paul Hoover (poet) Paul Hoover (born 1946) is an American poet and editor born in Harrisonburg, Virginia. His work has been associated with innovative practices such as; New York School and language poetry. After ma ...

, several people * Paul Hopkins (disambiguation), several people * Paul A. Hopper (born 1956), Australian bio-entrepreneur * Paul J. Hopper, American linguist *

Paul Hornsby Paul Hornsby is an American musician and record producer who has produced gold and platinum records for artists including the Charlie Daniels Band, The Marshall Tucker Band, and Wet Willie. Overview Paul Hornsby started playing music at an early ...

, American musician and record producer *

Paul Horn (computer scientist) Paul M. Horn (born August 16, 1946) is an American computer scientist and solid state physicist who has made contributions to pervasive computing, pioneered the use of copper and self-assembly in chip manufacturing, and he helped manage the dev ...

(born 1946), American computer scientist and physicist *

Paul Horn (musician) Paul Horn (March 17, 1930 – June 29, 2014) was an American flautist, saxophonist, composer and producer. He became a pioneer of world music, world and new age music with his 1969 album ''Inside (Paul Horn album), Inside''. He received five Gramm ...

(1930–2014), American flautist, saxophonist, composer, and producer *

Paul Hornung Paul Vernon Hornung (December 23, 1935 – November 13, 2020), nicknamed "the Golden Boy", was an American professional football halfback and kicker who played for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL) from 1957 to 1966 ...

(1935–2020), American football player * Paul Hubbard (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hudson (disambiguation), several people *

Paul Humphries Paul Jonathan Humphries (born 20 October 1965) is a former English cricketer. Humphries was a right-handed batsman who bowled right-arm fast-medium. He was born at Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. Hughes made his debut for Herefordshire in the ...

(born 1965), English cricketer *

Paul Humphrey (disambiguation) Paul Humphrey may refer to: * Paul Humphrey (American football) (1917–2006), center * Paul Humphrey (American musician) (1935–2014), American jazz and R&B drummer * Paul Humphrey (Canadian musician) (1959–2021), singer for band Blue Peter ...

, several people *

Paul Humphreys (disambiguation) Paul Humphreys (born 1960) is a British musician Paul Humphreys may also refer to: *Paul Humphreys (philosopher) (1950–2022) *Paul Humphreys (bluegrass musician) See also

*Paul Humphries (born 1965), former English cricketer *Paul Humphrey ...

, several people *

Paul Hunt (disambiguation) Paul Hunt may refer to: * Paul Hunt (academic) (born 1955), British professor and Chief Commissioner of the New Zealand Human Rights Commission * Paul Hunt (activist) (1937–1979), British disability rights activist * Paul Hunt (footballer) ( ...

, several people * Paul Hunter (disambiguation), several people * Paul Hurry (born 1975), British international motorcycle speedway rider * Paul Huson (born 1942), British writer * Paul Courtenay Hyu, British–Chinese actor, writer and director

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Paul Iacono Paul Iacono is an American actor and writer. He is best known for portraying RJ Berger in the MTV scripted series ''The Hard Times of RJ Berger''. Early years Iacono's parents, Michele and Anthony, are Italian American. He has a younger brothe ...

(born 1988), American actor * Paul F. Iams (1915–2004), American founder of the Iams Company * Paul Ignatieff (1870–1945), Russian Imperial politician * Paul Ignatius (born 1920), American government official *

Paul Ifill Paul Everton Ifill (born 20 October 1979) is a former professional footballer and current manager who played as a forward. He is currently in charge of New Zealand Central League side Wellington Olympic. He spent most of his career playing as ...

(born 1979), English former professional footballer *

Paul Ince Paul Emerson Carlyle Ince (; born 21 October 1967) is an English professional football manager and former player who was most recently manager of Reading. A midfielder, Ince played professionally from 1986 to 2007, starting his career with West ...

(born 1967), English international footballer * Paul Ingle (born 1972), British former professional boxer * Paul Ingram, American county Republican Party chairman accused by his children of child abuse * Paul Ioannidis (1924–2021), German-born Greek pilot, resistance fighter, and later shipping industry executive * 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 Pavlo Olehovych Ishchenko (Hebrew: פבלו אולהוביץ' אישצ'נקו; Ukrainian: Павел Олегович Ищенко; nicknamed "Wild Man"; born April 30, 1992) is an Olympic Ukrainian- Israeli boxer who competes as a bantamweight ...

(born 1992), Ukrainian-Israeli boxer * Paul Israel (historian) (born 1953), American historian * Paul Israel (born 1969), Australian former rugby league footballer * Paul Izzo (born 1995), Australian footballer

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Paul Jabara Paul Frederick Jabara (January 31, 1948 – September 29, 1992) was an American actor, singer, and songwriter. He wrote Donna Summer's Oscar-winning " Last Dance" from '' Thank God It's Friday'' (1978), as well as "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough ...

(1948–1992), American actor, singer, and songwriter * Paul Jack (born 1965), Malaysian former footballer * Paul Jacoulet (1896–1960), French, Japan-based woodblock print artist * Paul Jackson (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Jacobs (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul James (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paul Janes Paul Janes (11 March 1912 – 12 June 1987) was a German football player. He earned 71 caps and scored seven goals for the Germany national team from 1932 to 1942, and played in two World Cups: 1934 and 1938. Janes was a member of the Breslau E ...

(1912–1987), German footballer * Paul Jans (born 1981), Dutch footballer *

Paul Janson Paul Janson (11 April 1840 – 19 April 1913) was a Belgium, Belgian liberalism, liberal politician.Jean Francis ''Mes belges années'' 1974 "Paul Janson ne demeura que quatre ans dans la cité liégeoise car sa famille vint s'établir à I ...

