If your name is Phil, then you're in some great company. Here's our list of the most famous people named Phil or Philip, including photos when available. How many celebrities named Philip can you think of? The famous Phils below have many different professions, as this list includes notable actors named Philip, athletes named Phil, and even political figures named Phil. The music industry is no stranger to the name Philip, and the same can be said for Hollywood and show business in general.
Which famous people named Philip are worth mentioning? This list includes Phil Collins, Philip Rivers, Philip Seymour Hoffman and Phil McGraw. To read more about these notable people named Philip, click the corresponding row of who you want to learn more about, and additional information will appear.
Phil Collins Philip David Charles "Phil" Collins, LVO, is an English singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, music producer and actor. He gained fame as both the drummer and lead singer for the ...more
Philip Rivers Philip Michael Rivers is an American football quarterback for the San Diego Chargers of the National Football League. Rivers was drafted in the first round of the 2004 NFL Draft with the fourth ...more
Philip Seymour Hoffman Philip Seymour Hoffman was an American actor, director, and producer of film and theater. Best known for his supporting and character roles – typically lowlifes, bullies, and misfits – Hoffman ...more
Phil McGraw Phillip Calvin "Phil" McGraw, known as Dr. Phil, is an American television personality, author, psychologist, and the host of the television show Dr. Phil, which debuted in 2002. ...more
Phil Mickelson Philip Alfred Mickelson is an American professional golfer. He has won 42 events on the PGA Tour, including five major championships: three Masters titles, a PGA Championship, and an Open ...more
Phil Simms Phillip Martin "Phil" Simms is a retired American football quarterback who spent his entire 14-year career playing for the New York Giants of the NFL. He is currently a television ...more
Phil Kessel Philip Joseph Kessel, Jr. is an American professional ice hockey forward for the Toronto Maple Leafs of the National Hockey League. Kessel is a product of USA Hockey National Team Development ...more
Phil Spector Phillip Harvey Spector is an American record producer, songwriter, and the originator of the Wall of Sound production method. At the height of his career, Spector was a pioneer of the 1960s ...more
Phil Lynott Philip Parris "Phil" Lynott was an Irish musician, singer and songwriter. His most commercially successful group was Thin Lizzy, of which he was a founding member, the principal ...more
Phil Esposito Philip Anthony Esposito, OC is a former Canadian professional ice hockey centre. A member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, he played 18 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Chicago Black ...more
Phil Rizzuto Philip Francis "Phil" Rizzuto, nicknamed "The Scooter", was an American Major League Baseball shortstop. He spent his entire 13-year baseball career with the New York ...more
Phil Housley Phillip Francis Housley is an American former ice hockey player who played for the Buffalo Sabres, Winnipeg Jets, St. Louis Blues, Calgary Flames, New Jersey Devils, Washington Capitals, Chicago ...more
Philip K. Dick Philip Kindred Dick was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist and philosopher whose published works mainly belong to the genre of science fiction. Dick explored philosophical, ...more
Philip Glass Philip Morris Glass is an American composer. He is considered one of the most influential music makers of the late 20th century. His music is also often controversially described as minimal ...more
Phil Niekro Philip Henry "Phil" Niekro, nicknamed "Knucksie", is a former Major League Baseball pitcher. He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1997. Niekro's 318 career ...more
Phil Jackson Philip Douglas "Phil" Jackson is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, currently serving as president of the New York Knicks in the National ...more
Phil Anselmo Philip Hansen "Phil" Anselmo is an American musician who is best known as the former lead singer of the heavy metal band Pantera. He is currently the frontman for the Louisiana-based ...more
Phil Ochs Philip David "Phil" Ochs was an American protest singer and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and ...more
Philip Roth Philip Milton Roth is an American novelist. He first gained attention with the 1959 novella Goodbye, Columbus, an irreverent and humorous portrait of American-Jewish life for which he received ...more
Phil Lesh Phillip Chapman Lesh is a musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career. After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh ...more
Phil Collen Philip "Phil" Kenneth Collen is the co-lead guitarist and one of the backing vocalists for the English rock band Def Leppard. He joined the band in 1982 following the departure of Pete
Philip Baker Hall Philip Baker Hall is an American actor. Rarely cast for the lead role, Hall's rare exceptions include President Richard Nixon in Secret Honor, Sydney in Hard Eight, and Arthur in Duck.
