Paris (disambiguation)
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Template:TOCright Paris is the capital of France.
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Places
- Canada
- United States
- Paris, Arkansas
- Perris, 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
- New Paris, Indiana
- New Paris, Ohio
- New Paris, Pennsylvania,
- Paris Township, Michigan
- St. Paris, Ohio
- South Paris, Maine
- West Paris, Maine
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People
- Parisii, a people that lived in Gaul from the middle of the third century B.C. until the Roman era
- Paris the Elder (d. AD 67) a freedman decreed freeborn by emperor Nero, scheming against Agrippina the Younger in AD 55 (Tacitus, Annals XIII, 19-27); he became an actor: out of jealousy for his artistic skills Nero had him killed (Suetonius, Twelve Caesars, "Nero", 54) – W. Smith's Dictionary.
- Paris the Younger, born in Egypt, acclaimed actor in the era of emperor Domitian: Domitian had him killed while his wife Domitia fell in love with him (Suetonius, Twelve Caesars, "Domitian" 3, 10) – W. Smith's Dictionary
- Matthew Paris (c. 1200-1259), a Benedictine monk and chronicler
- Alexis Paulin Paris (1800-1881), a French scholar and author
- Gaston Paris (1839-1903), a French scholar, the son of Alexis Paulin Paris
- Twila Paris (born c. 1959), a contemporary Christian songwriter and singer
- Paris (rapper), a militant San Francisco-based rapper
- Paris Hilton (born 1981), a socialite and model
- Paris Latsis (born 1979), a Greek shipping heir who was briefly engaged to Paris Hilton
- Paris Bennett (born 1988), a contestant of fifth season of American Idol
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Mythology and fiction
- Paris (mythology), a legendary figure of the Trojan War
- Paris, character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (The [[William Shakespeare's Romeo + Juliet|1996 movie]] dubs him "Dave Paris".)
- Tom Paris, a male character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
- Paris Geller, a female character on the television series Gilmore Girls, friend and classmate to Rory Gilmore.
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Other
- Paris, a genus of plants, containing the species Herb Paris
- Plaster of Paris, a type of building material based on anhydrous gypsum
- Paris, Texas (movie), directed by Wim Wenders
- Paris (1928 musical), by Cole Porter
- Paris (2003 musical), by Australian rock musician Jon English
- Paris Las Vegas, a casino in Las Vegas, Nevada
- Asteroid 3317 Paris, a Trojan asteroid
- Morane-Saulnier MS-760 Paris, a French liasion aircraft
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See also
- Paris (album) for albums with said title
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