Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularized the name include kings of Macedonia and one of the apostles of early Christianity. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is

Phillips Phillips may refer to: Businesses Energy * Chevron Phillips Chemical, American petrochemical firm jointly owned by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66. * ConocoPhillips, American energy company * Phillips 66, American energy company * Phil ...

. It was also found during ancient Greek times with two Ps as Philippides and

Philippos Philippos is a masculine given name, cognate to Philip. Notable people with the surname include: * Philippos Constantinos, Cypriot singer * Philippos Syrigos (1948–2013), Greek investigative journalist and sports reporter {{given name Greek ...

. It has many

diminutive A diminutive is a root word that has been modified to convey a slighter degree of its root meaning, either to convey the smallness of the object or quality named, or to convey a sense of intimacy or endearment. A (abbreviated ) is a word-formati ...

(or even hypocoristic) forms including Phil, Philly, Lip, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as Philippine and Philippa.

Antiquity

Kings of Macedon

* Philip I of Macedon * Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great * Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great * Philip IV of Macedon * Philip V of Macedon

New Testament

* Philip the Apostle * Philip the Evangelist

Others

* Philippus of Croton (c. 6th century BC) Olympic victor and legendary hero *

Philip of Opus Philip (or Philippus) of Opus ( el, Φίλιππος Ὀπούντιος), was a philosopher and a member of the Academy during Plato's lifetime. Philip was the editor of Plato's ''Laws''. Philip of Opus is probably identical with the Philip of Medm ...

, one of Plato's students *

Philip of Acarnania Philip of Acarnania ( gr, Φίλιππος) was friend and physician of Alexander the Great, of whom a well-known story is told by several ancient authors. He was the means of saving the king's life, when he had been seized with a severe attack of ...

, physician * Philip (son of Antipater), general of Alexander the Great * Philip (son of Machatas) builder of Alexandria on the Indus *

Philip (first husband of Berenice I of Egypt) Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

, son of Amyntas and first husband of Berenice I *

Philip Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the Greek (''Philippos'', lit. "horse-loving" or "fond of horses"), from a compound of (''philos'', "dear", "loved", "loving") and (''hippos'', "horse"). Prominent Philips who popularize ...

, brother of

Lysimachus Lysimachus (; Greek: Λυσίμαχος, ''Lysimachos''; c. 360 BC – 281 BC) was a Thessalian officer and successor of Alexander the Great, who in 306 BC, became King of Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. Early life and career Lysimachus was b ...

and youngest son of Agathocles of Pella *

, one of the sons of

from his wife Arsinoe II * Philip (satrap), Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia * Philip I Philadelphus, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom * Philip II Philoromaeus, last ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom *

Lucius Marcius Philippus (disambiguation) Lucius Marcius Philippus may refer to: * Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 91 BC), a distinguished Roman orator in his time and the father of the consul in 56 BC; * Lucius Marcius Philippus (consul 56 BC), the step-father of the Roman emperor August ...

, multiple Roman statesmen * Philippides of Paiania, Greek son of Philomelos, archon of nobility, basileus 293/2 B.C. *

Herod Philip I Herod II (ca. 27 BC – 33/34 AD) was the son of Herod the Great and Mariamne II, the daughter of Simon Boethus the High Priest. For a brief period he was his father's heir apparent, but Herod I removed him from succession in his will. Some write ...

, son of Herod the Great and husband of Herodias *

Herod Philip II Philip the Tetrarch (c. 26 BCE. - 34 CE), sometimes called Herod Philip II by modern writers (see "Naming convention"), son of Herod the Great and his fifth wife, Cleopatra of Jerusalem, ruled over the northeast part of his father's kingdom be ...

, "the Tetrarch", son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis *

Philippus of Thessalonica Philippus may refer to: * Philippus (cognomen), a name accustomed with the Roman gens ''Marcia'' * Philippus (character), a fictional character in DC Comics People * Flavius Philippus, a Roman Empire official under Emperor Constantius II c. 350 ...