(1840–1913), Walloon Belgian liberal politician *

Paul Janssen Paul Adriaan Jan, Baron Janssen (12 September 1926 – 11 November 2003) was a Belgian physician. He was the founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica, a pharmaceutical company with over 20,000 employeesPaul Lewi, Obituary of Dr Paul Janssen (1926–20 ...

(1926–2003), Belgian pharmacologist, founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica *

Paul Janz Paul Janz (born 1951) is a Canadian theologian who was formerly a prominent singer-songwriter of pop rock music in the mainstream and contemporary Christian markets. He is known for such hits as "Every Little Tear", "One Night", "All I Have", " ...

(born 1951), Canadian theologian * Paul Jaques, British Army lieutenant-general * Paul Jarman, Australian multi-instrumentalist, composer, and choirmaster *

Paul Jasmin Paul Jasmin (April 15, 1935 – May 24, 2025) was an American actor and artist based in Los Angeles, California. Jasmin was an illustrator, a painter, and an actor before finding photography. His commercial work appeared in ''Vogue'', ''Teen Vog ...

(born 1935), American artist * Paul Jaworski (1900–1929), American bank robber *

Paul Jeffreys Paul Avron Jeffreys (13 February 1952 – 21 December 1988) was an English rock musician. He played bass guitar in Cockney Rebel between 1972 and 1974, working on the group's first two albums, and later worked with a number of British bands, in ...

(1952–1988), English rock musician * Paul Jenkins (disambiguation), multiple people *

Paul Jennings (disambiguation) Paul Jennings may refer to: * Paul Jennings (Australian author) (born 1943), Australian children's author * Paul Jennings (British author) (1918–1989), British humorist * Paul Jennings (cyclist) (born 1970), British racing cyclist * Paul Jenni ...

, several people *

Paul Jessup (athlete) Paul Boulet Jessup (September 23, 1908 – October 27, 1992) was an American discus thrower and shot putter. He set a discus world record in 1930 and was a leading favorite for the 1932 Summer Olympics, but only placed eighth in the Olympic fin ...

(1908–1992), American discus thrower and shot putter * Paul Jessup (writer) (born 1977), American writer of short stories, novels, poetry, and plays *

Paul Ji Paul Ji (born 2004) is an American pianist. Early life Paul Ji was born in Chicago. His mother, Xiaowei Rose Luo, is a professor at INSEAD. Paul Ji started his musical journey when he was four years old. His elder sister Esther had a big impac ...

(born 2004), American pianist * Paul Johansson (born 1964), American-born Canadian actor * Paul Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Johnston (disambiguation), several people * Paul Johnstone (disambiguation), several people * Paul Jones (disambiguation), several people

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* Paul Kagame (born 1957), President of Rwanda * Paul Kalkbrenner (born 1977), German musician, producer of electronic music, and actor * Paul Kandel (born 1951), American musical theatre actor and tenor singer * Paul Kane (disambiguation), several people * Paul Kanjorski (born 1937), American politician * Paul Kantner (1941–2016), American rock musician * Paul Karason (1950–2013), American with argyria, which made his skin turn purple-blue * Paul Kariya (born 1974), Canadian former ice hockey player * Paul Kasey (born 1973), English actor * Paul Kavanagh (disambiguation), several people * Paul Kaye (disambiguation). several people * Paul Keating (born 1944), Australian prime minister * Paul F. Keene Jr. (1920–2009), American artist and teacher * Paul Underwood Kellogg (1879–1958), American journalist and social reformer * Paul Kemp (disambiguation), several people * Paul Kemprecos (born 1939), American writer * Paul Keres (1916–1975), Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer * Paul Kersey (actor) (born 1970), American actor * Death of Paul Kessler, Paul Kessler (died 2023), Jewish American murder victim * Paul Khoury (disambiguation), several people * Paul Kiong (born 1944), Malaysian retired police officer * Paul Kirby (born 1966), Australian politician * Paul Klee (1879–1940), Swiss-German painter * Paul Klebnikov (1963–2004), American journalist and historian * Paul Klenerman (born 1963), British Olympic sabre fencer * Paul Knoepfler (born 1967), American biologist, writer, and blogger * Paul John Knowles (1946–1974), American serial killer and rapist * Peter Tessem and Paul Knutsen, Paul Knutsen, Norwegian seaman who disappeared in 1919 * Paul Kohner (1902–1988), Austrian-American talent agent and producer * Paul Konchesky (born 1981), English football coach and former player * Paul Konerko (born 1976), American former baseball player * Paul Korver (born 1971), American entrepreneur, filmmaker, and producer * Paul Koslo (1944–2019), German-born Canadian actor * Paul Kossoff (1950–1976), English guitarist * Paul J. Kramer (1904–1995), American biologist and plant physiologist * Paul Kramer (1933–2020), American politician * Paul Krassner (1932–2019), American author, journalist, and comedian * Paul Kreppel (born 1947), American actor and director * Paul Kretschmer (1866–1956), German linguist * Paul Kruger (1825–1904), President of the South African Republic * Paul Krugman (born 1953), Nobel Prize-winning American economist and writer * Paul Kupperberg (born 1955), American writer and comics editor * Paul Kurtz (1925–2012), American scientific skeptic and secular humanist * Paul Kurtz (goldsmith) (died 167?), German goldsmith

