Paul Ashton Vick (born September 30, 1945 in Rochester, New York, United States) is an attorney and American Baptist leader. He holds a B.A. from Kalamazoo College, a Ph.D in Theology from Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School, and a J.D. from University at Buffalo. He is the youngest sole plane crash survivor in history.<ref name="Herald-Journal.Vick"/><ref name="New York Times.Vick"/>
On January 28, 1947, Robert and Dorothy Vick, along with their two sons, Teddy and Paul, began the final leg of their journey from the United States to West China Union University. The Vicks were American Baptist missionaries invited to the University to teach English and set up a printing press to print Bibles for the growing church in China. While flying on a China National Aviation Corporation airplane from Hangkow to Chungking, mechanical problems caused engine failure resulting in a crash. Eighteen month old Paul Vick became the youngest sole survivor of an airplane crash in history.<ref name="Herald-Journal.Vick"/><ref name="New York Times.Vick"/>
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