Philipp is both a surname and a given name. Notable people with the name include: "Philipp" has also been a shortened version of

Philippson Philippson is a patronymic surname meaning "son of Philipp", coming from the German language given name variant of " Philip", both derived from ''philippos'', of Ancient Greek origin (prefix ''philein'', meaning "to love"; suffix ''hippos'', mea ...

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German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

surname especially prevalent amongst

German Jews The history of the Jews in Germany goes back at least to the year 321, and continued through the Early Middle Ages (5th to 10th centuries CE) and High Middle Ages (''circa'' 1000–1299 CE) when Jewish immigrants founded the Ashkenazi Jewish ...

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Dutch Jews The history of the Jews in the Netherlands began largely in the 16th century when they began to settle in Amsterdam and other cities. It has continued to the present. During the occupation of the Netherlands by Nazi Germany in May 1940, the J ...

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Adolf Philipp Adolf Philipp, also known as Adolph Philipp (January 29, 1864 – July 30, 1936), was a successful Broadway composer, writer, lyricist, director, and performer. He used the pseudonyms Jean Briquet and Paul Hervé as well as his own name. Biography ...

(1864–1936), German/American actor, composer and playwright * David Philipp, biologist *

David Philipp (footballer) David Lennart Philipp (born 10 April 2000) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Viktoria Köln. Career Philipp joined Werder Bremen's youth academy from Hamburg-based club HEBC in 2014. The 2019–20 season was his ...

(born 2000), German footballer * Elke Philipp (born 1964), German Paralympic equestrian *

Elliot Philipp Elliot Elias Philipp (20 July 1915 – 27 September 2010) was a British gynaecologist and obstetrician who worked with Patrick Steptoe and Robert Edwards (physiologist), Robert Edwards in developing in-vitro fertilisation and authored ''The Tech ...

(1915–2010), British gynaecologist and obstetrician *

Franz Philipp Franz Joseph Philipp (August 24, 1890 – June 2, 1972) was a German church musician and composer. He studied and later taught various instruments including organ, worked as a composer, directed a conservatory, and founded a school for organ, a ch ...

(1890–1972), German church musician and composer * Julius Philipp (1878–1944), German metal trader * Lutz Philipp (1940–2012), German long-distance runner * Oscar Philipp (1882–1965), German and British metal trader * Paul Philipp (born 1950), Luxembourgian football player and manager *

Peter Philipp Peter Philipp (16 July 1971 – 6 February 2014) was a German writer and comedian. Life and work Peter Philipp was born in 1971 in Düsseldorf in Northrhine-Westphalia. There he studied from 1992 to 2000 German literature and philosophy at t ...

(1971–2014), German writer and comedian * Robert Philipp (1895–1981), American Impressionist painter Given name * Philipp Bönig (born 1980), German footballer *

Philipp von Cobenzl Johann Philipp, Graf von Cobenzl (28 May 1741 – 30 August 1810) was a statesman of the Habsburg monarchy and the Austrian Empire. Life Cobenzl was born in Ljubljana, Carniola, the son of treasurer Count Guidobald von Cobenzl (1716–1797) and ...

, Austrian diplomat * Philipp Grubauer, German professional ice hockey goaltender * Philipp Hainhofer, inventor of the cuckoo clock * Philipp Heerwagen (born 1983), German footballer *

Philipp Heyden Philipp Heyden (born 26 September 1988) is a German professional basketball player who last played for Academics Heidelberg USC Heidelberg, for sponsorship reasons named MLP Academics Heidelberg, is a professional basketball club from Heidelber ...

(born 1988), German basketball player *

Philipp Kohlschreiber Philipp Eberhard Hermann Kohlschreiber (; born 16 October 1983) is a German former professional tennis player. The right-hander won eight singles and seven doubles titles on the ATP World Tour and made the quarterfinals at the 2012 Wimbledon Ch ...

, German tennis player *

Philipp Lahm Philipp Lahm (; born 11 November 1983) is a German former professional footballer who played as a full-back. Considered by many to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time, Lahm was the captain of Bayern Munich, having led them to numerou ...

(born 1983), German footballer *

Philipp Lienhart Philipp Lienhart (born 11 July 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre back for Bundesliga club SC Freiburg and the Austria national team. Club career Rapid Wien Born in Lilienfeld, Lower Austria, Lienhart joine ...

(born 1996), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Pentke Philipp Pentke (born 1 May 1985) is a German footballer who plays for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim. Career Pentke played for the youth team of BSC Freiberg before moving to Dynamo Dresden in 2001. In 2004, he joined TSV 1860 Munich on a ...

(born 1985), German footballer *

Philipp Netzer Philipp Netzer (born 2 October 1985) is an Austrian professional football coach and a former player. He is a youth coach of the SC Rheindorf Altach juniors. Career Netzer began his career with BNZ Vorarlberg. In 2003, he joined the first team o ...

(born 1985), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Langen Philipp Langen (born 2 July 1986 in Lahnstein, West Germany) is a German former footballer. Career The midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, br ...

(born 1986), German footballer *

Philipp Schmitt Philipp Johann Adolf Schmitt (20 November 1902 – 8 August 1950) was a German officer of the ''Schutzstaffel'' (SS) who served as commandant of Fort Breendonk, a Nazi prison camp in German-occupied Belgium during World War II. For a year, he was ...

(1902–1950), German SS commandant of Nazi prison camp executed for war crimes *

Philipp Steiner Philipp Steiner (born 20 December 1986) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a defender for SC Neusiedl am See 1919 SC Neusiedl am See 1919 are an Austrian association football club founded in 1919 and currently playing in the Austrian Reg ...

(born 1986), Austrian footballer *

Philipp Muntwiler Philipp Muntwiler (born 25 February 1987) is a Swiss professional football midfielder who plays for FC Wil. Career After the time at his youth club FC Bazenheid Philipp Muntwiler moved to the U21 team of the then playing in the Super League ...

(born 1987), Swiss footballer * Philipp Bargfrede (born 1989), German footballer *

Philipp Hofmann Philipp Hofmann (born 30 March 1993) is a German professional footballer who plays for VfL Bochum as a forward. Hofmann is a product of the Schalke 04 academy and made his professional breakthrough away from the club on loan, before transf ...

(born 1993), German footballer *

Philipp Öttl Philipp Öttl (born 3 May 1996 in Bad Reichenhall) is a German motorcycle racer who is living in Salzburg. He is the son of a former motorcycle racer, Peter Öttl. He is a former runner-up in the ADAC Junior Cup (2009), and has previously compet ...

(born 1996), German motorcycle racer

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