Selma

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Selma may refer to:

Contents 1 Places 2 People 3 Other

[edit] Places

• Selma, Nova Scotia, Canada
• Selma, Switzerland, a village in the Grisons
• Selma, Algeria
• in the United States:
  • Selma, Alabama, a city in Dallas County, best known for the Selma to Montgomery marches, three civil rights marches that began in this city
  • Selma, Arkansas
  • Selma, California, a city in Fresno County
  • Selma, Colorado
  • Selma, Indiana, a town located in Delaware County
  • Selma, Iowa
  • Selma, Kansas
  • Selma, Louisiana
  • Selma, Michigan
  • Selma, Mississippi
  • Selma, Missouri
  • Selma, North Carolina, a town in Johnston County
  • Selma, Ohio
  • Selma, Oregon, an unincorporated community in Josephine County
  • Selma, South Carolina
  • Selma, Texas
    • Selma, Guadalupe County, Texas
    • Selma, Comal County, Texas
    • Selma, Bexar County, Texas
  • Selma, Virginia
    • Selma, Staunton County, Virginia
    • Selma, Alleghany County, Virginia

[edit] People

• Schwester Selma (1884-1984), an Israeli nurse
• Selma (singer) (born 1974), Icelandic singer, 1999 and 2005 representative in the Eurovision Song Contest
• Selma Bajrami (born 1980) Bosnian singer
• Selma Blair (born 1972), American actress
• Selma Diamond (1920-1985), Emmy Award-nominated actress
• Salma Hayek (born 1966), Academy Award-nominated actress, Emmy-winning director, film producer and television producer
• Selma Lagerlöf (1858–1940), Swedish author
• Selma Meerbaum-Eisinger (1924–1942), Romanian-born German-language poet

[edit] Other

• Selma (sea serpent), a sea monster in Seljord, Norway
• Selma Bouvier, a fictional character in The Simpsons
• Selma to Montgomery marches, three marches that marked the political and emotional peak of the American civil rights movement
• Selma Jezková, a fictional character in the Lars von Trier film Dancer in the Dark played by Björk