, epigrammatic Greek poet and compiler of an Anthology * Philip the Arab, Roman emperor from 244 to 250 * Philip of Side, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church

Rulers and royalty

Papacy

* Antipope Philip (c. 701 – c. 800)

Byzantine Empire

* Philippikos Bardanes (r. 711–713), Byzantine emperor *

Philip of Courtenay Philip, also Philip of Courtenay (1243 – 15 December 1283), held the title of Latin Emperor of Constantinople from 1273–1283, although Constantinople had been reinstated since 1261 AD to the Byzantine Empire; he lived in exile and on ...

, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (1273–1283)

King of Belgium

Philip of Belgium french: Philippe Léopold Louis Mariegerman: Philipp Leopold Ludwig Maria , house = Belgium , father = Albert II of Belgium , mother = Paola Ruffo di Calabria , birth_date = , birth_place = Belvédère Castle, Laeken, ...

Kings of France

* Philip I of France * Philip II of France * Philip III of France, "the Bold" *

Philip IV of France Philip IV (April–June 1268 – 29 November 1314), called Philip the Fair (french: Philippe le Bel), was King of France from 1285 to 1314. By virtue of his marriage with Joan I of Navarre, he was also King of Navarre as Philip I from 12 ...

, "the Fair"; also known as Philip I of Navarre * Philip V of France, "the Tall"; also known as Philip II of Navarre *

Philip VI of France Philip VI (french: Philippe; 1293 – 22 August 1350), called the Fortunate (french: le Fortuné, link=no) or the Catholic (french: le Catholique, link=no) and of Valois, was the first king of France from the House of Valois, reigning from 1328 ...

, "the Fortunate"

Kings of Navarre

* Philip I of Navarre, also known as Philip IV of France *

Philip II of Navarre Philip V (c. 1293 – 3 January 1322), known as the Tall (french: Philippe le Long), was King of France and Navarre (as Philip II) from 1316 to 1322. Philip was the second son of King Philip IV of France and Queen Joan I of Navarre. He was grant ...

, also known as Philip V of France * Philip III of Navarre

King of Germany

Philip of Swabia Philip of Swabia (February/March 1177 – 21 June 1208) was a member of the House of Hohenstaufen and King of Germany from 1198 until his assassination. The death of his older brother Emperor Henry VI in 1197 meant that the Hohenstaufen rule (whi ...

, King of Germany (r. 1198–1208) and Duke of Swabia

Counts and Dukes of Savoy

Philip I, Count of Savoy Philip I (1207 – 16 August 1285) was Count of Savoy from 1268 to 1285. Before this, he was Bishop of Valence (1241–1267) and Archbishop of Lyon (1245–1267). Ecclesiastical career Philip was born in Aiguebelle, Savoy, as the eighth and last ...

(1207–1285) * Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438–1497)

Dukes of Burgundy

* Philip I, Duke of Burgundy * Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II, Duke of Burgundy *

Philip the Good Philip III (french: Philippe le Bon; nl, Filips de Goede; 31 July 1396 – 15 June 1467) was Duke of Burgundy from 1419 until his death. He was a member of a cadet line of the Valois dynasty, to which all 15th-century kings of France belonge ...

, also known as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Kings of Castile and Spain

* Philip I of Castile, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy *

Philip II of Spain Philip II) in Spain, while in Portugal and his Italian kingdoms he ruled as Philip I ( pt, Filipe I). (21 May 152713 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( es, Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain from 1556, King of Portugal from ...

, also known as Philip I of Portugal and Philip V of Burgundy * Philip III of Spain, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy * Philip IV of Spain, also known as Philip III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy * Philip V of Spain *

Philip VI of Spain Felipe VI (;, * eu, Felipe VI.a, * ca, Felip VI, * gl, Filipe VI, . Felipe Juan Pablo Alfonso de Todos los Santos de Borbón y Grecia; born 30 January 1968) is King of Spain. He is the son of former King Juan Carlos I and Queen Sofía, and h ...

Kings of Portugal

* Philip I of Portugal, also known as Philip II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy * Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain and Philip VI of Burgundy *

Philip III of Portugal Philip IV ( es, Felipe, pt, Filipe; 8 April 160517 September 1665), also called the Planet King (Spanish: ''Rey Planeta''), was King of Spain from 1621 to his death and (as Philip III) King of Portugal from 1621 to 1640. Philip is remembered f ...

