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Aimé Paris Aimé Paris (1798–1866) was a French scholar. He was the developer of a method of stenography, and co-developer and propagator of what became the Galin-Paris-Chevé system of music notation. Paris studied mathematics and law, and became a lawye ...
(1798–1866), French music educator and stenographer *
Ashley Paris Ashley Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American basketball player. She is the twin sister of former WNBA center Courtney Paris, who last played for the Seattle Storm and is currently an assistant coach at the University of Oklahoma. She ha ...
(born 1987), Women's National Basketball Association player *
Barry Paris Barry Paris (born February 6, 1948) is an author and journalist based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Paris' best-known works include biographies of film stars Louise Brooks, Greta Garbo and Audrey Hepburn. He is a movie reviewer for the ''Pittsbur ...
(born 1948), American author * Blanca París de Oddone (1925-2008), Uruguayan historian *
Bubba Paris William "Bubba" Paris (born October 6, 1960) is a former professional American football offensive tackle who played for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL from 1983 to 1990 and for the Indianapolis Colts and Detroit Lions in 1991. He was a member ...
(born 1960), American football player *
Courtney Paris Courtney Paris (born September 21, 1987) is an American basketball coach and former player. She is currently an assistant coach for the Dallas Wings of the WNBA. She last played as a center for the Seattle Storm of the Women's National Basketb ...
(born 1987), Women's National Basketball Association player *
Dominik Paris Dominik Paris (born 14 April 1989) is an Italian alpine ski racer, who specializes in speed events of downhill and super-G. He was the world champion in super-G, as the gold medalist in 2019 at Åre, Sweden. Racing career Paris ...
(born 1989), Italian ski racer * Drew Paris (born 1988), Canadian ice hockey player * Elizabeth Crewson Paris, United States Tax Court judge * Enrique Paris (born 1948), Chilean physician and politician *
François-Edmond Pâris François-Edmond Pâris (6 March 1806 in Paris – 8 April 1893 in Paris) was a French admiral, notable for his contribution to naval engineering during the rise of the steam, for his books, and for his role in organising the Musée national de l ...
(1806–1893), French admiral *
Gaston Paris Bruno Paulin Gaston Paris (; 9 August 1839 – 5 March 1903) was a French literary historian, philologist, and scholar specialized in Romance studies and medieval French literature. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1901, 19 ...
(1839–1903), French writer and linguist * Gaston Paris (1905-1964) French photographer *
Giuseppe Paris Giuseppe Paris (22 September 1895 – 5 April 1968) was an Italian gymnast who competed at the 1920 Summer Olympics, the 1924 Summer Olympics and the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born in Milan Milan ( , , Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is ...
(1895-1968), Italian National Olympic Gold Medal Gymnast * Hotman Paris (born 1959), Indonesian lawyer *
Jackie Paris 'Carlo Jackie Paris (September 20, 1924 – June 17, 2004) was an American jazz singer and guitarist. He is best known for his recordings of "Skylark" and " 'Round Midnight" from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Music career Early years Paris ...
(1926–2004), American jazz singer and guitarist *
Jasmin Paris Jasmin Karina Paris (born November 1983) is a British runner who has been a national fell running champion and who has set records for the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round. She is well known in Great Britain as a fell runner, but became kn ...
(born 1983), British
fell running Fell running, also sometimes known as hill running, is the sport of running and racing, off-road, over upland country where the gradient climbed is a significant component of the difficulty. The name arises from the origins of the English sport o ...
champion, daughter of
Jeff Paris (mathematician) Jeffrey Bruce Paris (; born 15 November 1944) is a British mathematician and Professor of Logic in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester. Education Paris gained his doctorat ...
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Jeff Paris (mathematician) Jeffrey Bruce Paris (; born 15 November 1944) is a British mathematician and Professor of Logic in the School of Mathematics, University of Manchester, School of Mathematics at the University of Manchester. Education Paris gained his doctorat ...
(born 1944), British mathematician, father of
Jasmin Paris Jasmin Karina Paris (born November 1983) is a British runner who has been a national fell running champion and who has set records for the Bob Graham Round and the Ramsay Round. She is well known in Great Britain as a fell runner, but became kn ...
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Jeff Paris (musician) Jeff Paris (born Geoffrey Brillhart Leib) is an American vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist who has primarily performed in the hard rock/ heavy metal genre. Still performing under the name Geoffrey Leib, Paris began his career as a session music ...
, American vocalist, keyboardist and guitarist *
