Paul is a given name that can refer to:
- Paul Males, a student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
- Paul Mawdesley, a student at Hogwarts in the 1990s
- Paul Stark, a luggage maker based in Vienna
Behind the scenes[]
Real-world individuals with the given name Paul include:
- Paul Bannon, an actor who played a train porter in the Harry Potter films
- Paul Brain, the Technical Director of the the video game adaptation of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Paul Davies, a British actor who portrayed a Death Eater in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, and in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1
- Paul Gallico, a Muggle author who wrote Manxmouse
- Paul Khanna, an actor who portrays a Death Eater in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
- Paul Low-Hang, an actor who portrayed Pentagram Nobleman and Zabini
- Paul Marc Davis, a British actor who played the ghost of the cavalier in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- Paul Ritter, the actor who portrays Eldred Worple in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Paul Whitehouse, the actor who portrayed Sir Cadogan in the film adaptation of Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban