Paul Quinichette (May 17, 1916 – May 25, 1983) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. He was known as the “Vice President” or “Vice Prez” for his emulation of the breathy style of Lester Young, whose nickname was “The President”, or simply “Prez”. Young called Quinichette “Lady Q”.

Quinichette was born in Denver, Colorado, United States. He had clarinet and alto saxophone lessons as a child, before switching to tenor saxophone. Around the age of 13, he had informal lessons from Lester Young.