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First name Paul
September 27, 2026

#1

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #242 Initials PM #2

#2

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Top 500 #280 Initials PW #2 The Fast and the Furious

#3

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Top 500 #478 Initials PM #3 Gladiator 2

#4

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008)

Initials PN #4 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

#5

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #3 Margin Call

#6

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1970)

#7

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#8

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #1 Avengers: Endgame

#9

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #2 The Blues Brothers

#10

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

#11

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #4 The Batman

#12

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #4 The Truman Show

#13

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

#14

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #8 The Fantastic Four

#15

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (born 1982)

Initials PW #7 Minority Report

#16

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #9 True Romance

#17

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#18

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #10

#19

Paul Petersen

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #18

#20

Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

#21

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials PA #10

#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)

Initials PH #14

#23

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

#24

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #25 Goodfellas

#25

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #15

#26

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #10

#27

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

Initials PA #12

#28

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #20

#29

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #27 Twisters

#30

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #16

#31

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #10

#32

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American rock musician

Initials PS #31

#33

Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

The ninth Emperor of Russia (1796–1801)

#34

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #17

#35

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Initials PL #15

#36

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #26

#37

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #27

#38

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

Initials PV #3 RoboCop

#39

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #17

#40

Paul Rust

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #13 Inglourious Basterds

#41

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #19 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#42

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #18

#43

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Initials PR #14

#44

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #18

#45

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #20

#46

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #41

#47

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

English actor (born 1959)

Initials PM #22 Empire of the Sun

#48

Paul Anthony Kelly

Paul Anthony Kelly

Canadian actor and model

Initials PK #13

#49

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #19

#50

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #20

#51

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

British character actor

Initials PR #15

#52

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

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

Initials PR #16

#53

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#54

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

Initials PG #21

#55

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player

Initials PS #45

#56

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #25

#57

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #15

#58

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #16 The Menu

#59

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director (born 1946)

Initials PS #47

#60

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #21 Aliens

#61

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #23

#62

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #25

#63

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #24

#64

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #18 The Revenant

#65

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #30

#66

Paul VI

Paul VI

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

Initials PV #12

#67

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #23

#68

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

South Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #24

#69

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece from 1947 to 1964

Initials PG #38

#70

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

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

Initials PW #30

#71

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

Initials PG #39 Don't Look Up

#72

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #40 The Breakfast Club

#73

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #69

#74

Paul Graham

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #41

#75

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #31

#76

Paul Walter

Paul Walter

English cricketer

Initials PW #31

#77

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #16

#78

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #73

#79

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #42

#80

Paul Fix

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #20

#81

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #31

#82

Paul Bilzerian

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #41

#83

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #17

#84

Paul Teutul, Sr.

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #74

#85

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #75 Scarface

#86

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #24

#87

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#88

Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #14 The Notebook

#89

Paul Ronan

Paul Ronan

Initials PR #36

#90

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939–2004)

Initials PW #33 The Terminator

#91

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #78

#92

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #25

#93

Paul Merson

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #47

#94

Paul LeDuc

Paul LeDuc

Canadian professional wrestler

Initials PL #32

#95

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #11

#96

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #58

#97

Paul Teutul, Jr.

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #16

#98

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #46

#99

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #79

#100

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#101

Paul Abrahamian

American reality television personality and clothing designer

Initials PA #27

#102

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #25 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#103

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #36 Insomnia

#104

Paul Renner

American politician

Initials PR #43

#105

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #51

#106

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #28

#107

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts fighter

Initials PH #42

#108

Paul Gilroy

British sociologist

Initials PG #48

#109

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #40

#110

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #56 The Shawshank Redemption

#111

Paul Daniels

Magician and TV Personality (1938–2016)

Initials PD #41

#112

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #24 There Will Be Blood

#113

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #49

#114

Paul Soter

American comedian

Initials PS #89

#115

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #90 The Greatest Showman

#116

Paul Avery

American journalist

Initials PA #32

#117

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #39

#118

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #61

#119

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #49 Saltburn

#120

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

Initials PB #62

#121

Paul Karason

Blue-skinned sufferer of argyria

Initials PK #37

#122

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #35

#123

Paul Jeffreys

British musician

Initials PJ #24

#124

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #49

#125

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #44

#126

Paul Onuachu

Nigerian association football player

Initials PO #12

#127

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #66

#128

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #39

#129

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #95 Zodiac

#130

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #21

#131

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #46

#132

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #60

#133

Paul Nassif

American plastic surgeon and television personality

Initials PN #24

#134

Paul Simonon

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

#135

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #55

#136

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #73 American Graffiti

#137

Paul L. Smith

Initials PS #107

#138

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #75 The Devil's Advocate

#139

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #42

#140

Paul Michael Stephani

American serial killer

Initials PS #109

#141

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #76

#142

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #43

#143

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #44

#144

Paul Chowdhry

British comedian and actor

Initials PC #67

#145

Paul O'Grady

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

Initials PO #14

#146

Paul Frees

American actor (1920–1986)

Initials PF #35 Mary Poppins

#147

Paul Watkins

American autobiographer

Initials PW #49

#148

Paul Saint-Pierre Plamondon

Canadian jurist

Initials PP #82

#149

Paul Sewald

American professional baseball pitcher

Initials PS #113

#150

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #66

#151

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #32

#152

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #60 Casablanca

#153

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #81

#154

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #88

#155

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #120

#156

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #52

#157

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #61

#158

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #75 Pulp Fiction

#159

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #129

#160

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #94

#161

Paul Brown

American football coach

Initials PB #101

#162

Paul Heckingbottom

English footballer

Initials PH #65

#163

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #31

#164

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #77

#165

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #53

#166

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #17

#167

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

Initials PO #22

#168

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #53

#169

Paul Lukas

Hungarian American actor

Initials PL #54

#170

Paul Konchesky

English footballer

Initials PK #57

#171

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #110

#172

Paul Higgins

Initials PH #71

#173

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #96

#174

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #23

#175

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #67

#176

Paul Chahidi

Initials PC #82

#177

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #73

#178

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #115

#179

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #31

#180

Paul Bateson

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

Initials PB #117

#181

Paul Lambert

Scottish association football player and manager

Initials PL #58

#182

Paul Bazely

Initials PB #118

#183

Paul Warner Powell

Executed for murder

Initials PP #100

#184

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #70

#185

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

Initials PI #10

#186

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #73

#187

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #106

#188

Paul Elden Kingston

Leader of the Mormon fundamentalist Latter Day Church of Christ and the Davis County Cooperative Society in the USA since 1987

Initials PK #61

#189

Paul Papalia

Australian politician

Initials PP #106

#190

Paul Kelly

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

Initials PK #62

#191

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #94

#192

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #110

#193

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #55

#194

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #79

#195

Paul Williams

New Zealand musician and comedian

Initials PW #61

#196

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #76

#197

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #63

#198

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #114

#199

Paul Julian

American artist and illustrator (1914–1995)

Initials PJ #40

#200

Paul Shane

English comedian and actor (1940-2013)

Initials PS #165