Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of

Philippson Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of "Philip", both derived from ''philippos'', of Ancient Greek origin (prefix ''philein'', meaning "to love"; suffix ''hippos'', meanin ...

, a

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

surname especially prevalent amongst

German Jews The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...

and

Dutch Jews The history of the Jews in the Netherlands began largely in the 16th century when they began to settle in Amsterdam and other cities. It has continued to the present. During the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany in May 1940, the ...

. Surname *

Adolf Philipp Adolf Philipp, also known as Adolph Philipp (January 29, 1864 – July 30, 1936), was a successful Broadway composer, writer, lyricist, director, and performer. He used the pseudonyms Jean Briquet and Paul Hervé as well as his own name. Biography ...

(1864–1936), German/American actor, composer and playwright *

David Philipp David P. Philipp is an American-born biologist known for his work on conservation genetics, reproductive ecology, and the effects of angling on fish populations. He is a conservation geneticist and Director of the Fisheries Genetics Lab at the Ill ...

, biologist *

David Philipp (footballer) David Lennart Philipp (born 10 April 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Köln. Career Philipp joined Werder Bremen's youth academy from Hamburg-based club HEBC in 2014. The 2019–20 season was his ...

(born 2000), German footballer *

Elke Philipp Elke Philipp (born 4 February, 1964) is a German Paralympic equestrian. Philipp has had cerebellar ataxia since 1984 when she suffered from a swelling of the brain due to Viral meningitis. This resulted in her staying in hospital for 18 month ...

(born 1964), German Paralympic equestrian *

Elliot Philipp Elliot Elias Philipp (20 July 1915 – 27 September 2010) was a British gynaecologist and obstetrician who worked with Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards (physiologist), Robert Edwards in developing in-vitro fertilisation and authored ''The Tech ...

(1915–2010), British gynaecologist and obstetrician *

Franz Philipp Franz Joseph Philipp (August 24, 1890 – June 2, 1972) was a German church musician and composer. He studied and later taught various instruments including organ, worked as a composer, directed a conservatory, and founded a school for organ, a ch ...

(1890–1972), German church musician and composer *

Julius Philipp Julius Philipp (1 March 1878 – 15 March 1944) was a German-born metal trader who co-founded ''Philipp Brothers''. Biography Julius Philipp was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Germany. He was a cousin to Martha Bernays, the wife of Sigmu ...

(1878–1944), German metal trader *

Lutz Philipp Lutz Philipp (14 October 1940 – 1 February 2012) was a German long-distance runner. He competed at the 1964, 1968 and 1972 Summer Olympics The 1972 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XX Olympiad () and commonly kn ...

(1940–2012), German long-distance runner *

Oscar Philipp Oscar Israel Philipp (1882–1965) was a German-born metal trader who co-founded Phibro, Philipp Brothers. Biography Oscar Philipp was born to an Orthodox Judaism, Orthodox German Jews, Jewish family in Wandsbek, Germany. He was a cousin to Mart ...

(1882–1965), German and British metal trader *

Paul Philipp Paul Philipp (born 21 October 1950) is a former Luxembourgian football player and manager. He is the president of the Luxembourg Football Federation. Club career As a player, Philipp started his career at local club Avenir Beggen before movin ...

(born 1950), Luxembourgian football player and manager *

Peter Philipp Peter Philipp (16 July 1971 – 6 February 2014) was a German writer and comedian. Life and work Peter Philipp was born in 1971 in Düsseldorf in Northrhine-Westphalia. There he studied from 1992 to 2000 German literature and philosophy at th ...

(1971–2014), German writer and comedian *

Robert Philipp Robert Philipp (February 2, 1895 – November 22, 1981) was an American painter influenced by Impressionism and Post-Impressionism, and known for his nudes, still lifes, and portraits of attractive women and Hollywood stars. Noted art cri ...

(1895–1981), American Impressionist painter Given name *

Philipp Bönig Philipp Bönig (born 20 March 1980) is a German former professional footballer who played as a left-back, and a manager. Career Youth Born in Erding (Bavaria), West Germany, Bönig started to play football at the local club Eintracht Freising. ...

