Philip, also Phillip, is a male given name, derived from the

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(''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

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. ''Philip'' has many alternative spellings. One derivation often used as a surname is Phillips. 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

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(or even

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as ''Izzy'' for I ...

) forms including Phil,

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, Pip, Pep or Peps. There are also feminine forms such as

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and

Philippa Philippa is a feminine given name meaning "lover of horses" or "horses' friend". Common alternative spellings include ''Filippa'' and ''Phillipa''. Less common is ''Filipa'' and even ''Philippe'' (cf. the French spelling of ''Philippa of Guelders'' ...

Antiquity

Kings of Macedon

Philip I of Macedon Philip I of Macedon ( gr, Φίλιππος Α΄ ὁ Μακεδών; from φίλος "friend" and ἵππος "horse") was one of the early kings of Macedonia. He was a member of the Argead dynasty and son of Argaeus I, becoming king upon his fat ...

Philip II of Macedon Philip II of Macedon ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 382 – 21 October 336 BC) was the king ('' basileus'') of the ancient kingdom of Macedonia from 359 BC until his death in 336 BC. He was a member of the Argead dynasty, founders of the ...

, father of Alexander the Great *

Philip III of Macedon Philip III Arrhidaeus ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος Ἀρριδαῖος ; c. 359 BC – 25 December 317 BC) reigned as king of Macedonia an Ancient Greek Kingdom in northern Greece from after 11 June 323 BC until his death. He was a son of King P ...

, half-brother of Alexander the Great *

Philip IV of Macedon Philip IV of Macedon (Greek: Φίλιππος Δʹ ὁ Μακεδών; died 297 BCE) was the son of Cassander. He briefly succeeded his father on the throne of Macedon prior to his death. Philip IV died of wasting disease at Elatea, leaving the th ...

Philip V of Macedon Philip V ( grc-gre, Φίλιππος ; 238–179 BC) was king ( Basileus) of Macedonia from 221 to 179 BC. Philip's reign was principally marked by an unsuccessful struggle with the emerging power of the Roman Republic. He would lead Macedon ag ...

New Testament

Philip the Apostle Philip the Apostle ( el, Φίλιππος; Aramaic: ܦܝܠܝܦܘܣ; cop, ⲫⲓⲗⲓⲡⲡⲟⲥ, ''Philippos'') was one of the Twelve Apostles of Jesus according to the New Testament. Later Christian traditions describe Philip as the apostl ...

Philip the Evangelist Philip the Evangelist ( el, Φίλιππος, ''Philippos'') appears several times in the Acts of the Apostles. He was one of the Seven chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (). He preached and reportedly perform ...

Others

Philippus of Croton Philippus, son of Butacides (fl. 6th century BC) was a citizen of Croton. Having married the daughter of Telys, king of the rival state of Sybaris, and being obliged in consequence to leave his country, he sailed away to Cyrene; and, when Dorieus, ...

(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) Philip (in Greek Φιλιππoς; lived 4th century BC) was son of Antipater, the regent of Macedonia, and brother of Cassander, by whom he was sent in 313 BC, with an army to invade Aetolia. But on his arrival in Acarnania the news that Aeacides, k ...

, general of Alexander the Great *

Philip (son of Machatas) Philip ( el, Φίλιππoς; died 325 BC), son of Machatas and brother of Harpalus, was an officer in the service of Alexander the Great, who in 327 BC was appointed by Alexander as satrap of India, including the provinces westward of the Hyd ...

builder of Alexandria on the Indus * Philip (first husband of Berenice I of Egypt), 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 Agathocles ( el, Ἀγαθοκλῆς, flourished 4th century BC) was a Greek nobleman who was a contemporary to King Philip II of Macedon (reigned 359 BC–336 BC). Agathocles was a Thessalian serf from Crannon.Heckel, ''Who’s who in the age ...

, one of the sons of

from his wife Arsinoe II *

Philip (satrap) Philip ( grc, Φίλιππος; died 318 BC) was satrap of Sogdiana. He was first appointed to this position by Alexander the Great in 327 BC. He retained his post, as did most of the satraps of the more remote provinces, in the arrangements which ...

, Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia *

Philip I Philadelphus Philip I Epiphanes Philadelphus ( grc, Φίλιππος Ἐπιφανής Φιλάδελφος; between 124 and 109 BC–83 or 75 BC) was a Hellenistic Seleucid monarch who reigned as the king of Syria from 94 to either 83 or 75 BC. The son of ...

, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom *

Philip II Philoromaeus Philip II Philoromaeus ( grc, Φίλιππος ὁ Φιλορωμαῖος, "Friend of the Romans") or Barypous (Βαρύπους, "Heavy-foot"), a ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid Empire, was the son of the Seleucid king Philip I Philadelphus, ...

, 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 Philippides, son of Philomelos, of Paiania was an Athenian aristocratic oligarch. He is identified with the Philippides prosecuted by Hypereides in 336/5 B.C. who proposed honours for Macedonians after the Battle of Chaeronea, among them Alexan ...

, 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 wri ...

, 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 b ...

, "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 Philip the Arab ( la, Marcus Julius Philippus "Arabs"; 204 – September 249) was Roman emperor from 244 to 249. He was born in Aurantis, Arabia, in a city situated in modern-day Syria. After the death of Gordian III in February 244, Philip ...

, Roman emperor from 244 to 250 *

Philip of Side Philip of Side or Philip Sidetes (''ca'' 380 - after 431), a historian of the early Christian church, was born at Side in Pamphylia. He wrote a Christian history of which fragments survive. For some detail he relied upon the well-known ''Historia E ...

, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church

Rulers and royalty

Papacy

Antipope Philip Antipope Philip (c. 701 – c. 800) was an antipope who held office for just one day, on 31 July 768. In 768, Philip was a priest serving in the monastery of St. Vitus on the Esquiline. Rome was in turmoil following the death of Pope Paul I, a ...

(c. 701 – c. 800)

Byzantine Empire

Philippikos Bardanes Philippicus ( la, Filepicus; el, Φιλιππικός, Philippikós) was Byzantine emperor from 711 to 713. He took power in a coup against the unpopular emperor Justinian II, and was deposed in a similarly violent manner nineteen months later. ...

(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 I (23 May 1052 – 29 July 1108), called the Amorous, was King of the Franks from 1060 to 1108. His reign, like that of most of the early Capetians, was extraordinarily long for the time. The monarchy began a modest recovery from the low i ...

Philip II of France Philip II (21 August 1165 – 14 July 1223), byname Philip Augustus (french: Philippe Auguste), was King of France from 1180 to 1223. His predecessors had been known as kings of the Franks, but from 1190 onward, Philip became the first French ...

Philip III of France Philip III (1 May 1245 – 5 October 1285), called the Bold (french: le Hardi), was King of France from 1270 until his death in 1285. His father, Louis IX, died in Tunis during the Eighth Crusade. Philip, who was accompanying him, returned ...

, "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 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 ...

, "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, also known as Philip V of France *

Philip III of Navarre Philip III ( eu, Filipe, es, Felipe, french: Philippe; 27 March 1306 – 16 September 1343), called the Noble or the Wise, was King of Navarre from 1328 until his death. He was born a minor member of the French royal family but gained prominenc ...

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 la ...

(1207–1285) *

Philip II, Duke of Savoy Philip II (5 February 1438 – 7 November 1497), surnamed the Landless, was the Duke of Savoy for a brief reign from 1496 to 1497. Biography Philip was the granduncle of the previous duke Charles II, and the youngest surviving son of Duke Loui ...

(1438–1497)

Dukes of Burgundy

Philip I, Duke of Burgundy Philip of Rouvres (1346 – 21 November 1361) was the Count of Burgundy (as Philip II) and Count of Artois (as Philip III) from 1347, Duke of Burgundy (as Philip I) from 1349, and Count of Auvergne and Boulogne (as Philip III) from 1360. He was ...

Philip the Bold Philip II the Bold (; ; 17 January 1342 – 27 April 1404) was Duke of Burgundy and '' jure uxoris'' Count of Flanders, Artois and Burgundy. He was the fourth and youngest son of King John II of France and Bonne of Luxembourg. Philip II was ...

