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First name Paul
July 31, 2025 to August 20, 2025

#1

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Top 500 #260 Initials PR #1

#2

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Top 500 #371 Initials PH #1 The Fantastic Four

#3

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #385 Initials PM #1

#4

Paul Teal

Paul Teal

American actor (1989–2024)

#5

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American film director | screenwriter and producer (born 1970)

#6

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #2 Gladiator 2

#7

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

#8

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #2 Running Scared

#9

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #3 Death of a Unicorn

#10

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #4 Matilda

#11

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#12

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American singer and guitarist | member of the rock band Kiss

#13

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

#14

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (1982-)

Initials PW #7 Minority Report

#15

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Initials PP #12

#16

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

Initials PB #5 Avengers: Infinity War

#17

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #5 The Batman

#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 Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #4 The Truman Show

#20

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#21

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

#22

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

#23

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #12

#24

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials PA #10

#25

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

#26

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #10

#27

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #12

#28

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #24

#29

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #8 Aliens

#30

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#31

Paul Nicholas

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

#32

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director

Initials PV #2 RoboCop

#33

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #14

#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 #30 Goodfellas

#36

Paul Warburg

Paul Warburg

American banker (1868-1932)

Initials PW #16

#37

Paul A. Engelmayer

Paul A. Engelmayer

United States District Judge

#38

Paul Di'Anno

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #13

#39

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Initials PM #18

#40

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974)

Initials PS #34

#41

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #15

#42

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #26

#43

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

Initials PR #16

#44

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #15

#45

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #16

#46

Paul McGuigan

Paul McGuigan

English bass player

Initials PM #22

#47

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #15 The Revenant

#48

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #20

#49

Paul Arthurs

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #16

#50

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Initials PL #12

#51

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #20

#52

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #44 Twisters

#53

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #31

#54

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #18

#55

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #21

#56

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#57

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #47

#58

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #23

#59

Paul VI

Paul VI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

#60

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #29

#61

Paul Dans

Paul Dans

republican political operative

Initials PD #31

#62

Paul Orndorff

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

#63

Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

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

#64

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #59

#65

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

Initials PG #29

#66

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas

Initials PW #25

#67

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #14

#68

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director

Initials PS #61

#69

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #29

#70

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #30

#71

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

Initials PY #10

#72

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #34

#73

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #32

#74

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #35

#75

Paul Pelosi

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #50

#76

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #21

#77

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #51

#78

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #67

#79

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #36

#80

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #20 The Thursday Murder Club

#81

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #22

#82

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #24

#83

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #41 The Breakfast Club

#84

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #39

#85

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939-2004)

Initials PW #31 The Terminator

#86

Paul Henreid

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #36 Casablanca

#87

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #37

#88

Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #13

#89

Paul Cattermole

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #45

#90

Paul Manafort

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #46

#91

Paul Calderón

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #47 Pulp Fiction

#92

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Initials PG #45

#93

Paul Craig

Paul Craig

Scottish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PC #48

#94

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #77 The Greatest Showman

#95

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #24 There Will Be Blood

#96

Paul Benedict

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #54 The Addams Family

#97

Paul Muni

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #52

#98

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #54

#99

Paul Graham

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #47

#100

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #82 Scarface

#101

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #25

#102

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

#103

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #85

#104

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #33

#105

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #34

#106

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#107

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #20

#108

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #62 Tombstone

#109

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #49

#110

Paul McStay

Scottish footballer

Initials PM #58

#111

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #86

#112

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #45 Insomnia

#113

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #14

#114

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #63

#115

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #87

#116

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #35

#117

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #50

#118

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #61 American History X

#119

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #39

#120

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #63

#121

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #36

#122

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #17

#123

Paul Mashatile

South African politician

Initials PM #67

#124

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #70

#125

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #52 Don't Look Up

#126

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #71

#127

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #72

#128

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #75

#129

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #51

#130

Paul Golding

leader of the far-right political party Britain First

Initials PG #55

#131

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #74 The Shawshank Redemption

#132

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #44

#133

Paul Weitz

American filmmaker

Initials PW #45

#134

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #53

#135

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #55

#136

Paul Bateson

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

Initials PB #79

#137

Paul Kalanithi

Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Initials PK #43 When Breath Becomes Air

#138

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #79

#139

Paul Potts

Initials PP #82

#140

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #24 The Notebook

#141

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #35

#142

Paul Aron

Estonian racing driver

Initials PA #35

#143

Paul Nicholas Fisher

Australian music producer

Initials PF #36

#144

Paul Simonon

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

#145

Paul Frees

Initials PF #37

#146

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #44

#147

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PH #58

#148

Paul Bazely

Initials PB #85

#149

Paul John Knowles

American serial killer

Initials PK #45

#150

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #38

#151

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #84

#152

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #47

#153

Paul Kelly

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

Initials PK #51

#154

Paul Stamets

American mycologist

Initials PS #118

#155

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #62

#156

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #71

#157

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #18

#158

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #89

#159

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #53

#160

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #54

#161

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #65

#162

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #133

#163

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #93

#164

Paul Daniels

British magician and television performer

Initials PD #72

#165

Paul Brown

American football coach

Initials PB #97

#166

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #73

#167

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #98

#168

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #55

#169

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #56

#170

Paul Wanner

German association football player

Initials PW #57

#171

Paul Coe

Australian activist

Initials PC #79

#172

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #68

#173

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #98

#174

Paul Schäfer

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

Initials PS #136

#175

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #137

#176

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #59

#177

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #72 Inglourious Basterds

#178

Paul Young

English musician

Initials PY #10

#179

Paul Avery

American journalist

Initials PA #48

#180

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #82

#181

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #75

#182

Paul Ready

British character actor

Initials PR #76

#183

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #140 Zodiac

#184

Paul Rodriguez

American skateboarder

Initials PR #77

#185

Paul Dini

Initials PD #77

#186

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #25

#187

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #33

#188

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #104

#189

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #34

#190

Paul Hausser

German SS commander

Initials PH #73

#191

Paul Gilbert

Initials PG #62

#192

Paul Joseph Watson

far-right YouTuber | radio host | writer and editor

Initials PW #63

#193

Paul Ellering

American professional wrestler and musher

Initials PE #21

#194

Paul Bremer

American diplomat

Initials PB #111

#195

Paul Dinello

American actor and director

Initials PD #81

#196

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #82

#197

Paul Sewald

American professional baseball pitcher

Initials PS #150

#198

Paul Chowdhry

British comedian and actor

Initials PC #93

#199

Paul Walter

English cricketer

Initials PW #65

#200

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #84