Philemon is a
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 f ...
. In the Bible, the
Epistle to Philemon
The Epistle to Philemon is one of the books of the Christianity, Christian New Testament. It is a Prison literature, prison letter, authored by Paul the Apostle (the opening verse also mentions Saint Timothy, Timothy), to Saint Philemon, Philem ...
is addressed to
Saint Philemon. Others so named include:
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Philemon (poet)
Philemon (; c. 362 BC – c. 262 BC) was an Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy. He was born either at Soli in Cilicia or at Syracuse in Sicily but moved to Athens some time before 330 BC, when he is known to have been producing plays. ...
(ca. 362 BC–ca. 262 BC), Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy
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Philemon the actor (died 305), a saint who was converted by Saint Appolonius; they were martyred together
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Philemon of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarch from 1766 to 1767; see
List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
The patriarch of Antioch is one of the Eastern Orthodox patriarchs, the leader of the autocephalous Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch. The term "Greek" does not refer to ethnic origin; the majority of these patriarchs were not ethnic Greeks, but ...
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Philemon Beecher (1776–1839), American attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio
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Philemon Bliss (1813–1889), member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio Congressman, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and a Missouri Supreme Court justice
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Philemon Dickerson (1788–1862), member of the US House of Representatives, Governor of New Jersey and federal judge
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Philemon Holland
Philemon Holland (1552 – 9 February 1637) was an English schoolmaster, physician and translator. He is known for the first English translations of several works by Livy, Pliny the Elder, and Plutarch, and also for translating William Camden's ...
(1552–1637), English schoolmaster, physician, and translator
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Phil Masinga (1969–2019), full name Philemon Masinga, South African former footballer who played for teams in several countries
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Philemon Pownoll (ca. 1734–1780), Royal Navy officer
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Philemon Simpson (1819–1895), American politician and lawyer
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Philemon Thomas (1763–1847), member of the US House of Representatives from Louisiana
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Philemon Wright
Philemon Wright (September 3, 1760 – June 3, 1839) was a farmer, lumberman and entrepreneur who founded the Ottawa River timber trade in 1806. He was also founder of what he named Columbia Falls Village, mostly known as (or Wrightstown) a ...
(1760–1839), farmer and entrepreneur in what is now Canada
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Philémon Yang (born 1947), Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2009 to 2019
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