Karol Woyjtila
Karol Wojtyla
before john paul the second was john paul 1 (albino luciani)
Before Paul became a Christian he was called Saul. When he became a Christian his name was changed from Saul to Paul
Paul's original name was Saul and he was a prosecutor of Christians.
Saul of Tarsus
Karol Wojtyła
John Paul Docherty's birth name is John Paul Docherty.
Pope John Paul I (was only Pope for 33 days in 1978, and had initially declined nomination) He was first Pope to use the dual name, and it was in his honor that John Paul II took the name.
It was John Paul, then he added Jones when he was older.
John Paul DeJoria's birth name is John Paul Jones DeJoria.
John Paul Carson's birth name is John Paul Butler Carson.