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First name Paul
August 10, 2026

#1

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #331 Initials PM #2

#2

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #1 The Fast and the Furious

#3

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

#4

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (born 1982)

Initials PW #2 Minority Report

#5

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #4 Hamnet

#6

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor (1925–2008)

#7

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#8

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

Initials PB #4 Margin Call

#9

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #2 Avengers: Endgame

#10

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American filmmaker (born 1970)

#11

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Initials PR #3 The Blues Brothers

#12

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #6 The Batman

#13

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

#14

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #9 The Fantastic Four

#15

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

South Korean-Canadian actor

#16

Paul Ready

Paul Ready

British character actor

#17

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#18

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #3 Saving Private Ryan

#19

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #10

#20

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#21

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

#22

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

#23

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#24

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #10

#25

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 #12

#26

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #22 Goodfellas

#27

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player

Initials PS #28

#28

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #12

#29

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #13

#30

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #21

#31

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #14

#32

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American rock musician

Initials PS #30

#33

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #31

#34

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

#35

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #22

#36

Paul I of Russia

Paul I of Russia

The ninth Emperor of Russia (1796–1801)

Initials PR #15

#37

Paul Seixas

Paul Seixas

Initials PS #35

#38

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

Initials PA #12

#39

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

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

Initials PR #16

#40

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

Initials PR #18

#41

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #16

#42

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #17 Alice in Wonderland

#43

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director (born 1938)

#44

Paul Greengrass

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #19

#45

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #21

#46

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #22

#47

Paul Jeffreys

Paul Jeffreys

British musician

Initials PJ #10

#48

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #24 Whiplash

#49

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #44

#50

Paul Anthony Kelly

Paul Anthony Kelly

Canadian actor and model

Initials PK #16

#51

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

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

Initials PW #20

#52

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#53

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

Initials PR #26

#54

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #20

#55

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #24

#56

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

Initials PK #17

#57

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director (born 1946)

Initials PS #46

#58

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #16 The Revenant

#59

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

English actor (born 1959)

Initials PM #28 Empire of the Sun

#60

Paul Dennett

Paul Dennett

British politician

Initials PD #22

#61

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #22

#62

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #24

#63

Paul Schneider

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #53 Lars and the Real Girl

#64

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #39

#65

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #32

#66

Paul Lieberstein

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #21

#67

Paul of Greece

Paul of Greece

King of Greece from 1947 to 1964

Initials PG #30

#68

Paul McCrane

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #33 The Shawshank Redemption

#69

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #17

#70

Paul VI

Paul VI

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

#71

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #33

#72

Paul Theroux

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #14

#73

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #57

#74

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915–2007)

Initials PT #15

#75

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#76

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#77

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #37

#78

Paul Soter

Paul Soter

American comedian

Initials PS #62

#79

Paul Buckle

Paul Buckle

footballer; football manager (born 1970)

Initials PB #44

#80

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939–2004)

Initials PW #29 The Terminator

#81

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #24

#82

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #40 The Breakfast Club

#83

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #22 The Menu

#84

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #47 Tombstone

#85

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #24 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#86

Paul Guilfoyle

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor (born in 1949)

Initials PG #42 Over Your Dead Body

#87

Paul Dooley

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #36 Insomnia

#88

Paul Hughes

Paul Hughes

Irish mixed martial arts fighter

Initials PH #35

#89

Paul Cattermole

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #44

#90

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #70 Scarface

#91

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #45

#92

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #37

#93

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #49

#94

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #40

#95

Paul Pelosi

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #59

#96

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #47 Saltburn

#97

Paul Johansson

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #23 The Notebook

#98

Paul Renner

Paul Renner

American politician

Initials PR #49

#99

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #75

#100

Paul Elden Kingston

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 #30

#101

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

#102

Paul Onuachu

Nigerian association football player

Initials PO #10

#103

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #22 There Will Be Blood

#104

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #57

#105

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #80

#106

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #57

#107

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #81

#108

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #82 The Greatest Showman

#109

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #35

#110

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #60 The Devil's Advocate

#111

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #27

#112

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #59

#113

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #87

#114

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #30

#115

Paul Schulze

Initials PS #90 Zodiac

#116

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #31

#117

Paul Karason

Blue-skinned sufferer of argyria

Initials PK #37

#118

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #51 Casablanca

#119

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #40

#120

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #14

#121

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #52

#122

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #55

#123

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #41

#124

Paul Nassif

American plastic surgeon and television personality

Initials PN #21

#125

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #22

#126

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #40

#127

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #31

#128

Paul O'Grady

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

Initials PO #12

#129

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #42

#130

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #43

#131

Paul Simonon

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

#132

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #35

#133

Paul Douglas

Initials PD #54

#134

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #55

#135

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #60

#136

Paul Daniels

Magician and TV Personality (1938–2016)

Initials PD #56

#137

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #47

#138

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #72

#139

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #73 American History X

#140

Paul de Villiers

South African rugby union player

Initials PV #16

#141

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #74

#142

Paul O'Neill

British racing driver.

Initials PO #18

#143

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #77

#144

Paul Nicholas Fisher

Australian music producer

Initials PF #40

#145

Paul Barber

Initials PB #81

#146

Paul Shane

English comedian and actor (1940-2013)

Initials PS #116

#147

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #65

#148

Paul Merson

English footballer and manager (born 1968)

Initials PM #80

#149

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #50

#150

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #62

#151

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #88

#152

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #48

#153

Paul Williams

New Zealand musician and comedian

Initials PW #49

#154

Paul McGinley

professional golfer

Initials PM #83

#155

Paul Frees

American actor (1920–1986)

Initials PF #42

#156

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #84

#157

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #59

#158

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #50

#159

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #51

#160

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

Initials PB #91

#161

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #67

#162

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #64

#163

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #22

#164

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #94

#165

Paul Breitner

German association football player

Initials PB #96

#166

Paul Henry

New Zealand politician

Initials PH #66

#167

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #100

#168

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #55

#169

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #71 Pulp Fiction

#170

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #23

#171

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #92

#172

Paul LePage

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

Initials PL #49

#173

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #105

#174

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #66

#175

Paul Okoye

musician and songwritter

Initials PO #24

#176

Paul Rees

British racing driver

Initials PR #76

#177

Paul Gilbert

American actor (1918-1976)

Initials PG #66

#178

Paul Hausser

German SS commander

Initials PH #69

#179

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Norwegian musician and songwriter

Initials PW #55

#180

Paul King

British writer and director

Initials PK #60

#181

Paul Fusco

Initials PF #45

#182

Paul Rand

American graphic designer

Initials PR #77

#183

Paul Chahidi

Initials PC #83

#184

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #104

#185

Paul D'Amour

American musician

Initials PD #75

#186

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #106

#187

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #50

#188

Paul Kemsley

British businessman

Initials PK #63

#189

Paul Mercurio

Australian actor and dancer

Initials PM #109

#190

Paul Avery

American journalist

Initials PA #51

#191

Paul Young

English musician

#192

Paul Mazursky

American film director | screenwriter | producer and actor

Initials PM #111

#193

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #42

#194

Paul Bateson

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

Initials PB #116

#195

Paul Reynaud

French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period

Initials PR #86

#196

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #144

#197

Paul Sherwen

English racing cyclist and cycling journalist

Initials PS #145

#198

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #26

#199

Paul Bazely

Initials PB #119

#200

Paul Craig

Scottish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PC #92