Paul

Paul

Gender	masculine

Paul is a common English name, derived from Paulus, a nomen of ancient Rome, while also appearing as the cognomen for other Romans. It may also refer to the following:

Roman and Byzantine empire

• Paul (jurist) or Julius Paulus (Second Century AD), a Roman jurist
• Paulus Catena (-362), a Roman notary
• Lucius Aemilius Paulus Macedonicus (229 BC-160 BC), a Roman general
• Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), a Hellenistic astrologer
• Paul of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625?–690?), a Greek surgeon

Christianity

Saints

• Paul the Apostle from Tarsus, or Saint Paul, early Christian missionary and author of numerous letters of the New Testament of the Christian Bible (AD 3-10 — 62-68)
• See Saint Paul (disambiguation), for other saints named "Paul", and places named after them

Popes

• Pope Paul (disambiguation), the chosen name of many Popes of the Roman Catholic Church upon election to the papacy
• Pope Paul I (Pope from 757–767)
• Pope Paul II (Pope from 1417–1471)
• Pope Paul III (Pope from 1534-1549)
• Pope Paul IV (Pope from 1555-1559)
• Pope Paul V (Pope from 1605-1621)
• Pope Paul VI (Pope from 1963-1978)

Other

• Paulus Jovius (1483-1552), an Italian bishop
• Paul the Deacon or Paulus Diaconus (ca. 720–800), an Italian Benedictine monk

Other

• St. Paul (oratorio), a work by Felix Mendelssohn originally entitled 'Paulus' (in its German version)
• Paul Gauguin, a French artist
• Paul McCartney, a member of the band The Beatles.
• Alvarus Paulus, 9th century Spanish scholar and poet
• Paulus Castrensis (14th century), Italian jurist
• Friedrich Paulus (1890–1957), German general
• Paul (name), about the given name Paul
• Paul I of Russia, Russian emperor
• Paul, Cornwall, village in Cornwall, England, UK
• Ahluwalia, where Paul is an alternative name for this community of Punjab
• Paulus Potter (1625–1654), Dutch painter
• Paul (Pokémon), a fictional character in Pokémon
• PAUL, a bakery franchise based in France
• "Paul" (song), a song by the German punk band Die Ärzte