, 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 Philip the Handsome, es, Felipe, french: Philippe, nl, Filips (22 July 1478 – 25 September 1506), also called the Fair, was ruler of the Burgundian Netherlands and titular ruler, titular Duke of Burgundy from 1482 to 1506, as well as the fir ...

, "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 Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...

, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy *

Philip IV of Spain 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 III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy *

Philip V of Spain Philip V ( es, Felipe; 19 December 1683 – 9 July 1746) was King of Spain from 1 November 1700 to 14 January 1724, and again from 6 September 1724 to his death in 1746. His total reign of 45 years is the longest in the history of the Spanish mon ...

* Philip VI of Spain

Kings of Portugal

Philip I of Portugal 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 II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy *

Philip II of Portugal Philip III ( es, Felipe III; 14 April 1578 – 31 March 1621) was King of Spain. As Philip II, he was also King of Portugal, Naples, Sicily and Sardinia and Duke of Milan from 1598 until his death in 1621. A member of the House of Habsburg, Phi ...

, 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 Philip or Filip () was King of Sweden from c. 1105–1110 until 1118. He was a son of King Halsten Stenkilsson and nephew of King Inge the Elder. Philip and his brother Inge the Younger ruled together from 1105 or 1110 and onwards as successor ...

, a medieval king of Sweden *

Philip of Milly Philip of Milly, also known as Philip of Nablus ( la, Philippus Neapolitanus; c. 1120 – April 3, 1171), was a baron in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and the seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar. He briefly employed the troubadour Peire Bremo ...

, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar *

Philip, Count of Flanders Philip I (1143 – 1 August 1191), commonly known as Philip of Alsace, was count of Flanders from 1168 to 1191. During his rule Flanders prospered economically. He took part in two crusades and died of disease in the Holy Land. Count of Flanders ...

Philip of Artois Philip of Artois (November 1269 – 11 September 1298) was the son of Robert II of Artois, Count of Artois, and Amicie de Courtenay. He was the Lord of Conches, Nonancourt, and Domfront. He married Blanche of Brittany, daughter of John II, ...

(1269–1298), heir to the countship *

Philip of Artois, Count of Eu Philip of Artois (1358 – 16 June 1397, Micalizo), son of John of Artois, Count of Eu, and Isabeau of Melun, was Count of Eu from 1387 until his death, succeeding his brother Robert. Philip was a gallant and energetic soldier. In 1383, he ...

Philip I, Prince of Taranto Philip I of Taranto (10 November 1278 – 26 December 1331), of the Capetian House of Anjou, Angevin house, was titular Latin Empire, Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip II) by right of his wife Catherine of Valois–Courtenay, Despot of Ro ...

Philip II, Prince of Taranto Philip II (1329 – 25 November 1373) of the Angevin house, was Prince of Achaea and Taranto, and titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople (as Philip III) from 1364 to his death in 1373. He was the son of Philip I of Taranto and Catherine ...

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, D ...

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 Philip Simonsson (Old Norse: ''Filippus Símonsson'') (ca. 1185-1217) was a Norwegian aristocrat and from 1207 to 1217 was the Bagler party pretender to the throne of Norway during the civil war era in Norway. Background Philip was the son of Simon ...

, 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 inhe ...

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 Philip II, Duke of Pomerania-Stettin (29 July 1573 – 3 February 1618) was from 1606 to 1618 the reigning duke of Pomerania-Stettin and is considered among the one of the most artistic of the Pomeranian dukes. He married Sophia of Schleswig-Hol ...

(1573–1618) *

Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021) was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he served as the consort of the British monarch from El ...

(1921–2021), prince consort of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom *

Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg Philipp, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld, Count of Sandels (german: Philipp Friedrich Karl Alexander Botho Fürst zu Eulenburg und Hertefeld Graf von Sandels; 12 February 1847 – 17 September 1921) was a diplomat and composer of Imperial Germ ...

, Prussian diplomat *

Prince Carl Philip A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. The ...

, 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 Metacomet (1638 – August 12, 1676), also known as Pometacom, Metacom, and by his adopted English name King Philip,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 Phil Barker (born 5 November 1932) is one of the major figures in the development of the modern hobby of miniatures wargaming, tabletop wargaming, particularly that of ancient warfare, and is a co-founder of the Wargames Research Group. In the 1 ...

