When I say "Paul" who's the first person you think of?

McCartney, followed by the religious huckster.

Paul the Apostle is definitely my first association.

My second is “Pol” - a friend who goes by Pollux (neither is his real name), but everyone shortens it. It’s complicated. :rolleyes:

Muad’Dib.

Mccartney

Paul Simon.

That guy in the Bible who used to be “Saul.”

Oddly enough, the second one I thought of was Paul Molitor. I have no idea why.

The obvious answer is McCarthy, but for wahtever reason, the first name that came to me was Paul Reiser. I am not even a fan of his and didn’t particular care for that show Mad About You (it was just OK, I guess).

Blast from the past.

McCartney

St. Paul
Then my Uncle Paul (who disappeared in a mysterious way)
Then Paul McCartney

Paul of Tarsus was my #2.

I was close to that one with Paul Rudd because that Yahoo! piece had his picture (and name) featured.

Other Pauls I can think of offhand without doing a Google hunt:

Paul Sorvino
Paul Robeson
Paul Horn
Paul Scofield
Paul Desmond
Les Paul
Paul Douglas

and I will stop my list because I just thought of Paul Finebaum and I fear that if I keep trying to think of others I might just drop dead!

McCartney, with an alien coming in a close 2nd.

The righteous Bible dude

The Apostle; maybe because that was his whole name. And then the Beetle.

The giant lumberjack with the dyed ox, obviously.

Like “Dave,” “Paul” makes me think of a movie first, not a person. The one with Simon Pegg, in this case.

the apostle

The Beatle.