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First name Paul
November 19, 2025 to December 9, 2025

#1

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Top 500 #152 Initials PD #1 There Will Be Blood

#2

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1970)

Top 500 #188 Initials PA #1

#3

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

Top 500 #239 Initials PA #2

#4

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #291 Initials PM #3

#5

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #6 Hamnet

#6

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

#7

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

african footballer (born 1993)

#8

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008)

#9

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #3 Whiplash

#10

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #2 The Holdovers

#11

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#12

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #4 The Anaconda

#13

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #11 The Fantastic Four

#14

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #4 Margin Call

#15

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #5 The Blues Brothers

#16

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #12

#17

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #13

#18

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American rock musician

Initials PS #19

#19

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

#20

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #7 Jingle All the Way

#21

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (1982-)

Initials PW #8 Minority Report

#22

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #10 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

#23

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

#24

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#25

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974)

Initials PS #24

#26

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #11

#27

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #15

#28

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #13 Baby Driver

#29

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #26 Train Dreams

#30

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#31

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

#32

Paul Karason

Paul Karason

Blue-skinned sufferer of argyria

Initials PK #12

#33

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #28 Goodfellas

#34

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #17

#35

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #17

#36

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

Initials PA #10

#37

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #12

#38

Paul Costelloe

Paul Costelloe

Irish fashion designer (1945–2025)

Initials PC #19

#39

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #10

#40

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #12 The Thursday Murder Club

#41

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #15

#42

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #14

#43

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

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

Initials PR #12

#44

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #15

#45

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #13

#46

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #16

#47

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #17 Die Hard

#48

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

Initials PV #3 RoboCop

#49

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #27

#50

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #11 The Revenant

#51

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #44

#52

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

Initials PL #17

#53

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #46 Twisters

#54

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#55

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #42

#56

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #33

#57

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

#58

Paul VI

Paul VI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

#59

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #49

#60

Paul Campbell

Paul Campbell

Initials PC #34

#61

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director

Initials PS #51

#62

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #26

#63

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

English actor (born 1959)

Initials PM #28 Empire of the Sun

#64

Paul Bissonnette

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

Initials PB #33

#65

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#66

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #30

#67

Paul Mooney

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #30

#68

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #30

#69

Paul Frees

Paul Frees

Initials PF #22 Mary Poppins

#70

Paul Finebaum

Paul Finebaum

American journalist

Initials PF #23

#71

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #59

#72

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #27

#73

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #42 Tombstone

#74

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #24

#75

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #42

#76

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #31

#77

Paul Barnes

Paul Barnes

British footballer

Initials PB #43

#78

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939–2004)

Initials PW #33 The Terminator

#79

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

British character actor

Initials PR #32

#80

Paul Tazewell

Paul Tazewell

American costume designer

Initials PT #23

#81

Paul Wahlberg

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #34

#82

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #24

#83

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #24

#84

Paul Kruger

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #35

#85

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Initials PG #34

#86

Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady

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

#87

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #72

#88

Paul Cattermole

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #47

#89

Paul Harvey

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #42

#90

Paul Eddington

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #12

#91

Paul Copley

Paul Copley

Initials PC #48

#92

Paul Avery

Paul Avery

American journalist

Initials PA #27

#93

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #39

#94

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #52

#95

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #79 Scarface

#96

Paul Schulze

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #80 Zodiac

#97

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #29 There Will Be Blood

#98

Paul Keating

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #39

#99

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #30

#100

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #46

#101

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #42

#102

Paul Brown

American football coach

Initials PB #54

#103

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #21

#104

Paul Lambert

Scottish association football player and manager

Initials PL #31

#105

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas

Initials PW #38

#106

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #59

#107

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #60

#108

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #40

#109

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #45

#110

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#111

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #62

#112

Paul Aron

Estonian racing driver

Initials PA #35

#113

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #97

#114

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #37

#115

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #43

#116

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #44

#117

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #43

#118

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #100 The Greatest Showman

#119

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #83

#120

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #48

#121

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #45

#122

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #69

#123

Paul Morrissey

American film director (1938–2024)

Initials PM #70

#124

Paul Greene

Initials PG #50

#125

Paul Samuelson

American economist

Initials PS #103

#126

Paul Dalglish

professional association footballer

Initials PD #49

#127

Paul Nassif

American plastic surgeon and television personality

Initials PN #22

#128

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #67 The Devil's Advocate

#129

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #47

#130

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #68

#131

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #51 Don't Look Up

#132

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #60

#133

Paul Simonon

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

#134

Paul Mashatile

South African politician

Initials PM #77

#135

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #33

#136

Paul Ekman

Evolutionary and social psychologist

Initials PE #14

#137

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #111

#138

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #26

#139

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #27

#140

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #40

#141

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #91

#142

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #82

#143

Paul Daniels

British magician and television performer

Initials PD #57

#144

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #56

#145

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #19

#146

Paul Dummett

association football player

Initials PD #61

#147

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #53

#148

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #84

#149

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #56

#150

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #52

#151

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #62

#152

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #116

#153

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #85

#154

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #61 Casablanca

#155

Paul Higgins

Initials PH #62 Victoria and Abdul

#156

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #58

#157

Paul Kingsnorth

English writer and environmentalist

Initials PK #51

#158

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #47

#159

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #57 Inglourious Basterds

#160

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #67

#161

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #85

#162

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #87 American History X

#163

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #88

#164

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #63

#165

Paul Ingrassia

American attorney and podcaster (born 1995)

#166

Paul Kelly

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

Initials PK #56

#167

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

Initials PO #16

#168

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #23

#169

Paul Myers

Canadian singer

Initials PM #90

#170

Paul Kariya

ice hockey player

Initials PK #57

#171

Paul Tagliabue

5th Commissioner of the National Football League (1940–2025)

Initials PT #37

#172

Paul Chryst

American football coach

Initials PC #77

#173

Paul Blobel

German SS officer and Holocaust perpetrator

Initials PB #95

#174

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #61

#175

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #33 The Notebook

#176

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #62 Saltburn

#177

Paul Desmond

American jazz musician

Initials PD #71

#178

Paul Young

English musician

#179

Paul Martin

presenter of BBC antiques programme Flog It!

Initials PM #82

#180

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #67

#181

Paul Hausser

German SS commander

Initials PH #71

#182

Paul Dinello

American actor and director

Initials PD #74

#183

Paul Hornung

American football player | quarterback

Initials PH #73

#184

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #96 The Shawshank Redemption

#185

Paul Burrell

former domestic servant of the British Royal Household

Initials PB #103

#186

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #98

#187

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #36

#188

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #59

#189

Paul Le Roux

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

Initials PR #67

#190

Paul Soles

Initials PS #142

#191

Paul Farmer

American anthropologist

Initials PF #52

#192

Paul McGuigan

English bass player

Initials PM #102

#193

Paul Khoury

Australian actor

Initials PK #69

#194

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #87

#195

Paul Barber

Initials PB #106

#196

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PH #77

#197

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #53

#198

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

Initials PI #10

#199

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #109

#200

Paul Felder

American mixed martial artist

Initials PF #55