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* Paul Landacre (1893–1963), American artist * Paul La Farge (1970–2023), American novelist and essayist * Paul Lafargue (1842–1911), Cuban-born French revolutionary Marxist socialist * Paul Laffoley (1935–2015), American visionary artist and architect * Paul Lamb (musician) (born 1955), British blues harmonica player and bandleader * Paul de Lamerie (1688–1751), London-based silversmith * The Tragically Hip, Paul Langlois, Canadian musician, former member of The Tragically Hip * Paul Henry Lang (1901–1991), Hungarian-American musicologist and music critic * Paul Langlois (politician) (1926–2012), Canadian politician * Paul Langton (1913–1980), American actor * Paul Larkins (born 1963), English retired middle-distance runner * Paul Larsen (born 1970), Australian sailor * Paul Larson (American football) (1932–2022), American football player * Paul Larson (computer scientist), computer scientist * Paul Lazarsfeld (1901–1976), Austrian-American sociologist * Paul Lazarus, American director, producer, and writer of film, television, and theatre * Paul Leder (1926–1996), American film director, writer and producer * Paul LeDuc (wrestler) (born 1939), Canadian former professional wrestler * Paul Lee (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Legault (born 1985), Canadian-American poet * Paul Lekakis (born 1966), American actor, model, and filmmaker * Paul Le Mat (born 1945), American actor * Paul Lemerle (1903–1989), French Byzantinist * Paul de Leeuw (born 1962), Dutch television comedian, singer and actor * Paul Leni (1885–1929), German filmmaker * Paul Léon (1874–1962), French art professor and historiographer * Paul LePage (born 1948), American politician and businessman * Paul Le Roux (born 1972), African former programmer, former criminal cartel boss, and informant for the US Drug Enforcement Administration * Paul Lever (born 1944), British retired ambassador * Triple H, Paul Levesque (born 1969), American wrestler better known as "Triple H" * Paul Levitz (born 1956), American comic book writer * Paul Lewis (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Lhérie (1844–1937), French tenor * Paul C. H. Lim (born 1967), American ecclesiastical historian * Paul Lindblad (1941–2006), American Major League Baseball player * Paul Lincke (1866–1946), German composer and theater conductor * Paul Lincoln (1932–2011), Australian professional wrestler and promoter * Paul Martyn Lincoln (1870–1944), American electrical engineer * Paul Linke (born 1948), American actor * Paul Lisicky (born 1959), American novelist and memoirist * Paul Logan (actor) (born 1973), American actor, model, martial artist, stuntman, producer, and screenwriter * Paul Lohmann (1926–1995), American cinematographer * Paul-Louis, Paul-Louis (disambiguation), several people * Paul Lokech (1966–2021), Ugandan senior military officer * Paul London (born 1980), American professional wrestler and actor * Paul London (singer), Canadian singer * Paul K. Longmore (1946–2010), professor of history, an author, and disability activist * Paul F. Lorence (1955–1986), American weapon systems officer * Paul Lotman (born 1985), American former volleyball player * Paul Lucas (disambiguation), several people * Paul Lukas (1894–1971), Hungarian actor * Paul Lukas (journalist), American sports writer * Paul Lynch (politician), Australian politician * Paul Lynch (writer) (born 1977), Irish writer * Paul Lynde (1926–1982), American comedian, actor, and game show panelist

M

* Paul MacCready (1925–2007), American aeronautical engineer * Paul MacEwan (1943–2017), Canadian politician * Paul MacKendrick (1914–1998), American classicist, author, and teacher * Paul Mackenzie, Kenya evangelical preacher who co-founded and leads the Malindi cult * Paul Madeley (1944–2018), English footballer * Paul J. Madigan (1897–1974), American third warden of Alcatraz Federal Penitentiary * Paul Magès (1908–1999), French inventor of the first self-leveling automobile suspension, known as hydro-pneumatic suspension * Paul Magloire (1907–2001), Haitian president from 1950 to 1956 * Paul Maguire (born 1938), American 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 Malmont (born 1966), American author * Paul Maloney (disambiguation), several people * Paul Manafort (born 1949), American lobbyist, political consultant, lawyer, and convicted fraudster * Paul Manly, Canadian politician * Paul Marcinkus (1922–2006), American Roman Catholic archbishop * Paul Marcus (1954–2011), BAFTA winning British television director and producer * Paul E. Marik (born 1958), African medical doctor and former professor of medicine * 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 Masterson (baseball) (1915-1997), American Major League Baseball pitcher. * Paul Mauriat (1925–2006), French orchestra leader * Paul Maurice (born 1967), Canadian former ice hockey player and coach * Paul Mazursky (1930–2014), American film director * Paul McCartney (born 1942), English singer, songwriter, and musician, member of The Beatles * Paul McCobb (1917–1969), American furniture designer * Paul McCrane (born 1961), American film, television, and theatre actor * Paul McCrossan (born 1942), Canadian actuary and former politician * Paul McGann (born 1959), English 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 McRae (1924–1992), Canadian politician * Paul McShane (footballer) (born 1986), Irish football player * Paul McShane (rugby league) (born 1989), English rugby league footballer * Paul Meany (born 1976), American singer-songwriter * Paul Menard (born 1980), American racing driver, son of Menards founder John Menard Jr * Paul Menard (ice hockey) (born 1952), Canadian former ice hockey goaltender * Paul Mecurio American comedian, actor, writer, and producer * Paul Mendez (born 1982), Black British author * Paul Mercurio (born 1963), Australian actor, dancer, TV presenter, and politician * Paul Merriman, Canadian politician * Paul Merson (born 1968), English former footballer, manager, commentator, and sports television pundit * Paul Merton (born 1957), English writer, actor, comedian and radio and television presenter * Paul Mescal (born 1996), Irish actor * Paul Métivier (1900–2004), one of the last surviving Canadian veterans of the First World War * Paul Redmond Michel (born 1941), United States circuit judge * Paul Millar (disambiguation), several people * Paul Miller (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Millsap (born 1985), American basketball player * Paul Moala (born 2000), American football player * Paul Molitor (born 1956), American baseball player * Paul Monette (1945–1995), American author, poet, and activist * 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 Mounet (1847–1922), French actor * Paul Moyer (born 1941), American journalist * Paul Moyer (American football) (born 1961), American former football player * Paul Muenzer (1932–2014), American school administrator and politician * Paul Muni (1895–1967), Austro-Hungarian American stage and film actor * Paul Murphy (disambiguation), several people

