Philomena (given name)
# Philomena (given name)

Philomena (c. 291–c. 304) was a young woman believed by some to have been a Christian martyr.

Other people named Philomena include:

* Philomena Essed (born 1955), Dutch-born professor of race, gender and leadership studies
* Philomena Garvey (1926–2009), Irish golfer
* Philomena Gianfrancisco (1923–1992), outfielder in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League
* Philomena Lee (born 1933), Irish nurse forced to give up her baby for adoption
   * Philomena, a 2013 film based on Philomena Lee's story
* Philomena Mantella, American university administrator
* Philomena McDonagh, English actress and writer
* Philomena Mensah (born 1975), Canadian sprinter
* Philomena Muinzer, dramaturge and former musician

## In fiction

* Philomena Cunk, a dim-witted British interviewer and commentator portrayed by Diane Morgan
