Famous People with Name Philip

Philip Reese Uhler            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Reese Uhler: was an American librarian and entomologist who specialised in Heteroptera. He was educated at Harvard University where he was taught by Louis Agassiz. In 1864 he was appointed head of the insect museum and library in the Museum of Comparative Zoology Harvard. He later worked at the Peabody Library in Baltimore. Uhler made collecting trips to Haiti and the Western U.S.A . He made many study trips to European insect museums.

Philip Henry Sheridan            Origin/Culture/Country: American

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 with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East. In 1864, he defeated Confederate forces in the Shenandoah Valley and his destruction of the economic infrastructure of the Valley, called "The Burning" by residents, was one of the first uses of scorched earth tactics in the war.

Philip Bailey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip Bailey: is an American R&B, soul, gospel and funk singer and percussionist, best known as one of the longtime members of Earth, Wind & Fire. Together with Verdine White, B. David Whitworth, and Ralph Johnson he forms the heart of the current EWF line-up on stage.He has a rare four octave vocal range.

Philip "Phil" Burton Daubenspeck            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip "Phil" Burton Daubenspeck: was an American water polo player who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics and in the 1936 Summer Olympics.In 1932 he was part of the American team which won the bronze medal. He played all four matches.

Philip S. Porter            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Philip S. Porter: is a martial artist in the United States. He began his martial arts career at age 18 (in 1943), and has expertise in a variety of martial arts, with major emphasis in judo and jujitsu. He has had a long and active history.

Clifford Philip            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Clifford Philip: was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who represented New Jersey's 6th congressional district in the United States House of Representatives (1945–1953) and the State of New Jersey in the United States Senate (1955–1979). In 1938, Case was

James "Scotty" Philip            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James "Scotty" Philip: was a South Dakota rancher, remembered as the "Man who saved the Buffalo" due to his role in helping to preserve the American Bison from extinction. Philip was elected as a Democrat to the South Dakota State Senate in 1898, representing Stanley County fro

James "Pate" Philip            Origin/Culture/Country: American

James "Pate" Philip: is a Republican from Wood Dale, Illinois. Philip was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives from 1966 to 1975, and the Illinois Senate from 1975 until his retirement in 2003. He was known as a highly influential politician in the Illinois state

Edward Thomas Philip            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Edward Thomas Philip: is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a New Democratic Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 1975 to 1995, and was a cabinet minister in the government of Bob Rae. He was first elected to the Ontario legislature in the provincial election of 1975, defeating incumbent Liberal Leonard Braithwaite by 1,256 votes in the Toronto riding of Etobicoke. He was re-elected by a greater margin in the election of 1977, and fended off a stronger challenge from Progressive Conservative Aileen Anderson in the 1981 election. In the elections of 1985, 1987 and 1990, he was elected without difficulty. Philip supported Bob Rae for the provincial NDP leadership in 1982.