N

* Paul-Henri Nargeolet (1946–2023), French deep sea explorer * Paul Naschy (1934–2009), Spanish film actor, screenwriter, and director * Paul Nash (disambiguation), several people * Paul Nassif (born 1962), American plastic surgeon and television personality * Paul Neary (1949–2024), British comic book artist, writer, and editor * Paul Nehlen (born 1969), American businessman * Paul Nelson (disambiguation), several people * Paul-Georges Ntep (born 1992), African professional footballer * P. N. News, Paul Neu (born 1966), American professional wrestler known by the ring name "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, American politician * 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

O

* 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 Oliver (disambiguation), several people * Paul (Olmari) (1914–1988), head of the Orthodox Church of Finland * Paul E. Olsen (born 1953), American paleontologist and author * Paul O'Neal, Chicago police shooting victim * Paul O'Neil (born 1953), American ice hockey player * Paul O'Neill (disambiguation), several people * Paul Oram, Canadian politician * Paul Orndorff (1949–2021), American professional wrestler * Paul Osborn (1901–1988), American playwright and screenwriter * Paul Osborne (born 1966), Australian rugby league footballer and politician * Paul O'Sullivan (disambiguation), several people * Paul Otlet (1868–1944), Belgian author and peace activist, father of information science * Paul Overby (born 1942), American author * Paul Overstreet (born 1955), American country music singer and songwriter * Paul Owens (disambiguation), several people

P

* Paul Painlevé (1863–1933), mathematician and statesman * Paul Pairet (born 1964), French chef * Paul Park (born 1954), American science fiction author and fantasy author * Paul Parks (1923–2009), American civil engineer * Paul Patten (ice hockey) (1920–1992), American ice hockey coach * Paul E. Patton (born 1937), governor of Kentucky from 1995 until 2003 * Paul R. Patton (born 1950), professor of philosophy at the University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia * Paul Pauk (1912–1941), American football player * Paul Paul (1894–1979), Armenian American farmer and politician * Paul Pavelka (died 1917), American aviator * Paul G. Pearson (1926–2000), American academic * Paul Pedersen (composer) (born 1935), Canadian composer, arts administrator, and music educator * Paul Pedersen (gymnast) (1886–1948), Norwegian gymnast * Paul Pelland (born 1966), long distance motorcyclist * Paul Peller (born 1941), Canadian professional wrestler * Paul Pelosi (born 1940), American businessman * Paul Pelseneer (1863-1945), Belgian malacologist, morphologist, ethologist and phylogenist * Paul Pena (1950–2005), American singer, songwriter, and guitarist * Buddy Rose, Paul Perschmann (1952–2009), American professional wrestler under the ring name Buddy Rose * Paul Le Person (1931–2005), French actor * Paul Perera (1929–2007), Sri Lankan Sinhala politician and lawyer * Paul Perez (born 1986), Samoan rugby union player * Paul Perez (screenwriter) (1894–1984), American screenwriter * Paul Perry (cinematographer) (1891–1963), American cinematographer * Paul Peters (disambiguation), several people * Paul Petersen (born 1945), American actor, singer, novelist, and activist * Paul Peterson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Phua, Malaysian Chinese businessman and poker player * Paul Pierce (born 1977), American basketball player * Paul Picard (1930–1994), American film producer * Paul Picerni (1922–2011), American film and television actor * Paul St-Pierre Plamondon (born 1977), Canadian lawyer, television columnist, and politician * Paul Pogba (born 1993), French footballer * Paul N. Poirier (born 1948), American politician * Paul Poirier (born 1991), Canadian ice dancer * Paul Poiret (1879–1944), French fashion designer * Paul Jackson Pollock (1912–1956), American painter * Paul Pons (1864–1915), French wrestler * Paul Poom (born 1958), Estonian actor * Paul Popovich (born 1940), American former baseball player * Paul Popowich, Canadian actor * Paul Porcasi (1879–1946), Italian actor * Paul Porter (biker) (born 1963), Canadian outlaw biker and gangster * Paul Posluszny (born 1984), American football player * Paul Potts (born 1970), English tenor * Paul Potts (writer) (1911–1990), British-born poet * Paul Warner Powell (1978–2010), American murderer * Paul Préboist (1927–1997), French actor * Paul B. Preciado (born 1970), Spanish writer, philosopher and curator * Paul Prenter (died 1991), British-born, Irish music manager * Paul Pressler (politician) (1930–2024), retired justice of the Texas 14th Circuit Court of Appeals * Paul Prestopino (1939–2023), American multi-instrumental musician

Q

* Andie MacDowell#Personal life, Paul Qualley, American former model and father of Rainey Qualley * Paul Quantrill (born 1968), Canadian former baseball relief pitcher * Paul Quarrington (1953–2010), Canadian novelist, playwright, screenwriter, filmmaker, musician, and educator * Paul Quassa (born 1952), Canadian politician, fourth premier of Nunavut * Paul Quessenberry (born 1992), American football player * Murder of Paul Quinn, Paul Quinn (c. 1986–2007), Irish murder victim

