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First name Paul
June 11, 2025 to July 1, 2025

#1

Paul Reubens

Paul Reubens

American actor and comedian (1952–2023)

Top 500 #136 Initials PR #1 The Blues Brothers

#2

Paul McCartney

Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Top 500 #263 Initials PM #1

#3

Paul Pogba

Paul Pogba

French footballer (born 1993)

Top 500 #495 Initials PP #3

#4

Paul Simon

Paul Simon

American singer-songwriter (born 1941)

#5

Paul Newman

Paul Newman

American actor and film director (1925–2008)

#6

Paul Walker

Paul Walker

American actor (1973–2013)

Initials PW #3 The Fast and the Furious

#7

Paul Maurice

Paul Maurice

Canadian ice hockey player and coach

#8

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd

Initials PR #4 Friendship

#9

Paul Thomas Anderson

Paul Thomas Anderson

American film director | screenwriter and producer (born 1970)

#10

Paul Mescal

Paul Mescal

Initials PM #6 Gladiator 2

#11

Paul Skenes

Paul Skenes

American professional baseball player

Initials PS #11

#12

Paul Dano

Paul Dano

American actor (born 1984)

Initials PD #5 Love and Mercy

#13

Paul Bettany

Paul Bettany

English actor (born 1971)

Initials PB #7 Iron Man

#14

Paul Walter Hauser

Paul Walter Hauser

Initials PH #7 The Fantastic Four

#15

Paul Wesley

Paul Wesley

American actor (1982-)

Initials PW #6 Minority Report

#16

Paul Giamatti

Paul Giamatti

American actor (born 1967)

Initials PG #3 Love and Mercy

#17

Paul George

Paul George

American basketball player

#18

Paul Rabil

Paul Rabil

American lacrosse player

#19

Paul Stanley

Paul Stanley

American singer and guitarist | member of the rock band Kiss

Initials PS #20

#20

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

#21

Paul Lynde

Paul Lynde

American comedian and actor (1926–1982)

#22

Paul Kagame

Paul Kagame

President of Rwanda since 2000 (born 1957)

#23

Paul Hogan

Paul Hogan

Australian actor and comedian

Initials PH #11

#24

Paul Castellano

Paul Castellano

American crime boss (1915–1985)

Initials PC #11

#25

Paul Anka

Paul Anka

Canadian singer and actor

#26

Paul Wight

Paul Wight

American professional wrestler and actor

Initials PW #11

#27

Paul Rodgers

Paul Rodgers

British-Canadian musician

#28

Paul Craig

Paul Craig

Scottish mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter

Initials PC #13

#29

Paul Bissonnette

Paul Bissonnette

Canadian ice hockey player

Initials PB #17

#30

Paul Scholes

Paul Scholes

English association football player (born 1974)

Initials PS #26

#31

Paul Sorvino

Paul Sorvino

American actor (1939–2022)

Initials PS #28 Goodfellas

#32

Paul W. S. Anderson

Paul W. S. Anderson

British film director | screenwriter and producer

Initials PA #10

#33

Paul Revere

Paul Revere

American silversmith and Patriot in the American Revolution

Initials PR #13

#34

Paul Allen

Paul Allen

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

Initials PA #11

#35

Paul Green

Paul Green

Australian footballer and rugby league coach

Initials PG #11

#36

Paul Heaton

Paul Heaton

English singer-songwriter

Initials PH #14

#37

Paul Weller

Paul Weller

English recording artist; singer-songwriter | musician

Initials PW #14

#38

Paul Gascoigne

Paul Gascoigne

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

Initials PG #12

#39

Paul Bernardo

Paul Bernardo

Canadian serial killer and serial rapist

Initials PB #22

#40

Paul W. Downs

Paul W. Downs

American actor | writer | and director

Initials PD #13

#41

Paul Biya

Paul Biya

Cameroonian politician

Initials PB #23

#42

Paul Williams

Paul Williams

American composer | singer | songwriter and actor

Initials PW #17

#43

Paul Vario

Paul Vario

American mobster (1914–1988)

