Paris (disambiguation)

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Paris is the capital of France.

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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

Paris (mythology), a legendary figure of the Trojan War
Count Paris, character in William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet (the 1996 movie dubs him "Dave Paris")
Owen Paris, character in the fictional Star Trek universe
Tom Paris, a male character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager
Paris Geller, a female character on the television series Gilmore Girls

City of Paris is the name of a U. S. Supreme Court case (1870). See: [volume # 76]