List of Famous people named Phil

Name Phil is among the most common names in Australia. Often it's a shorthand for Philip, Phillip. Similar names: Philip, Phillip, Philo, Fele, Philly, Phill. Here are some famous Phils:

Phil Collen

Philip Kenneth Collen
First Name Phil
Born on December 8, 1957 (age 68)

Philip Kenneth Collen is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is the co-lead guitarist for the rock band Def Leppard, joining the band in 1982 during the recording of the Pyromania album.

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Phil Shiner

First Name Phil
Born on December 25, 1956 (age 69)

Philip Joseph Shiner is a British former human rights solicitor. He was struck off the roll of solicitors in England and Wales in 2017 over misconduct relating to false abuse claims against British troops. He was Head of Strategic Litigation at Public Interest Lawyers (International) from 2014 until the firm's closure on 31 August 2016. He had previously been Principal at Public Interest Lawyers Ltd from 1999 to 2014.

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Phil Ruffin

First Name Phil
Born on November 30, 1935 (age 90)
Net Worth $2.1B

Phillip Gene Ruffin is an American businessman. He owns the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino and Circus Circus Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of hand trucks. He is also a business partner of former United States President Donald Trump, with whom he co-owns the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas. On the Forbes 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 838 with a net worth of US $3.1 billion.

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Phil Scraton

First Name Phil
Born on May 3, 1949 (age 76)

Phil Scraton is a critical criminologist, academic and author. He is a social researcher, known particularly for his investigative work into the context, circumstances and aftermath of the 1989 Hillsborough disaster. More recently, he was a member of the Hillsborough Independent Panel and headed its research. Currently he is Professor Emeritus, School of Law at Queen's University Belfast, and Director of the Childhood, Transition and Social Justice Initiative.

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Phil Scott

Phillip Scott
First Name Phil
Born on August 4, 1958 (age 67)

Philip Brian Scott is an American politician serving as the 82nd Governor of Vermont since 2017. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected governor in the 2016 general election with 52% of the vote. In 2018, he won re-election to a second term by a wider margin. Scott was elected to a third term in 2020 with a 41% victory margin, the largest for a state gubernatorial election since 1996 and the largest for a Republican since 1950. He was previously the 80th Lieutenant Governor of Vermont, an office he held from 2011 to 2017. Before serving as Lieutenant Governor, he was a State Senator representing the Washington County district from 2001 to 2011.

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Phil Regan

Philip Ramond Regan is an American former professional baseball pitcher, scout, and manager, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Detroit Tigers, Los Angeles Dodgers, Chicago Cubs, and Chicago White Sox; he also managed the Baltimore Orioles. Regan served as the pitching coach for the New York Mets for part of the 2019 season.

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Phil Bardsley

Phillip Anthony Bardsley
First Name Phil
Born on June 28, 1985 (age 40)
Height 180 cm | 5'11

Phillip Anthony Bardsley is a professional footballer who plays for Premier League club Burnley and the Scotland national team.

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Phil Barney

Philippe Baranès
First Name Phil
Born on February 2, 1957 (age 69)

Phil Barney is a French singer-songwriter. He was particularly successful with his 1987 song "Un Enfant de toi".

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Phil Linz

First Name Phil
Born on June 4, 1939
Died on December 9, 2020 (aged 81)

Philip Francis Linz was an American professional baseball player. Linz played in Major League Baseball for the New York Yankees (1962–65), Philadelphia Phillies (1966–67), and New York Mets (1967–68). He batted and threw right-handed, and was listed at 6 feet (72 in) and 180 pounds (82 kg), during his playing days.

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Phil Graham

First Name Phil
Born on July 18, 1915
Died on August 3, 1963 (aged 48)

Philip Leslie Graham was an American newspaperman. He served as publisher and later co-owner of The Washington Post and its parent company, The Washington Post Company. During his years with the Post Company, Graham helped The Washington Post grow from a struggling local paper to a national publication and the Post Company expand to own other newspapers as well as radio and television stations. He was married to Katharine Graham, a daughter of Eugene Meyer, the previous owner of The Washington Post. Phil Graham, who had bipolar disorder, died by suicide in 1963, after which Katharine took over as de facto publisher, making her one of the first women in charge of a major American newspaper.

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