, also known as Philip IV of Spain and Philip VII of Burgundy

Others

* Philip of Sweden, a medieval king of Sweden * Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar * Philip, Count of Flanders * Philip of Artois (1269–1298), heir to the countship * Philip of Artois, Count of Eu * Philip I, Prince of Taranto * Philip II, Prince of Taranto *

Philip of Burgundy, Count of Auvergne Philip of Burgundy (10 November 1323 – 10 August 1346) was Count of Auvergne and Boulogne (as Philip I) in right of his wife. He died during the Siege of Aiguillon. Biography Philip, born 10 November 1323, was the only son and heir of Odo IV, Du ...

Philip of Poitou Philip of Poitou (sometimes Philip of Poitiers; died 22 April 1208) was Bishop of Durham from 1197 to 1208, and prior to this Archdeacon of Canterbury. Early life Philip's origins and early life are unknown, although it is believed he may have ...

, Prince-Bishop of Durham * Philip Simonsson, claimant to the throne of Norway *

Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant Philip I, also known as ''Philip of Saint Pol'' (25 July 1404 – Leuven, 4 August 1430), was the younger son of Antoine, Duke of Brabant and Jeanne of Saint-Pol. He succeeded his brother John IV as Duke of Brabant in 1427, while he had inher ...

Philip, Duke of Parma it, Filippo di Borbone , house = Bourbon-Parma (founder) , father = Philip V of Spain , mother = Elisabeth Farnese , birth_date = , birth_place = Royal Alcazar, Madrid, Spain , death_date = , death_place = Alessan ...

Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse (13 November 1504 – 31 March 1567), nicknamed (in English: "the Magnanimous"), was a German nobleman and champion of the Protestant Reformation, notable for being one of the most important of the early Protestan ...

* Philip II, Duke of Pomerania (1573–1618) * Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1921–2021), prince consort of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom * Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat * Prince Carl Philip, prince of Sweden and Duke of Värmland

First name

Philip Wilson (bishop) Philip Edward Wilson (2 October 1950 – 17 January 2021) was an Australian Roman Catholic prelate who was the eighth Archbishop of Adelaide from 2001 to 2018. He was President of the Australian Catholic Bishops' Conference from 2006 to 2010 ...

(1950-2021), English-Australian bishop and prisoner * Metacomet (1638-1676), nicknamed "King Philip", war leader of the Wampanoag in "King Philip's War" *

Phiiliip Phiiliip (born Philip Guichard, August 24, 1980) is an American performing artist, whose music has been described as "'Lady Godiva's Operation' remixed by the Neptunes on a budget." Life His first album, ''Pet Cancer'', was released on American ...

(born 1980), American musician, born Philip Guichard *

Phil Anselmo Philip Hansen Anselmo (born June 30, 1968) is an American Heavy metal music, heavy metal vocalist best known as the lead singer for Pantera, Down (band), Down, and Superjoint, amongst other musical projects. He is the owner of Housecore Records ...

(born 1968), American heavy metal vocalist and musician * Phil Barker (born 1932), American wargames designer *

Phil Coleman (athlete) Philip Yates Coleman (July 10, 1931 – July 25, 2021) was a middle- and long-distance runner from the United States. He was born in Champaign, Illinois. He won the gold medal in the men's 3000 metres steeplechase event at the 1959 Pan Ameri ...

(born 1931), American runner *

Phil Coleman (footballer) Phillip Coleman (born 8 September 1960) is an English footballer who played as a defender in the Football League. He began his career in the youth ranks of Millwall, where he sometimes played as a midfielder, notably scoring one of two Millwa ...

(born 1960), English footballer *

Phil Collins Philip David Charles Collins (born 30 January 1951) is an English singer, musician, songwriter, record producer and actor. He was the drummer and lead singer of the rock band Genesis and also has a career as a solo performer. Between 1982 and ...

(born 1951), English drummer and singer-songwriter * Phil Cunningham (born 1960), Scottish accordionist *

Phil Farbman Philip M. Farbman (April 3, 1924 – September 15, 1996) was an American professional basketball player. Biography He was born in Brooklyn, New York Brooklyn () is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Kings County, in the U.S. state ...

