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Paul
Paul the Apostle by El Greco
Pronunciation	/pɔːl/ French: [pɔl] German: [ˈpaʊl] Dutch: [ˈpʌu̯l]
Gender	Male
Name day	June 29
Origin
Meaning	"Humble"; "scarce"; "rare"; "small"

Paul /pɔːl/ (listen) is a common masculine given name in countries and ethnicities with a Christian heritage (Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Protestantism) 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" or "humble".^[1][2] During the Classical Age it was used to distinguish the minor of two people of the same family bearing the same name. The Roman patrician family of the Gens Aemilia included such prominent persons as Lucius Aemilius Paullus, Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus, Lucius Aemilius Lepidus Paullus, Tertia Aemilia Paulla (the wife of Scipio Africanus), and Sergius Paulus.

Its prevalence in nations with a Christian heritage is primarily due to its attachment to Saint Paul the Apostle, whose Greek name was Παῦλος, Paûlos, a transliteration from the Latin, also carrying the "modest" meaning of this name, and possibly chosen because of its similarity to his Jewish name Šaul. The name Paul is common, with variations, in all European languages (e.g. English, French, Spanish, Catalan, Portuguese, Italian, German, Dutch, Scandinavian, Greek, Russian, Georgian).

Paul's popularity has varied. In the United States, the 1990 census shows it ranked the 13th most common (male) name;^[3] however, Social Security Administration data shows popularity in the top 20 until 1968, with steadily declining use until its 2015 rank of 200th.^[4]

The feminine versions are Paula, Pauline, Paulina, and Paulette.

Translations

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  Albanian: Pali, Pavli, Pal


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  Amharic: ጳውሎስ (Paulos)


• Ancient Roman: Paulus, Paulinus


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  Arabic: بولس (Bulus, in the Bible), بول (Bol, English name Paul), PACL
  
  • occasionally used as a slang term, used to indicate the equivalent of the English slang term "boss"
  
  


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  Aragonese: Pavlo


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  Armenian Old: Պաւղոս (Pawłos)
  
  
  
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    Armenian Western: Պօղոս (Boġos)
  
  
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    Armenian Eastern: Պողոս (Poġos)
  
  
  
  


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  Asturian: Pablu


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  Basque: Paulo


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  Belarusian: Павeл (Paweł), Паўлюк (Paŭluk), Паўлюсь (Paŭluś), Пол (Pol)


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  Bengali: পল (Pol)


• Biblical Greek: Paulos


• Biblical Latin: Paulus


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  Bosnian: Pavao, Pavão, Pavle


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  Breton: Paol


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  Bulgarian: Павел (Pavel)


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  Catalan: Pau, Pol


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  Chinese: 保羅, 保罗 (Bǎoluó), 保祿 (Bǎolù)


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  Coptic: ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲟⲥ (Paulos), ⲡⲁⲩⲗⲉ (Paule), ⲡⲁⲩ (Pau)


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  Cornish: Pawl


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  Corsican: Paulu


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  Croatian: Pavao, Pavle, Pavo


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  Czech: Pavel
  


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  Danish: Poul, Povl, Palle


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  Dutch: Paul, Paulus, Pauwel


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  Esperanto: Paŭlo, Paĉjo


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  Estonian: Paul, Paavel, Paavo
  


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  Faroese: Páll, Pál, Palli, Pól, Pauli


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  Fijian: Paula


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  Finnish: Paavali, Paavo, Pauli
  


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  French: Paul, Pol


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  Frisian: Pouw, Powles, Paulus


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  Galician: Paulo
  


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  Georgian: პავლე (Pavle)


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  German: Paul


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  Greek: Παύλος (Pávlos, Páv̱los)


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  Gujarati: પોલ (Pōl)


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  Haitian Creole: Pòl


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  Hakka: Pó-lò


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  Hausa: Bulus


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  Hawaiian: Paulo
  


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  Hebrew: פול (Pol)


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  Hindi: पौलुस (pəulus – only used in Biblical context), पौल (pɔl)


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  Hungarian: Pál (Nicknames: Pali, Palika, Paja, Pajus, Pajó, Palcsi, Palcsika, Pálka, Palkó, Pálocska)


