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Paris is the capital of France.
Paris may also refer to:
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
- Barry Paris, an author
- Bubba Paris, American football player, and his twin daughters, both basketball players:
- Elizabeth Crewson Paris, United States Tax Court judge
- Gaston Paris, French writer and liguist
- Jackie Paris, American jazz singer and guitarist
- John Paris Jr., Canadian hockey coach
- John Ayrton Paris, physician.
- Lucius Domitius Paris, actor in Rome under Nero
- 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
[edit] 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, model, singer, actress, and heiress
- Paris-Michael 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
[edit] 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
[edit] Nobility
[edit] Geography
[edit] Canada
[edit] Kiribati
[edit] 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, Kentucky
- Paris, Maine
- Paris, Michigan
- Paris, Missouri
- Paris, New York
- Paris, Ohio
- Paris, Pennsylvania
- Paris, Tennessee
- Paris, Texas
- Paris, Virginia
- Paris, Grant County, Wisconsin
- Paris, Kenosha County, Wisconsin
- Paris Township, Michigan
- South Paris, Maine
- St. Paris, Ohio
- West Paris, Maine
- Beresford, South Dakota, formerly Paris, Dakota Territory
[edit] Cities nicknamed "Paris"
- Beirut, Lebanon, Paris of the Middle East
- Bucharest, Romania, Little Paris of the East
- Kansas City, United States, Paris of the Plains
- Tromsø, Norway, Paris of the North
- Hanoi, Vietnam, Little Paris
[edit] Botany
[edit] 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
- 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
- Paris (The Flowers of Romance album), a 2006 concept album by The Flowers of Romance
- Poison (band), who used the name Paris in its early history
- Paris, early 1980s British band featuring Andy Hill
- Paris (song), a single by Friendly Fires
- 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.
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