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), 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
  • 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

See also

  • Pseudo-Philo, an anonymous historian in Hebrew whose translated works were compiled with those of Philo of Alexandria
  • Philon, Greek architect of the 4th century BC
  • Philos basilikos, the lowest rank of Aulic titulature in Hellenistic antiquity
  • Phylo (disambiguation)
  • Filo, a Middle Eastern pastry dough