Australian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Paul Keating   1991-1996  
Belgian Prime Ministers: 5 prime ministers
Paul de Smet de Naeyer   1896-1899; 1899-1907  
Paul van Zeeland   1935-1937  
Paul-Émile Janson   1937-1938  
Paul-Henri Spaak   1938-1939; 1946; 1947-1949  
Paul Vanden Boeynants   1966-1968; 1978-1979  
Biblical Characters: 1 character
Paul   (m)   Acts 7:58/Acts 13:9  
Bishops of Rome and the Popes: 8 popes
Paul I   757-767  
Paul II   1464-1471  
Paul III   1534-1549  
Paul IV   1555-1559  
Paul V   1605-1621  
Paul VI   1963-1978  
John Paul I   1978  
John Paul II   1978-2005  
Canadian Prime Ministers: 1 prime minister
Paul Martin   2003-2006  
Eurovision Song Contest Winners: 1 winner
Paul Harrington   1994   Ireland  
Fictional Characters from Books: 1 character, 1 hero
Paul Morel   1913   Sons and Lovers  
Paul Bäumer   1929   All Quiet on the Western Front  
Fictional Characters from Song Titles: 3 characters
(character) Paul   2005   The Ballad of Paul K  
(character) Paul   2009   Hey Paul  
(character) Billy Paul   2011   Billy Paul  
Fictional Characters from Television: 14 characters
Paul Narita   1965   Days of Our Lives  
Mike Brady (a.k.a. Paul)   1969; 1990   The Brady Bunch; The Bradys  
Paul Pfeiffer   1988   The Wonder Years  
Paul Robinette   1990   Law & Order  
Paul Buchman   1992   Mad About You  
Paul Thomas   1994   Party of Five  
Paul Hennessy   2002   8 Simple Rules  
Ann Veal (a.k.a. Paul)   2003   Arrested Development  
Paul Young   2004   Desperate Housewives  
Paul Kellerman   2005   Prison Break  
Cappie Jones (a.k.a. Paul)   2007   Greek  
Paul Kinsey   2007   Mad Men  
Will Gardner (a.k.a. Paul)   2009   The Good Wife  
Joe Longo (a.k.a. Paul)   2010   Melissa & Joey  
Fictional Characters from Traditional Tales: 1 hero
Paul Bunyan   American  
French Presidents and Prime Ministers: 4 presidents, 4 prime ministers, 2 prime minister/presidents
(prime minister) Jean-Joseph, Marquis Dessolles (a.k.a. Paul)   1818-1819  
(president) Jules Grévy (a.k.a. Paul)   1879-1887  
(prime minister/president) Jean Casimir-Perier (a.k.a. Paul)   1893-1894; 1894-1895  
(prime minister/president) Gaston Doumergue (a.k.a. Paul)   1913-1914; 1924-1931; 1934  
(president) Paul Deschanel   1920  
(prime minister) Paul Painlevé   1917; 1925  
(president) Paul Doumer   1931-1932  
(prime minister) Paul Reynaud   1940  
(prime minister) Paul Ramadier   1947  
(president) Nicolas Sarkozy (a.k.a. Paul)   2007-2012  
German Chancellors and Presidents: 1 chancellor, 1 president
(president) Paul von Hindenburg   1925-1934  
(chancellor) Joseph Goebbels (a.k.a. Paul)   1945  
Grammy Award Winners: 1 record of the year/song of the year/album of the year, 1 song of the year
(song of the year) Paul McCartney   1967   Michelle  
(record of the year/song of the year/album of the year) Paul Simon   1969; 1970; 1971; 1976; 1987; 1988   Mrs. Robinson; Bridge over Troubled Water; Still Crazy After All These Years; Graceland  
Haitian Presidents: 2 presidents
(president) Tirésias Simon Sam (a.k.a. Paul)   1896-1902  
(president) Paul Magloire   1950-1956  
Hall-of-Famers: 5 basketball, 5 football, 2 baseball, 2 ice hockey
(baseball) Paul Waner   1952  
(football) Paul Brown   1967  
(basketball) Paul Endacott   1971  
(basketball) Paul Arizin   1977  
