Philemon (given name)
Philemon is a given name. In the Bible, the Epistle to Philemon is addressed to Saint Philemon. Notable people with the given name include:
- Philemon (poet), Athenian poet and playwright of the New Comedy
- Philemon the actor, a saint who was converted by Saint Appolonius; they were martyred together
- Philemon of Antioch, Greek Orthodox Patriarch from 1766 to 1767; see List of Greek Orthodox Patriarchs of Antioch
- Philemon Beecher, American attorney and member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio
- Philemon Bliss, member of the US House of Representatives from Ohio Congressman, first chief justice of the Supreme Court of Dakota Territory, and a Missouri Supreme Court justice
- Philemon Dickerson, member of the US House of Representatives, Governor of New Jersey and federal judge
- Philemon Holland, English schoolmaster, physician, and translator
- Phil Masinga, full name Philemon Masinga, South African former footballer who played for teams in several countries
- Philemon Pownoll, Royal Navy officer
- Philemon Simpson, American politician and lawyer
- Philemon Thomas, member of the US House of Representatives from Louisiana
- Philemon Wright, farmer and entrepreneur in what is now Canada
- Philémon Yang, Prime Minister of Cameroon from 2009 to 2019