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First name Paul
May 9, 2026

#1

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #217 Initials PM #3

#2

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #2 Balls Up

#3

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1970)

#4

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008)

Initials PN #1 The Sting

#5

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

#6

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #8 Hamnet

#7

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #2 The Anaconda

#8

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#9

Paul Anthony Kelly

Paul Anthony Kelly

Canadian actor and model

#10

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#11

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #6 The Revenant

#12

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #7 The Batman

#13

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Initials PP #15

#14

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #10 Margin Call

#15

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

#16

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #4 Matilda

#17

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#18

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

#19

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

#20

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#21

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (born 1982)

Initials PW #8 Minority Report

#22

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)

#23

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #11 The Truman Show

#24

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #10

#25

Paul Seixas

Paul Seixas

Initials PS #19

#26

Paul Bilzerian

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #18

#27

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #11

#28

Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

The ninth Emperor of Russia (1796–1801)

Initials PR #11

#29

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #13

#30

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution (1735–1818)

Initials PR #12

#31

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #19

#32

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #23

#33

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

#34

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #11

#35

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #20

#36

Paul VI

Paul VI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978 (1897–1978)

#37

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #15 Whiplash

#38

Paul Rieckhoff

Paul Rieckhoff

American activist

Initials PR #16

#39

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #32 Goodfellas

#40

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

Initials PV #4 RoboCop

#41

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American rock musician

Initials PS #34

#42

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

#43

Paul Peschisolido

Paul Peschisolido

footballer | football manager

Initials PP #29

#44

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #14

#45

Paul Bissonnette

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

Initials PB #26

#46

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #15

#47

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#48

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #13

#49

Paul Gosar

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #16

#50

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #15

#51

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #19

#52

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #28

#53

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player

Initials PS #41

#54

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #19

#55

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Initials PR #22

#56

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #15 Crime 101

#57

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #24

#58

Paul Daniels

Paul Daniels

Magician and TV Personality (1938–2016)

Initials PD #20

#59

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #39

#60

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

English actor (born 1959)

Initials PM #32 Alien 3

#61

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director (born 1946)

Initials PS #44

#62

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #18

#63

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #21

#64

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #11

#65

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #34

#66

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #25

#67

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #20

#68

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #20

#69

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#70

Paul McGinley

Paul McGinley

professional golfer

Initials PM #35

#71

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #22

#72

Paul Sykes

Paul Sykes

British businessman

Initials PS #54

#73

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #30

#74

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #41

#75

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #41

#76

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #33

#77

Paul Westhead

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #24

#78

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

#79

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #61

#80

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #34 The Breakfast Club

#81

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #47 The Shawshank Redemption

#82

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas (born 1981)

Initials PW #29

#83

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939–2004)

Initials PW #30 The Terminator

#84

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #37 Over Your Dead Body

#85

Paul Seed

Paul Seed

British television director

Initials PS #70

#86

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #25

#87

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #71 Twisters

#88

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #19

#89

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #25

#90

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #55

#91

Paul Wahlberg

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #33

#92

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #28

#93

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#94

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #40

#95

Paul Karason

Paul Karason

Blue-skinned sufferer of argyria

Initials PK #30

#96

Paul Klee

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #31

#97

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #76 Train Dreams

#98

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #40 Insomnia

#99

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #22 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#100

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #77

#101

Paul of Greece

King of Greece from 1947 to 1964

Initials PG #45

#102

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #82 The Greatest Showman

#103

Paul Kemsley

British businessman

Initials PK #33

#104

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #31

#105

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #18 The Notebook

#106

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #53 American History X

#107

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #87

#108

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #49

#109

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #39

#110

Paul Casey

professional golfer

Initials PC #56

#111

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #60 Tombstone

#112

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #46

#113

Paul O'Grady

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

#114

Paul Le Roux

programmer | criminal cartel boss | and informant to the US Drug Enforcement Administration

Initials PR #49

#115

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #100

#116

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #101 Scarface

#117

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #40

#118

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #103

#119

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #62

#120

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #45

#121

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #29 There Will Be Blood

#122

Paul Nassif

American plastic surgeon and television personality

Initials PN #19

#123

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #61

#124

Paul Simonon

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

#125

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #52

#126

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #64

#127

Paul Kariya

ice hockey player

Initials PK #43

#128

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #24

#129

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #31

#130

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #70

#131

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

Initials PO #11

#132

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #21

#133

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #52

#134

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #53

#135

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #53

#136

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #16

#137

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #73

#138

Paul Bremer

American diplomat

Initials PB #71

#139

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #43

#140

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

Initials PO #12

#141

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #44

#142

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #58

#143

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #75

#144

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #75

#145

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #15

#146

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #76

#147

Paul Rosolie

American conservationist and author

Initials PR #61

#148

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #56

#149

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #78

#150

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #57

#151

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #77

#152

Paul Posluszny

American football player

Initials PP #81

#153

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #50

#154

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #81

#155

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #52

#156

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #85

#157

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #85

#158

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #74

#159

Paul Young

English musician

#160

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #46

#161

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #125 Zodiac

#162

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #21

#163

Paul Tierney

English football referee (born 1980)

Initials PT #33

#164

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #66 Saltburn

#165

Paul Valthaty

Indian cricketer

Initials PV #22

#166

Paul Frees

American actor (1920–1986)

Initials PF #38 Mary Poppins

#167

Paul Soter

American comedian

Initials PS #127

#168

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #15

#169

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #86 The Devil's Advocate

#170

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #30

#171

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #49

#172

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #92

#173

Paul Ralph Ehrlich

American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026)

Initials PE #18

#174

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #130

#175

Paul Raymond

English publisher

Initials PR #68

#176

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #51

#177

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #131

#178

Paul Gilbert

American actor (1918-1976)

Initials PG #53

#179

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

#180

Paul Joseph Watson

far-right YouTuber | radio host | writer and editor

Initials PW #55

#181

Paul Robeson, Jr.

American academic

Initials PJ #31

#182

Paul Onuachu

Nigerian association football player

Initials PO #16

#183

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #62 Casablanca

#184

Paul Golding

leader of the far-right political party Britain First

Initials PG #70

#185

Paul LePage

American businessman | Republican Party politician | and the 74th Governor of Maine

Initials PL #55

#186

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #72

#187

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

German army officer

Initials PL #57

#188

Paul Celan

Romanian poet and translator

Initials PC #86

#189

Paul Westphal

American basketball player | coach | and commentator

Initials PW #57

#190

Paul Maurice

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Initials PM #100

#191

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #74 The World's Fastest Indian

#192

Paul Anderson

American weightlifter

Initials PA #44

#193

Paul Schäfer

German criminal and founder of a sect and agricultural commune Colonia Dignidad in Chile

Initials PS #144

#194

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Initials PC #92

#195

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #93

#196

Paul Desmond

American jazz musician

Initials PD #73

#197

Paul Bogart

TV and film director

Initials PB #105

#198

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #94 Pulp Fiction

#199

Paul Dinello

American actor and director

Initials PD #75

#200

Paul Lambert

Scottish association football player and manager

Initials PL #63