Paulus

Paulus is a Roman family name meaning "small" or "humble" in Latin. It may refer specifically 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 (ruler), short-time ruler over the Domain of Soissons

Christianity

Popes

• 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

• Paul of Tarsus or Saint Paul (AD 3-10 — 62-68)
• 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 of Aegina or Paulus Aegineta (625?–690?), a Greek surgeon
• Paulus Castrensis (14th century), an Italian jurist
• Paulus Alexandrinus (4th century), a Hellenistic astrologer
• Paulus Potter (17th century), Dutch painter
• Paulus the woodgnome, children's book character by Jan van Oort (Jean Dulieu)

Surname

Paulus is a surname, held (among others) by:

• Alvarus Paulus, 9th century Spanish scholar and poet
• Heinrich Paulus (1761-1851), a German theologian
• Friedrich Paulus (1890–1957), a German Field Marshal of World War II
• Stephen Paulus (born 1949), American composer
• Thomas Paulus (born 1982), a German footballer
• Greg Paulus (born 1986), a basketball player at Duke University and football player at Syracuse University
• Mike Paulus (born 1988), a football player at The College of William & Mary

See also

• Paul (disambiguation)