Philo (disambiguation) - Definition and Overview

The name Philo can refer to a number of things:

• People:
  • Philo of Alexandria (20 BCE - 40 CE), a Jewish philosopher born in Alexandria, Egypt
  • Philo of Byblos (64 - 141 CE), a writer of grammatical, lexical and historical works in Greek
  • Philo of Larissa, a Greek philosopher, lived during the 1st century BC
  • Philo Taylor Farnsworth (August 19, 1906 – March 11, 1971) an American inventor
• Places in the United States:
  • Philo, California
  • Philo, Illinois
  • Philo, Ohio
• Fictional characters:
  • A character named Philo appeared on Jim Henson's Fraggle Rock television series.
  • Philo Vance was a fictional American detective created by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s who appeared in 12 novels