Memphis (disambiguation)
Encyclopedia
Memphis, Tennessee is Tennessee's largest city.
Memphis may also refer to:
In the United States:
Memphis may also refer to:
Places
- Memphis, EgyptMemphis, EgyptMemphis was the ancient capital of Aneb-Hetch, the first nome of Lower Egypt. Its ruins are located near the town of Helwan, south of Cairo.According to legend related by Manetho, the city was founded by the pharaoh Menes around 3000 BC. Capital of Egypt during the Old Kingdom, it remained an...
, the ancient capital of the first nome of Lower Egypt, and of the Old Kingdom of Egypt - MamshitMamshitMamshit is the Nabataean city of Memphis. In the Nabataean period, Mamshit was an important station on Incense Road, running from the Idumean Mountains, through the Arabah and Ma'ale Akrabim, and on to Beer-Sheva or to Hebron and Jerusalem. The city covers and is the smallest but best restored...
or Memphis, a Nabatean city
In the United States:
- Memphis, AlabamaMemphis, AlabamaMemphis, also known as Old Memphis, is a town in Pickens County, Alabama, United States. The population was 33 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Memphis is located at .According to the U.S...
- Memphis, FloridaMemphis, FloridaMemphis is a census-designated place in Manatee County, Florida, United States. The population was 7,264 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Bradenton–Sarasota–Venice Metropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:...
- Memphis, IndianaMemphis, IndianaMemphis is a census-designated place in Clark County, Indiana, United States. The population was 695 at the 2010 census.-Geography:Memphis is located at ....
- Memphis, MichiganMemphis, MichiganMemphis is a city on the line between Macomb and St. Clair counties in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 1,129 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
- Memphis, MississippiMemphis, MississippiMemphis 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.Population in July 2007: 119.Males: 54 Females: 65...
- Memphis, MissouriMemphis, MissouriMemphis is a city in Scotland County, Missouri, United States. The population was 1,822 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Scotland County. Memphis is located southeast of Pulaski, Iowa, north of Baring, east of Lancaster, and west of Kahoka....
- Memphis, NebraskaMemphis, NebraskaMemphis is a village in Saunders County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 106 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Memphis is located at ....
- Memphis, New YorkMemphis, New YorkMemphis is a hamlet in the Town of Van Buren, west of Syracuse in Onondaga County, New York, United States.Because of its location on the south town line of Van Buren, part of Memphis can be considered to be also in the Towns of Elbridge and Camillus...
- Memphis, TexasMemphis, TexasMemphis is a city in Hall County, Texas, in the United States. As of the 2000 census, the population was 2,479. It is the county seat of Hall County.Memphis is the birthplace of former U.S...
Music
- Memphis (album)Memphis (album)Memphis is an album recorded by Roy Orbison for MGM Records. The album was released in November 1972 .-Track listing:Side one#"Memphis, Tennessee" – #"Why A Woman Cries" –...
, a 1972 album by Roy Orbison - Memphis (band)Memphis (band)Memphis is a musical duo consisting of long-time friends Torquil Campbell and Chris Dumont.Dumont, originally from North Carolina, first met Campbell in New York City in the early 1990s. With Campbell's childhood friends Chris Seligman, James Shaw, and Adam Marvy, the pair played together in a band...
, a musical duo - Memphis (musical)Memphis (Musical)Memphis is a musical by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro . It is loosely based on Memphis disc jockey Dewey Phillips, one of the first white DJs to play black music in the 1950s...
, a musical by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro - Memphis IndustriesMemphis IndustriesMemphis 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...
, a record label - "Memphis, Tennessee" (song)Memphis, Tennessee (song)"Memphis, Tennessee" is a song by rock & roll singer-songwriter Chuck Berry. It is sometimes shortened to "Memphis". In the UK, the song charted at #6 in 1963, at the same time Decca Records issued a cover version in the UK by Dave Berry and the Cruisers, who came from Sheffield, Yorkshire...
or "Memphis", a song by Chuck Berry and covered by many artists - "Memphis" a song by Peter ToshPeter ToshPeter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh , was a Jamaican reggae musician who was a core member of the band The Wailers , and who afterward had a successful solo career as well as being a promoter of Rastafari.Peter Tosh was born in Grange Hill, Jamaica, an illegitimate child to a mother too young...
