Paul West may refer to:

• Paul West (born 1930), British poet and novelist, a naturalised U.S. citizen since 1971. His works include Alley Jaggers , Words for a Deaf Daughter (1970, non-fiction), Gala (1976, novel) and The Very Rich Hours of Count von Stauffenberg [1].

• Paul West, co-author of Shelf Life [2].

• Paul West, British politician, candidate for the Conservative Party in the Ipswich by-election, 2001.

• a pseudonym of Stephen Clarke and at the same time the first person narrator of his 2004 novel, A Year in the Merde.