Phineas () is a masculine

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

. Notable people with the name include: * Phineas, an Anglicized name for the priest

Phinehas According to the Hebrew Bible, Phinehas or Phineas (; , ''Phinees'', ) was a priest during the Israelites’ Exodus journey. The grandson of Aaron and son of Eleazar, the High Priests (), he distinguished himself as a youth at Shittim with h ...

in the Hebrew Bible * King Phineas, the first king of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia *

Phineas Banning Phineas Banning (August 19, 1830 – March 8, 1885) was an American businessman, financier and entrepreneur. Known as "The Father of the Port of Los Angeles," he was one of the founders of the town of Wilmington, in Los Angeles County, Californ ...

(1830–1885), American businessman and entrepreneur *

P. T. Barnum Phineas Taylor Barnum (; July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman, businessman, and politician, remembered for promoting celebrated hoaxes and founding the Barnum & Bailey Circus (1871–2017) with James Anthony Bailey. He was ...

(1810–1891), American showman and businessman *

Phineas Bowles (died 1722) Phineas Bowles (died 1722) was an English army major-general. Life The subject's father was Valentine, his uncle was Colonel John Seymour, Governor of Maryland , and a brother named Tobias, a London merchant, was nominated to succeed his uncle as ...

, British Army major-general *

Phineas Bowles (1690–1749) Lieutenant-General Phineas Bowles (24 January 1690 – 22 October 1749) of Beaulieu, Dublin, was a British Army officer and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1735 to 1741. Bowles was a younger son of Phineas Bowles of St. Michael's, ...

, British Army lieutenant-general and Member of Parliament; son of the above *

Phineas F. Bresee Phineas F. Bresee (December 31, 1838 – November 13, 1915) was the primary founder of the Church of the Nazarene, and founding president of Point Loma Nazarene University. Early life and ministry Bresee was born on a farm near Franklin, New ...

(1838–1915), American founder of the Church of the Nazarene *

Phineas Bruce Hon. Phineas Bruce (June 7, 1762 – October 4, 1809) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts who was unable to serve in the U.S. Congress due to his declining health. Biography Phineas Bruce was ...

(1762–1809), American politician *

Phineas Clanton Phineas Fay Clanton (December 1843 – January 5, 1906) was the son of Newman Haynes Clanton and the brother of Billy and Ike Clanton. He was witness to and possibly played a part in a number of illegal activities during his life. He moved frequ ...

(1843–1906), American Old West cattle rustler and brother of outlaws Billy and Ike Clanton *

Phineas Davis Phineas Davis (January 27, 1792 – September 27, 1835) was a well-known clockmaker and inventor who designed and built the first practical American coal-burning railroad locomotive. Early life and career Davis was born in Warner, New Hampshi ...

(1792–1835), American clockmaker and inventor who designed and built the first practical American coal-burning locomotive *

Phineas Fisher Phineas Fisher (also known as Phineas Phisher, Subcowmandante Marcos) is an unidentified hacktivist and self-proclaimed anarchist revolutionary. Notable hacks include the surveillance company Gamma International, Hacking Team, the Sindicat D ...

, an unidentified hacktivist *

Phineas Fletcher Phineas Fletcher (8 April 1582 – 13 December 1650) was an English poet, elder son of Dr Giles Fletcher, and brother of Giles the Younger. He was born at Cranbrook, Kent, and was baptized on 8 April 1582. Life He was admitted a scholar of E ...

(1582–1650), Scottish-English poet *

Phineas Gage Phineas P. Gage (18231860) was an American railroad construction foreman known for his improbable survival of an accident in which a large iron rod was driven completely through his head, destroying much of his brain's left frontal lobe, and ...

(1823–1860), American railroad construction foreman whose personality was changed by an accident that destroyed part of his brain *

Phineas Hitchcock Phineas Warren Hitchcock (November 30, 1831July 10, 1881) was an American Delegate and a Senator from Nebraska. Hitchcock County, Nebraska, is named after him. Early life He was born in New Lebanon, Columbia County, New York, the son of Gad ...