(1924–1996), American basketball player * Phil Foden (born 2000), English footballer *

Phil Foglio Philip Foglio (born May 1, 1956) is an American cartoonist and comic book artist known for his humorous science fiction and fantasy art. Early life and career Foglio was born on May 1, 1956, in Mount Vernon, New York, and moved with his family to ...

(born 1956), print and online comic artist, creator of ''Girl Genius'' and ''XXXenophile'' * Phil Goff (born 1953), New Zealand politician * Phil Handler (1908-1968), American football player * Phil Hartman (1948–1998), American actor and comedian * Phil Haynes (born 1995), American football player * Phil Hellmuth (born 1964), American poker player *

Phil Hill Philip Toll Hill Jr. (April 20, 1927 – August 28, 2008) was an American automobile racing driver. He was one of two American drivers to win the Formula One World Drivers' Championship, and the only one who was born in the United States ( ...

(1927-2008), American automobile racer * Phil Ivey (born 1977), American poker player * Phil Jackson (born 1945), American basketball coach * Phil Jurkovec (born 1999), American football player * Phil Keoghan (born 1967), New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting ''The Amazing Race'' * Phil LaMarr (born 1967), American actor * Phil Lester (born 1987), English YouTuber and BBC Radio 1 presenter *

Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish singer, bassist, and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal songwriter, lead vocalist and ba ...

(1949-1986), Irish vocalist, bassist, and member of Thin Lizzy * Phil Mahre (born 1957), American alpine skier *

Phil Marsh Philip Marsh (born 15 November 1986) is an English footballer who plays for Pilkington as a striker. He started his career at Manchester United where he played one game in the League Cup against Crewe Alexandra, before moving down the ladder ...

(born 1986), English footballer *

Phil McGraw Phillip Calvin McGraw (born September 1, 1950), better known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality and author best known for hosting the talk show '' Dr. Phil''. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology, though he ceased rene ...

(born 1950), American talk show host, also known as Dr. Phil * Phil Mickelson (born 1970), American golfer * Phil Murphy (born 1957), American politician * Phil Neville (born 1977), English footballer *

Phil Ochs Philip David Ochs (; December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American songwriter and protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer). Ochs was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, political activism, often alliterative lyrics, and ...

(1940-1976), American songwriter and protest singer *

Phil Oestricher Philip F. Oestricher (1931 – December 18, 2015) was an American aerodynamics engineer and test pilot. He made both the unscheduled first flight of the General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon on January 20, 1974 and its official first flight on Fe ...

(1931-2015), American test pilot * Phil Palmer (born 1952), English jazz and rock guitarist * Phil Plait (born 1964), American astronomer * Phil Radford (born 1976),

Greenpeace Greenpeace is an independent global campaigning network, founded in Canada in 1971 by Irving Stowe and Dorothy Stowe, immigrant environmental activists from the United States. Greenpeace states its goal is to "ensure the ability of the Earth t ...

executive director * Phil Read (born 1939), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion * Phil Rudd (born 1954), Australian drummer for AC/DC * Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player * Phil Vickery (born 1976), English rugby player * Phil Weintraub (1907–1987), American baseball player * Philip Baldi (born 1946), American linguist and classical scholar * Philip Carey (1925–2009), American actor *

Philip P. Cohen Philip Pacy Cohen (September 28, 1908 – October 25, 1993) was an American chemist and a medical researcher, department head at the University of Wisconsin Medical School, "a pioneer in the study of human metabolism", a member of the National Acade ...

(1908-1993), American chemist and researcher *

Philip Coppens (disambiguation) Philip Coppens may refer to: *Philip Coppens (chemist) (1930–2017), professor of chemistry and crystallography *Philip Coppens (author) Philip Coppens (25 January 1971 – 30 December 2012)Philip Craven Sir Philip Lee Craven (born 4 July 1950) is an English sports administrator, former Paralympic wheelchair basketball player, swimmer and track and field athlete. Between 2001 and 2017 he was the second president of the International Paralymp ...

(born 1950), English sports administrator, president of the International Paralympic Committee *

Philip Dulebohn Philip Dulebohn (born September 13, 1973 in Silver Spring, Maryland) is an American pair skater Pair skating is a figure skating discipline defined by the International Skating Union (ISU) as "the skating of two persons in unison who perform t ...

