Paul Dedona was a bass guitar player of the California punk pioneers Bad Religion. He was born on 24 April 1960 in Sherman Oaks, California. He stayed in the band between late 1982 and early 1984 and his only appearance was on their second album Into the Unknown. He was ejected from the band before the recording of their second and last EP Back to the Known and was replaced by their next bass player Tim Gallegos.