Philomena (given name)

Philomena (c. 291–c. 304) was a young woman believed by some to have been a Christian martyr.

Other people named Philomena include:


 * Petrus de Dacia (mathematician), 13th-century Danish mathematician also called Philomena


 * Philomena Begley (born 1950), Irish country music singer


 * Philomena Essed (born 1955), Dutch-born professor of race, gender and leadership studies
 * Philomena Garvey (1926–2009), Irish golfer
 * Philomena Gianfrancisco (1923–1992), outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
 * Philomena Lee (born 1933), Irish nurse forced to give up her baby for adoption
 * Philomena, a 2013 film based on Philomena Lee's story
 * Philomena Mantella, American university administrator
 * Philomena McDonagh, English actress and writer
 * Philomena Mensah (born 1975), Canadian sprinter
 * Philomena Muinzer, dramaturge and former musician

In fiction

 * Philomena Cunk, a dim-witted British interviewer and commentator portrayed by Diane Morgan