(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 Philip Walter Foden (born 28 May 2000) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Manchester City and the England national team. He is considered one of the best young players in the world. Foden's breakthrough ...

(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 Philip Bruce Goff (born 22 June 1953) is a New Zealand politician. He was a member of the New Zealand Parliament from 1981 to 1990 and again from 1993 to 2016. He served as leader of the Labour Party and leader of the Opposition between 11 No ...

(born 1953), New Zealand politician *

Phil Handler Philip Jacob Handler (July 21, 1908 – December 8, 1968) was an American football player and coach who spent his entire professional career in the city of Chicago. He had a seven-year, 53-game NFL playing career, during which he was named All-Pro ...

(1908-1968), American football player *

Phil Hartman Philip Edward Hartman (; September 24, 1948 – May 28, 1998) was a Canadian-American actor, comedian, screenwriter and graphic designer. Hartman was born in Brantford, Ontario, Canada, and his family moved to the United States w ...

(1948–1998), American actor and comedian *

Phil Haynes Phil may refer to: * Phil (given name), a shortened version of masculine and feminine names * Phill, a given name also spelled "Phil" * Phil, Kentucky, United States * ''Phil'' (film), a 2019 film * -phil-, a lexical fragment, used as a root ter ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Phil Hellmuth Phillip Jerome Hellmuth Jr. (born July 16, 1964) is an American professional poker player who has won a record sixteen World Series of Poker bracelets. He is the winner of the Main Event of the 1989 World Series of Poker (WSOP) and the Main Even ...

(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 Phillip Dennis Ivey Jr. (born February 1, 1977) is an American professional poker player who has won ten World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title, and appeared at nine World Poker Tour final tables. Ivey is regarded by numerou ...

(born 1977), American poker player *

Phil Jackson Philip Douglas Jackson (born September 17, 1945) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive. A power forward, Jackson played 12 seasons in the NBA, winning NBA championships with the New York Knicks in 1970 and ...

(born 1945), American basketball coach *

Phil Jurkovec Phil Jurkovec (born November 3, 1999) is an American football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Panthers. He previously played college football for the Boston College and the Notre Dame. Early years Jurkovec attended Pine-Richland High School in ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Phil Keoghan Philip John Keoghan ( ; born 31 May 1967) is a New Zealand television personality, best known for hosting the American version of ''The Amazing Race'' on CBS, since its 2001 debut. He is the creator and host of ''No Opportunity Wasted'', whic ...

(born 1967), New Zealand-born television personality, known for hosting ''The Amazing Race'' *

Phil LaMarr Phillip LaMarr (born January 24, 1967) is an American actor, comedian and screenwriter. LaMarr was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series ''Mad TV''. His voice acting roles in animated series include Jo ...

(born 1967), American actor *

Phil Lester Philip Michael Lester (born 30 January 1987) is an English YouTuber and radio host. He is best known for his YouTube channels ''AmazingPhil'', which gained over 4 million subscribers, and ''DanAndPhilGAMES''. Together with frequent collaborato ...

(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 Phillip Ferdinand Mahre (born May 10, 1957) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer, widely regarded as one of the greatest American skiers of all time. His total of 27 World Cup race wins is fourth among Americans, only behind Lindsey Vonn, Mik ...

(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 Philip Alfred Mickelson (born June 16, 1970), nicknamed Lefty, is an American professional golfer who plays for LIV Golf. He has won 45 events on the PGA Tour, including six Men's major golf championships, major championships: three Masters To ...

(born 1970), American golfer *

Phil Murphy Philip Dunton Murphy (born August 16, 1957) is an American financier, diplomat, and politician serving as the 56th governor of New Jersey since January 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the United States ambassador to Germa ...

(born 1957), American politician *

Phil Neville Philip John Neville (born 21 January 1977) is an English football manager and former player, who is the head coach of MLS team Inter Miami CF. He is also the co-owner of Salford City, along with several of his former Manchester United teamma ...

(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 Philip John Palmer (born 9 September 1952) is a rock sideman and session guitarist who has toured, recorded, and worked with numerous artists. He is best known for his work with Eric Clapton and Dire Straits. Biography Palmer grew up in nort ...

