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:

People

Given name

* Philo of Byblos (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 (159/8 BC–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 (), ancient Greek philosopher * Philo of Cilicia, 2nd century deacon * 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

* Aaron Philo, American football player * 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), ''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'' and its sequel, ''Any Which Way You Can'' * 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 (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