#44

Paul Sparks

Paul Sparks

Initials PS #38 The Greatest Showman

#45

Paul Reiser

Paul Reiser

Initials PR #17 Whiplash

#46

Paul Gauguin

Paul Gauguin

French painter and printmaker (1848–1903)

Initials PG #18

#47

Paul Ryan

Paul Ryan

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

Initials PR #18

#48

Paul Tibbets

Paul Tibbets

United States Air Force pilot (1915-2007)

Initials PT #10

#49

Paul Verhoeven

Paul Verhoeven

Dutch film director

Initials PV #5 RoboCop

#50

Paul VI

Paul VI

pope of the Catholic Church from 1963 to 1978

#51

Paul Goldschmidt

Paul Goldschmidt

American baseball player (born 1987)

Initials PG #20

#52

Paul Pierce

Paul Pierce

American basketball player

Initials PP #38

#53

Paul Hollywood

Paul Hollywood

English celebrity chef and television personality

Initials PH #20

#54

Paul Thomas

Paul Thomas

American pornographic actor

Initials PT #13

#55

Paul Heyman

Paul Heyman

American professional wrestling promoter

Initials PH #22

#56

Paul McGann

Paul McGann

Initials PM #26 Empire of the Sun

#57

Paul Michael Glaser

Paul Michael Glaser

American actor and director

Initials PG #24

#58

Paul Stookey

Paul Stookey

American singer-songwriter

Initials PS #49

#59

Paul Arthurs

Paul Arthurs

English rhythm guitarist

Initials PA #18

#60

Paul Schrader

Paul Schrader

American screenwriter and film director

Initials PS #51

#61

Paul Simonon

Paul Simonon

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

#62

Paul Young

Paul Young

English musician (born 1956)

#63

Paul Anderson

Paul Anderson

English actor (1978-)

Initials PA #19 The Revenant

#64

Paul DePodesta

Paul DePodesta

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

Initials PD #28

#65

Paul Gleason

Paul Gleason

American actor (1939–2006)

Initials PG #28 The Breakfast Club

#66

Paul Ben-Victor

Paul Ben-Victor

Initials PB #37 Plane

#67

Paul Robeson

Paul Robeson

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

Initials PR #29

#68

Paul Kaye

Paul Kaye

British actor and comedian

Initials PK #21

#69

Paul Sinha

Paul Sinha

British stand-up comedian

Initials PS #60

#70

Paul Scheer

Paul Scheer

American actor | comedian | writer | and producer

Initials PS #62 Twisters

#71

Paul Shaffer

Paul Shaffer

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

Initials PS #66

#72

Paul Feig

Paul Feig

American filmmaker and actor

Initials PF #14

#73

Paul Carrack

Paul Carrack

British musician

Initials PC #35

#74

Paul Aaron

Paul Aaron

American film director and film producer

Initials PA #27

#75

Paul Cézanne

Paul Cézanne

Initials PC #37

#76

Paul Gray

Paul Gray

American bassist (1972–2010)

Initials PG #35

#77

Paul Whitehouse

Paul Whitehouse

Welsh comedian | presenter | actor (born 1958)

Initials PW #31

#78

Paul Pelosi

Paul Pelosi

American businessman (born 1940)

Initials PP #63

#79

Paul Adelstein

Paul Adelstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PA #29

#80

Paul Ince

Paul Ince

English association football player and manager (born 1967)

#81

Paul Wall

Paul Wall

American rapper | actor | jewelry designer and DJ from Texas

Initials PW #32

#82

Paul Dirac

Paul Dirac

British theoretical physicist (1902–1984)

Initials PD #35

#83

Paul Jubb

Paul Jubb

British tennis player

Initials PJ #17

#84

Paul Bearer

Paul Bearer

American professional wrestling manager (1954–2013)

Initials PB #46

#85

Paul Wolfowitz

Paul Wolfowitz

American politician and diplomat

Initials PW #33

#86

Paul F. Tompkins

Paul F. Tompkins

Initials PT #19 There Will Be Blood

#87

Paul Erdős

Paul Erdős

Hungarian mathematician (1913–1996)