R

* Paul Rabil (born 1985), American lacrosse player * Paul Rae (born 1968), American actor * Paul Ramsey (politician), Canadian academic and politician * Paul J. Ray, American attorney and government official * Paul Ray, American businessman, politician, and former law enforcement officer * Paul Ready (born 1977), British actor * Paul Ré (born 1950), American artist, writer, poet, and peace advocate * Paul Reclus (anarchist) (1858–1941), French anarchist * Paul Reclus (surgeon) (1847–1914), French physician specializing in surgery * 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 Dennis Reid (1957–2013), American serial killer * Paul Reinhart (born 1960), Canadian former ice hockey player * Paul Reiser (born 1956), American comedian * Paul Reitsma (born 1948), Canadian former member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada * Paul Renner (1878–1956), German typeface designer and author * Paul Renner (politician) (born 1967), American lawyer and politician * Paul Reubens (1952–2023), American comedian known for playing Pee-wee Herman * Paul Reuter (disambiguation), several people * Paul Revere (1735–1818), patriot of the American Revolution and silversmith * Paul Rey (born 1992), Swedish singer and songwriter * 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 Richards (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Richardson (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Rico (1925–2004), FBI agent * Paul X. Rinn (1946–2022), United States Navy officer * 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 (1927–2023), American former football player, coach, and college athletics administrator * Paul Craig Roberts (born 1939), American economist and author * Paul Roberts (disambiguation), several people * Paul Robertson (disambiguation), several people * Paul Robeson (1898–1976), American actor, singer and activist * Paul Robeson Jr. (1927–2014), American author, archivist and historian * 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), Canadian sportscaster and writer * Paul Roma (born 1960), American professional wrestler * Paul Romer (born 1955), American economist and policy entrepreneur * Paul Rooney (disambiguation), several people * Paul Rosche (1934–2016), German engineer * Paul Rose (disambiguation), several people * Paul Rosen (born 1960), Canadian sledge hockey goalie * Paul M. Rosen, American attorney and government official * Paul Rosenberg (art dealer) (1881–1959), French art dealer * Paul Rosenberg (music manager) (born 1971), American manager of Eminem and head of Shady Records * Paul Rosenfels (1909–1985), American psychiatrist and psychoanalyst * Disappearance of Tiffany Sessions#Investigation, Paul Rowles (died 2013), American serial killer * Paul Rubell (born 1952), American film editor * 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 Zealand cricketer * Paul Runge (serial killer) (born 1970), American serial killer * Paul Russell (disambiguation), multiple people * Paul Ryan (disambiguation), several people

S

* Paul Sabu (born 1960), American singer, songwriter, producer, and guitarist * Paul Sacher (1906–1999), Swiss conductor, patron, and billionaire businessperson * Paul J. Sachs (1878–1965), American investor, businessman and museum director * Paul Salas (born 1998), Filipino actor, model, and vlogger * Paul Sally (1933–2013), American professor of mathematics * Paul Samuelson (1915–2009), Nobel Prize-winning American economist * Paul Sanchez, American guitarist and 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 Sandby (1731–1809), English map-maker turned landscape painter * Paul Sarbanes (1933–2020), American politician and attorney * Paul Sass (born 1988), English retired mixed martial artist * Paul Satterfield (born 1960), American actor * Paul Sauvé (1907–1960), Canadian lawyer, World War II veteran, and politician, 17th premier of Quebec * Paul Sauvé (curler) (1939–2020), Canadian curler * 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 Scheuring (born 1968), American screenwriter and director of films and television shows * Paul Schibli, Canadian animator, storyboard artist, director, and painter * Paul Schmidt (disambiguation), several people * Paul Schmidtberger, American author * Paul Schoeman (born 1992), South African rugby union player * Paul Scholes (born 1974), England international footballer * Paul Scholz (1902–1995), German journalist and politician * Paul Scofield (1922–2008), English actor * Paul Scott (novelist) (1920–1978), English novelist * Paul Schrier (born 1970), American actor, director, and artist * Paul Scully (born 1968), British politician * Paul Scully (Australian politician), 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), American coloney and military aide assassinated in Iran * Paul Shane (1940–2013), British actor and comedian * Paul Shanley (1931–2020), American Roman Catholic priest * Paul Shenar (1936−1989), American actor and theater director * Paul Shields (disambiguation), several people * Paul Shortino (born 1953), American rock singer * Paul Signac (1863–1935), French Neo-Impressionist painter * Paul Silas (1943–2022), American former basketball player and head coach * Paul Simon (born 1941), American musician * Paul Simon (disambiguation), several people * Paul E. Simons, U.S. diplomat * Paul Simonon (born 1955), English rock bassist, most notably of the Clash * Paul Sinha (born 1970), English professional quizzer, comedian, doctor, and broadcaster * Paul Sinopoli (1975–2006), Canadian outlaw biker and gangster * Paul Siple (1908–1968), American Antarctic explorer and geographer * Paul Skenes (born 2002), American professional baseball pitcher * Disappearances of Paul and Sarah Skiba and Lorenzo Chivers, Paul Skiba (born 1960), American man who went missing in 1999 * 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 Sorensen (1926–2008), American film, theater and television actor * Paul Sorensen (landscape gardener) (1891–1983), Danish-born Australian landscape gardener and nurseryman * Paul Sorrento (born 1965), American baseball player and coach * Paul Sorvino (1939–2022), American actor * Paul-Henri Spaak (1899–1972), Belgian Socialist politician, diplomat and statesman * Paul Sparkes (born 1960), British retired swimmer * Paul Sparks (born 1971), American actor * Paul Spickard (born 1950), American historian and the author of several books * Paul Spike, American author, editor and journalist * 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 M. Starnes (1934–2015), American politician * Paul Stastny (born 1985), Canadian-American ice hockey player * Paul Steck (1866–1924), French painter * Paul H. Steen (died 2020), Engineer and scientist * Paul Steigerwald (born 1954), American sportscaster * Paul Stein (disambiguation), several people * Paul Steiner (born 1957), German retired professional footballer * Paul Steiner (language creator), German volapükist * Paul Michael Stephani (1944–1998), American serial killer * Paul Ivy Sterling (died 1880), British lawyer and Judge * Paul Sterling (born 1964), English former rugby league footballer * Paul Stern (1892–1948), Austrian international bridge player and lawyer * Zodiac Killer#Presidio Heights murder, Paul Stine (died 1969), American murder victim * Paul Stoddart (born 1955), Australian businessman * Paul Stone (born 1968/1969), American businessman * Paul Stookey (born 1937), American singer-songwriter * Paul Storr (1770–1844), English goldsmith and silversmith * Paul Strand (1890–1976), American photographer and filmmaker * Paul Strand (baseball) (1893–1974), American baseball pitcher and outfielder * Paul Strang (born 1970), Zimbabwean cricket coach and former international player * Paul Sturgess (footballer) (born 1975), English former professional footballer * Paul Sturgess (basketball) (born 1987), British former professional basketball player * Paul Sullivan (disambiguation), several people * Paul Sutter, American astrophysicist * Paul Symon (born 1960), Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service

