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 Philo of Byblos (, ''Phílōn Býblios''; ; – 141), also known as Herennius Philon, was an antiquarian writer of grammatical, lexicon, lexical and historical works in Greek language, Greek. He is chiefly known for his Phoenician history ...

(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) Philo was a Greek poet and writer. He was a Hellenistic Jewish author of an epic poem in Greek hexameters on the history of Jerusalem. He lived at an earlier date than Philo the philosopher. Alexander Polyhistor (c. 105-35 B.C.) quotes several pass ...

, 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 Philo the Dialectician (; fl. 300 BC) was a Greek philosopher of the Megarian (Dialectical) school. He is sometimes called Philo of Megara although the city of his birth is unknown. He is most famous for the debate he had with his teacher Diodorus ...

(), 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 Philo Norton McGiffin (December 12/13, 1860 – February 11, 1897) was an American mercenary serving in Chinese service as a naval advisor during the First Sino-Japanese War. Although primarily skilled as an instructor and administrator, he pr ...

(1860–1897), American naval officer * Philo A. Orton (1837–1919), American politician and jurist *

Philo Wallace Philo Alphonso Wallace (born 2 August 1970) is a Barbadian cricketer who played for the West Indies. Having first attempted to get into cricket in 1990, he made the big time in 1997–98 after hitting 198 runs in two Test matches. He formed an o ...

(born 1970), Barbadian cricketer

Surname

Aaron Philo Aaron Philo (') is an American football quarterback for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. High school career Philo attended Prince Avenue Christian School in Bogart, Georgia. In 2023, Philo broke the Georgia state record for passing yards, w ...

, American football player * Chris Philo (born 1960), professor of geography at the University of Glasgow *

Mark Philo Mark William Philo (5 October 1984 – 14 January 2006) was an English professional footballer. He spent his whole professional career at Wycombe Wanderers making 19 first-team appearances. He died on 14 January 2006 following a road traffic co ...

(1984–2006), English footballer *

Phoebe Philo Phoebe Philo OBE (born 25 October 1973) is an English fashion designer. She was the creative director of fashion brands Céline from 2008 to 2017 and Chloé from 2001 to 2006. Her eponymous line launched in 2023. Early life Background Philo ...

(born 1973), British fashion designer *

William Philo William Philo (17 February 1882 in Islington, Middlesex, England, United Kingdom – 7 July 1916 in France) was a British Middleweight professional boxer who competed in the early twentieth century. He won a bronze medal in Boxing at the 1 ...

(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 Philomaine Nanema, also Philo (born 10 April 1982) is a Burkinabe comedian and actress. She is the recipient of the 2020 ECOWAS prize for best young comedian. In 2022, she co-presented ''Hello Doc'', a series intended to encourage COVID-19 immun ...

(born 1982), aka Philo, Burkinabé comedian and actress

Places in the United States

Philo, California Philo is a census-designated place in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is located northwest of Boonville, at an elevation of . The population was 319 at the 2020 census. Philo is located in Anderson Valley in western Mendocino Co ...

, a census-designated place *

Philo Township, Champaign County, Illinois Philo Township is a township in Champaign County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,897 and it contained 762 housing units. History Philo Township changed its name from Hale Township on April 30, 1860. Geography Phil ...

Philo, Illinois Philo is a village about nine miles south of Urbana in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,392 at the 2020 census. Geography Philo is located three miles south of Urbana township and six miles south of the city of U ...

, a village *

Philo, Ohio Philo ( ) is a village (United States)#Ohio, village in Muskingum County, Ohio, United States, along the Muskingum River. The population was 720 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. It is part of the Muskingum County, Ohio, Zanesville mi ...

, a village **

Philo Power Plant The Philo Power Plant was a 510 megawatt (megawatt, MW), Fossil fuel power station#Coal, coal power plant located in Philo, Ohio, Philo in Muskingum County, Ohio. It was the first power plant in the United States to apply steam reheat and supercr ...

, 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 The Philolexian Society of Columbia University is one of the oldest college literary and debate societies in the United States, and the oldest student group at Columbia. Founded in 1802, the society aims to "improve its members in Oratory, Compo ...

or to the organization * "Philo", a University of Pennsylvania term for a member of the

Philomathean Society Philomathean Society of the University of Pennsylvania is a collegiate literary society, the oldest student group at the university, and the oldest continuously-existing collegiate literary society in the United States.Columbia University's ...

or to the organization

Fictional characters

* Philo Beddoe, the Clint Eastwood character in the film ''

Every Which Way but Loose ''Every Which Way but Loose'' is a 1978 American action comedy film released by Warner Bros. starring Clint Eastwood in an uncharacteristic and offbeat comedy role. It was produced by Robert Daley and directed by James Fargo. Eastwood plays ...

'' and its sequel, ''Any Which Way You Can'' * Philomel Hartung of '' Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis'', referred to as Philo *

Philo Vance Philo Vance is a fictional amateur detective originally featured in 12 crime novels by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and '30s. During that time, Vance was immensely popular in books, films, and radio. He was portrayed as a stylish—even foppish� ...

, 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 Ultra high frequency (UHF) is the ITU designation for radio frequencies in the range between 300 megahertz (MHz) and 3 gigahertz (GHz), also known as the decimetre band as the wavelengths range from one meter to one tenth of a meter ...

'' * Philo, in David Hume's ''

Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion ''Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion'' is a philosophical work by the Scottish philosopher David Hume, first published in 1779. Through dialogue, three philosophers named Demea, Philo, and Cleanthes debate the nature of God's existence. Whet ...

Record labels

Philo Records (rhythm & blues) Aladdin Records was a record company and label founded in Los Angeles in 1945 by brothers Eddie and Leo Mesner. It was originally called Philo Records before changing its name in 1946. Philo Records Philo's releases included 78 RPM singles of ...

, 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