Initials PE #10

#88

Paul Shenar

Paul Shenar

Initials PS #81 Scarface

#89

Paul Freeman

Paul Freeman

Initials PF #26 Raiders of the Lost Ark

#90

Paul Winfield

Paul Winfield

actor (1939-2004)

Initials PW #36 The Terminator

#91

Paul Krugman

Paul Krugman

American economist (born 1953)

Initials PK #25

#92

Paul Calderón

Paul Calderón

Initials PC #43 Pulp Fiction

#93

Paul Kalanithi

Paul Kalanithi

Indian-American neurosurgeon and writer

Initials PK #27 When Breath Becomes Air

#94

Paul Reinhart

Paul Reinhart

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Initials PR #37

#95

Paul Weitz

Paul Weitz

American filmmaker

Initials PW #38

#96

Paul Di'Anno

Paul Di'Anno

British singer (1958–2024)

Initials PD #38

#97

Paul Bilzerian

Paul Bilzerian

American businessman

Initials PB #49

#98

Paul O'Neill

Paul O'Neill

American baseball player

#99

Paul Burke

Paul Burke

American actor (1926–2009)

Initials PB #51

#100

Paul Tudor Jones

Paul Tudor Jones

American hedge fund manager and investor

Initials PJ #23

#101

Paul Westhead

American basketball coach

Initials PW #40

#102

Paul Theroux

American travel writer and novelist

Initials PT #22

#103

Paul Henry

New Zealand politician

Initials PH #45

#104

Paul McGuigan

English bass player

Initials PM #55

#105

Paul of Greece

King of Greece (1947 - 1964)

Initials PG #41

#106

Paul Schneider

American film actor

Initials PS #87

#107

Paul Dooley

American actor | writer | and comedian

Initials PD #43

#108

Paul Keating

Australian politician | 24th Prime Minister of Australia

Initials PK #32

#109

Paul King

British singer | musician | VJ and TV presenter

Initials PK #33

#110

Paul Eddington

British actor (1927–1995)

Initials PE #12

#111

Paul Bremer

American diplomat

Initials PB #56

#112

Paul Lieberstein

American actor and screenwriter

Initials PL #34

#113

Paul Bateson

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

Initials PB #57

#114

Paul O'Grady

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

#115

Paul Petersen

actor | writer | activist

Initials PP #73

#116

Paul Lim

Singaporean darts player

Initials PL #36

#117

Paul Orndorff

American professional wrestler (1949-2021)

Initials PO #11

#118

Paul Kruger

President of the South African Republic

Initials PK #35

#119

Paul Haggis

Canadian screenwriter | producer | and director

Initials PH #51

#120

Paul Harvey

American broadcaster (1918-2009)

Initials PH #53

#121

Paul Teutul, Sr.

American motorcycle builder

Initials PS #104

#122

Paul Nicholas

British actor and singer

Initials PN #24

#123

Paul Wahlberg

Initials PW #44

#124

Paul Guilfoyle

American actor born in 1949

Initials PG #55 Don't Look Up

#125

Paul Winchell

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

Initials PW #45

#126

Paul Fix

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

Initials PF #35

#127

Paul Kossoff

English guitarist

Initials PK #41

#128

Paul Waaktaar-Savoy

Norwegian musician and songwriter

Initials PW #46

#129

Paul Teutul, Jr.

American motorcycle designer and builder

Initials PJ #28

#130

Paul Sun Hyung Lee

Korean-Canadian actor

Initials PL #43

#131

Paul Gross

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

Initials PG #57

#132

Paul Martin

prime minister of Canada from 2003 to 2006

Initials PM #64

#133

Paul Wellstone

American politician (1944-2002)

Initials PW #47

#134

Paul Watson

Canadian environmental activist

Initials PW #48

#135

Paul Mainieri

Baseball player and coach

Initials PM #65

#136

Paul Klee

German painter (1879-1940)

Initials PK #42

#137

Paul Seixas

Initials PS #109

#138

Paul Greengrass

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

Initials PG #58

#139

Paul Graham

English programmer | venture capitalist | and essayist

Initials PG #59

#140

Paul Volcker

American economist (1927-2019)

