Saul

• 1. In name of individuals in the Bible:
• * In Judaism/Old Testament
• **A king of Edom (Gen. 36:37, 38); called Shaul in 1 Chr. 1:48.
• **Saul the King, Son of Samuel, of the Tribe of Benjamin, who was elected first King of Judah and Israel, (1 Samuel 9 and 10).
• * In Christianity/New Testament, Saul is the birth name of Paul of Tarsus, a disciple of Jesus, who, allegedly, renamed him on the road to Damascus (Acts 7:58; 8:1; 9:1).
• 2. As a last or Surname
• * John Saul - an American author.
• * John Ralston Saul is a Canadian philosopher of the humanist tradition and husband of the current Governor General of Canada, Adrienne Clarkson.
• 3. As a First name:
• *Saul Alinsky - An American liberal political activist.
• * Saul Bass - A Graphic designer whose works include credits to films like Psycho, Vertigo, Casino and West Side Story.
• * Saul Bellow - the 1976 Nobel Prize winner for Literature
• * Saul Fathi - an Iraqi born Jewish author
• * Saul Landau - an American scholar, author, commentator and filmaker
• * Saul Runinek - a German born Canadian actor and director.
• * Saul Stokes - American musician known for making electronic music with handmade instruments.
• * Saul Steinberger - an American artist who started a foundation to support 20th Century art.
• * Saul Williams - an American poet, actor and musician.
• * Saul Zaentz - Filmaker and owner of Fantasy Records.
• 4. In literature:
• *"Saul" is also a play about Saul the King by George Friedrich Handel.
• 5. Saul as a place:
• *Saul is a town in Kentucky, USA.
• *Saul is a town in Gloucestershire, England.