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 Larissa, Greek philosopher who lived during the 1st century BC Philon, Greek architect of the 4th century BC Philo (poet), Hellenistic Jewish epic poet quoted in a 2nd-century BC source Philo of Byzantium, Greek engineer who lived during the 3rd or 2nd century BC Philo the Dialectician (c. 300 BC), Ancient Greek philosopher 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 Nanema (born 10 April 1982), Burkinabé comedian and actress Philo A. Orton (1837–1919), American politician and jurist Philo Wallace (born 1970), Barbadian cricketer 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 Philo, California, a census-designated place Philo Township, Champaign County, Illinois Philo, Illinois, a village Philo, Ohio, a village Philo High School, Duncan Falls, Ohio Philo Power Plant, former power plant in Philo, 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 Vance, an American detective created by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s and who appears in 12 novels Philo, a character from the Fraggle Rock television series Philo, a character from the "Weird Al" Yankovic film UHF Philo, a character who appears in David Hume's Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion Philo Beddoe, the Clint Eastwood character in the film Every Which Way but Loose Philomel Hartung of Mana-Khemia: Alchemists of Al-Revis, referred to as Philo Philo, a Roman soldier in Shakepeare's play Antony and Cleopatra Record labels Philo Records (rhythm & blues), founded in 1946 Philo Records (folk), founded in 1973,