T

* Paul Taggart (born 1980), American photographer * Paul Tang (politician) (born 1967), Dutch politician * Paul Tanner (disambiguation), several people * Paul Taylor (disambiguation), several people * Paul Telfer (actor) (born 1979), Scottish actor * Paul Telfer (footballer) (born 1971), Scottish footballer * 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 (1950–2024), Canadian ice hockey coach * Paul Thériault, Canadian politician * Paul Thissen (born 1966), American politician and attorney * Paul Thomas (disambiguation), 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 Thurmond (born 1976), American politician * Paul Tillich (1886–1965), German-American Christian existentialist philosopher, religious socialist, and Lutheran theologian * Paul Tiulana (1921–1994), Iñupiat artist and dancer from Alaska * Paul Tobias (born 1963), American guitarist * Paul F. Tompkins (born 1968), American comedian, actor, and writer * Paul Toole (born 1970), Australian politician * Paul A. Toth (born 1964), American novelist and short story writer * Paul E. Tracy (died 2020), American criminologist and professor * Paul Tracy (born 1968), Canadian-American auto racing driver * Paul Travis (1891–1975), American artist * Paul Trimboli (born 1969), Australian footballer * Paul Tseng, Chinese-American and Canadian applied mathematician who disappeared in 2012 * Paul Tsongas (1941–1997), American politician * Paul Tucker (disambiguation), several people * Paul Twitchell (died 1971), American author and spiritual teacher * Paul Tyler (born 1941), UK politician

U

*Paul Uhlenhuth (1870–1957), German bacteriologist and immunologist *Paul Ulibarri (born 1988), American professional disc golfer *Paul Underwood (born 1973), English former professional football player *Paul Urbain (born 1957), Belgian field hockey player *Paul Urquhart (1877–1940) pseudonym for author Ladbroke Black *Paul Usher (born 1961), English actor *Paul Usoro (born 1958), Nigerian litigator, communication law expert and president of the Nigerian Bar Association

V

* Paul Vachon (1937–2024), Canadian professional wrestler * Black Widow Murders#Paul Vados, Paul Vados, American murder victim * 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 Valéry (1871–1945), French poet, essayist, and philosopher * Paul Van Himst (born 1943), Belgian footballer * Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1928), Belgian poet and writer * Paul Varelans (1969–2021), American professional mixed martial artist * Paul Vario (1914–1988), American mobster and made man * Paul Vengola, Indian actor * Paul Verhoeven (disambiguation), several people * Paul Verlaine (1844–1896), French poet * Paul Vickers (politician), Paul Vickers (born 1966 or 1967), Canadian politician * Paul Vidal de La Blache (1845–1918), French geographer * Paul Virilio (1932–2018), French cultural theorist, urbanist, architect and aesthetic philosopher * Paul Vixie, American computer scientist * Paul Volcker (1927–2019), American economist * Paul Völckers (1891–1946), German World War II general * Paul Volpe (mobster) (1927–1983), Italian-Canadian mobster * Paul Volpe (poker player) (born 1981), American professional poker player

W

* Paul Wahlberg (born 1964), American chef, actor and reality TV star * Paul Waldman (born 1968), 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 Waner (1903–1965), American professional baseball right fielder * Paul Wanner (born 2005), Austrian professional footballer * Paul Washer (born 1961), American Protestant Christian evangelist * Paul Wasserman (1934–2007), American prominent entertainment publicist * Paul Watkins (disambiguation), several people * 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 Weis (1907–1991), Austrian lawyer and survivor of Nazi persecution * Paul Weiss (disambiguation), several people * Paul J. Weitz (1932–2017), American astronaut * Paul Weitz (filmmaker) (born 1965), American screenwriter, director, and producer * Paul Weldon, Canadian graphic designer and architect * Paul Weller (disambiguation), several people * Paul Wellstone (1944–2002), American academic, author, and politician * Paul Wenck (1892–1964), German and American illustrator * Paul von Werner (1707–1785), Chief of 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 Whaley (1947–2019), American drummer * Paul Whelan (politician) (1943–2019), Australian state politician * Paul F. Whelan, Irish computer scientist and professor * Paul Whelan (security director) (born 1970), Canadian-born former United States Marine * Paul White (disambiguation), 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 Wilbur (born 1951), American Christian musician, worship leader, and guitarist * Paul Williams (disambiguation), several people * Paul Willis (disambiguation), several people * Paul Wilson (disambiguation), Paul Wilson, multiple people * Paul Winchell (1922–2005), American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian, and inventor * Paul Winfield (1939–2004), American stage, film, and television actor * 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 (disambiguation), several people * Paul Wood (disambiguation), several people * Paul Woods (disambiguation), Paul Woods, several people

X

* Blade Force#Development and release, Paul Xander, American artist

Y

* Paul Yakabuski (1922–1987), Canadian politician * Paul Ivan Yakovlev (1894–1983), Russian-American neuroanatomist * Paul (Yazigi), (born 1959), metropolitan of the archdiocese of Aleppo, Syria, of the Church of Antioch * Paul Yego (born 1968), Kenyan distance and marathon runner * Paul Ygartua (born 1945), Canadian artist of British birth * Paul P. Yoder (1897–1965), American politician * Paul Young (disambiguation), several people * Paul N. Yu (1915–1991), American cardiologist, physician-scientist and educator * Paul Yu (died 2016), Chinese-American academic

