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First name Paul
August 21, 2025 to September 10, 2025

#1

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #430 Initials PM #4

#2

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American film director | screenwriter and producer (born 1970)

#3

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #2 Furious 7

#4

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

#5

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #1 Batman Returns

#6

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #2 Friendship

#7

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #6 Hamnet

#8

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #4 The Fantastic Four

#9

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #3 The Thursday Murder Club

#10

Paul Craig

Paul Craig

Scottish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

#11

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

#12

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#13

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Initials PP #11

#14

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (1982-)

Initials PW #5 Minority Report

#15

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #4 Saving Private Ryan

#16

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #5 The Batman

#17

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #6 Margin Call

#18

Paul von Hindenburg

Paul von Hindenburg

Prussian-German field marshal of the German Empire | statesman and president of Weimar Germany and Nazi Germany (1847–1934)

#19

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #10

#20

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #7 Aliens

#21

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #10

#22

Paul Teal

Paul Teal

American actor (1989–2024)

#23

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #19

#24

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #11

#25

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American singer and guitarist | member of the rock band Kiss

Initials PS #23

#26

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#27

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

Initials PA #10

#28

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #14

#29

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #14

#30

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #11

#31

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

American businessman and philanthropist | co-founder of Microsoft (1953–2018)

Initials PA #12

#32

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #11

#33

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #13 Hostiles

#34

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #15 Baby Driver

#35

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #33 Goodfellas

#36

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #17

#37

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974)

Initials PS #34

#38

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #12

#39

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

Initials PR #11

#40

Paul Merson

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #17

#41

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Initials PM #18 Alien 3

#42

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #18

#43

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director

Initials PV #4 RoboCop

#44

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #20 The Death of Stalin

#45

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #18

#46

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #18

#47

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Initials PL #17

#48

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#49

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

Initials PG #22

#50

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #48 Twisters

#51

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #33

#52

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

American singer | actor | and political activist (1898–1976)

Initials PR #23

#53

Paul McGuigan

Paul McGuigan

English bass player

Initials PM #27

#54

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #18

#55

Paul Rothrock

Paul Rothrock

US association football player

Initials PR #24

#56

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 2015 to 2019

Initials PR #25

#57

Paul VI

Paul VI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

#58

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #55

#59

Paul Arthurs

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #16

#60

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

Canadian singer | composer | actor | author | comedian | and multi-instrumentalist

Initials PS #57

#61

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director

Initials PS #58

#62

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #24

#63

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #19

#64

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #37

#65

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #30 The Breakfast Club

#66

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #33

#67

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #21

#68

Paul Singer

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #68

#69

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #69

#70

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #26

#71

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #35

#72

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

chief strategy officer for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL).

Initials PD #28

#73

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas

Initials PW #30

#74

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #55

#75

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #23

#76

Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum

American journalist

Initials PF #24

#77

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939-2004)

Initials PW #31 The Terminator

#78

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #20

#79

Paul Kelly

Paul Kelly

Australian rock music singer-songwriter | guitarist | and harmonica player | born 1955

Initials PK #29

#80

Paul Teutul, Jr.

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #16

#81

Paul Cattermole

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #39

#82

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #46 Tombstone

#83

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#84

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #75

#85

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #21

#86

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #41

#87

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Initials PG #42

#88

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #41

#89

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #46

#90

Paul Teutul, Sr.

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #79

#91

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #37

#92

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #41

#93

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #24 There Will Be Blood

#94

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #38 Insomnia

#95

Paul Azinger

Paul Azinger

professional golfer

Initials PA #27

#96

Paul Volcker

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #16

#97

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #54 The Addams Family

#98

Paul Nicholls

Paul Nicholls

Initials PN #22

#99

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#100

Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

Initials PO #13

#101

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #53 Pulp Fiction

#102

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #13

#103

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #33

#104

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #92 Scarface

#105

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #36

#106

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #95 The Greatest Showman

#107

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #37

#108

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #15

#109

Paul Greengrass

Academy Award-nominated | BAFTA Award-winning English writer and film director

Initials PG #50

#110

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #51

#111

Paul Brown

American football coach

Initials PB #58

#112

Paul O'Grady

British comedian | actor and television presenter (1955–2023)