(1831–1881), American politician *

Phineas Hodson Phineas Hodson (died before 28 November 1646) was Chancellor of York Minister from 1611 to 1646. Hodson lived during a period of religious factionalism in Britain; as a prebendary in the Church of England he confronted the proliferation of dissen ...

(died 1646), Anglican clergyman and Chancellor of York from 1611 to 1646 *

Phineas Jones Phineas Jones (April 18, 1819, Spencer, Massachusetts – April 19, 1884, Newark, New Jersey) was an American businessman and Republican politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representat ...

(1819–1884), American politician *

Phineas Jenks Phineas Jenks (May 3, 1781 – August 6, 1851) was a medical doctor and a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. He lived in Newtown. He married Amelia Snyder (June 21, 1791 - August 6, 1859), daughter of Pennsylvania Governor ...

(1781–1851), American doctor and politician *

Phineas C. Lounsbury Phineas Chapman Lounsbury (January 10, 1841 - June 22, 1925) was an American politician and the List of Governors of Connecticut, 53rd Governor of Connecticut. Biography Lounsbury was born in Ridgefield, Connecticut on January 10, 1841. He work ...

(1841–1925), American politician and 53rd Governor of Connecticut *

Phineas W. Leland Phineas Washington Leland (October 4, 1798 – January 22, 1870) was a Massachusetts physician and journalist, and the Collector of Customs for Fall River, Massachusetts, who also served as a member, and as the President of the Massachusetts Sen ...

(1798–1870), American physician, journalist and politician *

Phineas Lovett Phineas Lovett (May 15, 1745 – June 17, 1828) was a farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia. He represented Annapolis Township from 1775 to 1783 and from 1799 to 1806 and Annapolis County from 1808 to 1811 in the Nova S ...

(1745–1828), farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia (now part of Canada) *

Phineas Lyman Phineas Lyman (1716–1774) was a colonial American soldier known for his service in the provincial British Army of the French and Indian War. He later led a group of New England veterans of the war to settle in the new colony of West Florida whe ...

(1716–1774), colonial American soldier *

Phineas Newborn, Jr. Phineas Newborn Jr. (December 14, 1931 – May 26, 1989) was an American jazz pianist, whose principal influences were Art Tatum, Oscar Peterson, and Bud Powell. Biography Newborn was born in Whiteville, Tennessee, and came from a musical famil ...

(1931–1989), American jazz pianist *

Phineas Paist Phineas P. Paist (August 28, 1873 – May 2, 1937) was an American architect who was the supervising architect for the Coral Gables Corporation. Paist was an architect working for S. Gifford Slocum at age 20. In 1893 he became an associate of ...

(1873–1937), American architect *

Phineas Pett Phineas Pett (1 November 1570 – August 1647) was a shipwright and First Resident Commissioner of Chatham Dockyard and a member of the Pett dynasty. Phineas left a memoir of his activities which is preserved in the British Library and was publi ...

(1570–1647), English shipwright *

Phineas Parkhurst Quimby Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (February 16, 1802 – January 16, 1866) was an American clockmaker, Mentalism, mentalist and Animal magnetism#Mesmerism, mesmerist. His work is widely recognized as foundational to the New Thought spiritual movement. B ...

(1802–1866), American religious teacher, philosopher, magnetizer, mesmerist, healer, inventor and writer *

Phineas Riall General Sir Phineas Riall, KCH (15 December 1775 – 10 November 1850) was the British general who succeeded John Vincent as commanding officer of the Niagara Peninsula in Upper Canada during the War of 1812. In 1816, he was appointed Governor ...

(1775–1850), British general and Governor of Grenada *

Phineas Ryrie Phineas Ryrie, JP (16 July 1829 – 22 February 1892) was a Scottish tea merchant in Hong Kong. He was the Senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong and the first Chairman of the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Background Ryrie w ...

(1829–1892), Scottish tea merchant in Hong Kong *

Phineas J. Stone Phineas Jones Stone (May 23, 1810 – August 12, 1891) was a Massachusetts politician who served as a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives as a member of the Board of Selectmen for the Town of Charlestown, Massachusetts, as a mem ...