(football) Paul Warfield   1983  
(football) Paul Hornung   1986  
(football) Paul Krause   1998  
(baseball) Paul Molitor   2004  
(ice hockey) Paul Coffey   2004  
(basketball) Chris Mullin (a.k.a. Paul)   2011  
(ice hockey) Paul Kariya   2017  
(basketball) Paul Westphal   2019  
(football) Paul Tagliabue   2020  
(basketball) Paul Pierce   2021  
Most Valuable Players: 3 winners
Paul Waner   1927   baseball  
Paul Hornung   1961   football  
Paul Goldschmidt   2022   baseball  
Nobel Prize Winners: 8 chemistry, 5 medicine, 4 economics, 2 literature, 1 peace, 1 physics
(medicine) Paul Ehrlich   1908  
(peace) Paul-Henri-Benjamin d'Estournelles de Constant   1909  
(literature) Paul Heyse   1910  
(chemistry) Paul Sabatier   1912  
(physics) Paul Dirac   1933  
(chemistry) Paul Karrer   1937  
(medicine) Paul Hermann Müller   1948  
(chemistry) Otto Diels (a.k.a. Paul)   1950  
(literature) Jean-Paul Sartre   1964  
(economics) Paul Samuelson   1970  
(chemistry) Paul John Flory   1974  
(chemistry) Paul Berg   1980  
(chemistry) Paul J. Crutzen   1995  
(chemistry) Paul D. Boyer   1997  
(medicine) Paul Greengard   2000  
(medicine) Paul Nurse   2001  
(medicine) Paul Lauterbur   2003  
(economics) Paul Krugman   2008  
(chemistry) Paul L. Modrich   2015  
(economics) Paul Romer   2018  
(economics) Paul Milgrom   2020  
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries: 1 activist, 1 revolutionary
(revolutionary) Paul Revere   1734-1818  
(activist) Jean-Paul Marat   1743-1793  
Notable Actors and Entertainers: 45 actors, 1 presenter
Paul Lukas   1891-1971  
Paul Muni   1895-1967  
Paul Fix   1901-1983  
Paul Henreid   1908-1992  
Paul Scofield   1922-2008  
Paul Newman   1925-2008  
Jean-Paul Belmondo   1933-2021  
Paul Sorvino   1939-2022  
Paul Gleason   1939-2006  
Paul Winfield   1939-2004  
Paul Hogan   1939-  
Paul Michael Glaser   1943-  
Paul Copley   1944-  
Paul Guilfoyle   1949-  
Paul Reubens   1952-2023  
Peter Reckell (a.k.a. Paul)   1955-  
Paul Reiser   1957-  
Paul Gross   1959-  
Paul McCrane   1961-  
Paul de Leeuw   1962-  
Paul Schulze   1962-  
Ernst-Paul Hasselbach   1966-2008  
Paul Giamatti   1967-  
Pauly Shore   1968-  
Ben Mendelsohn (a.k.a. Paul)   1969-  
Paul Rudd   1969-  
Paul Adelstein   1969-  
Paul Bettany   1971-  
Paul Sparks   1971-  
Marc Blucas (a.k.a. Paul)   1972-  
Jason London (a.k.a. Paul)   1972-  
Paul Walker   1973-2013  
James Marsden (a.k.a. Paul)   1973-  
Mark-Paul Gosselaar   1974-  
Balthazar Getty (a.k.a. Paul)   1975-  
Paul Schneider   1976-  
Laurence Fox (a.k.a. Paul)   1978-  
Josh Dallas (a.k.a. Paul)   1978-  
Vincent Kartheiser (a.k.a. Paul)   1979-  
Aaron Paul (a.k.a. Paul)   1979-  
Paul Telfer   1979-  
Paul Wesley   1982-  
Kevin Jonas (a.k.a. Paul)   1987-  
Chord Overstreet (a.k.a. Paul)   1989-  
George Blagden (a.k.a. Paul)   1989-  
Paul Mescal   1996-  
Notable Artists: 7 painters, 1 fashion designer, 1 sculptor
Peter Paul Rubens   1577-1640  
Paul Kane   1810-1871  
Paul Cézanne   1839-1906  
Paul Gauguin   1848-1903  
Paul Signac   1863-1935  
Paul Landowski   1875-1961  
Paul Klee   1879-1940  
Jean-Paul Riopelle   1923-2002  
Jean-Paul Gaultier   1952-  
Notable Athletes: 7 soccer, 4 rugby, 3 basketball, 2 baseball, 2 chess, 2 ice hockey, 2 tennis, 1 football, 1 wrestling
(chess) Paul Morphy   1837-1884  
