# When I say "Paul" who's the first person you think of? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2013, 6:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694 "2013-12-06T18:18:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![pulykamell](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pulykamell/32/3166_2.png) [@pulykamell](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pulykamell)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/61 "2013-12-06T21:10:26Z")
> [@zamboniracer](#): > > Paul the Apostle > Paul McCartney > Paul Molitor > St. Paul, the city in Minnesota Hah. I’m glad to see I’m not the only one with “Paul Molitor.” The apostle was also in my head, so that rounds up the top three for me. #4 is Paul Reubens. Why these sprang to my head before either Paul Simon the songwriter or the senator (I’m an Illinoisan) is beyond me. ---
**Author:** ![Cazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cazzle/32/75_2.png) [@Cazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cazzle)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/62 "2013-12-06T21:13:44Z")
Paul the Simon Pegg alien. Asked the other half and that was his response too. And I know why - that was a GREAT movie! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/63 "2013-12-06T21:13:57Z")
Me. ---
**Author:** ![Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de053/32.png) [@Jackknifed\_Juggernaut](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jackknifed_Juggernaut)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/64 "2013-12-06T21:16:49Z")
Pierce. I don’t why he came up first. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/65 "2013-12-06T21:23:17Z")
Well, it should be my dad, but it’s McCartney. Even before Paul Newman, who I adore[d]. ---
**Author:** ![Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/le_ministre_de_l_au-dela/32/12181_2.png) [@Le\_Ministre\_de\_l\_au-dela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Le_Ministre_de_l_au-dela)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/66 "2013-12-06T21:50:46Z")
The Apostle. If you meant a different Paul, you’d have used a last name, wouldn’t you? ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/67 "2013-12-06T21:53:26Z")
Paul Simon. ---
**Author:** ![Suburban\_Plankton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suburban_plankton/32/219_2.png) [@Suburban\_Plankton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suburban_Plankton)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/68 "2013-12-06T21:53:53Z")
McCartney ---
**Author:** ![BobLibDem](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/boblibdem/32/3149_2.png) [@BobLibDem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BobLibDem)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/69 "2013-12-06T21:57:00Z")
McCartney, followed by Simon, Lynde, the apostle, and the fish stick lady. ---
**Author:** ![Dallas\_Jones](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dallas_jones/32/3277_2.png) [@Dallas\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dallas_Jones)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 9:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/70 "2013-12-06T21:57:39Z")
> [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](#): > > Is he now, or was he ever, a member of the Beatles? Yes he was, twice as I remember. I like the second one the best. ---
**Author:** ![ZenBeam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3ab097/32.png) [@ZenBeam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZenBeam)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/71 "2013-12-06T22:12:36Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Here’s another clue for you all: the Walrus was Paul. So, Paulrus? ---
**Author:** ![GrandWino](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grandwino/32/67_2.png) [@GrandWino](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GrandWino)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/72 "2013-12-06T22:19:56Z")
My brain went “McCartney - Rudd” in that order. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/73 "2013-12-06T22:39:05Z")
McCartney, followed by Newman. ---
**Author:** ![Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b38774/32.png) [@Attack\_from\_the\_3rd\_dimension](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Attack_from_the_3rd_dimension)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/74 "2013-12-06T22:58:46Z")
The Apostle, followed immediately by Maud’dib. I can’t believe I’m the only one. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/75 "2013-12-06T23:00:19Z")
First one I thought of was Paul Stookey, of Peter, Paul and Mary. Second was Paul Simon. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/76 "2013-12-06T23:02:25Z")
Me! For 'tis my name. After that I thought of the movie with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Paul was a very common name when I was born. Now it’s very rare in the English-speaking world. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/77 "2013-12-06T23:02:28Z")
Saul aka Paul. Then Beatles. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/78 "2013-12-06T23:04:15Z")
I just thought of one I haven’t seen mentioned yet: Paul Winchell of Jerry Mahoney fame. And there’s also Rodriguez. ---
**Author:** ![Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/b4bc9f/32.png) [@Ulf\_the\_Unwashed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ulf_the_Unwashed)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/79 "2013-12-06T23:20:41Z")
The Man Formerly Known as Saul. ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2013, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694/80 "2013-12-06T23:23:53Z")
Another with McCartney as the first. > [@Eliahna](#): > > Paul the Simon Pegg alien. He was the second for me, but mostly because I saw this thread while on a Simon Pegg bender. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-i-say-paul-whos-the-first-person-you-think-of/675694.md?page=5)