Z

* Pat Zachry (1952–2024), American former baseball pitcher * Paul Zaeske (1945–1992), American football player * Paul Zammit (born 1941), Australian politician * Paul Zammit (footballer) (born 1969), Maltese football manager and former player * Paul Zanolini (1898–1989), American wrestler * Paul Zarifopol (1874–1934), Romanian literary and social critic, essayist, and literary historian * Paul Zaza (born 1952), Canadian Genie Award-winning film score and songwriter * Paul Zeltwanger (born 1966), American accountant and politician * Paul Zerdin (born 1972), British comedian and ventriloquist * Paul Zimmer (internet personality), Paul Zimmer, internet personality * Paul Zindel (1936–2003), American playwright, young adult novelist, and educator * Paul Zipser (born 1994), German professional basketball player

Fictional characters

*Paul, a three-eyed monkey who was the mascot for the production company, ''DNA Productions'' *Paul, a character in ''The Edison Twins#Cast, The Edison Twins'' *Paul, a character in the 1937 American romantic comedy movie ''She Married an Artist#Cast, She Married an Artist'' *Paul, a character in the 1969 French romantic drama movie ''Love Is a Funny Thing#Cast, Love Is a Funny Thing'' *Paul, the main character in the 1975 French drama film ''The Story of Paul'' *Paul, a character in the 1977 movie ''Pete's Dragon (1977 film)#Cast (in order of opening credits), Pete's Dragon'' *Paul, a character in the 1981 American slasher movie ''The Prowler (1981 film)#Cast, The Prowler'' *Paul, a character in the 1984 American 3D slasher movie ''Silent Madness#Cast, Silent Madness'' *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 1988 American drama movie ''Another Woman (1988 film)#Cast, Another Woman'' *Paul, a character in the 1988 American science-fiction horror movie ''Pulse (1988 film)#Cast, Pulse'' *Paul, character in the 1990 American crime thriller film movie ''The Grifters (film)#Cast, The Grifters'' *Paul, a character in the 1994 Hong Kong romantic comedy film ''He's a Woman, She's a Man#Cast, He's a Woman, She's a Man'' *Paul, a character in the 1998 American sitcom ''Two of a Kind (American TV series)#Cast and characters, Two of a Kind'' *Paul, a character in the 2000 American comedy film ''The Photographer (2000 film)#Cast, The Photographer'' *Paul, a character is a 2000 American romantic comedy movie ''Enemies of Laughter#Cast, Enemies of Laughter'' *Paul, a character in the 2000 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''High Fidelity (film)#Cast, High Fidelity'' *Paul, a character in the 2001 American comedy-drama movie ''Lovely & Amazing#Cast, Lovely & Amazing'' *Paul, a character in the 2003 American romantic comedy movie ''My Boss's Daughter#Cast, My Boss's Daughter'' *Paul, a character in the 2004 American comedy movie ''Connie and Carla#Cast, Connie and Carla'' *Paul, a character in the 2004 American science fiction disaster movie ''The Day After Tomorrow#Cast, The Day After Tomorrow'' *Paul, a character in the 2004 movie ''The Blackwater Lightship (film)#Cast, The Blackwater Lightship'' *Paul, one of the two main characters in the 2004 Irish buddy comedy drama movie ''Adam & Paul#Plot, Adam & Paul'' *Paul, a character played by Rick Howland#Filmography, Rick Howland in the 2007 movie ''The Roommate'' *Paul, a character played by Samuel L. Jackson in the 2009 American drama movie ''Mother and Child (2009 film)#Cast, Mother and Child'' *Paul, the real name of Don Paolo from ''Professor Layton'' *Paul, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie ''500 Days of Summer#Cast, 500 Days of Summer'' *''Paul (2011 film), Paul'', the main character in the 2011 self titled movie *Paul (American Horror Story), Paul, a recurring character in the 2011 television series ''American Horror Story'' *Paul, a character in the 2012 American independent feature movie ''California Solo#Main cast, California Solo'' *Paul, a character in the 2013 coming-of-age movie ''Puppylove (2013 film)#Cast, Puppylove'' *Paul, a character in the 2013 movie ''Paul Hopkins (actor)#Filmography, Shockwave'' *Paul, a character in the 2016 American-Canadian science fiction movie ''A.R.C.H.I.E.#Cast, A.R.C.H.I.E.'' *Paul, a character in the Japanese anime series ''List of Pokémon anime characters#Rivals, Pokémon anime'' and ''Pokémon (TV series)#Diamond and Pearl (2006–2010), Diamond and Pearl'' *Paul, a character in the British flash-animated web series ''Eddsworld#Supporting characters, Eddsworld'' *Paul, a character in the 2020 psychological drama movie ''The Father (2020 film)#Cast, The Father'' *Paul, a character in the movie 2021 American anthology horror movie ''Bad Candy#Cast, Bad Candy'' *Paul, a character in the 2023 independent movie ''Close to You (2023 film)#Cast, Close to You'' *Paul, a character in the 2023 American action comedy movie ''Mafia Mamma#Cast, Mafia Mamma'' *Paul Anders, a character in the 1982 Australian movie ''Turkey Shoot (1982 film)#Cast, Turkey Shoot'' *Paul Andrews, a character in the 1989 American science-fiction drama movie ''Beyond the Stars#Cast, Beyond the Stars'' *Dr. Paul Ashurst, in the British television crime drama ''Dalziel and Pascoe (TV series), Dalziel and Pascoe'' *Paul Atreides, a character in the Dune (franchise), ''Dune'' universe *Dr. Paul Bearer, a character host of 1973 TV horror movie series ''Creature Feature (1973 TV series), Creature Feature'' *Paul Blaine, a character in the 1986 American-British made-for-television syndicated comedy fantasy horror movie ''The Canterville Ghost (1986 film)#Cast, The Canterville Ghost'' *Capt. Paul Block, in the American sitcom ''Car 54, Where Are You?