Dallas (disambiguation)
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George Mifflin Dallas was 11th Vice President of the United States of America, from 1845 to 1849. Dallas served under the popular president James Knox Polk, the victor of the Mexican War. As such, many places across the American Middle West and West are named for him.
- Most common is the city of Dallas, Texas in Dallas County in the U.S. state of Texas.
U.S. cities named Dallas include:
- Dallas, Georgia
- Dallas, North Carolina
- Dallas, Oregon
- Dallas, Pennsylvania
- Dallas, South Dakota
- Dallas, West Virginia
- Dallas, Wisconsin, a village within the town of Dallas, Wisconsin (below)
- Dallas (town), Wisconsin
Other U.S. communities with Dallas in the name include:
- Dallas County, Alabama
- Dallas County, Arkansas
- Dallas County, Iowa
- Dallas County, Missouri
- Dallas County, Texas
- Dallas Plantation, Maine
- Dallas Township, Arkansas
- Dallas Township, Indiana
- Dallas Township, Dallas County, Iowa
- Dallas Township, Marion County, Iowa
- Dallas Township, Taylor County, Iowa
- Dallas Township, Michigan
- Dallas Township, DeKalb County, Missouri
- Dallas Township, Harrison County, Missouri
- Dallas Township, St. Clair County, Missouri
- Dallas Township, North Carolina
- Dallas Township, Ohio
- Dallas Township, Pennsylvania
- Dallastown Borough, Pennsylvania
- Dallas Center, Iowa.
- Dallas City Township, Illinois
- Dallas City, Illinois.
- East Dallas Township, Missouri
- Lake Dallas, Texas
- Melcher-Dallas, Iowa
- West Dallas Township, Missouri
- Dallas, Missouri, former name of Marble Hill, Missouri
Other famous members of the Dallas family include:
- George Mifflin Dallas' father, Alexander J. Dallas, was U.S. Secretary of the Treasury under president James Madison.
- Dallas's brother, named Alexander J. Dallas after their father, was a U.S. Navy officer in the War of 1812 and Seminole Wars.
Other namesakes of the Dallas family include:
- USS Dallas (DD-199), an American destroyer, is named for Alexander J. Dallas, the Navy officer, as is Fort Dallas near Miami, Florida.
Concerning the TV show, Dallas:
- The Dallas (TV series) was a U.S. prime-time television soap opera set in Dallas, Texas, that aired on CBS from 1978 to 1991.
- Two Reunion television movies base on prime-time television soap opera Dallas (TV series)
- Dallas: J.R. Returns
- Dallas: War of the Ewings
Other individuals or characters named Dallas include:
- E. S. Dallas was a Victorian-era journalist for The Times in London and Paris.
- Korben Dallas, ex-soldier and unlikely hero cab-driver played by Bruce Willis in the movie The Fifth Element, set in the 23rd century. --Mark dallas toronto 02:56, 19 March 2007 (UTC)
- Dallas, played by Tom Skeritt, is captain of the commercial starship Nostromo in the 1979 science fiction/horror film Alien.
- Dallas is a former persona of professional wrestler Lance Hoyt.
- USS Dallas (SSN-700) is a U.S. Navy attack submarine in the Los Angeles class.
- Dallas Drake, pro Ice Hockey player
- Dallas Green (musician), Guitarist/Singer/Pianist of Alexisonfire and City And Colour
- Dallas Smith, former pro Ice Hockey Player
- Dallas Smith (singer), The singer for Default
- Dallas (porn star)
Other cities named Dallas include:
- Dallas, Moray, Scotland, which gave its name to the American Dallas family.
- Dallas, Victoria, suburb near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.