Phil Silvers Phil Silvers was an American entertainer and comedy actor, known as "The King of Chutzpah." He is best known for starring in The Phil Silvers Show, a 1950s sitcom set on a U.S. Army ...more
Phil Rudd Phillip Hugh Norman Rudd is a New Zealand-based Australian drummer, best known for his membership in Australian hard rock band AC/DC from 1975 until 1983, and again since 1994 although he has ...more
Phil Keaggy Philip Tyler "Phil" Keaggy is an American acoustic and electric guitarist and vocalist who has released more than 50 albums and contributed to many more recordings in both the ...more
Phil LaMarr Phillip "Phil" LaMarr is an American actor and voice actor. He was one of the original cast members on the sketch comedy series MADtv, and has had an extensive voice acting career, ...more
Philip Michael Thomas Philip Michael Thomas is an American actor. Thomas' most famous role is that of detective Ricardo Tubbs on the hit 1980s TV series Miami Vice. His first notable roles were in Coonskin and ...more
Philip Larkin Philip Arthur Larkin, CH, CBE, FRSL was an English poet, novelist, and librarian. His first book of poetry, The North Ship, was published in 1945, followed by two novels, Jill and A Girl in ...more
Philip Sheppard Philip Sheppard is a composer, virtuoso cellist and a pioneer of the electric cello. He is a professor at The Royal Academy of Music and has composed extensively for film, television and ...more
Phil Neal Philip George Neal is a retired English footballer who played for Northampton Town, Liverpool and Bolton Wanderers as a full back. He is one of the most successful English players of all time, ...more
Phil Neville Philip John "Phil" Neville is an English football coach and former player, as well as being the co-owner of Salford City. After 10 years as a professional with Manchester United, ...more
Phil Jones Philip Anthony "Phil" Jones is an English footballer who plays for Manchester United and the England national team. Before joining Manchester United, Jones played for Blackburn Rovers ...more
Phil Knight Philip H. Knight was born on February 24, 1938 in Portland, Oregon. He is the co-founder and Chairman of Nike, Inc... Knight attended the University of Oregon, where he received his bachelor's ...more
Philip Johnson Philip Cortelyou Johnson was an influential American architect. He is especially known for his postmodern work since the 1980s. In 1930, he founded the Department of Architecture and Design at ...more
Philip José Farmer Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. Farmer is best known for his sequences of novels, ...more
Phil Ivey Phillip Dennis "Phil" Ivey Jr. is an American professional poker player who has won ten World Series of Poker bracelets, one World Poker Tour title and appeared at nine World Poker
Phil Hughes Philip Joseph "Phil" Hughes is an American right-handed professional baseball pitcher for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball. He played in MLB for the New York Yankees from ...more
Phil Driscoll Phil Driscoll is a virtuosic trumpeter, singer, composer, and producer. He performs in widely varying music genres and styles which include rock and roll, rhythm and blues, and patriotic music, ...more
Phil Mogg Phillip John 'Phil' Mogg is an English vocalist for the band UFO, which he formed with longtime friends Pete Way and Andy Parker. Mogg wrote the majority of the band's lyrics, with the music ...more
Philip Bosco Philip Michael Bosco is an American actor.
Phil Vassar Phillip George "Phil" Vassar is an American country music artist. Vassar made his debut on the country music scene in the late 1990s, co-writing singles for several country artists, ...more
Philip Bailey Philip Bailey is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer, songwriter, percussionist and actor, best known as one of the longtime members of the band Earth, Wind & Fire. Noted for ...more
Philip Pullman Philip Pullman CBE, FRSL is a British writer. He is the author of several best-selling books, most notably the fantasy trilogy His Dark Materials and the fictionalised biography of Jesus, The ...more
Phil Gramm William Philip "Phil" Gramm is an American economist and politician, who has served as a Democratic Congressman, a Republican Congressman and a Republican Senator from Texas. He later ...more
Phil Cavarretta Philip Joseph Cavarretta was an American Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and manager. Cavarretta spent almost his entire baseball career with the Chicago Cubs. He was voted the ...more
Phil Donahue Phillip John "Phil" Donahue is an American media personality, writer, and film producer best known as the creator and host of The Phil Donahue Show. The television program, also known ...more
Phil Tufnell Philip Clive Roderick "Phil" Tufnell is an English former cricketer turned television personality. A slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler, he played 42 Tests and 20 One Day International ...more
Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan was a career United States Army officer and a Union general in the American Civil War. His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association ...more
Philip Selway Philip James "Phil" Selway is an English musician, singer, and songwriter best known as the drummer of English rock group Radiohead. In addition to drums, he provides backing vocals, ...more