Initials PO #14

#113

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #52 Don't Look Up

#114

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #65

#115

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #66

#116

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #41

#117

Paul Fix

American film and television character actor | best known for his work in Westerns

Initials PF #33

#118

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #50 Casablanca

#119

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #51

#120

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #67

#121

Paul Mooney

American comedian | writer | social critic | television and film actor

Initials PM #68

#122

Paul Winchell

American ventriloquist | voice actor | comedian | inventor | and humanitarian

Initials PW #45

#123

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #70 American History X

#124

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #72 The Shawshank Redemption

#125

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #44

#126

Paul Bulcke

Belgian businessman

Initials PB #73

#127

Paul Simonon

English musician (Bass guitarist | vocalist | songwriter) and visual artist

#128

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #107

#129

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #55

#130

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PH #56

#131

Paul Wanner

German association football player

Initials PW #48

#132

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #55

#133

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #26 The Notebook

#134

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #79

#135

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #49

#136

Paul Potts

Initials PP #80

#137

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #82

#138

Paul Bateson

radiographer who had a bit part in ''The Exorcist''; later convicted of murder

Initials PB #82

#139

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #46

#140

Paul Usher

#141

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #51

#142

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #50

#143

Paul Clement

English association football player and manager

Initials PC #70

#144

Paul Peschisolido

footballer | football manager

Initials PP #84

#145

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #31

#146

Paul Laverty

Irish-Scottish screenwriter

Initials PL #48

#147

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #64

#148

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #86

#149

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #36

#150

Paul Frees

Initials PF #41 Mary Poppins

#151

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #87

#152

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #51

#153

Paul Daniels

British magician and television performer

Initials PD #61

#154

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #66 Inglourious Basterds

#155

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #63

#156

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #90

#157

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #32

#158

Paul Dalglish

professional association footballer

Initials PD #65

#159

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #57

#160

Paul Hausser

German SS commander

Initials PH #69

#161

Paul Aron

Estonian racing driver

Initials PA #41

#162

Paul Gross

film actor | Film Producer | Film writer | music composer | film director

Initials PG #64

#163

Paul Blackburn

American professional baseball pitcher

Initials PB #100

#164

Paul Warburg

American banker (1868-1932)

Initials PW #59

#165

Paul Tagliabue

former Commissioner of the National Football League

Initials PT #35

#166

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #95

#167

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #77

#168

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #66

#169

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #78

#170

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #96

#171

Paul von Rennenkampf

Russian general

Initials PR #72

#172

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

Initials PO #21

#173

Paul Jones

British singer | actor | harmonica player | radio personality and television presenter

Initials PJ #34

#174

Paul Avery

American journalist

Initials PA #43

#175

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #103

#176

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #136 Zodiac

#177

Paul Dini

Initials PD #72

#178

Paul Walker III

father of actor Paul Walker

#179

Paul Kalanithi

Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Initials PK #59 When Breath Becomes Air

#180

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #99

#181

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #73

#182

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #75

#183

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #23

#184

Paul Onuachu

Nigerian association football player

Initials PO #24

#185

Paul Soter

American comedian

Initials PS #144

#186

Paul Weitz

American filmmaker

Initials PW #63

#187

Paul Chowdhry

British comedian and actor

Initials PC #85

#188

Paul Young

English musician

#189

Paul Williams

New Zealand musician and comedian

Initials PW #64

#190

Paul Janssen

Scientist | founder of Janssen Pharmaceutica

Initials PJ #37

#191

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #79

#192

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #81

#193

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #26

#194

Paul Bazely

Initials PB #120

#195

Paul Varelans

American martial artist

Initials PV #28

#196

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #122

#197

Paul Renner

American politician

Initials PR #83

#198

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

Initials PI #10

#199

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #125

#200

Paul Joseph Watson

far-right YouTuber | radio host | writer and editor

Initials PW #66