Philip
Meaning: Its source is Philippos, a Greek name meaning "Horse lover."
Languages: This boy's name is used in English.
Alternative Spellings: Fillip
Source Forms: Philippos
Popularity: The name Philip ranked 270th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of 2000-2003 Social Security Administration statistics and 95th in popularity for males of all ages in a sample of the 1990 US Census.
This name is highly rated in the 1990 U.S. Census popularity survey of all ages, but after 1960 does not appear in the state data listing the most popular baby names.
Arts and Music
- Philip Glass (born 1937)
American avant-garde composer.
- Known for his use of electric wind instruments (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
- Philip Glass (born 1937)
American musician and composer.
- Musical guest on ''''Saturday Night Live'''' (see list of Musical Guests on ''Saturday Night Live'')
- Philip Johnson
- 1978 American Institute of Architects gold medal winner (see list of Winners of the American Institute of Architects Gold Medal)
Leadership
- Philip Barbour
U.S. Representative from Virginia.
- Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1821-23 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)
- Philip P. Barbour
American jurist.
- U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1836-41 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
- Philip M. Condit
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Boeing (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Boeing (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Boeing (see list of 1998 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Boeing (see list of 1997 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip Vera Cruz (born 1905, died 1994)
Filipino-American labor leader.
- Helped to found the United Farmers Workers Union (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Prince Philip of England (born 1921)
Duke of Edinburgh
- Earl of Merioneth and Baron Greenwich, husband of Queen Elizabeth II of England (see list of British Monarchs)
- Philip W. Farmer
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Harris Electronics (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip B. Fletcher
- CEO of Fortune 500 company CONAGRA (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip H. Knight
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Nike (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip Livingston
- Signer, Declaration of Independence, New York (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
- Philip Murray (born 1886, died 1952)
Scottish-American labor leader.
- First president of the United Steelworkers of America, 1942-52 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
- Philip J. Noel-Baker (born 1889, died 1982)
British legislator, cabinet secretary, and disarmament activist.
- 1959 Nobel Prize winner for Peace (see list of Nobel Peace Prize Winners)
- Philip J. Purcell
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Dean Witter Discover (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (see list of 1999 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (see list of 2000 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip J. Quigley
- CEO of Fortune 500 company Pacific Telesis Group (see list of 1996 Fortune 500 Company CEOs)
- Philip H. Sheridan
Union general in the U.S. Civil War.
- General in the Army of the Potomac (see list of Some Union Generals of the Army of the Potomac)
- Philip Henry Sheridan (born 1831, died 1888)
American general.
- Led Union cavalry units in the U.S. Civil War (see list of Miscellaneous Military Leaders)
Miscellaneous
- Philip C. Habib (born 1920, died 1992)
American diplomat.
- 1982 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
- Philip
One of the Apostles.
- Appears in the Gospels (see list of Biblical Names from the New Testament)
- A. Philip Randolph
American activist for the rights of workers and African Americans.
- 1942 Spingarn Medal winner (see list of Spingarn Medal Winners)
- 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
Science and Philosophy
- Philip Abelson (born 1913)
American phyisical chemist who, with Edwin McMillan, discovered the element neptunium.
- 1987 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Philip W. Anderson (born 1923)
American physicist whose discoveries made it possible to make key computer components at a low cost.
- 1977 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with John Van Vleck and Nevill Mott (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)
- 1982 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Philip Handler
- 1981 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
- Philip S. Hench (born 1896, died 1965)
American physician noted for his research on hormones, especially cortisone.
- 1950 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology/Medicine, with Edward Kendall and Tadeus Reichstein (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine)
- Philip Leder
- 1989 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
Sports
- Philip Boggs
American athlete.
- 1976 Olympic gold medal winner for Springboard Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Springboard Diving)
- Philip Mahre
American athlete.
- 1984 Olympic alpine skiing gold medal winner for Slalom (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Downhill Skiing)
Stage and Screen
- Philip Ahn
- Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
- Philip Bosco (born 1930)
American actor.
- 1989 Tony Award winner for his performance in Lend Me a Tenor (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
- Philip Brown
- Actor on soap opera ''''Loving'''' (see list of Performers on the Soap Opera ''Loving'')
- Philip Carey (born 1925)
American actor.
- Actor on soap opera ''''One Life to Live'''' (see list of Performers on ''One Life to Live'')
- Lt. Philip Gerard
Fictional character.
- Portrayed by Barry Morse (see list of Characters on ''The Fugitive'')
- Philip Chancellor III
Fictional character.
- Character on the soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Characters on ''The Young and the Restless'')
- Philip Loeb
Actor.
- On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
- Philip Moon
- Actor on soap opera ''''The Young and the Restless'''' (see list of Performers on ''The Young and the Restless'')
- Philip Ober (born 1902, died 1982)
American actor.
- Portrayed Gen. Wingard Stone from 1965-66 (see list of Actors on ''I Dream of Jeannie'')
The Literary World
- Philip L. Geyelin
- 1970 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Philip II (born 1165, died 1223)
King of France, 1180-1223.
- He wavers between belligerence against and alliance with the title character in King John (see list of Shakespearean Characters)
- Philip Kerby
- 1976 Pulitzer Prize winner for Editorial Writing (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing)
- Philip Larkin (born 1922, died 1985)
English poet.
- Wrote ''''Church Going'''' (see list of Poets of the 20th Century)
- Philip Levine (born 1928)
American poet.
- 1995 Pulitzer Prize winner for Poetry, for The Simple Truth (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)
- Two-time National Book Award winner for Poetry, in 1980 for Ashes and in 1991 for What Work Is (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Poetry)
- Philip Marlowe
Fictional detective.
- Created by author Raymond Chandler (see list of Fictional Detectives)
- Philip Roth (born 1933)
American novelist.
- 1998 Pulitzer Prize for American Pastoral (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction)
- Two-time National Book Award winner for Fiction, in 1960 for Goodbye, Columbus and in 1996 for Sabbath''s Theater (see list of Winners of the National Book Award for Fiction)
- Author of the 1969 best-selling novel Portnoy''s Complaint (see list of Bestselling Fiction Authors in the U.S.)
- Philip Santora
- 1959 Pulitzer Prize winner for International Reporting (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting)
- Philip Sidney (born 1554, died 1586)
English poet, statesman and soldier.
- Wrote the sonnet cycle Astrophel and Stella (see list of Writers of the 16th Century)
- Philip Whalen (born 1923)
American poet and Zen Buddhist priest.
- Wrote On Bear''s Head and Heavy Breathing (see list of Writers of the Beat Generation)
Teasing Nicknames:
- Flip
- Philistine
- Philburt
- Philip the Gas Tank, Please
- Lips
- Filibuster
- Full of lip
- Philip My Cup
- Filling
- Filthy