(born 1973), American figure skater *

Philip Erenberg Philip Richard Erenberg (March 16, 1909 – February 2, 1992) was an American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist. Personal life Born in the Russian Empire, Erenberg was Jewish. He arrived in the United States at the age of three. He h ...

(1909–1992), American gymnast and Olympic silver medalist *

Philip Farkas Philip Farkas (March 5, 1914 – December 21, 1992) was the principal French horn player in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for many years, and he left in 1960 to join the music faculty at Indiana University Bloomington. His books include ''T ...

(1914-1992), American horn player *

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

(born 1937), American composer * Philip Gunawardena (1901-1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist * Philip Guston (1913-1980), American painter * Philip Hamilton (1782-1801), American poet and son of

Alexander Hamilton Alexander Hamilton (January 11, 1755 or 1757July 12, 1804) was an American military officer, statesman, and Founding Father who served as the first United States secretary of the treasury from 1789 to 1795. Born out of wedlock in Charlest ...

Philip Hearnshaw Philip Hearnshaw (29 December 1952 – 24 July 2012) was an acclaimed Australian filmmaker best known for his work with George Miller and Doug Mitchell. Early life and education Philip was one of four children to parents Eric Hearnshaw MM, ...

, (1952–2012), Australian filmmaker * Philip J. Ivanhoe (born 1954), American sinologist *

Philip Jalalpoor Philip Pujan Jalalpoor (born 14 June 1993) is an Iranian German professional basketball player who last played for Úrvalsdeild karla club Njarðvík. He also played for Iran men's national basketball team at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Profession ...

, (born 1993), German basketball player *

Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick (December 16, 1928March 2, 1982), often referred to by his initials PKD, was an American science fiction writer. He wrote 44 novels and about 121 short stories, most of which appeared in science fiction magazines during his l ...

(1928–1982), American science fiction writer * Philip Khuri Hitti (1886–1978), Lebanese academic and scholar of Islam * Philip Langridge (1939–2010), English tenor * Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet (1825-1888), English politician and landowner * Philip Napier Miles (1865-1935), English composer, philanthropist and landowner *

Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres Philip ΙΙ of Montfort (died 24 September 1270) was a French nobleman, Count of Squillace in Italy from 1266/68, then Lord of Castres in 1270. He was the son of Philip I of Monfort, Lord of Tyre and Eleonore of Courtenay. His coat-of-arms was ''G ...

, French nobleman * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, French nobleman * Philip George Owston (1921–2001), English chemist and crystallographer, and namesake of the Owston Islands in Antarctica * Philip Perry (born 1964), acting Associate Attorney General of the United States * Philip Pullman, (born 1946), English writer * Philip Rivers (born 1981), American football player * Philip Roller (born 1994), Thai footballer * Philip Roth (1933–2018), American novelist *

Philip Glenister Philip Haywood Glenister (born 10 February 1963) is an English actor. He is best known for his role as DCI Gene Hunt in the BBC series ''Life on Mars'' (2006–2007) and its sequel '' Ashes to Ashes'' (2008–2010). He also played DCI William ...

(born 1963), English actor * Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor *

Philip van Ness Myers Philip van Ness Myers (August 10, 1846 − September 17, 1937) was an American historian who was Professor of Economics and History at the University of Cincinnati and an author of several notable works on history. Biography Philip van Ness Myers ...

(1846–1937), American historian *

Philip Vellacott Philip Humphrey Vellacott (16 January 1907 – 24 August 1997) was an English classical scholar, known for his numerous translations of Greek tragedy. He was born at Grays, Essex and educated at St Paul's School, London and Magdalene College, Ca ...

(1907–1997), English academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy * Philip Webster (born 1949/1950), English journalist *

Philip Zimbardo Philip George Zimbardo (; born March 23, 1933) is an American psychologist and a professor emeritus at Stanford University. He became known for his 1971 Stanford prison experiment, which was later severely criticized for both ethical and scient ...

