title: Paris (given name)
text: # Paris (given name)
  
  Paris is a given name used as a boy and girl name. It is of Greek origin and is common among Anglophone countries.
  
  ## Notable people with the name
  
  ### Women
  
  * Paris Bennett (born 1988), singer on American Idol
  * Paris Berelc (born 1998), American actress and model
  * Paris Grey (born 1965), American singer
  * Paris Hilton (born 1981), socialite and heiress of the Hilton Worldwide multinational hospitality company
  * Paris Jackson (born 1998), American actress, activist, and model
  * Paris Jones (female singer) (born 1990), American singer and musician known as "PJ"
  * Paris Lees (born 1987/1988), British journalist and activist
  * Paris Smith (born 2000), American actress and singer
  * Paris Stephens (born 1998), Australian pair skater
  * Paris Wells, Australian singer-songwriter
  
  ### Men
  
  * Hotman Paris Hutapea (born 1959), Indonesian lawyer
  * Jacques Pâris de Bollardière (1907-1986), French Army general and activist
  * Paris (actor under Domitian), 1st century actor in Rome
  * Paris Barclay (born 1956), American television director
  * Paris Bordone (1500–1571), Italian painter
  * Paris Cotton (born 1989), American football player
  * Paris Davis (born 1939), United States Army officer
  * Paris C. Dunning (1806–1884), American politician
  * Paris Elia (born 1972), Cypriot footballer
  * Paris Ford (born 1998), American football player
  * Paris Gee (born 1994), Canadian soccer player
  * Paris Gibson (1830–1920), American entrepreneur and politician
  * Paris Intarakomalyasut (born 1998), Thai actor and singer
  * Paris Jackson (Canadian football) (born 1980), Canadian football player
  * Paris Johnson Jr. (born 2001), American football player
  * Paris Jones (male singer) (born 1990), American singer
  * Paris Kanellakis (1953–1995), Greek computer scientist
  * Paris Latsis (born 1979), Greek shipping heir
  * Paris Lenon (born 1977), American football player
  * Paris Nakajima-Farran (born 1989), Canadian soccer player
  * Paris Sadonis (born 1972), American musician
  * Paris Simmons (born 1990), English football player
  * Paris Singer (1867–1932), French-born American businessman
  * Paris Themmen (born 1959), American actor
  
  ## Other
  
  * Saint Paris (died 346), Bishop of Teano
  * Peiras "Paris" Fotis-Zoubris, of Paris & Simo
  
  ## Fictional characters
  
  * Paris (mythology), a Trojan character in The Iliad and other Greek legends
  * Count Paris, in William Shakespeare's play Romeo and Juliet
  * Paris (Marvel Comics), a member of the Pantheon in Marvel Comics
  * Paris Carver, a James Bond character
  * Paris Geller, a character played by Liza Weil on the American television series Gilmore Girls
  * Paris Bennett, original real name of the Marvel Comics character Exodus
  