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Phigaleia
Phigaleia (Φιγάλία/Φιγαλεία, Phigalia; modern Pavlitsa) was an ancient Arcadian city in the southwest Peloponnese, taken by Sparta in 659 BC, walled with a 4 km circuit, home of Olympic victor Arrhachion, and controller of the Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae.
Phil Anselmo
Phil Anselmo (Philip H. Anselmo) is an American heavy metal vocalist, frontman of Pantera and of Down, Superjoint and the Illegals, owner of Housecore Records, known for his aggressive vocal style and for the 2016 Dimebash 'white power' incident.
Phil Bardsley
Phil Bardsley (Phillip Anthony Bardsley, born 1985, Salford) is a Scottish former right-back, Manchester United academy product, Sunderland, Stoke, and Burnley defender, 13 Scotland caps, retired 2023.
Phil Baroni
Phil Baroni, "The New York Bad Ass" (born 1976), American MMA fighter from Long Island; 16-19 pro record, 3-7 in UFC, famous for an 18-second KO of Dave Menne at UFC 39 and a PRIDE 4-2 run.
Phil Beahon
Philip "Phil" Beahon is a British sportswear entrepreneur who, with his older brother Tom, founded the premium activewear brand Castore in Bebington, Merseyside in 2015.
Phil Berger (North Carolina politician)
Phil Berger is an American Republican politician who has led the North Carolina Senate as president pro tempore since 2011, before conceding his 2026 primary to Sam Page.
Phil Boggs
Phil Boggs (Philip George Boggs, 1949-1990), American diver, 1976 Montreal Olympic gold medalist in 3 m springboard and the only man to win that event at three World Championships (1973, 1975, 1978); later a lawyer and US Diving president.
Phil Bredesen
Phil Bredesen (born 1943) is a Democratic businessman and politician, Nashville mayor 1991–1999 and Tennessee's 48th governor 2003–2011, known for TennCare reform and CoverKids; he lost the 2018 Senate race to Marsha Blackburn.
Phil Bronstein
Phil Bronstein (born 1950, Atlanta) is an American journalist, former San Francisco Examiner and Chronicle executive editor, Hearst editor at large, and executive chair of the Center for Investigative Reporting.
Phil Brown (footballer, born 1959)
Phil Brown (born 1959, South Shields) is an English football manager and former right-back who took Hull City into the Premier League in 2008 and later managed Southend, Kidderminster Harriers, and Peterborough Sports.
Phil Bryant
Phil Bryant (George Philip Bryant, 1878–1938), American archer of the Boston Archery Club; won double gold (Double American and Double York rounds) and team bronze at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics, later US champion 1905–1912.
Phil Campbell (musician)
Phil Campbell (Philip Anthony Campbell, 1961-2026) was a Welsh guitarist, Motörhead's longest-serving member after Lemmy, guitarist from 1984 to 2015 on 16 of 22 studio albums, later fronting Phil Campbell and the Bastard Sons with his sons.
Phil Carmichael
Phil Carmichael (Phillip Patrick Carmichael), Australian rugby union fullback and centre, 1908 London Olympics gold medalist for Australasia; kicked four conversions and a penalty goal in the 32-3 Olympic final win over Great Britain.
Phil Chambers
Phil Chambers is a British technology investor and entrepreneur who co-founded Peakon, sold to Workday for $700 million in 2021, and joined Balderton Capital as a Partner in 2026.
Phil Clark
Phil Clark (Philip Corriston Clark, 1898-1985) was an American rugby union forward who won gold with the United States at the 1924 Paris Olympics; a Stanford graduate who became a geologist and petroleum engineer.
Phil Collen
Phil Collen (Philip Kenneth Collen, born 1957, London) is Def Leppard's lead guitarist since 1982, replacing Pete Willis on Pyromania; Jackson PC1 signature guitarist, Delta Deep founder, 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
Phil Collins
Phil Collins (Philip David Charles Collins, born 1951, London): British drummer, singer, and producer, Genesis frontman from 1975 and solo star of Face Value and No Jacket Required; 150 million records sold, eight Grammys, an Oscar, and Rock Hall inductions in 2010 and 2026.
Phil Collins discography
Phil Collins discography: eight solo studio albums (Face Value 1981 to Going Back 2010), soundtracks including Buster, Tarzan, and Brother Bear, live albums, and compilations, totaling over 150 million records sold and eight Grammys.
Phil Cornwell
Phil Cornwell, Philip Cornwell, English actor, comedian, impressionist, and writer born 1957 in Southend, Essex; known for Stella Street, Dave Clifton in I'm Alan Partridge, Dead Ringers, Spitting Image, and voicing Gorillaz's Murdoc Niccals.
Phil Coulson
Phil Coulson (フィル・コールソン) is a fictional S.H.I.E.L.D. agent in Marvel Comics and the MCU, played by Clark Gregg from Iron Man (2008). Killed by Loki in The Avengers, he was secretly revived to lead Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and is the only character in MCU film, TV, shorts, and comics.
Phil Dalhausser
Phil Dalhausser, nicknamed "The Thin Beast", is an American beach volleyball player who won the 2008 Olympic gold and 2007 world championship with Todd Rogers, earning 38 FIVB titles.
Phil Daniels
Phil Daniels (born 1958, Islington, London) is an English actor known for Jimmy in Quadrophenia (1979), Scum, Blur's Parklife narration, EastEnders' Kevin Wicks, Chicken Run, and House of the Dragon's Maester Gerardys; distinct from the 1890-born Canadian Justice Weekly founder of the same name.
Phil Davis (actor)
Phil Davis (Philip Davis), English actor, director, writer and narrator born 1953 in Grays, Essex; known for Quadrophenia, Mike Leigh's High Hopes and Vera Drake (BIFA Best Actor, BAFTA nomination), Whitechapel, Bleak House, and directing I.D. (1995).
Phil Davis (fighter)
Phil Davis, "Mr. Wonderful" (Phil Kwabina Davis, b. 1984), American light heavyweight MMA fighter; Penn State NCAA 197 lb champion, UFC veteran (9-3), Bellator champion 2016-17, active in PFL in 2025.
Phil Donahue
Phil Donahue (1935-2024), American talk show host, created the audience-participation daytime format with Donahue (1967-1996, Dayton to Chicago to New York), nearly 7,000 episodes, 20 Emmys, later a brief MSNBC show.
Phil Dunster
Phil Dunster is an English actor trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Olivier-nominated for Pink Mist (2016), best known as Jamie Tartt on Ted Lasso (2023 Emmy nomination), now starring as Archie in HBO's Rooster and cast as Eret in live-action How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Phil Ehr
Phil Ehr is an American politician and retired U.S. Navy commander who is the Democratic nominee for Florida's 28th Congressional District in 2026, challenging incumbent Carlos Gimenez.
Phil Ellis
Phil Ellis is an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer from Preston, winner of the 2014 Edinburgh Comedy Award panel prize for Funz and Gamez, a Taskmaster series 20 contestant, and creator of the Bath Mat tour.
Phil Elverum
Phil Elverum (born 1978, born Phillip Whitman Elvrum) is an American songwriter from Anacortes, Washington, recording as the Microphones and Mount Eerie, known for The Glow Pt. 2 (2001), the grief albums A Crow Looked at Me and Now Only, Microphones in 2020, and Night Palace (2024).
Phil Esposito
Phil Esposito (born 1942) is a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame centre, 1972 Summit Series scoring leader with 13 points, record-setting Boston Bruins goal scorer (76 goals in 1970-71), and co-founder of the Tampa Bay Lightning.