(1810–1891), American politician *

Phineas L. Tracy Phineas Lyman Tracy (December 25, 1786 – December 22, 1876) was a U.S. Representative from New York, brother of Albert Haller Tracy. Born in Norwich, Connecticut, Tracy graduated from Yale College in 1806. He engaged in teaching for two ye ...

(1786–1876), American politician *

Phineas White Phineas White (October 30, 1770July 6, 1847) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as United States Representative from Vermont. Biography White was born in South Hadley in the Province of Massachusetts Bay to Deacon Enoch White and ...

(1770–1847), American lawyer and politician *

Phineas Young Phineas Howe Young (also found as Phinehas) (February 16, 1799 – October 10, 1879) was a prominent early convert in the Latter Day Saint movement and was later a Mormon pioneer and a missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ...

(1799–1879), Mormon pioneer and missionary, older brother of Brigham Young

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Phineas Nigellus Black In J. K. Rowling's ''Harry Potter'' series, magic is depicted as a supernatural force that can be used to override the usual laws of nature. Many fictional magical creatures exist in the series, while ordinary creatures also sometimes exhib ...

, from the ''Harry Potter'' series of novels * Phineas Bogg, a character in ''

Voyagers! ''Voyagers!'' is an American science fiction television series about time travel that aired on NBC from October 3, 1982, to July 10, 1983, during the 1982–1983 season. The series starred Jon-Erik Hexum and Meeno Peluce. Opening narration Pl ...

'' * Phineas T. Bluster, from '' The Howdy Doody Show '' * Phineas Finn, in Anthony Trollope's novels ''

Phineas Finn ''Phineas Finn'' is a novel by Anthony Trollope and the name of its leading character. The novel was first published as a monthly serial from October 1867 to May 1868 in ''St Paul's Magazine''. It is the second of the " Palliser" series of novel ...

'' and ''Phineas Redux'' *

Phineas Flynn Phineas Flynn is one of the two main protagonists from the animated television series ''Phineas and Ferb''. He is voiced by Vincent Martella. Phineas, along with his stepbrother Ferb Fletcher, stars in the A-Plot of every episode. The series c ...

, in ''

Phineas and Ferb ''Phineas and Ferb'' is an American animated musical-comedy television series created by Dan Povenmire and Jeff "Swampy" Marsh for Disney Channel and Disney XD. Produced by Disney Television Animation, the series was originally broadcast as a ...

'' * Phineas T. Freakears, in ''

Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers ''The Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers'' is an Underground comix, underground comic about a fictional trio of Cannabis culture, stoner characters, created by the American artist Gilbert Shelton. The Freak Brothers first appeared in ''The Rag'', an u ...

'' *

Phineas Horton This article lists Marvel characters beginning with the letter "H", with a brief description introducing each one. Hala the Accuser Gabrielle Haller Gabrielle Haller was a catatonic Holocaust survivor who awoke from the disorder after Charles ...

, a Marvel Comics character *

Phineas Sharp This article includes a list of characters from the Disney series ''Darkwing Duck''. Main characters * Drake Mallard / Darkwing Duck (voiced by Jim Cummings, Chris Diamantopoulos in the 2017 ''DuckTales'' reboot) is an average citizen by day and ...

, in ''Darkwing Duck'' * Phineas, in ''Allies in Power Rangers: Mystic Force'' * Phineas or Fyneas a tragic character in the 1959 novel ''

A Separate Peace ''A Separate Peace'' is a coming-of-age novel by John Knowles, published in 1958. Based on his earlier short story "Phineas", published in the May 1956 issue of ''Cosmopolitan'', it was Knowles's first published novel and became his best-know ...

'' * Phineas Welles, a mad scientist in action role-playing game ''

The Outer Worlds ''The Outer Worlds'' is a 2019 action role-playing game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Private Division. The game was released for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Microsoft Windows in October 2019, with a Nintendo Switch ...

'' * Dr. Phineas Mogg, the father of Kenny Mogg(YK-9) in the 2003 Nickelodeon animated series ''

My Life as a Teenage Robot ''My Life as a Teenage Robot'' is an American animated superhero comedy television series created by Rob Renzetti for Nickelodeon. It was produced by Frederator Studios and Nickelodeon Animation Studio. Set in the fictional town of Tremorton, th ...

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