& the Upsetters
Other uses
- Memphis (mythology)Memphis (mythology)In Greek mythology, Memphis was the wife to Epaphus, mother of Libya and sometimes the daughter of Nilus. She and her husband were the legendary founders of Memphis, which bears her name. Memphis is a Naiad Nymph according to the website Another name for Memphis's mother is Danaus .-Argive...
, the wife of Epaphus, who was, according to legend, the founder of Memphis, Egypt - Memphis (genus)Memphis (genus)Memphis, described by Jacob Hübner in 1819, is a Neotropical nymphalid butterfly genus in the subfamily Charaxinae.There are 61 species in the genus...
, a genus of brush-footed butterflies - Memphis (cigarette)Memphis (cigarette)Memphis is a brand of cigarette sold in Austria manufactured by Austria Tabak. Austria Tabak is in turn wholly owned by Gallaher Group....
, a cigarette brand of Austria Tabak - Memphis GroupMemphis GroupThe Memphis Group was an Italian design and architecture group started by Ettore Sottsass that designed Post Modern furniture, fabrics, ceramics, glass and metal objects from 1981-1987.-Origins:...
, an influential design movement of Italian designers and architects in the 1980s - USS Memphis (CA-10), a US Navy armored cruiser wrecked by tsunami in 1916
- USS Memphis (SSN-691)USS Memphis (SSN-691)USS Memphis , a Los Angeles-class submarine, was the sixth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Memphis, Tennessee. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 4 February 1971 and her keel was laid down on...
, a nuclear attack submarine of the United States Navy - Windows 98Windows 98Windows 98 is a graphical operating system by Microsoft. It is the second major release in the Windows 9x line of operating systems. It was released to manufacturing on 15 May 1998 and to retail on 25 June 1998. Windows 98 is the successor to Windows 95. Like its predecessor, it is a hybrid...
or Memphis
People with the name
- Memphis BleekMemphis BleekMalik Thuston Patrick Cox , better known by his rap persona of Memphis Bleek or "Bleek", is a New York rapper mainly known for his tenure with Roc-a-Fella Records and CEO of his own label Get Low Records...
, a New York rapper - Memphis MonroeMemphis MonroeMemphis Monroe is the stage name of an American pornographic actress. She was raised in Louisville, Kentucky.While working in a Hooters restaurant she posed for their calendar...
, an American pornographic actress - Randall 'Memphis' Raines. a character in Gone in 60 Seconds
- Ricky MemphisRicky MemphisRicky Memphis 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 , which was broadcast weekly for eight seasons by Italian network Canale 5 from 2000 to 2009.- Career :Ricky Memphis was born...
, an Italian actor
See also
- University of MemphisUniversity of MemphisThe University of Memphis is an American public research university located in the Normal Station neighborhood of Memphis, Tennessee and is the flagship public research university of the Tennessee Board of Regents system....
, a public university in Memphis, Tennessee - Memphis TigersMemphis TigersThe Memphis Tigers represent the University of Memphis in Division I of the NCAA. They are members of C-USA and currently feature nine women's sports and nine men's sports...
, the athletic programs of the University of Memphis - West Memphis, ArkansasWest Memphis, ArkansasWest Memphis is the largest city in Crittenden County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 27,666 at the 2000 census, with an estimated population of 28,181 in 2005, and 31,329 in 2011 ranking it as the state's 11th largest city, behind Hot Springs...
, part of the Memphis, Tennessee metropolitan area - Memphis La BluseraMemphis La BluseraMemphis La Blusera was an Argentine blues/rock band created in 1978 and split in 2008. The band members are Adrian Otero on vocals; Daniel Beiserman on bass, acoustic bass, and vocals; Villanueva Emilio on tenor saxophone and bass; Mira Marcelo on drums; German Weidemer on keyboards, piano and...
, an Argentine blues band