Philo (disambiguation)

Philo 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:

Given name

 * Philo of Byblos (64–141 CE), writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek
 * Philo of Larissa (159/8BC–84/3 BC), Greek philosopher
 * Philo (poet), 1st century Hellenistic Jewish epic poet
 * Philo of Byzantium (c. 280 BC–c. 220 BC), Greek engineer
 * Philo the Dialectician (fl. 300 BC), ancient Greek philosopher
 * Philo Dibble (1951–2011), American diplomat
 * Philo Dunning (1819–1900), American politician
 * Philo Farnsworth (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 (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

 * 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 (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
 * 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 television series
 * Philo, a Roman soldier in Shakespeare's play Antony and Cleopatra
 * 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), founded in 1973, a contemporary folk branch of Rounder Records

Other uses

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