This month in “First Names First” it is all about Paul & Paula in the usual male and female posts respectively. The year in brackets indicates the year of birth. Why not follow one of those Wikipedia links to read about the person, and then see what if anything they could contribute your life with. Inspiration, passion, enlightenment, encouragement, empathy, etc. Or just thoughts for the day.
Paul Revere* silversmith/industrialist/Patriot in the American Revolution – Boston, Massachusetts Bay, British America (1735)
Paul Reuter* (b Israel Beer Josaphat) German-British pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting/founder of Reuters news agency – Kassel, German Confederation (1816)
Paul Poiret* fashion designer - Paris, France (1879)
Paul Loicq* hockey player/referee/president of the IIHF – Brussels, Belgium (1888)
Paul Dirac* physicist/N – Bristol, England (1902)
Paul Winchell* (b Wilchinsky) ventriloquist/ actor/inventor – New York City, NY USA (1922)
Paul Newman* actor – Shaker Heights, OH USA (1925) pic
Paul J. Crutzen* meteorologist/ atmospheric chemist/N – Amsterdam, Netherlands (1933)
Paul Sorvino* actor – New York City, NY USA (1939)
Paul Hogan* actor/comedian – Lightning Ridge, NSW Australia (1939)
Paul Anka* singer/songwriter/ actor – Ottawa, ON Canada (1941)
Paul Simon* singer-songwriter (Simon&Garfunkel) - Newark, NJ USA (1941)
Paul McCartney* musician/singer (Beatles) – Liverpool, England (1942)
Paul Reubens* actor/comedian(Pee-wee Herman)/producer – Peekskill, NY USA (1952)
Paul Allen* co-founder of Microsoft/investor/ philanthropist – Seattle, WA USA (1953)
Paul Reiser* stand-up comedian/actor/writer - New York, NY USA (1956)
Paul Poom* actor – Tallinn, Estonia, Soviet Union (1958)
Paul Gosar* dentist/politician – Rock Springs, WY USA (1958)
Paul Rudd* actor/screenwriter/producer - Passaic, NJ USA (1969)
Paul Ryan* politician/ – Janesville, WI USA (1970)
Paul Walker* actor - Glendale, CA USA (1973)
Paul Scholes* football player/coach – Oldham, England (1974)
Paul Pogba* football player – Lagny-sur-Marne, France (1993)
Updated 10.3.2023