18th Century and Earlier
- John Phillips (bishop of Sodor and Man) (died 1633), Bishop of Sodor and Man in the Church of England
- John Phillips (author) (1631–1706), author and secretary to John Milton
- John Phillips (c. 1709–1775), English master carpenter
- John Phillips (educator) (1719–1795), American merchant and founder of Phillips Exeter Academy
- John Phillips (pirate) (died 1724), captain of the pirate ship Revenge
- John Phillips (mayor) (1770–1823), first mayor of Boston, 1822–1823
- John Leigh Philips (1761–1841), textile manufacturer and collector of art
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