title: Philomena (given name)
text: # 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
  