(born 1980), German footballer *

Philipp von Cobenzl Johann Philipp, Graf von Cobenzl (28 May 1741 – 30 August 1810) was a statesman of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. Life Cobenzl was born in Ljubljana, Carniola, the son of treasurer Count Guidobald von Cobenzl (1716–1797) and h ...

, Austrian diplomat *

Philipp Grubauer Philipp Grubauer (born 25 November 1991) is a German professional ice hockey goaltender for the Seattle Kraken of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted by the Washington Capitals in the fourth round, 112th overall, of the 2010 NHL Ent ...

, German professional ice hockey goaltender *

Philipp Hainhofer Philipp Hainhofer (21 July 1578 – 1647) was a merchant, banker, diplomat and art collector in Augsburg. He is remembered, among other things, for the curiosity cabinets (''Kunstschränke'') which he created with the assistance of a large num ...

, inventor of the cuckoo clock *

Philipp Heerwagen Philipp Heerwagen (born 13 April 1983) is a German professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designa ...

(born 1983), German footballer *

Philipp Heyden Philipp Heyden (born 26 September 1988) is a German professional basketball player who last played for Academics Heidelberg of the Basketball Bundesliga The Basketball Bundesliga (BBL) (English language: ''Federal Basketball League''), for spon ...

(born 1988), German basketball player *

Philipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (; born 16 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the 2012 Wimbledon Cha ...

, German tennis player *

Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm (; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Considered by many to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Lahm was the captain of Bayern Munich, having led them to numerous ...

(born 1983), German footballer *

Philipp Lienhart Philipp Lienhart (born 11 July 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team. Club career Rapid Wien Born in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Lienhart joined SK ...

(born 1996), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Pentke Philipp Pentke (born 1 May 1985) is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. Career Pentke played for the youth team of BSC Freiberg before moving to Dynamo Dresden in 2001. In 2004, he joined TSV 1860 Munich on a fr ...

(born 1985), German footballer *

Philipp Netzer Philipp Netzer (born 2 October 1985) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player. He is a youth coach of the SC Rheindorf Altach juniors. Career Netzer began his career with BNZ Vorarlberg. In 2003, he joined the first team of ...

(born 1985), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Langen Philipp Langen (born 2 July 1986 in Lahnstein, West Germany) is a German former footballer. Career The midfielder joined the youth team of TuS Koblenz in the age of 14, playing his first match for the professional team in the German Oberliga S� ...

(born 1986), German footballer *

Philipp Schmitt Philipp Johann Adolf Schmitt (20 November 1902 – 8 August 1950) was a German officer of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) who served as commandant of Fort Breendonk, a Nazi prison camp in German-occupied Belgium during World War II. For a year, he was ...

(1902–1950), German SS commandant of Nazi prison camp executed for war crimes *

Philipp Steiner Philipp Steiner (born 20 December 1986) is an Austrian footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Ca ...

(born 1986), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Muntwiler Philipp Muntwiler (born 25 February 1987) is a Swiss professional football midfielder who plays for FC Wil. Career After the time at his youth club FC Bazenheid Philipp Muntwiler moved to the U21 team of the then playing in the Super League FC ...

(born 1987), Swiss footballer *

Philipp Bargfrede Philipp Bargfrede (born 3 March 1989) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Werder Bremen II. Career TuS Heeslingen Bargfrede joined the Heeslingen youth system at the age of 6, in 1995. He stayed with them until 200 ...

(born 1989), German footballer *

Philipp Hofmann Philipp Hofmann (born 30 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for VfL Bochum as a forward. Hofmann is a product of the Schalke 04 academy and made his professional breakthrough away from the club on loan, before transferri ...

(born 1993), German footballer *

Philipp Öttl Philipp Öttl (born 3 May 1996 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German Motorcycle racing, motorcycle racer who is living in Salzburg. He is the son of a former motorcycle racer, Peter Öttl. He is a former runner-up in the ADAC Junior Cup (2009), and has ...

(born 1996), German motorcycle racer

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