Philo (disambiguation)

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

Surname

  • 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

  • The nickname of Phil Lynott (1949-1986), Irish musician and songwriter

Places in the United States

Academics

Fictional characters

Record labels

Other uses

  • Philo (Internet television), an American company
  • Philos (automobile), a French automaker, in business from 1912 to 1923
  • Philos basilikos, the lowest rank of Aulic titulature in Hellenistic Antiquity
  • 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
  • Philodendron, a plant genus
  • Phylo, a character in Homer's The Odyssey
  • Filo, a middle-eastern pastry dough
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