(born 1952), English jazz and rock guitarist *

Phil Plait Philip Cary Plait (born September 30, 1964), also known as The Bad Astronomer, is an American astronomer, skeptic, and popular science blogger. Plait has worked as part of the Hubble Space Telescope team, images and spectra of astronomical objec ...

(born 1964), American astronomer *

Phil Radford Philip David Radford (born January 2, 1976) is an American activist who served as the executive director of Greenpeace USA. He is the founder and President of Progressive Power Lab, an organization that incubates companies and non-profits that bu ...

(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 Phillip William Read, (1 January 1939 – 6 October 2022) was an English professional motorcycle racer. He competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing from 1961 to 1976. Read is notable for being the first competitor to win world championships ...

(born 1939), English retired motorcycle racer, former world champion *

Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd (born Phillip Hugh Norman Witschke Rudzevecius, 19 May 1954) is an Australian drummer, best known as the drummer of AC/DC across three stints. On the 1977 departure of bass guitarist Mark Evans from AC/DC, Rudd became ...

(born 1954), Australian drummer for AC/DC * Phil Taylor (born 1960), English darts player * Phil Vickery (born 1976), English rugby player *

Phil Weintraub Philip Weintraub (October 12, 1907 – June 21, 1987) was an American professional baseball first baseman and outfielder. Weintraub played for 13 minor league teams, for whom he had an aggregate batting average of .337, as well as for the New Yo ...

(1907–1987), American baseball player *

Philip Baldi Philip Baldi (born 1946) is an American linguist and classical scholar specializing in Indo-European studies. He is Professor Emeritus of Linguistics and Classics at Pennsylvania State University. Biography Baldi was born in Scranton, Pennsylvan ...

(born 1946), American linguist and classical scholar *

Philip Carey Philip Carey (born Eugene Joseph Carey, July 15, 1925February 6, 2009) was an American actor. Early life and education On July 15, 1925, Carey was born in Hackensack, New Jersey.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), several people *

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 ...

(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 Don Philip Rupasinghe Gunawardena (11 January 1901 – 26 March 1972) was a Sri Lankan Marxist politician and leftist. A founder of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, the first political party in Ceylon which was known for having introduced Trotskyi ...

(1901-1972), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist *

Philip Guston Philip Guston (born Phillip Goldstein, June 27, 1913 – June 7, 1980), was a Canadian American painter, printmaker, muralist and draftsman. Early in his five decade career, muralist David Siquieros described him as one of "the most promising ...

(1913-1980), American painter *

Philip Hamilton Philip Hamilton (January 22, 1782 – November 24, 1801) was the eldest child of Alexander Hamilton, the first United States Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, and Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton. He died at age 19, fatally s ...

(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 Philip J. Ivanhoe (born January 17, 1954) is an historian of Chinese thought, particularly of Confucianism and Neo-Confucianism. He is a professor and chair of the Department of East Asian Languages and Cultures at Georgetown University. Ivanhoe i ...

(born 1954), American sinologist * Philip Jalalpoor, (born 1993), German basketball player * Philip K. Dick (1928–1982), American science fiction writer *

Philip Khuri Hitti Philip Khuri Hitti (Arabic: فيليب خوري حتي), ( Shimlan 22 June 1886 – Princeton 24 December 1978) was a Lebanese-American professor and scholar at Princeton and Harvard University, and authority on Arab and Middle Eastern history, Isl ...

(1886–1978), Lebanese academic and scholar of Islam *

Philip Langridge Philip Gordon Langridge (16 December 1939 – 5 March 2010)Millington (7 March 2010) was an English tenor, considered to be among the foremost exponents of English opera and oratorio. Early life Langridge was born in Hawkhurst, Kent, educ ...

(1939–2010), English tenor *

Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet Sir Philip John William Miles, 2nd Baronet (2 September 1825 – 5 June 1888) was an English politician. Educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, he then served in the 17th Lancers. He was a sheriff of Bristol in 1853 and partner ...