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  Icelandic: Páll


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  Indonesian: Paulus


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  Irish: Pól, Pódhl


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  Italian: Paolo, Paolino


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  Japanese: ポール (Pōru), and in Biblical context, パウルス (Paurusu)


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  Kannada: ಪಾಲ್ (Pāl)


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  Korean: 파울로스 (Paulloseu) or 폴 (Pol)
  
  
  
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    Catholic: 바오로 (Baoro)
  
  
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    Orthodox: 바울로 (Baullo)
  
  
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    Protestant: 바울 (Baul), 바우로 (Baulo, Anglican)
  
  
  
  


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  Latin: Paulus


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  Latvian: Pauls, Pāvils


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  Lithuanian: Paulas, Paulius, Povilas
  


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  Luganda: Paolo


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  Malayalam: പൗലോസ് (Paulose)


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  Macedonian: Павле (Pavle, Pavel)


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  Maltese: Pawl, Pawlu


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  Manx: Payl


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  Maori: Paora


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


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  Mongolian: Павел (Pavel), Паул


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  Na'vi: Pawl


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  Nepali: पावलले (Pāvalalē)


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  Norwegian: Paul, Pål


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  Occitan: Pau


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  Old English: Paulus


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  Philippine languages: Pablo or Paulo
  


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  Polish: Paweł


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  Portuguese: Paulo, Paulino, Paulinho


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  Punjabi: ਪੌਲੁਸਨੇ (Paulusanē)


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  Romanian: Paul, Pavel
  


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  Russian: Пол (Pol), Павел (Pavel), Паша (Pasha)


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  Sardinian: Paulu


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  Scottish Gaelic: Pòl, Pàl


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  Serbian: Павле (Pavle)


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  Shona: Paurosi


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  Sicilian: Pàulu, Paulu


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  Sinhala: පාවුලු (Pawulu)


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  Slovak: Pavol


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  Slovene: Pavel
  


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  Spanish: Pablo, Paulino


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  Swedish: Paul, Pål


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  Tamil: பவுல் (Pavul)


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  Telugu: పాల్ (Pāl)


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  Thai: พอล (Paul)


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  Ukrainian: Павло (Pavlo), Пол (Pol)


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  Urdu: پال


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  Venetian: Pagoło, Poło


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  Vietnamese: Phao-lô


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  Welsh: Pawl

Notable examples

Below are Pauls who are notable in their fields. This is not a comprehensive list of articles on people named Paul; see instead All pages with titles beginning with Paul.

• Pope Paul (disambiguation)


• Saint Paul (disambiguation)


• Patriarch Paul (disambiguation)


• Paul I (disambiguation)


• Paul II (disambiguation)


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  Paul, Latin Patriarch of Constantinople (died 1371)


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  Paul Allen (1953–2018), co-founder of Microsoft


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  Paul Thomas Anderson (born 1970), American film director and screenwriter


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  Paul Anka (born 1941), Canadian singer and songwriter


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  Paul Anspach (1882–1991), Belgian épée and foil fencer, two-time Olympic champion


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  Paul Bettany (born 1971), English actor


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  Paul D. Boyer (born 1918), American biochemist, Nobel prize winner


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  Paul Breitner (born 1951), German international footballer


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


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  Paul Butler (American football) (born 1993), American football player


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  Paul Cézanne (1839–1906), French artist


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  Paul Craft (1938–2014), American singer-songwriter


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  Paul Crutzen (born 1933), Dutch meteorologist, Nobel prize winner


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  Paul Desmond (1924–1977), American jazz saxophonist and composer


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  Paul Dirac (1902–1984), English physicist and Nobel-prize winner


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  Paul Dukas (1865–1935), French composer


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  Paul Ehrenfest (1880–1933), Austrian-Dutch theoretical physicist


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  Paul Ehrlich (1854–1915), German physician and chemist


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  Paul Erdős (1913–1996), Hungarian mathematician


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  Paul Friedberg (born 1959), American Olympic fencer


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  Paul Gascoigne (born 1967), English footballer


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  Paul Gauguin (1848–1903), French painter


