Paris

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Paris is the capital of France.

Paris may also refer to:

People

• Paris (mythology), legendary figure of the Trojan War
• Paris (actor under Domitian), actor in Rome under the emperor Domitian
• Lucius Domitius Paris, actor in Rome under the emperor Nero
• Amasius, Bishop of Teano (Saint Paris)

Surname

• Aimé Paris (1798–1866), French music educator and stenographer
• Barry Paris, an author
• Bubba Paris, American football player, and his twin daughters, both basketball players:
  • Courtney Paris
  • Ashley Paris
• Elizabeth Crewson Paris, United States Tax Court judge
• François-Edmond Pâris, French admiral
• Gaston Paris, French writer and liguist
• Jackie Paris, American jazz singer and guitarist
• Jeff Paris, British mathematician
• Jerry Paris, American actor and Director
• John Paris Jr., Canadian hockey coach
• John Ayrton Paris, physician
• Matthew Paris, thirteenth-century English monk and historian
• Pierre-Adrien Pâris (1745–1819), French architect
• Ryan Paris, Italian singer
• Sarina Paris, Canadian pop vocalist
• Twila Paris, a female Christian singer

Given name

• Paris Barclay, Emmy award-winning American television director
• Paris Bennett, singer who was a finalist and fifth-place finisher on the fifth season of American Idol
• Paris Elia, Cypriot footballer
• Paris Hilton, socialite and heiress
• Paris Katherine Jackson, daughter of Michael Jackson
• Paris Kanellakis, Greek computer scientist
• Paris Latsis, Greek shipping heir who was briefly engaged to Paris Hilton
• Paris Simmons (born 1990), English football (soccer) player
• Paris (rapper), a rapper from San Francisco

Fictional characters

• Count Paris, character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet
• Paris Carver, a James Bond character
• Paris Geller, female character on the television series Gilmore Girls
• Owen Paris, character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager and father of Tom Paris
• Tom Paris, character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
• The Great Paris, character on the television series Mission: Impossible

Nobility

• Count of Paris, a title held by senior members of the House of Orléans

Geography

Canada

• Paris, Ontario
• Paris, Yukon

Denmark

• Paris, Denmark

Kiribati

• Paris, Kiribati

United States

• New Paris, Indiana
• New Paris, Ohio
• New Paris, Pennsylvania
• Paris, Arkansas
• Paris, California, former name of Loraine, California
• Paris, Idaho
• Paris, Illinois
• Paris, Iowa
• Paris, Kentucky
• Paris, Maine
• Paris, Michigan
• Paris, Missouri
• Paris, New York
• Paris, Ohio
• Paris, Pennsylvania
• Paris, Tennessee
• Paris, Texas
• Paris, Virginia
• Paris, Grant County, Wisconsin, a town
• Paris, Kenosha County, Wisconsin, a town
• Paris (community), Wisconsin, an unincorporated community
• Paris Township, Michigan
• South Paris, Maine
• St. Paris, Ohio
• West Paris, Maine
• Beresford, South Dakota, formerly Paris, Dakota Territory

Botany

• Paris (genus), genus of plants, including
  • Paris quadrifolia (flora of Europe)

Film and television

• Paris (1926 film), a 1926 MGM film, starring Charles Ray, Joan Crawford, and Douglas Gilmore
• Paris (2008 film), a 2008 film directed by Cédric Klapisch
• Paris, France (film), a Canadian film released in 1993, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti and written by Tom Walmsley
• Paris, je t'aime, a 2006 film
• Paris, Texas (film), directed by Wim Wenders
• Paris (1979 TV series), TV series starring James Earl Jones
• Paris, fictional Australian town, setting for the Peter Weir's 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris

Music

• Paris, the mid-1970s project by ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist Bob Welch (musician)
• Paris, Texas (band), a music band
• Paris (1928 musical), the 1928 Cole Porter musical
• Paris (2003 musical), a musical written by Australian rock musician Jon English
• Paris (rapper), Oakland black nationalist rap artist
• Paris, Tokyo, a single by Lupe Fiasco
• Paris (La Oreja de Van Gogh album), the 2004 re-edition of Lo que te conté mientras te hacías la dormida (2003) by La Oreja de Van Gogh
• Paris (Malcolm McLaren album), a 1997 concept album by Malcolm McLaren
• Paris (Marc Lavoine album), a 1991 album by Marc Lavoine
• Paris (Paris Hilton album), Paris Hilton's debut album
• Paris (Putumayo album), a 2006 world music compilation album.
• Paris (Supertramp album), a 1980 double-disc live album by Supertramp
• Paris (The Cure album), a 1993 live album by The Cure
• Poison (band), who used the name Paris in its early history
• Paris, early 1980s British band featuring Andy Hill
• "Paris" (song), a song by Friendly Fires
• "Paris" (Kanye West and Jay-Z song), a song by Kanye West and Jay-Z
• "Paris", a song by Dido from Life for Rent
• "Paris", a song by Groove Armada from Soundboy Rock
• "Paris", a song by Kate Nash from My Best Friend Is You

Ships

• Paris, a battleship launched in 1912 and scrapped in 1956.
• SS Paris, an ocean liner launched in 1916, which caught fire and capsized in 1939 and was scrapped in the late 1940s.
• SS City of Paris A cargo ship in service with Reardon Smith Line from 1946 - 52.
• SS Paris II, a French military ship sunk in 1917 off Kemer, Turkey

Technology

• Paper Aircraft Released Into Space (PARIS), aviation project

Other

• 3317 Paris, a minor planet named after the legendary figure of the Trojan War
• Paris Group of French nuclear scientists 1939-40 see Tube Alloys
• City of Paris, U. S. Supreme Court case (see List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 76)
• City of Paris Dry Goods Co., defunct in San Francisco department store
• Paris (130 nm SOI), an AMD computer processor
• Paris Las Vegas, hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Plaster of Paris, building material based on anhydrous gypsum
• Morane-Saulnier MS-760 "Paris" light jet aircraft
• Paris France (novel) by Gertrude Stein
• Almacenes París, a Chilean department store

See also

• Paris of the East (disambiguation)
• Parisian (disambiguation)
• Parisii (disambiguation)
• Parris (disambiguation)
• Perris, California
• Parizh, Russia

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