(born 1933), American psychologist and professor emeritus at

Stanford University Stanford University, officially Leland Stanford Junior University, is a private research university in Stanford, California. The campus occupies , among the largest in the United States, and enrolls over 17,000 students. Stanford is consider ...

Phill Jupitus Phillip Christopher Jupitus (, ''né'' Swan; born 25 June 1962) is an English stand-up and improv comedian, actor, performance poet, cartoonist and podcaster. Jupitus was a team captain on all but one BBC Two-broadcast episode of music quiz ''N ...

(born 1962), English comedian *

Phillip Buchanon Phillip Darren Buchanon (born September 19, 1980) is a former American football cornerback that played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at the University of Miami, and was drafted by the Oakland Raiders in the fir ...

(born 1980), American football player * Phillip Garrido (born 1951), American kidnapper * Phillip Hagar Smith (1905–1987), American electrical engineer, inventor of the Smith chart * Phillip Hughes (1988–2014), Australian cricketer *

Phillip Carl Jablonski Phillip Carl Jablonski (January 3, 1946 – December 27, 2019) was an American serial killer convicted of killing five women in California and Utah between 1978 and 1991. Early life Jablonski's alcoholic father beat and sexually abused his w ...

(1946–2019), American serial killer and rapist *

Phillip Jack Brooks Phillip Jack Brooks (born October 26, 1978), better known by the ring name CM Punk, is an American professional wrestler, sports commentator, actor, and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Best known for ...

(born 1978), American wrestler, ring name CM Punk *

Phillip James Dodd Phillip James Dodd (born 1972) is an author, educator, and architect who works in the New Classical architectural style. Born in England in 1972, he now lives and practices in the United States. After training with several well-known residential ...

(born 1971), English-American architect *

Phillip Johnson (disambiguation) Phillip, Philip, or Phil Johnson may refer to: Sports *Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1941), former basketball player and coach *Phil Johnson (basketball, born 1958), assistant men's basketball coach at UTEP since 2012 * Tony Johnson (rower) (Phil ...

, multiple people * Phillip Lindsay (born 1994), American football player * Phillip Noyce (born 1950), Australian film director *

Phillip Phillips Phillip LaDon Phillips Jr. (born September 20, 1990) Note: An inaccurate birthdate (Sept. 29, 1990) and birthplace (Leesburg, Georgia) appear in is an American singer-songwriter who rose to fame after winning the eleventh season of ''Americ ...

(born 1990), American Idol season 11 winner * Phillip Schofield (born 1962), English broadcaster and television personality *

Phillip Walsh (disambiguation) Phillip Walsh or Phil Walsh may refer to: *Phil Walsh (Australian footballer) Phillip Walsh (15 March 1960 – 3 July 2015) was an Australian rules footballer and coach. Walsh played for Collingwood, Richmond and the Brisbane Bears in the V ...

, multiple people * Phillip Whitehead (1937–2005), English politician and member of the European Parliament *

Phillip Wilcher Phillip Leslie Wilcher (born 16 March 1958) is an Australian pianist and classical music composer who was a founding member of the children's music group the Wiggles. When Wilcher published his first work, "Daybreak", at the age of 14, he was ...

(born 1958), Australian classical music composer * Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day groundhog * Pylyp Orlyk (1672-1742), writer of Ukraine's first constitution

Surname

Arthur Phillip Admiral Arthur Phillip (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British Royal Navy officer who served as the first governor of the Colony of New South Wales. Phillip was educated at Greenwich Hospital School from June 1751 unti ...

(1738–1814), Australian admiral and governor of New South Wales, Australia *

Cornelius Becker Philip Cornelius Becker Philip (1900–1987) was an American entomologist, noted for assigning comedic names to species he described. Works * Philip, C.B. 1931. The Tabanidae (horseflies) of Minnesota. With special reference to their biologies and taxon ...

(1900-1987), American entomologist *

Emanuel L. Philipp Emanuel Lorenz Philipp (March 25, 1861 – June 15, 1925) was an American railroad executive and politician from Wisconsin, who served as the 23rd governor of Wisconsin from 1915 to 1921. Early life Philipp was born in Honey Creek, Sauk Count ...