(baseball) Paul Waner   1903-1965  
(chess) Paul Keres   1916-1975  
(basketball) Paul Arizin   1928-2006  
(football) Paul Hornung   1935-2020  
(soccer) Marius Trésor (a.k.a. Paul)   1950-  
(basketball) Paul Westphal   1950-2021  
(soccer) Paul Breitner   1951-  
(baseball) Paul Molitor   1956-  
(ice hockey) Paul Coffey   1961-  
(basketball) Chris Mullin (a.k.a. Paul)   1963-  
(tennis) Paul Haarhuis   1966-  
(wrestling) Paul Michael "Triple H" Levesque   1969-  
(soccer) Paul Bosvelt   1970-  
(ice hockey) Paul Kariya   1974-  
(soccer) Nick Rimando (a.k.a. Paul)   1979-  
(rugby) Paul O'Connell   1979-  
(tennis) Paul-Henri Mathieu   1982-  
(rugby) Paul James   1982-  
(soccer) Paul Verhaegh   1983-  
(soccer) Paul Aguilar   1986-  
(rugby) JP Pietersen (a.k.a. Paul)   1986-  
(rugby) Joe Moody (a.k.a. Paul)   1988-  
(soccer) Paul Pogba   1993-  
Notable Businesspeople: 3 businesspersons
J. Paul Getty   1892-1976  
Paul Allen   1953-2018  
Steve Jobs (a.k.a. Paul)   1955-2011  
Notable Evildoers: 1 persecutor
Joseph Goebbels (a.k.a. Paul)   1897-1945  
Notable Filmmakers: 3 directors, 1 director/screenwriter, 1 screenwriter/director
Paul Henreid   1908-1992  
Paul Verhoeven   1938-  
Paul W. S. Anderson   1965-  
Lilly Wachowski (a.k.a. Paul)   1967-  
Paul Thomas Anderson   1970-  
Notable Military Figures: 1 admiral, 1 general
John Paul Jones   1747-1792  
Paul von Hindenburg   1847-1934  
Notable Musicians: 11 musicians, 11 singers, 3 composers, 1 composer/lyricist, 1 musician/singer
Paul Dukas   1865-1935  
Paul Hindemith   1895-1963  
Andy Razaf (a.k.a. Paul)   1895-1973  
Paul Anka   1941-  
Paul Simon   1941-  
"Scatman" John (a.k.a. Paul)   1942-1999  
Paul McCartney   1942-  
Gary Glitter (a.k.a. Paul)   1944-  
Peter Cetera (a.k.a. Paul)   1944-  
John Paul Jones   1946-  
Julien Clerc (a.k.a. Paul)   1947-  
Dave Greenfield (a.k.a. Paul)   1949-2020  
John Paul Young   1950-  
Paul Stanley   1952-  
Paul Young   1956-  
Stephen Morris (a.k.a. Paul)   1957-  
Paul Roberts   1959-  
Paul "Bono" Hewson   1960-  
Paul Harrington   1960-  
DJ Paul Elstak   1966-  
Rick Astley (a.k.a. Paul)   1966-  
Howard Donald (a.k.a. Paul)   1968-  
Paul "The Pig" Gray   1972-2010  
Sean Paul (a.k.a. Paul)   1973-  
Gareth Gates (a.k.a. Paul)   1984-  
Paul "Stromae" van Haver   1985-  
Kevin Jonas (a.k.a. Paul)   1987-  
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers: 2 economists, 2 philosophers, 1 mathematician
Paul-Henri Thiry, Baron d'Holbach   1723-1789  
Jean-Paul Sartre   1905-1980  
Paul Erdős   1913-1996  
Paul Samuelson   1915-2009  
Paul Krugman   1953-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 3 politicians
Nigel Farage (a.k.a. Paul)   1964-  
Paul Ryan   1970-  
Pete Buttigieg (a.k.a. Paul)   1982-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 5 chemists, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Paul Ehrlich   1854-1915  
Paul Sabatier   1854-1941  
Otto Diels (a.k.a. Paul)   1876-1954  
Paul Karrer   1889-1971  
Paul Dirac   1902-1984  
Paul Berg   1926-2023  
Paul J. Crutzen   1933-2021  
Notable Writers: 6 authors, 5 poets, 1 author/poet
Paul Heyse   1830-1914  
Paul Verlaine   1844-1896  
Paul Valéry   1871-1945  
Paul Laurence Dunbar   1872-1906  
Paul Éluard   1895-1952  
Andy Razaf (a.k.a. Paul)   1895-1973  
Jean-Paul Sartre   1905-1980  