(1825-1888), English politician and landowner * Philip Napier Miles (1865-1935), English composer, philanthropist and landowner * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres, French nobleman * Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre, French nobleman * P. G. Owston, 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 (born 1963), English actor * Philip Seymour Hoffman (1967–2014), American actor * Philip van Ness Myers (1846–1937), American historian * Philip Vellacott (1907–1997), English academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy * Philip Webster (born 1949/1950), English journalist * Philip Zimbardo (born 1933), American psychologist and professor emeritus at Stanford University * Phill Jupitus (born 1962), English comedian * Phillip Buchanon (born 1980), American football player * Kidnapping of Jaycee Dugard#Background of kidnappers, 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 (1946–2019), American serial killer and rapist * CM Punk, Phillip Jack Brooks (born 1978), American wrestler, ring name CM Punk * Phillip James Dodd (born 1971), English-American architect * Phillip Johnson (disambiguation), multiple people * Phillip Lindsay (born 1994), American football player * Phillip Noyce (born 1950), Australian film director * Phillip Phillips (born 1990), American Idol season 11 winner * Phillip Schofield (born 1962), English broadcaster and television personality * Phillip Walsh (disambiguation), multiple people * Phillip Whitehead (1937–2005), English politician and member of the European Parliament * Phillip Wilcher (born 1958), Australian classical music composer * Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day groundhog * Pylyp Orlyk (1672-1742), writer of Ukraine's first constitution

Surname

* Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), Australian admiral and governor of New South Wales, Australia * Cornelius Becker Philip (1900-1987), American entomologist * Emanuel L. Philipp (1861–1925), American politician and governor of the US state of Wisconsin * Grethe Philip (1916–2016), Danish politician * John Philip (missionary), John Philip (1775–1851), Scottish missionary in South Africa * Mary Phillip (born 1977), English footballer * Tarik Phillip (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, Philip II of Spain.

Fictional characters

* Dr. Phillip Sherman, a dentist in the 2003 Pixar film ''Finding Nemo'' * Phil, a character in the 1991 American comedy film ''What About Bob?#Cast, What About Bob?'' * Phil, a character in the 2009 American comedy film ''The Hangover#Cast, 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,'' 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 (film)#Cast, Howard the Duck'' * Phil DeVille, a character from the Nickelodeon series ''Rugrats'' * Phil Diffy, from the Disney Channel sitcom ''Phil of the Future'' * Phillip Drummond, a character in the American television sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' * Philip J. Fry, the protagonist of ''Futurama'' * Phillip Enright, the main character from ''The Cay'' * Philip Lenox, a character in the 2001 American independent comedy-drama film ''Little Secrets (2001 film)#Cast and characters, Little Secrets'' * Phil Leotardo, a character from the HBO series ''The Sopranos'' * Philip Bauer, the father of Jack Bauer in the series ''24 (TV series), 24'' * Philip Marlowe, a detective character created by Raymond Chandler * Phil Miller, a character in the American television series ''The Last Man on Earth (TV series), The Last Man on Earth'' * Phil Mitchell, a character from ''EastEnders'' * Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, a character from ''Dilbert'' * Prince Phillip, a character from the Disney film ''Sleeping Beauty (1959 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, ''Days of Our Lives'' * Philoctetes, a character from the Disney film ''Hercules (1997 film), Hercules'' * Phil Coulson, a character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe * Prince Phillip III, a character from ''Power Rangers Dino Charge'' * Philip Mannering, one of the four children in Enid Blyton's The Adventure Series, ''The Adventure Series'' * Phillip Schrute, Dwight Schrute, Dwight 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 (film)#Cast, My Girl'' and ''My Girl 2#Cast, My Girl 2'' * Philip Traum, Satan's adopted name in the Mark Twain novel The Mysterious Stranger, ''The Mysterious Stranger'' * Philip the Diesel Boxcab, a character from ''Thomas and Friends'' * 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: :sv:Filip, Filip * Ukrainian: Пилип (Pylyp)

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Antiquity

Kings of Macedon

New Testament

Others

Rulers and royalty

Papacy

Byzantine Empire

King of Belgium

Kings of France

Kings of Navarre

King of Germany

Counts and Dukes of Savoy

Dukes of Burgundy

Kings of Castile and Spain

Kings of Portugal

Others

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Fictional characters

Philip in other languages

See also

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