(1861–1925), American politician and governor of the US state of Wisconsin * Grethe Philip (1916–2016), Danish politician * John Philip (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa * Mary Phillip (born 1977), English footballer *

Tarik Phillip Tarik Phillip (born August 10, 1993) is a British-American professional basketball player for the London Lions of the British Basketball League (BBL) and the EuroCup. He played college basketball for West Virginia. Early life and high school ...

(born 1993), English-American basketball player in the Israel Basketball Premier League

Country

The Philippines is a country that was part of the Spanish Empire and named after King Philip II of Spain.

Fictional characters

* Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003 Pixar film ''

Finding Nemo ''Finding Nemo'' is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by Andrew Stanton with co-direction by Lee Unkrich, the screenplay was writ ...

'' * Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy film '' What About Bob?'' * Phil, a character in the 2009 American comedy film '' The Hangover'' * Phil Dunphy, a character in '' Modern Family'' * Phil Eggtree, a character from the Newgrounds game Riddle School * Phillip Argyle, a character from ''

South Park ''South Park'' is an American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone and developed by Brian Graden for Comedy Central. The series revolves around four boys Stan Marsh, Kyle Broflovski, Eric Cartman, and Kenny McCormickand th ...

,'' and part of the comedic duo Terrence and Phillip * Philip Banks, a character from '' The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air'' * Phil Blumburtt, a character in the 1986 American science fiction film '' Howard the Duck'' * Phil DeVille, a character from the Nickelodeon series '' Rugrats'' * Phil Diffy, from the

Disney Channel Disney Channel, sometimes known as simply Disney, is an American pay television channel that serves as the flagship property of Disney Branded Television, a unit of the Disney General Entertainment Content division of The Walt Disney Compan ...

sitcom ''

Phil of the Future ''Phil of the Future'' is an American science fiction sitcom that originally aired on Disney Channel from June 18, 2004, to August 19, 2006, for two seasons. The series was created by Douglas Tuber and Tim Maile and produced by 2121 Productions ...

'' * Phillip Drummond, a character in the American television sitcom '' Diff'rent Strokes'' *

Philip J. Fry Philip J. Fry, commonly known by his surname, is a fictional character and the protagonist of the animated series ''Futurama''. He is voiced by Billy West using a version of his own voice as he sounded when he was 25. He is a slacker delivery bo ...

, the protagonist of ''

Futurama ''Futurama'' is an American animated science fiction sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series follows the adventures of the professional slacker Philip J. Fry, who is cryogenically preserved for 1000 years a ...

'' * Phillip Enright, the main character from ''

The Cay ''The Cay'' is a teen novel written by Theodore Taylor. It was published in 1969. Taylor took only three weeks to write ''The Cay'', having contemplated the story for over a decade after reading about an 11-year-old who was aboard the Dutch shi ...

'' * Philip Lenox, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama film '' Little Secrets'' * Phil Leotardo, a character from the HBO series '' The Sopranos'' * Philip Bauer, the father of

Jack Bauer Jack Bauer is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox television series ''24 (TV series), 24''. His character has worked in various capacities on the show, often as a Special agent, federal agent of the Co ...

in the series '' 24'' * Philip Marlowe, a detective character created by

Raymond Chandler Raymond Thornton Chandler (July 23, 1888 – March 26, 1959) was an American-British novelist and screenwriter. In 1932, at the age of forty-four, Chandler became a detective fiction writer after losing his job as an oil company executive durin ...

* Phil Miller, a character in the American television series '' The Last Man on Earth'' * Phil Mitchell, a character from ''

EastEnders ''EastEnders'' is a Television in the United Kingdom, British soap opera created by Julia Smith (producer), Julia Smith and Tony Holland which has been broadcast on BBC One since February 1985. Set in the fictional borough of Walford in the Ea ...

'' * Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a character from '' Dilbert'' * Prince Phillip, a character from the Disney film '' Sleeping Beauty'' * Philip, one of the two main leads in '' Kamen Rider W'' * Phillip Chancellor II, a character in the American soap opera '' The Young and the Restless'' * Phillip Chancellor III, a character in '' The Young and the Restless'' * Chance Chancellor, aka Phillip Chancellor IV, a character in '' The Young and the Restless'' * Philip Kiriakis, a character in the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Philoctetes Philoctetes ( grc, Φιλοκτήτης ''Philoktētēs''; English pronunciation: , stress (linguistics), stressed on the third syllable, ''-tet-''), or Philocthetes, according to Greek mythology, was the son of Poeas, king of Meliboea (Magnes ...