Paul Scott   1920-1978  
Paul Celan   1920-1970  
Paul Biegel   1925-2006  
Paul Auster   1947-  
Paul van Loon   1955-  
Olympic Medalists: 16 bronze, 11 gold, 11 silver, 3 silver/bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(gold) Paul Neumann   1896   swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze) Paul Vasseur   1900   water polo  
(bronze) Paul Weinstein   1904   high jump  
(gold) Paul Pilgrim   1904   4 mile team  
(bronze) Paul Lizandier   1908   3 mile team  
(bronze) Kurt Paul Malisch   1912   swimming - 200 m breaststroke  
(gold) Paul Günther   1912   diving - springboard  
(bronze) Paul Kellner   1912   swimming - 100 m backstroke  
(bronze/silver) Paul Leroy   1920   archery - moving target 28 m, team; archery - moving target 33 m, team; archery - moving target 50 m, team  
(gold) Paul Radmilovic   1908; 1912; 1920   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay; water polo  
(silver) Paul Gailly   1920; 1924   water polo  
(silver) Paul Martin   1924   800 m  
(bronze) Paul Bontemps   1924   3000 m steeplechase  
(gold/bronze) Paul Dujardin   1924; 1928   water polo  
(silver/bronze) Paul Wyatt   1924; 1928   swimming - 100 m backstroke  
(bronze) Paul Winter   1932   discus throw  
(bronze) Joe McCluskey (a.k.a. Paul)   1932   3000 m steeplechase  
(silver) Paul Klingenburg   1936   water polo  
(silver) Paul Wolf   1936   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(bronze) Herb Douglas (a.k.a. Paul)   1948   long jump  
(gold) Ron Tomsic (a.k.a. Paul)   1956   basketball  
(gold) Paul Hait   1960   swimming - 4x100 m medley relay  
(gold) Pete McCaffrey (a.k.a. Paul)   1964   basketball  
(silver) Paul Nihill   1964   50 km walk  
(bronze) Paul Genevay   1964   4x100 m relay  
(silver/gold) Paul Drayton   1964   200 m; 4x100 m relay  
(silver) Doug Collins (a.k.a. Paul)   1972   basketball  
(gold) Brad Cooper (a.k.a. Paul)   1972   swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze) Paul-Heinz Wellmann   1976   1500 m  
(gold) Walter Davis (a.k.a. Paul)   1976   basketball  
(bronze/gold) Jim Montgomery (a.k.a. Paul)   1976   swimming - 100 m freestyle; swimming - 200 m freestyle; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(bronze) Paul Easter   1984   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(bronze) Paul Howe   1984   swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay  
(gold) Paul Ereng   1988   800 m  
(bronze) Paul Kingsman   1988   swimming - 200 m backstroke  
(gold) Chris Mullin (a.k.a. Paul)   1984; 1992   basketball  
(silver/bronze) John Regis (a.k.a. Paul)   1988; 1992   4x100 m relay; 4x400 m relay  
(silver) Paul Bitok   1992; 1996   5000 m  
(silver) Paul Palmer   1996   swimming - 400 m freestyle  
(bronze) Kip Harkrider (a.k.a. Paul)   1996   baseball  
(silver) Paul Tergat   1996; 2000   10000 m  
(silver) Paul Gonzalez   2004   baseball  
(bronze) Paul Koech   2004   3000 m steeplechase  
(silver/bronze) Paul Chelimo   2016; 2020   5000 m  
(silver) Paul Tanui   2016   10000 m  
Oscar Award Winners: 4 actors
(actor) Paul Muni   1937   The Story of Louis Pasteur  
(actor) Paul Lukas   1944   Watch on the Rhine  
(actor) Paul Scofield   1967   A Man for All Seasons  
(actor) Paul Newman   1987   The Color of Money  
Other Leaders: 7 prime ministers, 1 president
Prime Minister Paul Eyschen   1888-1915   Luxembourg  
