Paris (disambiguation)

Paris is the capital of France.

Paris may also refer to:

[edit] People

• Paris (mythology), legendary figure of the Trojan War
• Paris (actor under Domitian), actor in Rome under the emperor Domitian

[edit] Surname

• Barry Paris, an author
• 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
• Sarina Paris, Canadian pop vocalist
• Twila Paris, a female Christian singer

[edit] Given name

• Paris Bennett, singer who was a finalist and fifth-place finisher on the fifth season of American Idol
• Paris Hilton, socialite, model, singer, actress, and heiress
• 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

[edit] Nobility

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

[edit] Geography

[edit] Canada

• Paris, Ontario
• Paris, Yukon

[edit] Kiribati

• Paris, Kiribati

[edit] United States

• New Paris, Indiana
• New Paris, Ohio
• New Paris, Pennsylvania
• Paris, Arkansas
• Paris, Dakota Territory, now Beresford, South Dakota
• 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

[edit] Botany

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

[edit] Film & television

• Fictional town in New South Wales, Australia that was the setting for the film The Cars That Ate Paris
• 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 (TV series), a 1970s TV series starring James Earl Jones
• Paris (British TV series), a 1994 TV series starring Alexei Sayle and Neil Morrissey, written by Graham Linehan and Arthur Mathews

[edit] Music

• Paris (band), 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 (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
• The rock group Poison used the name Paris in its early history

[edit] Other

• 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 Company, a department store now defunct in San Francisco, California, named after the founder's ship
• Paris, an AMD Sempron computer processor
• Paris Las Vegas, casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
• Plaster of Paris, building material based on anhydrous gypsum
• The Morane-Saulnier MS-760 "Paris" light jet aircraft
• Paris, a French battleship.

[edit] See also

• Parisii
• Parris
• Perris

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