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, a former capital of ancient Egypt *
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the U.S. state of Tennessee. It is the seat of Shelby County in the southwest part of the state; it is situated along the Mississippi River. With a population of 633,104 at the 2020 U.S. census, Memphis is the second-mo ...
, a major American city Memphis may also refer to:


Places


United States

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Memphis, Alabama Memphis, also known as Old Memphis, is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. The population was 29 at the 2010 census, down from 33 in 2000. As long ago as 1850, it was listed as an incorporated community on the U.S. Census, but did n ...
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Memphis, Florida Memphis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 9,024 as of the 2020 census, up from 7,848 in 2010. It is part of the Bradenton– Sarasota–Venice Me ...
* Memphis, Indiana *
Memphis, Michigan Memphis is a city that straddles the border between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,183 at the 2010 census. History The first European Americans to settle in the area of Memphis were members of ...
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Memphis, Mississippi Memphis was a village in DeSoto County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 87 at the 2000 census. In 2004, the village of Memphis officially became part of the town of Walls. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the ...
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Memphis, Missouri Memphis is a city in and the county seat of Scotland County, on the northern border of Missouri, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,731. U.S. Highway 136 passes near Memphis, which is east of Lancaster and west of Kah ...
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Memphis, Nebraska Memphis is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 114 at the 2010 census. History Memphis was established in the 1880s when the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad was extended to that point. A large share ...
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Memphis, New York Memphis is a Hamlet (New York), hamlet in the Van Buren, New York, Town of Van Buren, west of Syracuse, New York, Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, Onondaga County, New York (state), New York, United States. Because of its location on the ...
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Memphis, Ohio Memphis is an unincorporated community in Clinton County, Ohio, Clinton County, in the U.S. state of Ohio. History A post office called Memphis was established in 1866, and remained in operation until 1902. By 1915, Memphis contained only a "cluste ...
* Memphis metropolitan area, centered on Memphis, Tennessee *
Memphis, Texas Memphis is a city and the county seat of Hall County, Texas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 2,290. History Memphis, Texas, the county seat of Hall County, is at the junction of U.S. Highway 287, State Highway 256, ...


Elsewhere

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Mampsis Mampsis (Medieval Greek: Μάμψις) or Memphis ( Ancient Greek: Μέμφις), today Mamshit ( he, ממשית), Arabic Kurnub, is a former Nabataean caravan stop and Byzantine city. In the Nabataean period, Mampsis was an important station on t ...
, Mamshit or Memphis, a Nabatean city


Film

* ''Memphis'' (film), a 2013 film directed by Ricky Memphis


Music

* Memphis (band), a musical duo *
Memphis Industries Memphis Industries is a British independent record label. Memphis Industries was established as a record label in 1998 by the brothers Ollie and Matt Jacob with the first release being Blue States' Forever EP. It is perhaps best known for The ...
, a record label * ''Memphis'' (musical), a Broadway musical by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro


Albums

* ''Memphis'' (Boz Scaggs album), 2013 * ''Memphis'' (Roy Orbison album), 1972 * '' Coin Coin Chapter Four: Memphis'', 2019


Songs

* "Memphis, Tennessee" (song) or "Memphis", by Chuck Berry, 1959; covered by many performers * "Memphis" (The Badloves song), 1994 * "Memphis" (Joe Jackson song), 1983 * "Memphis", by David Nail, 2002 * "Memphis", by Justin Bieber from '' Journals'', 2013 * "Memphis", by White Zombie from ''
Psycho-Head Blowout ''Psycho-Head Blowout'' is the third EP by White Zombie, released in May 1987 by Silent Explosion. The album was recorded with producer and composer Kramer and was the band's first to feature guitarist Tom Guay, who had a pivotal influence on ...
'', 1987