Initials PV #19

#141

Paul Gallen

Australian rugby league footballer

Initials PG #61

#142

Paul Kantner

American musician

Initials PK #43

#143

Paul Le Mat

Initials PM #69 American History X

#144

Paul Coffey

Canadian ice hockey defenceman

Initials PC #66

#145

Paul Davis

American musician

Initials PD #57

#146

Paul Soros

American businessman

Initials PS #112

#147

Paul Merton

British comedian

Initials PM #70

#148

Paul Benedict

American actor (1938-2008)

Initials PB #79 The Devil's Advocate

#149

Paul Singer

American businessman

Initials PS #113

#150

Paul Gilbert

American musician

Initials PG #64

#151

Paul Cook

British drummer (born 1956)

Initials PC #67

#152

Paul Mashatile

South African politician

Initials PM #71

#153

Paul Frees

Initials PF #39 Mary Poppins

#154

Paul Marshall

British businessman

Initials PM #72

#155

Paul Johansson

Initials PJ #33 The Notebook

#156

Paul Morphy

American chess player

Initials PM #74

#157

Paul Cattermole

British singer (1977–2023)

Initials PC #68

#158

Paul Gosar

American politician (born 1958)

Initials PG #67

#159

Paul Scofield

Initials PS #117

#160

Paul Begala

American political consultant

Initials PB #85

#161

Paul Rusesabagina

Rwandan-Belgian humanitarian

Initials PR #58

#162

Paul Auster

American novelist | poet | essayist | screenwriter

Initials PA #43

#163

Paul Potts

Initials PP #98

#164

Paul Young

English musician

#165

Paul McCrane

American actor and television director

Initials PM #80 The Shawshank Redemption

#166

Paul Henreid

Austrian-American actor and film director

Initials PH #58 Casablanca

#167

Paul Rust

American actor | comedian | writer | and musician

Initials PR #62 Inglourious Basterds

#168

Paul Felder

American mixed martial artist

Initials PF #45

#169

Paul Bocuse

Initials PB #95

#170

Paul Blackthorne

Initials PB #96

#171

Paul Manafort

American political consultant

Initials PM #87

#172

Paul Daniels

British magician and television performer

Initials PD #64

#173

Paul Cushing Child

civil servant | diplomat | husband of Julia Child

Initials PC #81

#174

Paul Laurence Dunbar

American author

Initials PD #66

#175

Paul Molitor

Minnesota Twins manager

Initials PM #92

#176

Paul McDonald

American musician

Initials PM #93

#177

Paul Chowdhry

British comedian and actor

Initials PC #82

#178

Paul Westerberg

American musician

Initials PW #63

#179

Paul di Resta

British racing driver

Initials PR #71

#180

Paul Jones

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

Initials PJ #39

#181

Paul Nebel

German association football player

Initials PN #34

#182

Paul III

Head of the Catholic Church from 1534 to 1549

#183

Paul Rutherford

British musician

Initials PR #74

#184

Paul King

British writer and director

Initials PK #56

#185

Paul Tazewell

American costume designer

Initials PT #37

#186

Paul Kariya

ice hockey player

Initials PK #58

#187

Paul Schäfer

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

Initials PS #141

#188

Paul Mooney

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

Initials PM #98

#189

Paul Reiffel

Australian cricketer and umpire

Initials PR #76

#190

Paul Snider

Canadian murderer

Initials PS #142

#191

Paul Verlaine

Initials PV #21

#192

Paul Joseph Watson

far-right YouTuber | radio host | writer and editor

Initials PW #65

#193

Paul Rhys

Initials PR #78 Saltburn

#194

Paul Oakenfold

British record producer and a trance music DJ

Initials PO #24

#195

Paul Westphal

American basketball player | coach | and commentator

Initials PW #66

#196

Paul McGrath

Irish footballer

Initials PM #104

#197

Paul Muni

Austrian-born American stage and film actor

Initials PM #105

#198

Paul Golding

leader of the far-right political party Britain First

Initials PG #76

#199

Paul McGinley

professional golfer

Initials PM #106

#200

Paul Millsap

American basketball player

Initials PM #107