Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Mia Phillips 2013 Zac & Mia 
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters, 1 hero
Melissa Horton (a.k.a. Phillips) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Cassie Phillips 1986 Matlock
David Phillips 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Cameron Phillips 2008 Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Tommy Phillips 1945
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 physics
(physics) William Daniel Phillips 1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors, 1 actor/model
Peg Phillips 1918-2002
Siân Phillips 1933-
Michelle Phillips 1944-
Wendy Phillips 1952-
Ethan Phillips 1955-
Mackenzie Phillips 1959-
Lou Diamond Phillips 1962-
Mouche Phillips 1973-
Bijou Phillips 1980-
Notable Athletes:
1 rugby
(rugby) Mike Phillips 1982-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Michelle Phillips 1944-
Chynna Phillips 1968-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 physicists
Melba Phillips 1907-2004
William Daniel Phillips 1948-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
John Phillips Marquand 1893-1960
Caryl Phillips 1958-
Olympic Medalists:
3 silver, 2 gold
(silver) Karen Phillips 1984 swimming - 200 m butterfly
(gold) André Phillips 1988 400 m hurdles
(gold) Dwight Phillips 2004 long jump
(silver) Erin Phillips 2008 basketball
(silver) Zara Phillips 2012 equestrian
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) John Phillips Marquand 1938 The Late George Apley
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
John Phillips 1998 The Mamas & the Papas
Michelle Phillips 1998 The Mamas & the Papas