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First name Paul
May 23, 2026

#1

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #214 Initials PM #2

#2

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #2 Balls Up

#3

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008)

Initials PN #1 The Sting

#4

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#5

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1970)

#6

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #5 Hamnet

#7

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #2 The Fast and the Furious

#8

Paul Anthony Kelly

Paul Anthony Kelly

Canadian actor and model

#9

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#10

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #1 Avengers: Endgame

#11

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #8 Margin Call

#12

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

#13

Paul Bissonnette

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

#14

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Initials PP #10

#15

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

#16

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #8 The Batman

#17

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #3 Whiplash

#18

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#19

Paul Bradley

Paul Bradley

Initials PB #13

#20

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

#21

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #5 Matilda

#22

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (born 1982)

Initials PW #9 Minority Report

#23

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 #11

#24

Paul Seixas

Paul Seixas

Initials PS #16

#25

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#26

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #7 The Truman Show

#27

Paul Tudor Jones

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

#28

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #9 The Revenant

#29

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

Initials PA #10

#30

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #20 Goodfellas

#31

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #16

#32

Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

The ninth Emperor of Russia (1796–1801)

Initials PR #11

#33

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #13

#34

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

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

Initials PR #13

#35

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #32

#36

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #26

#37

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #15

#38

Paul Bilzerian

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #27

#39

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American rock musician

Initials PS #33

#40

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #26

#41

Paul Kemsley

Paul Kemsley

British businessman

Initials PK #13

#42

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

#43

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Initials PR #17

#44

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #15 Georgia Rule

#45

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player

Initials PS #37

#46

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #13

#47

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

#48

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #15

#49

Paul VI

Paul VI

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

#50

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #19

#51

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #17

#52

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #15

#53

Paul Westhead

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #19

#54

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #18 The Breakfast Club

#55

Paul Auster

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #15

#56

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #21

#57

Paul Le Mat

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #27 American Graffiti

#58

Paul Peschisolido

Paul Peschisolido

footballer | football manager

Initials PP #34

#59

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #18

#60

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #21

#61

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #37

#62

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #38 Tombstone

#63

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #11 Knocked Up

#64

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #35

#65

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

English actor (born 1959)

Initials PM #32 Alien 3

#66

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director (born 1946)

Initials PS #47

#67

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #10

#68

Paul Merton

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #34

#69

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#70

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #12

#71

Paul Cattermole

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #41

#72

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #22 The Death of Stalin

#73

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #19 Crime 101

#74

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #44

#75

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #43

#76

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #30

#77

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #33

#78

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #55

#79

Paul Marshall

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #44

#80

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

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

Initials PW #25

#81

Paul Watson

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #27

#82

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #20 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#83

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #48 The Shawshank Redemption

#84

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#85

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #33 Don't Look Up

#86

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #34

#87

Paul Mendy

Paul Mendy

Senegalese footballer

Initials PM #49

#88

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#89

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #61 Train Dreams

#90

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #35

#91

Paul Singer

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #66

#92

Paul Wahlberg

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #32

#93

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #28

#94

Paul Merson

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #52

#95

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939–2004)

Initials PW #33 The Terminator

#96

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece from 1947 to 1964

Initials PG #39

#97

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #71 Twisters

#98

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #29

#99

Paul Volcker

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #16

#100

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #40 Saltburn

#101

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #31

#102

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #38 Insomnia

#103

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #30

#104

Paul Kariya

ice hockey player

Initials PK #32

#105

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #27

#106

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #42

#107

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #45

#108

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #80 The Greatest Showman

#109

Paul Magnier

Initials PM #62

#110

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #37

#111

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

#112

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #60

#113

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #48

#114

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #63

#115

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #38

#116

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #82

#117

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #83 Scarface

#118

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #51

#119

Paul LePage

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

Initials PL #32

#120

Paul Karason

Blue-skinned sufferer of argyria

Initials PK #41

#121

Paul O'Grady

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

#122

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #30

#123

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #51

#124

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #65

#125

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #89

#126

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #44

#127

Paul Rosolie

American conservationist and author

Initials PR #53

#128

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #25 The Notebook

#129

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #44

#130

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #70

#131

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #96

#132

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #31

#133

Paul Joseph Watson

far-right YouTuber | radio host | writer and editor

Initials PW #42

#134

Paul Nassif

American plastic surgeon and television personality

Initials PN #23

#135

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #29 There Will Be Blood

#136

Paul Simonon

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

#137

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #74

#138

Paul Daniels

Magician and TV Personality (1938–2016)

Initials PD #54

#139

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #45

#140

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #48

#141

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #49 Casablanca

#142

Paul Reed

American basketball player (1999-)

Initials PR #60

#143

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #74

#144

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #45

#145

Paul Nash

British surrealist painter and war artist

Initials PN #27

#146

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #28

#147

Paul Posluszny

American football player

Initials PP #78

#148

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #75

#149

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #108

#150

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #109

#151

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #59

#152

Paul Ralph Ehrlich

American biologist and environmentalist (1932–2026)

Initials PE #16

#153

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #31

#154

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #17

#155

Paul Prudhomme

Initials PP #82

#156

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #52

#157

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #56

#158

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #53

#159

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #82

#160

Paul Ready

British character actor

Initials PR #67

#161

Paul Hester

Australian musician

Initials PH #57

#162

Paul Williams

New Zealand musician and comedian

Initials PW #54

#163

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #85

#164

Paul Frees

American actor (1920–1986)

Initials PF #41 Mary Poppins

#165

Paul Bazely

Initials PB #85

#166

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #119 Zodiac

#167

Paul Soter

American comedian

Initials PS #120

#168

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #72

#169

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #88 The Devil's Advocate

#170

Paul O'Neill

British racing driver.

Initials PO #16

#171

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Initials PC #81

#172

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #88

#173

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #67

#174

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #23

#175

Paul Maurice

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

Initials PM #90

#176

Paul Desmond

American jazz musician

Initials PD #71

#177

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #93

#178

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #100

#179

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

Initials PO #20

#180

Paul Hipp

Initials PH #62

#181

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #75

#182

Paul Celan

Romanian poet and translator

Initials PC #84

#183

Paul Campbell

Initials PC #88

#184

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #94

#185

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #103

#186

Paul Barber

Initials PB #104

#187

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #22

#188

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #57

#189

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

#190

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #74

#191

Paul Onuachu

Nigerian association football player

Initials PO #23

#192

Paul Westphal

American basketball player | coach | and commentator

Initials PW #59

#193

Paul Rodriguez

American comedian and actor

Initials PR #83

#194

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #84

#195

Paul von Lettow-Vorbeck

German army officer

Initials PL #61

#196

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #102

#197

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #37

#198

Paul Tillich

German-American theologian and philosopher

Initials PT #39

#199

Paul Young

English musician

#200

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #86 Inglourious Basterds