Prime Minister Gerald Strickland, 1st Baron Strickland (a.k.a. Paul)   1927-1932   Malta  
Prime Minister Paul Boffa   1947-1950   Malta  
Prime Minister Pierre Voizard (a.k.a. Paul)   1950-1953   Monaco  
Prime Minister Paul Demange   1966-1969   Monaco  
President Paul Xuereb   1987-1989   Malta  
Prime Minister Paul Dijoud   1994-1997   Monaco  
Prime Minister Jean-Paul Proust   2005-2010   Monaco  
Other Royalty: 2 princes, 1 king
Willem III of the Netherlands (a.k.a. Paul)   1849-1890   Netherlands  
Karl Franz of Prussia (a.k.a. Paul)   1916-1975   Prussia  
Nicolas of Sweden (a.k.a. Paul)   2015-   Sweden  
Pulitzer Award Winners: 2 literatures
(literature) Edward P. Jones (a.k.a. Paul)   2004   The Known World  
(literature) Paul Harding   2010   Tinkers  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 19 musicians
Paul Williams   1989   The Temptations  
Paul Robi   1990   The Platters  
Paul Samwell-Smith   1992   The Yardbirds  
John Paul Jones   1995   Led Zeppelin  
Paul Kantner   1996   Jefferson Airplane  
Richie Furay (a.k.a. Paul)   1997   Buffalo Springfield  
Paul McCartney   1988; 1999   The Beatles;   
Paul Wilson   2001   The Flamingos  
Paul Simon   1990; 2001   Simon & Garfunkel;   
Paul Simonon   2003   The Clash  
Paul "Bono" Hewson   2005   U2  
Paul Cook   2006   The Sex Pistols  
Ace Frehley (a.k.a. Paul)   2014   Kiss  
Paul Stanley   2014   Kiss  
Paul Butterfield   2015   The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  
Peter Cetera (a.k.a. Paul)   2016   Chicago  
Paul Atkinson   2019   The Zombies  
Paul Thompson   2019   Roxy Music  
Pearl Thompson (a.k.a. Paul)   2019   The Cure  
Russian Grand Dukes and Tsars: 1 tsar
Tsar Pavel (a.k.a. Paul)   1796-1801  
Saints: 40 saints, 8 blessed
Saint Paul the Apostle   ?-67  
Saint Paul the First Hermit   229-342  
Saint Paul   ?-251  
Saint Paul   ?-258  
Saint Paul   ?-270  
Saint Paul   ?-273  
Saint Paul of Narbonne   ?-290  
Saint Paul   ?-305  
Saint Paul of Gaza   ?-308  
Saint Paul   313-350  
Saint Paul the Simple   ?-339  
Saint Paul   ?-3xx  
Saint Paul   ?-362  
Saint Paul   ?-364  
Saint Paul of Trois Chateaux   ?-405  
Saint Paul Aurelian   ?-573  
Saint Paul   ?-649  
Saint Paul I   700-767  
Saint Paul of Cyprus   ?-760  
Saint Paul   ?-840  
Saint Paul of Saint Zoilus   ?-851  
Saint Paul   ?-856  
Saint Paul of Latros   ?-956  
Saint Paul   ?-1240  
Blessed Pablo de Santa Maria (a.k.a. Paul)   1351-1435  
Saint Paulo Miki (a.k.a. Paul)   1565-1597  
Saint Pablo Suzuki (a.k.a. Paul)   ?-1597  
Saint Paulo Ibaraki (a.k.a. Paul)   ?-1597  
Blessed Paul Sanchiki   ?-1622  
Blessed Paul Tanaka   ?-1622  
Blessed Paul Shinsuki   ?-1626  
Blessed Paul Aybara   ?-1628  
Blessed Paul Fimonaya   ?-1628  
Blessed Paul Tomaki   ?-1628  
Saint Paolo of the Cross (a.k.a. Paul)   1694-1775  
Saint Paul Ho Hyob   1795-1840  
Saint Paul Loc Van Le   1830-1859  
Saint Paul Tong Buong   ?-1833  
Saint Paul My   ?-1838  
Saint Paul Chong Hasang   1839-1867  
Saint Paul Khoan Khan Pham   ?-1840  
Saint Paul Hong Yong-ju   ?-1840  
Saint Paul Ngan   ?-1840  
Saint Paul Tinh   ?-1857  
Saint Paul Hanh   ?-1859  
Saint Paul Chen Changpin   ?-1861  
Blessed Paul Denn   ?-1900  
Saint John Paul II   1920-2005  
Swiss Presidents: 2 presidents
Paul Cérésole   1873  
Paul Chaudet   1959; 1962