Other uses

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Memphis (mythology) In Greek mythology, Memphis ( grc, Μέμφις) was the female eponym of Memphis in Egypt. The name was attributed to several distinct characters, namely: * Memphis, daughter of Nilus. * Memphis, one of the many consorts of King Danaus of Lib ...
, the wife of Epaphus, who was, according to legend, the founder of Memphis, Egypt * ''Memphis'' (genus), a genus of brush-footed butterflies *
Memphis (cigarette) Memphis is an Austrian brand of cigarettes, currently owned and manufactured by ''"Austria Tabak"'', which is owned by the Gallaher Group, a subsidiary of Japan Tobacco. History Memphis was launched on March 1st, 1897 by the KAISERLICH KÖNIG ...
, a cigarette brand of Austria Tabak *
Memphis (typeface) Memphis is a slab-serif typeface designed bDr. Rudolf Wolfand released in 1929 by the Stempel Type Foundry. Memphis is a "geometric" slab serif, reflecting the style of German geometric sans-serifs (in particular Futura) which had attracted ...
, a slab-serif typeface designed in 1929 by Dr. Rudolf Wolf *
Memphis Group The Memphis Group, also known as Memphis Milano, was an Italian design and architecture group founded by Ettore Sottsass. It was active from 1980 to 1987. The group designed postmodern furniture, lighting, fabrics, carpets, ceramics, glass and me ...
, an influential design movement of Italian designers and architects in the 1980s * ''USS Memphis'' (CA-10), a US Navy armored cruiser wrecked by a tsunami in 1916 * ''USS Memphis'' (SSN-691), a nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy *
Windows 98 Windows 98 is a consumer-oriented operating system developed by Microsoft as part of its Windows 9x family of Microsoft Windows operating systems. The second operating system in the 9x line, it is the successor to Windows 95, and was released to ...
, codenamed Memphis during development * City of Memphis (train), a passenger train route


People with the name

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Memphis Bleek Malik Deshawn Cox (born June 23, 1978), known by his stage name Memphis Bleek, is an American rapper who was a protégé of fellow New York rapper Jay-Z. Cox started his own labels: Get Low Records in 1998, and Warehouse Music Group in 2016. He ...
, New York rapper *
Memphis Depay Memphis Depay (; born 13 February 1994), also known simply as Memphis, is a Dutch professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Barcelona and the Netherlands national team. Memphis began his professional career with PSV Ein ...
, Dutch footballer * Randall 'Memphis' Raines, a character in '' Gone in 60 Seconds'' *
Ricky Memphis Ricky Memphis (stage name of Riccardo Fortunati; born 29 August 1968) is an Italian television and film actor. He is best known for his interpretation of ''Inspector Mauro Belli'', in the police drama series, '' Distretto di Polizia'' ('Police P ...
, Italian actor


See also

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University of Memphis } The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students. The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
, a public university in Memphis, Tennessee *
Memphis Tigers The Memphis Tigers are the athletic teams that represent the University of Memphis, located in Memphis, Tennessee. The teams compete at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level as a member of the American Athletic C ...
, the athletic programs of the University of Memphis *
West Memphis, Arkansas West Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 26,245 at the 2010 census, ranking it as the state's 18th largest city, behind Bella Vista. It is part of the Memphis metropolitan area, and is ...
, part of the Memphis, Tennessee, metropolitan area *
Memphis La Blusera Memphis La Blusera was an Argentine blues/rock band created in 1978 and split in 2008. The band members were Adrián Otero on vocals; Daniel Beiserman on bass, acoustic bass, and vocals; Villanueva Emilio on tenor saxophone and bass; Mira Mar ...
, an Argentine blues band *
Memphis Grizzlies The Memphis Grizzlies (referred to locally as the Grizz) are an American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee. The Grizzlies compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Western Conference ...
, American professional basketball team based in Memphis, Tennessee *
Corporate Memphis Corporate Memphis (alternative names: Alegria Art, Big Tech Art, or Flat Art) is a term used to describe a flat, geometric art style, widely associated with Big Tech illustrations in the late 2010s and early 2020s. It has been criticized by som ...
, an art style. {{disambig, geo, ship