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Flip Benham Philip "Flip" Benham (born April 16, 1948) is an Evangelical Christian minister and the national leader of Concord, North Carolina-based Operation Save America, an anti-abortion group that evolved from Operation Rescue. Recent activities Benham ...

(born 1948), American evangelical Christian minister and anti-abortion leader * Flip Cornett (1957–2004), American funk guitarist and bassist *

Andrew Filipowski Andrew J. "Flip" Filipowski is a Polish American technology entrepreneur born in 1950 in Chicago. He is currently the executive chairman and CEO of SilkRoad Equity, a private investment firm, and founded Platinum technology in 1987. He is also c ...

(born 1950), Polish-American technology entrepreneur *

Flip Johnson Fulton "Flip" Frederick Johnson (born July 13, 1963 in Cheek, Texas) is a retired American football player who played in the National Football League. Career Flip Johnson played in 27 National Football League games in 1988 and 1989 for the Buf ...

(born 1963), American retired National Football League player *

Flip Kowlier Flip Kowlier (pseudonym of Filip Willy Mariette Cauwelier, born 15 March 1976 in Izegem, West Flanders) is a Belgian singer-songwriter. He sings in a distinct West Flemish West Flemish (''West-Vlams'' or ''West-Vloams'' or ''Vlaemsch'' (in ...

(born 1976), Belgian singer-songwriter *

Flip Lafferty Frank Bernard "Flip" Lafferty (May 4, 1854 – February 2, 1910) was a Major League Baseball player. He played parts of two seasons in the majors. In , Lafferty appeared in one game as a pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics. Despite not giving ...

(1854–1910), American Major League Baseball player *

Flip Mark Philip Mark Goldberg (born December 22, 1948) is an American film and television actor. He is known for playing the role of Brook Hooten in the American sitcom TV series ''Guestward, Ho!''. Life and career Mark was born in New York City. At th ...

(born 1948), American former child actor *

Ronald Murray Ronald "Flip" Murray (born July 29, 1979) is a retired American professional basketball player who last played for Al Mouttahed Tripoli of the Lebanese Basketball League. He is a , point guard– shooting guard. After attending Strawberry Mans ...

(born 1979), American former National Basketball Association player *

Flip Nicklin Charles "Flip" Nicklin (born 1948) is a nature photographer best known for his underwater photographs of whales. He has been called "one of the world's leading whale photographers." Early life Nicklin's father Chuck is an underwater cinematograp ...

(born 1948), American whale photographer *

Joseph "Flip" Nuñez Joseph "Flip" Nuñez (August 27, 1931 – November 3, 1995) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and vocalist of Filipino descent. Solo recording *'' My Own Time and Space'', (Catalyst), 1976 Performance credits * Beverly Kelly, '' Bev Kelly I ...

, an American jazz musician of Filipino descent *

Flip Phillips Joseph Edward Filippelli (March 26, 1915 – August 17, 2001), known professionally as Flip Phillips, was an American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet player. He is best remembered for his work with Norman Granz's Jazz at the Philharmonic conce ...

(1915–2001), American jazz tenor saxophone and clarinet *

Scott Phillips (musician) Thomas Scott "Flip" Phillips (born February 22, 1973) is an American musician, songwriter and record producer. He is the drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and co-founder of the bands Creed, Alter Bridge, and Projected. Life and career Philli ...

(born 1973), American drummer for Alter Bridge and Creed *

Al Rosen Albert Leonard Rosen (February 29, 1924 – March 13, 2015), nicknamed "Flip" and "The Hebrew Hammer", was an American baseball third baseman and right-handed slugger for the Cleveland Indians of Major League Baseball for ten seasons in the 194 ...

(born 1924), American Major League Baseball third baseman *

Flip Saunders Philip Daniel "Flip" Saunders (February 23, 1955 – October 25, 2015) was an American basketball player and coach. During his career, he coached the La Crosse Catbirds, Minnesota Timberwolves, Detroit Pistons, and Washington Wizards. High schoo ...

(1955-2015), American basketball coach * Flip Simmons, Australian actor and musician *

Philip Slier Philip "Flip" Slier (4 December 1923 – 9 April 1943) was a Dutch typesetter of Jewish origin who lived in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. At the age of 18, he received a letter from the Jewish Council ...

(1923–1943), Dutch Jewish diarist and Holocaust victim * P. F. Sloan (born 1945), American pop-rock singer and songwriter born Philip Gary Schlein *

Flip van der Merwe Phillip Rudolph van der Merwe (born 3 June 1985 in Potchefstroom) is a South African rugby union rugby player who plays in the lock position for French Top 14 side . Career Free State Cheetahs / Cheetahs Van der Merwe attended Grey Coll ...

(born 1985), South African rugby union footballer *

Willie Williams (murderer) William James "Flip" Williams Jr. (November 9, 1956 – October 25, 2005) was an American mass murderer and suspected serial killer who was executed by lethal injection. He was convicted of the September 2, 1991, murders of three rival drug dea ...

(1956–2005), American mass murderer *

Flip Wilson Clerow "Flip" Wilson Jr. (December 8, 1933 – November 25, 1998) was an American comedian and actor best known for his television appearances during the late 1960s and 1970s. From 1970 to 1974, Wilson hosted his own weekly variety series ''The F ...

(1933–1998), American actor and comedian

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