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  Paul Giamatti (born 1967), American actor


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  Paul Goldstein (born 1976), American tennis player


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  Paul Götze (1903–1948), Nazi SS officer at Auschwitz and Buchenwald concentration camps executed for war crimes


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  Paul Haarhuis (born 1966), Dutch tennis player


• Paul Hewson (born 1960), the birth name of Irish singer Bono of U2


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  Paul Hindemith (1895–1963), German composer


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  Paul von Hindenburg (1847–1934), German field marshal and statesman


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  Paul Hogan (born 1939), Australian actor and comedian


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  Paul Homan (1893–1969), American economist


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  Paul Ince (born 1967), English international footballer


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  Pavlo Ishchenko (born 1992), Ukrainian-Israeli boxer


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


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  Paul Kagame (born 1957), President of Rwanda


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  Paul Keating (born 1944), Australian Prime Minister


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  Paul Klee (1879–1940), Swiss-German painter


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  Paul Klenerman (born 1963), British Olympic sabre fencer


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  Paul Kruger (1825–1904), President of the South African Republic


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  Paul Krugman (born 1953), Nobel Prize-winning American economist and writer


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  Paul LePage (born 1948), American politician and businessman


• Paul Levesque (born 1969), American wrestler better known as Triple H
  


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  Paul Makler Sr. (born 1920), American Olympic fencer


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  Paul McCartney (born 1942), English singer and musician; member of The Beatles


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  Paul Morphy (1837–1884), American chess player


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  Paul Newman (1925–2008), American actor and philanthropist


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  Paul Nipkow (1860–1940), German inventor


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  Paul Oakenfold (born 1963), English DJ and electronic musician


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  Paul Okon (born 1972), Australian football manager and player


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  Paul Otlet (1868–1944), Belgian author and peace activist, father of information science


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  Paul Pierce (born 1977), American basketball player


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  Paul Pogba (born 1993), French footballer


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  Paul Poiret (1879—1944), French fashion designer


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  Paul Poom (born 1958), Estonian actor


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  Paul Reiser (born 1957), American comedian


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  Paul Reubens (born 1952), American comedian (Pee-wee Hermans)


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  Paul Reuter (1816–1899), German-born British news reporter, founder of Reuters News Agency


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  Paul Revere (1735–1818), patriot of the American Revolution and silversmith


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  Paul Robeson, American actor, singer and activist


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  Paul Rodgers (born 1949), English musician/songwriter, singer in Free and Bad Company


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  Paul Rudd (born 1969), American actor


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  Paul Ryan (born 1970), American politician and current House Speaker
  


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  Paul Samuelson, Nobel Prize-winning American economist


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  Paul Scholes (born 1974), England international footballer


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  Paul Scofield, English actor


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  Paul Sereno, paleontologist


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  Paul Simon (born 1941), American musician


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  Paul Smith, English fashion designer


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  Paul Stastny (born 1985), Canadian-American ice hockey player


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  Paul Sutter, American astrophysicist


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  Paul Van Himst (born 1943), Belgian footballer


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  Paul van Ostaijen (1896–1928), Belgian poet and writer


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  Paul Verhoeven (born 1938), Dutch film director


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  Paul Verlaine (1844–1896), French poet


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  Paul Volcker (born 1927), American economist


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  Paul Walker (1973–2013), American actor


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  Paul Weller (born 1958), English musician


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  Paul Wesley, American actor


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  Paul Whitehouse, Welsh comedian


• Paul Wight (born 1972), American wrestler known as Big Show
  


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  Paul Winchell (1922-2005), American ventriloquist, comedian, actor, voice artist, humanitarian, and inventor


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  Paul Wolfowitz (born 1943), American political scientist and diplomat

See also

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  All pages with titles beginning with Paul of – for people known as "Paul of ..."


• Pablo


• Paolo


• Paulo


• Pavel


• Paul (disambiguation)


• All pages with titles beginning with Paul


• Paul-Antoine


• Jean-Paul (disambiguation)


• John Paul (disambiguation)


• John Paul Jones (disambiguation)


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  Paula (given name), feminine of Paul

References

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