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Paris is the capital of France.
Paris may also refer to:
[edit] People
[edit] Surname
[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
[edit] Geography
[edit] Canada
[edit] 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
[edit] Film & television
- Fictional town in New South Wales, Australia that was the setting for the 1974 film The Cars That Ate Paris, directed by Peter Weir
- 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
- 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
- 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.
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