#Cast, Car 54, Where Are You?'' *Paul Blofis, a character in ''Percy Jackson & the Olympians'' *Paul Bongard, a character in the 1971 American comedy-drama movie ''B.S. I Love You#Cast, B.S. I Love You'' *Mr. Paul Bracken, in the TV sitcom ''Herman's Head#Friends, co-workers, and bosses, Herman's Head'' *Paul Buchman, the main character in the American television sitcom ''Mad About You#Plot, Mad About You'' *Paul Callan, the main character in the 2003 TV series ''Miracles (TV series), Miracles'' *Paul Clarke (character) from the ''Henderson's Boys'' spy novel series by Robert Muchamore *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, in the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Paul Clough and Paul Collins (Brookside), Paul Collins, in the British television soap opera ''List of Brookside characters#C, Brookside'' *Paul Cramer, in the ABC daytime soap opera ''One Life to Live'' *Paul Dawson, played by Michael Buie in the ABC television series ''Grey's Anatomy'' *Paul Davenport, played by John Heard (actor), John Heard in the 1988 American fantasy comedy-drama movie ''Big (film)#Cast, Big'' *Sgt. Paul Davidson, a character in the 2001 thriller movie ''Good Neighbor (2001 film)#Cast, Good Neighbor'' *Paul Dewey, a character played by James LeGros#Film, James LeGros in the 2007 movie ''Cough Drop'' *Paul Drake (character), a private detective in the ''Perry Mason'' novels and TV series *Paul Duncan, a fictional blind musician in the ''Pluto (manga), Pluto'' manga and anime series *Paul Eastman, in the television series ''Ghost Whisperer'' *Paul Eckert, a character in the 1956 Austrian comedy movie ''And Who Is Kissing Me? (1956 film)#Cast, And Who Is Kissing Me?'' *Paul Forrester, the main character in the American science fiction television series ''Starman (TV series)#Cast, Starman'' *Paul Freedman, in ''List of Halloween (franchise) characters#P, Halloween (1978), Halloween (2007)'' *List of The Sopranos characters#Little Paulie Germani, Paul Germani, a character in the American crime drama television series ''The Sopranos'' *Paul Greebie, a recurring character in the Canadian television series ''Life with Derek'' *Paul Hennessy, played by John Ritter in the American sitcom ''8 Simple Rules#Characters, 8 Simple Rules'' *Paul Hinkle, a character on the Canadian TV show ''Caillou'' *Paul Holden, a character in the 1967 coming-of-age novel ''The Outsiders (novel)#Socs, The Outsiders'' *Paul Hornsby, in the American daytime television soap opera ''List of General Hospital characters (1990s)#Paul Hornsby, General Hospital'' *Paul Hunham, a character in the 2023 film ''The Holdovers'' *Sgt. Paul Jackson, a playable character in the video game ''Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare'' *Paul Kellerman, in the American television series ''Prison Break'' *Paul Kessler, a character in the 1991 American mystery movie ''Liebestraum (film)#Cast, Liebestraum'' *List of Mad Men characters#Paul Kinsey, Paul Kinsey, in the American television series ''Mad Men'' *List of Cheers characters#Paul Krapence, Paul Krapence, a character in the American sitcom television series ''Cheers'' *Paul Lahote, a character in the Twilight novel series ''List of Twilight characters#Paul Lahote, Twilight Saga'' *Paul "Polo" Loman, a character in the Jaws (franchise)#Principal cast, ''Jaws'' movie franchise *Paul Marsden (Emmerdale), in the British television soap opera ''Emmerdale'' *Paul Matthews, the titular character of ''The Guy Who Didn't Like Musicals'' by Team StarKid *Paul Martin (All My Children), in the American soap opera ''All My Children'' *Paul Martin, on the American television series ''Lassie (1954 TV series)#1957–1964: Martin Family (Timmy & Lassie), Lassie'' *Paul McClain and Paul Robinson (Neighbours), Paul Robinson, on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' *Kick-Ass (character)#Paul McQue, Paul McQue / Kick-Ass II, in the British comic book series ''Kick-Ass'' and ''Hit-Girl'' *Paul Narita, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *Fox (comics), Paul Patten or the Fox, a fictional superhero in MLJ Comics and DC comics *Paul Joshua Pfeiffer, in the American television series ''List of The Wonder Years characters#Main characters, The Wonder Years'' *Characters of the Tekken series#Paul Phoenix, Paul Phoenix, from the ''Tekken'' franchise *Mayor Paul Randolph, a character in the American comedy-drama television series ''Ginny & Georgia#Main, Ginny & Georgia'' *Paul Ryan (As the World Turns), Paul Ryan, on the American soap opera ''As the World Turns'' *Paul Sheldon, main character in Stephen King's Misery (novel), ''Misery'' and its Misery (film), film adaptation *Paul Spector, the main character in the Irish TV series ''The Fall (TV series), The Fall'' *Paul Stark, the main character played by Jeffrey Tambor in the 1986 television series ''Mr. Sunshine (1986 TV series)'' *Paul the Refugee Lad, a character in the 1947 American drama movie ''The Return of Rin Tin Tin#Cast, The Return of Rin Tin Tin'' *Paul Tomlinson, the main character in the 1991 American movie ''Victim of Love (1991 film)#Plot, Victim of Love'' *Paul Torres, in the television series ''The Following'' *Paul Trueman, on the British BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'' *Paul Truman, in the American sitcom ''List of Will & Grace characters#Will's family, Will & Grace'' *Paul Warren, a character in the 1980 American disaster movie ''The Night the Bridge Fell Down#Cast, The Night the Bridge Fell Down'' *Paul Williams (The Young and the Restless), Paul Williams, on the American soap opera ''The Young and the Restless'' *Paul Varjak, in Breakfast at Tiffany's (film), ''Breakfast at Tiffany's'' *Paul Young (Desperate Housewives), Paul Young, on the American television series ''Desperate Housewives''

References

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