Jerry Paris William Gerald Paris (July 25, 1925 – March 31, 1986) was an American actor and director best known for playing Jerry Helper, the dentist and next-door neighbor of Rob and Laura Petrie, on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'', and for directing the majo ...
(1925–1986), American actor and Director *
Joel Paris Joel Samuel Paris (born 11 December 1992) is an Australian cricketer, currently contracted to Western Australia and the Hobart Hurricanes domestically. Career From Perth, Paris represented Western Australia at under-19 level, making his debut w ...
(born 1993), Australian cricket * John Paris, Jr. (b. 1946), Canadian hockey coach *
John Ayrton Paris John Ayrton Paris, FRS (178524December 1856) was a British physician. He is most widely remembered as a possible inventor of the thaumatrope, which he published with W. Phillips in April 1825. Life Paris was a medical researcher of distinctio ...
(1785–1856), physician *
Kelly Paris Kelly Jay Paris (October 17, 1957 – May 27, 2019) was a professional baseball player who played in the Major League Baseball, Major Leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, Baltimore Orioles, and the Chicago White Sox. He played as ...
(1957–2019), American basketball player * Lucius Domitius Paris (died 67 AD), actor in Rome under the emperor Nero * Maria Antonia Paris (1813–1885), Catholic nun *
Matthew Paris Matthew Paris, also known as Matthew of Paris ( la, Matthæus Parisiensis, lit=Matthew the Parisian; c. 1200 – 1259), was an English Benedictine monk, chronicler, artist in illuminated manuscripts and cartographer, based at St Albans Abbey ...
(1200–1259), English monk and historian *
Pierre-Adrien Pâris Pierre-Adrien Pâris (1745 - 1 August 1819) was a French architect, painter and designer. Biography Pâris was born at Besançon, the son of an architect and official surveyor at the court of the Prince-Bishop of Basel. He went to Paris to stu ...
(1745–1819), French architect *
Richard Bruce Paris Richard Bruce Paris (23 January 1946 – 8 July 2022) was a British mathematician and reader A reader is a person who reads. It may also refer to: Computing and technology * Adobe Reader (now Adobe Acrobat), a PDF reader * Bible Reader fo ...
(1946–2022), British mathematician *
Ronald Paris Ronald Paris (12 August 1933 – 17 September 2021) was a German painter and graphic artist. Life Provenance and education Ronald Paris was born in Sondershausen, a small town in central Germany with a long tradition as an army town. His fat ...
(1933–2021), German painter and graphic artist *
Ryan Paris Fabio Roscioli (born 12 March 1953), known by his stage name Ryan Paris, is an Italian singer, songwriter, musician and actor who gained international popularity in 1983 for the worldwide hit single "Dolce Vita", written and produced by Pierluigi ...
(born 1953), Italian singer * Reverend Samuel Parris (1653-1720), minister at
Salem Salem may refer to: Places Canada Ontario * Bruce County ** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie ** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce * Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
during the
Salem witch trials The Salem witch trials were a series of hearings and prosecutions of people accused of witchcraft in colonial Massachusetts between February 1692 and May 1693. More than 200 people were accused. Thirty people were found guilty, 19 of whom w ...
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Sarina Paris Sarina Paris (born December 22, 1973) is a Canadian singer, best known for her international dance-club hits "Look at Us" (2000) and "Just About Enough" (2001). Early life Born on December 22, 1973, Paris is of Italian descent and grew up in ...
(born 1973), Canadian pop vocalist *
Taylor Paris Taylor Flavio Paris (born 6 October 1992 in Barrie, Ontario) is a Canadian rugby union player. He is currently signed with the Castres Olympique and also regularly plays for the Canadian Men's 15's and 7's teams. Previously Paris had played with ...
(born 1992), Canadian rugby player *
Twila Paris Twyla (also Twila) is a given name. Notable people with the name include: Twyla * Twyla Hansen (born 1949), American poet, a Nebraska State Poet * Twyla Herbert (1921–2009), American songwriter * Twyla King (1937-2022), American newspaper edito ...
(born 1958), female Christian singer * Wilbur de Paris (1900-1973), American jazz trombonist * William de Paris ( XIV century), English Member of Parliament


Fictional characters

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Owen Paris Owen may refer to: Origin: The name Owen is of Irish and Welsh origin. Its meanings range from noble, youthful, and well-born. Gender: Owen is historically the masculine form of the name. Popular feminine variations include Eowyn and Owena. ...
, on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and father of Tom Paris *
Tom Paris Lieutenant Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris is a fictional character in the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: Voyager'' and is portrayed by Robert Duncan McNeill. Paris is the chief helmsman, as well as a temporary auxiliary medic, ...
, on the television series '' Star Trek: Voyager''


See also

* Parys (name), given name and surname


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