Philo Philo of Alexandria (; ; ; ), also called , was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. The only event in Philo's life that can be decisively dated is his representation of the Alexandrian J ...

of Alexandria (20 BCE – 40 CE) was a Hellenistic Jewish philosopher who lived in Alexandria, in the Roman province of Egypt. Philo may also refer to:

People

Given name

* Philo of Byblos (64–141 CE), writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek * Philo of Tarsus, 1st century CE Greek physician * Philo of Hyampolis, 1st century CE Greek physician *

Philo of Larissa Philo of Larissa ( ''Philon ho Larissaios''; 159/8–84/3 BC) was a Greek philosophy, Greek philosopher. It is very probable that his actual name was Philio - with a second iota. He was a pupil of Clitomachus (philosopher), Clitomachus, whom he s ...

(159/8 BC–84/3 BC), Greek philosopher * Philo (poet), 1st century Hellenistic Jewish epic poet *

Philo of Byzantium Philo of Byzantium (, ''Phílōn ho Byzántios'', ), also known as Philo Mechanicus (Latin for "Philo the Engineer"), was a Greek engineer, physicist and writer on mechanics, who lived during the latter half of the 3rd century BC. Although he wa ...

(c. 280 BC–c. 220 BC), Greek engineer * Philo the Dialectician (), ancient Greek philosopher * Philo of Cilicia, 2nd century deacon * Philo Dibble (1951–2011), American diplomat * Philo Dunning (1819–1900), American politician *

Philo Farnsworth Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971), "The father of television", was the American inventor and pioneer who was granted the first patent for the television by the United States Government. Burns, R. W. (1998), ''Televisi ...

(1906–1971), American inventor * Philo C. Fuller (1787–1855), American lawyer and politician * Philo Hall (1865–1938), American politician * Philo Miner Lonsbury (1835–1922), Michigan politician and soldier *

Philo McCullough Philo McCullough (June 16, 1893 – June 5, 1981) was an American actor. He appeared in more than 250 films between 1914 and 1969. He was born in San Bernardino, California, and died in Burbank, California. McCullough's film debut came in 1912 ...

(1893–1981), American actor * Philo McGiffin (1860–1897), American naval officer * Philo A. Orton (1837–1919), American politician and jurist * Philo Wallace (born 1970), Barbadian cricketer

Surname

* Aaron Philo, American football player * Chris Philo (born 1960), professor of geography at the University of Glasgow * Mark Philo (1984–2006), English footballer * Phoebe Philo (born 1973), British fashion designer * William Philo (1882–1916), British middleweight boxer and Olympic bronze medalist

Other

* Nickname of

Phil Lynott Philip Parris Lynott (, ; 20 August 1949 – 4 January 1986) was an Irish musician, songwriter, and poet. He was the co-founder, lead vocalist, bassist, and primary songwriter for the hard rock band Thin Lizzy. He was known for his distinctive ...

(1949–1986), Irish musician and songwriter * Philomaine Nanema (born 1982), aka Philo, Burkinabé comedian and actress

Places in the United States

* Philo, California, a census-designated place * Philo Township, Champaign County, Illinois * Philo, Illinois, a village * Philo, Ohio, a village ** Philo Power Plant, a former power plant in Philo, Ohio * Philo High School, Duncan Falls, Ohio

Academics

* ''Philo'' (journal), a secular naturalist philosophy journal * "Philo", a Columbia University term for a member of the Philolexian Society or to the organization * "Philo", a University of Pennsylvania term for a member of the Philomathean Society or to the organization

Fictional characters

* Philo Beddoe, the Clint Eastwood character in the film '' Every Which Way but Loose'' and its sequel, ''Any Which Way You Can'' * Philomel Hartung of '' Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis'', referred to as Philo * Philo Vance, an American detective in 12 novels and numerous films * Philo, from the ''

Fraggle Rock ''Fraggle Rock'' (also known as ''Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock'' or ''Fraggle Rock with Jim Henson's Muppets'') is a children's Musical film, musical Fantasy film, fantasy television comedy, comedy puppet television series about interconnected so ...

'' television series * Philo, a Roman soldier in Shakespeare's play ''

Antony and Cleopatra ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

'' * Philo, from the "Weird Al" Yankovic film '' UHF'' * Philo, in David Hume's '' Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion''

Record labels

* Philo Records (rhythm & blues), founded in 1946 *

Philo Records (folk) Philo Records was founded in 1973 by half-brothers Michael Couture and Bill Schubart to record and distribute folk and traditional music. Over the course of its nine-year history, before its sale to Rounder Records in 1982, Philo produced roughl ...

, founded in 1973, a contemporary folk branch of Rounder Records

Other uses

Philo (company) Philo (formerly known as Tivli) is an American over-the-top streaming television company based in San Francisco, California. First founded at Harvard University in 2010 by Tuan Ho and Nicholas Krasney, investors in the company include HBO, AMC ...

, an American internet television company * , a French automaker, in business from 1912 to 1923 * Philo, a luxury wristwatch line marketed under the Benrus brand