Namesakes
German Chancellors and Presidents:
1 chancellor
(chancellor) Philipp Scheidemann 1919 
King Philipp of Swabia 1198-1208
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) Philipp Lenard 1905
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 tennis
(tennis) Philipp Kohlschreiber 1983-
(soccer) Philipp Lahm 1983-
(soccer) Philipp Klement 1992-
Notable Musicians:
2 composers, 1 singer
Georg Philipp Telemann 1681-1767
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach 1714-1788
Philipp Kirkorov 1967-
Notable Philosophers and Thinkers:
1 philosopher
Adolf Reinach (middle name Philipp) 1883-1917
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
1 anthropologist, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Adolf Kussmaul (middle name Philipp) 1822-1902
Adolf Bastian (a.k.a. Philipp) 1826-1905
Philipp Lenard 1862-1947
Notable Writers:
1 poet
Georg Philipp Friedrich von Hardenberg "Novalis" 1772-1801
Olympic Medalists:
3 gold
(gold) Philipp Zeller 2008; 2012 field hockey
(gold) Philipp Wende 2012 rowing
(gold) Jan-Philipp Rabente 2012 field hockey
Other Royalty:
3 princes
Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Philipp) 1836-1858 Liechtenstein
Philipp of Liechtenstein 1946- Liechtenstein
Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (middle name Philipp) 1968- Liechtenstein
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Philipp Etter 1939; 1942; 1947; 1953