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Philip is a personal name, derived from the Greek language|Greek ''Philippos'' (Φίλιππος), meaning "lover of horses" or "friend of horses". From φίλος (philos) "friend" and ίππος (hippos) "horse".http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=Philip http://www.behindthename.com/name/philip http://translate.google.com/translate_t#auto|en|%CF%86%CE%B9%CE%BB%CE%BF%CF%82 http://translate.google.com/translate_t#auto|en|%CE%B9%CF%80%CF%80%CE%BF%CF%82
Philip (and alternative spellings '''Phillip''', '''Philippe''', '''Philipp''', '''Felip''', '''Felipe''', '''Filip''', '''Filipe''') and its diminutive '''Phil''' may refer to:

Kings of Macedon

- Philip I of Macedon
- Philip II of Macedon, father of Alexander the Great
- Philip III of Macedon, half-brother of Alexander the Great
- Philip IV of Macedon
- Philip V of Macedon

Other Philips of antiquity

- Philip of Opus, one of Plato's students.
- Philip (general), son of Antipater and general of Alexander the Great
- Philip (son of Machatas) builder of Alexandria on the Indus
- Philip (satrap), Greek satrap of Sogdiana and governor of Parthia
- Philip I Philadelphus, ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
- Philip II Philoromaeus, last ruler of the Hellenistic Seleucid kingdom
- Lucius Marcius Philippus, a Roman statesman
- Herod Philip I, son of Herod the Great and husband of Herodias
- Herod Philip II, "the Tetrarch", son of Herod the Great and ruler of Ituraea and Trachonitis
- Philippus of Thessalonica, epigrammatic Greek poet and compiler of an Anthology
- Philip the Arab, Roman emperor from 244 to 249
- Philip of Side, Byzantine historian of the early Christian church
- Philippikos, Byzantine Emperor
- Antipope Philip
- Philip the Apostle
- Philip the Evangelist
- Philip of Courtenay, titular Latin Emperor of Constantinople
- Philip of Swabia, King of Germany and Duke of Swabia

Kings of France

- Philip I of France
- Philip II of France
- Philip III of France, "the Bold"
- Philip IV of France, "the Fair"; also known as Philip I of Navarre
- Philip V of France, "the Tall"; also known as Philip II of Navarre
- Philip VI of France, "the Fortunate"

Counts and Dukes of Savoy

- Philip I of Savoy (1207–1285)
- Philip II, Duke of Savoy (1438–1497)

Dukes of Burgundy

- Philip I, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip the Bold, also known as Philip II, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip the Good, also known as Philip III, Duke of Burgundy

Kings of Castile & Spain

- Philip I of Castile, "the Handsome"; also known as Philip IV, Duke of Burgundy
- Philip II of Spain, also known as Philip I of Portugal and Philip V of Burgundy
- Philip III of Spain, also known as Philip II of Portugal and Philip VI of Burgundy
- Philip IV of Spain, also known as Philip III of Portugal and Philip VII of Burgundy
- Philip V of Spain

Kings of Portugal

- Philip II of Spain|Philip I of Portugal, also known as Philip II of Spain and Philip V of Burgundy
- Philip III of Spain|Philip II of Portugal, also known as Philip III of Spain and Philip VI of Burgundy
- Philip IV of Spain|Philip III of Portugal, also known as Philip IV of Spain and Philip VII of Burgundy

Kings of Navarre

- Philip IV of France|Philip I of Navarre, also known as Philip IV of France
- Philip V of France|Philip II of Navarre, also known as Philip V of France
- Philip III of Navarre

Other rulers and royalty

- Philip of Milly, seventh Grand Master of the Knights Templar
- Philip, Count of Flanders
- Philip of Artois (1269–1298), heir to the countship
- Philip of Artois, Count of Eu
- Philip I of Taranto
- Philip II of Taranto
- Philip of Burgundy, Count of Auvergne
- Philip of Poitou, Prince-Bishop of Durham
- Philip Simonsson, claimant to the throne of Norway
- Philip of Saint-Pol, Duke of Brabant
- Philip, Duke of Parma
- Philip I, Landgrave of Hesse
- Prince Philippe, Count of Flanders, father to Albert I of Belgium
- Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, prince consort of Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom
- Prince Philippe, Duke of Brabant, heir to the throne of Belgium
- Felipe, Prince of Asturias, heir to the throne of Spain
- Philip, Prince of Eulenburg, Prussian diplomat
- Prince Philippos of Greece and Denmark|Philippos of Greece and Denmark

