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First name Paul
April 23, 2025 to May 13, 2025

#1

Paul VI

Paul VI

head of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

Top 500 #89 Initials PV #1

#2

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Top 500 #331 Initials PR #1 Matilda

#3

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

#4

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #2 Death of a Unicorn

#5

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #4 Gladiator 2

#6

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

#7

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

#8

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #3 The Fast and the Furious

#9

Paul Bissonnette

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

#10

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American film director | screenwriter and producer (born 1970)

#11

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #3 The Truman Show

#12

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

Initials PS #10

#13

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

Initials PB #10 The Da Vinci Code

#14

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Initials PP #21

#15

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #22

#16

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #7 The Batman

#17

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

#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)

Initials PH #10

#19

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #19

#20

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

#21

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #11 The Fantastic Four

#22

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#23

Paul II

Paul II

pope of the Catholic Church from 1464 to 1471

#24

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #12

#25

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#26

Paul Martin

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #15

#27

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

#28

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #11

#29

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#30

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

Initials PR #10

#31

Paul Keating

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

#32

Paul Maurice

Paul Maurice

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Initials PM #17

#33

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #20

#34

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #25 Goodfellas

#35

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974)

Initials PS #31

#36

Paul III

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

#37

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (1982-)

Initials PW #14 Minority Report

#38

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #18

#39

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #10

#40

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American singer and guitarist | member of the rock band Kiss

Initials PS #34

#41

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Initials PL #10

#42

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

#43

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #12

#44

Paul V

Paul V

Pope from 1605 to 1621

#45

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#46

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #15

#47

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director

Initials PV #10 RoboCop

#48

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #15

#49

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #17

#50

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Initials PM #24

#51

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #17

#52

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #17 Whiplash

#53

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #16

#54

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #24

#55

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #19 Baby Driver

#56

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Initials PR #20

#57

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #21

#58

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #34

#59

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #41

#60

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #22 The Breakfast Club

#61

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas

Initials PW #22

#62

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #26

#63

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #25

#64

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #37

#65

Paul Tudor Jones

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

#66

Paul S. Atkins

Paul S. Atkins

CEO of Patomak Global Partners LLC

Initials PA #16

#67

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #49

#68

Paul I

Paul I

#69

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #17 The Revenant

#70

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #25

#71

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #27

#72

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director

Initials PS #53

#73

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #55

#74

Paul Craig

Paul Craig

Scottish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PC #32

#75

Paul Marcinkus

Paul Marcinkus

Catholic bishop

Initials PM #36

#76

Paul IV

Paul IV

pope of catholic church 1555-1559

#77

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #16 There Will Be Blood

#78

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #35

#79

Paul Kemsley

Paul Kemsley

British businessman

Initials PK #21

#80

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #19 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#81

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #35

#82

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#83

Paul Hughes

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PH #30

#84

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915-2007)

Initials PT #18

#85

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #23

#86

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #29

#87

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #31

#88

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #21

#89

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #41

#90

Paul Calderón

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #42 Pulp Fiction

#91

Paul Volcker

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #18

#92

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939-2004)

Initials PW #33 The Terminator

#93

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #49 Tombstone

#94

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Initials PG #40

#95

Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

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

#96

Paul Winchell

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #35

#97

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #27

#98

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #29

#99

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PI #12

#100

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #28

#101

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #13

#102

Paul Nicholls

Initials PN #16

#103

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #31

#104

Paul Greene

Initials PG #43

#105

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #81

#106

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #45

#107

Paul Gallagher

Roman Catholic archbishop

Initials PG #46

#108

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #14

#109

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #35

#110

Paul Fitzgerald

Initials PF #31 Lucifer

#111

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #73

#112

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #83

#113

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #86 Scarface

#114

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #46

#115

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #32

#116

Paul Bristow

British politician

Initials PB #59

#117

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #20

#118

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #48

#119

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #90

#120

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #37

#121

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #37

#122

Paul Clement

United States Solicitor General

Initials PC #53

#123

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #94

#124

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #53

#125

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #48

#126

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #61

#127

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #51

#128

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #50 Spotlight

#129

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #24

#130

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #66 The Shawshank Redemption

#131

Paul Reed

American basketball player (1999-)

Initials PR #53

#132

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #100 The Greatest Showman

#133

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #52

#134

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #101

#135

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #37

#136

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

Initials PO #13

#137

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #72

#138

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #26 The Notebook

#139

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #55

#140

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #64

#141

Paul Varelans

American martial artist

Initials PV #26

#142

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #88

#143

Paul Simonon

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

Initials PS #10

#144

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #46

#145

Paul King

British singer | musician | VJ and TV presenter

Initials PK #47

#146

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #73

#147

Paul Kariya

ice hockey player

Initials PK #48

#148

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #43

#149

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #50

#150

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #57

#151

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #47

#152

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

Initials PO #17

#153

Paul Daniels

British magician and television performer

Initials PD #66

#154

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #77 American History X

#155

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #79

#156

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Initials PC #67

#157

Paul Frees

Initials PF #43 Mary Poppins

#158

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #88 The Devil's Advocate

#159

Paul Tagliabue

former Commissioner of the National Football League

Initials PT #36

#160

Paul Bremer

American diplomat

Initials PB #89

#161

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #83

#162

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #112 Zodiac

#163

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #62

#164

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #68

#165

Paul Danan

British actor (1978–2025)

Initials PD #69

#166

Paul Smith

Initials PS #114

#167

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Norwegian musician and songwriter

Initials PW #54

#168

Paul LePage

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

Initials PL #56

#169

Paul Bradley

Initials PB #93 Black Mirror: Bandersnatch

#170

Paul Butterfield

American blues singer and harmonica player

Initials PB #94

#171

Paul Mashatile

South African politician

Initials PM #86

#172

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #58 Casablanca

#173

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #27

#174

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #74

#175

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #87

#176

Paul Simon

United States Senator and lieutenant governor from Illinois

Initials PS #10

#177

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #55

#178

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #94

#179

Paul Young

English musician

#180

Paul Westphal

American basketball player | coach | and commentator

Initials PW #57

#181

Paul Chowdhry

British comedian and actor

Initials PC #81

#182

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #67

#183

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #20

#184

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #69 Inglourious Basterds

#185

Paul Aron

Estonian racing driver

Initials PA #61

#186

Paul Khoury

Australian actor

Initials PK #57

#187

Paul Kalanithi

Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Initials PK #59 When Breath Becomes Air

#188

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #103

#189

Paul Jubb

British tennis player

Initials PJ #41

#190

Paul Nicholas Fisher

Australian music producer

Initials PF #54

#191

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #73

#192

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #76

#193

Paul Lambert

Scottish association football player and manager

Initials PL #60

#194

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #130

#195

Paul Poupard

Catholic cardinal

Initials PP #121

#196

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #72

#197

Paul London

professional wrestler from the United States

Initials PL #62

#198

Paul Hausser

German SS commander

Initials PH #67

#199

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #108

#200

Paul Weitz

American filmmaker

Initials PW #61