Phillips
Wikimedia disambiguation page
Phillips may refer to:
Businesses
Energy
Chevron Phillips Chemical, American petrochemical firm jointly owned by Chevron Corporation and Phillips 66.
ConocoPhillips, American energy company
Phillips 66, American energy company
Phillips Petroleum Company, American oil company
Service
Phillips (auctioneers), auction house
Phillips Distilling Company, Minnesota distillery
Phillips Foods, Inc. and Seafood Restaurants, seafood chain in the mid-Atlantic states
Phillips International Records, a record label founded by Sam Phillips
Vehicle
Phillips (constructor), American constructor of racing cars
Phillips Cycles, British manufacturer of bicycles and mopeds
People
Surname
Phillips (surname)
Given name
Phillips Barry (1880–1937), American academic
Phillips Brooks (1835–1893), American clergyman and author
Phillips Callbeck (1744–1790), merchant and political figure in St.
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