, a character from the Disney film '' Hercules'' * Phil Coulson, a character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe * Prince Phillip III, a character from ''

Power Rangers Dino Charge ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' is the twenty-second season of the long-running television program ''Power Rangers''. Using footage, costumes and props from Japanese 37th Super Sentai Series ''Zyuden Sentai Kyoryuger'', it is the first season to ...

'' * Philip Mannering, one of the four children in Enid Blyton's ''The Adventure Series'' * Phillip Schrute,

Dwight Dwight may refer to: People * Dwight (given name) * Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890–1969), 34th president of the United States and former military officer *New England Dwight family of American educators, military and political leaders, and authors * ...

Schrute's son in the American adaptation of '' The Office'' * Phil Sultenfuss, a character in the American coming-of-age comedy-drama films '' My Girl'' and '' My Girl 2'' * Philip Traum,

Satan Satan,, ; grc, ὁ σατανᾶς or , ; ar, شيطانالخَنَّاس , also known as Devil in Christianity, the Devil, and sometimes also called Lucifer in Christianity, is an non-physical entity, entity in the Abrahamic religions ...

's adopted name in the Mark Twain novel ''The Mysterious Stranger'' * Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from ''

Thomas and Friends ''Thomas & Friends'' (originally known as ''Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends'' and later ''Thomas & Friends: Big World! Big Adventures!'') is a British children's television series that aired across 24 series from 1984 to 2021. Based on ''The ...

'' * Phil Winkelstein, aka Frankencelery, from '' VeggieTales'' * Philip Wittebane, a character from the animated television series '' The Owl House''

Philip in other languages

* Afrikaans: Filip * Arabic: فيلبس (Fīlibus), فيليبوس (Fīlībūs), فيليب (Fīlīb) * Armenian: Փիլիպպոս (Pʿilippos) * Asturian: Felipe * Belarusian: Філіп (Filip), піліп (Pilip) * Bengali: ফিলিপ (Philipa) * Bosnian: Filip * Bulgarian: Филип (Filip) * Chinese(Cantonese): 腓立 (Fei4 laap6) * Chinese(Mandarin): 腓力 (Féilì), 菲利普 (Fēilìpǔ) * Catalan: Felip * Celtic: Fulup * Croatian: Filip * Czech: Filip * Danish: Filip * Dutch: Philip, Filip, Filips * Esperanto: Filipo * Filipino: Felipe, Pelipe * Finnish: Vilppu * French: Philippe * Galician: Filipe * Ganda: Filipu * Georgian: ფილიპ (P’ilip) * German: Philipp * Greek: Φίλιππος (Phílippos, Philippides) * Gujarati: ફિલિપ (Philipa) * Hawaiian: Pilipo * Hebrew: פיליפ (Filip) * Hindi: फिलिप (Philip) * Hungarian: Fülöp * Irish: Pilib, Feidhlim * Italian: Filippo * Japanese: フィリップ (Firippu) * Korean: 필립 (Pillip) * Latin: Philippus * Latvian: Filips * Lithuanian: Pilypas * Macedonian: Филип (Filip) * Malayalam: ഫിലിപ്പൊസ് (Philippose) * Maltese: Pinu * Maori: Piripi * Norwegian: Filip * Occitan: Felip * Persian: فیلیپ (Filip) * Poitevin: Félipe * Polish: Filip * Portuguese: Filipe * Portuguese (Brazilian): Felipe * Romanian: Filip * Russian: Филипп (Filipp) * Samoan: Filipo * Serbian: Филип (Filip) * Slovak: Filip * Slovenian: Filip * Spanish: Felipe * Swahili: Felipo * Swedish:

Filip Filip () is a masculine given name and a surname, cognate to Philip. In Croatia, the name Filip was among the most common masculine given names in the 2000s. Notable people with the name include: ; Given name * Filip Barović (born 1990), Monten ...

* Ukrainian: Пилип (Pylyp)

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