Other famous Philips

- Philip of Montfort, Lord of Tyre
- Philip of Montfort, Lord of Castres
- Metacomet, nicknamed "King Philip", war leader of the Wampanoag in "King Philip's War"
- Philippe Blain, a French volleyball player and coach
- Phil Coleman, an American middle- and long-distance runner
- Philipp von Cobenzl, Austrian diplomat
- Sir Philip Miles, 2nd Baronet, English politician and landowner
- Philip Napier Miles, an English composer, philanthropist and landowner
- Philip Glass, an American composer
- Philip Farkas, an American horn player
- Phil Anselmo, an American heavy metal vocalist and musician
- Phil LaMarr, an actor
- Phil Lynott, an Irish vocalist and bassist from the hard rock band Thin Lizzy
- Philip Roth, an American novelist
- Phil Mickelson, a professional golfer
- Philip Stambaugh, a former professional football player
- Philip Dulebohn, an American figure skater
- Phil Neville, a professional English footballer
- Phiiliip, American Musician born Philip Guichard
- Philipp Lahm, a professional German footballer
- Phil Marsh, professional footballer for Blackpool and formerly Manchester United
- Philip Perry, attorney and former Acting Associate Attorney General of the United States.
- Philip Rivers, professional football Quarterback for the San Diego Chargers
- Philippos Constantinos, Cypriot singer
- Philippos Syrigos, Greek investigative journalist and sports reporter
- Pylyp Orlyk, writer of Ukraine's first constitution
- Filippos Pliatsikas frontman of the Greek band Pyx Lax
- Filippos Filippou, Cypriot footballer
- Filippos Karvelas, Greek gymnast
- Filippos Margaritis,Greek photographer
- Filippo Inzaghi, a World Cup-winning footballer
- Philip K. Dick, an American science fiction novelist and short story writer
- Philipp Hainhofer, the father of the cuckoo clock
- Phillip Buchanon (b. 1980), American sports athlete, and cornerback in American football
- Phillip Johnson, ''disambiguation''
- Philip Langridge (b. 1939), British tenor
- Phil McGraw (b. 1950), American talk show host; aka Dr. Phil
- Phil Collins (b. 1951), Lead singer of Genesis
- Phillip Noyce (b. 1950), Australian film director
- Phillip Hagar Smith (1905-1987), American electrical engineer, and inventor of the Smith chart
- Phillip Vellacott (1907-1997), British academic and classical scholar, known for his translations of Greek tragedy
- Phillip Whitehead (1937–2005), British politician, and former member of the European Parliament
- Philip Khuri Hitti (1886-1978), Lebanese academic, and scholar of Islam
- Phillip Schofield TV presenter
- Punxsutawney Phil, Groundhog Day Groundhog
- Philippe Swan, Belgian singer-songwriter
- Philippe Russo, French singer

Used as a surname

- Arthur Phillip (1738–1814), Australian politician, and governor of New South Wales
- Emanuel L. Philipp (1861-1925), American politician and governor of the US state, Wisconsin
- Mary Phillip (1977-), English football player

Fictional characters

- Phil Mitchell, ''EastEnders'' character
- Philip Marlowe, a detective and a Raymond Chandler's character
- Phil, the Prince of Insufficient Light, ''Dilbert'' Character
- Philip J. Fry the Futurama character
- Phil and Lil DeVille|Phillip DeVille from the nickelodeon TV series Rugrats and All Grown Up!
- Philip Hilton, Enid Blyton's The Five Find-Outers series character
- Philip Pirrip, known as Pip, the protagonist from Great Expectations
- Phillip Chen, a character in the novel and television miniseries ''Noble House''
- Prince Phillip, a character from Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959 film)|Sleeping Beauty
- Philippe, a character from the web comic Achewood
- Phil Diffy , the main character from Disney's Phil of the Future