Phineas is a masculine given name. Notable people with the name include:Phineas, an Anglicized name for the priest Phinehas in the Hebrew Bible King Phineas, the first king of the Beta Israel in Ethiopia Phineas Banning (1830–1885), American businessman and entrepreneur P. T. Barnum (1810–1891), American showman and businessman Phineas Bowles, British Army major-general Phineas Bowles (1690–1749), British Army lieutenant-general and Member of Parliament; son of the above Phineas F. Bresee (1838–1915), American founder of the Church of the Nazarene Phineas Bruce (1762–1809), American politician Phineas Clanton (1843–1906), American Old West cattle rustler and brother of outlaws Billy and Ike Clanton Phineas Davis (1792–1835), American clockmaker and inventor who designed and built the first practical American coal-burning locomotive Phineas Fletcher (1582–1650), Scottish-English poet Phineas Gage (1823–1860), American railroad construction foreman whose personality was changed by an accident that destroyed part of his brain Phineas Hitchcock (1831–1881), American politician Phineas Hodson, Anglican clergyman and Chancellor of York from 1611 to 1646 Phineas Jones (1819–1884), American politician Phineas Jenks (1781–1851), American doctor and politician Phineas C. Lounsbury (1841–1925), American politician and 53rd Governor of Connecticut Phineas W. Leland (1798–1870), American physician, journalist and politician Phineas Lovett (1745–1828), farmer, merchant, judge and political figure in Nova Scotia Phineas Lyman (1716–1774), colonial American soldier Phineas Newborn, Jr. (1931–1989), American jazz pianist Phineas Paist (1873–1937), American architect Phineas Pett (1570–1647), English shipwright Phineas Parkhurst Quimby (1802–1866), American religious teacher, philosopher, magnetizer, mesmerist, healer, inventor and writer Phineas Riall (1775–1850), British general and Governor of Grenada Phineas Ryrie (1829–1892), Scottish tea merchant in Hong Kong Phineas J. Stone (1810–1891), American politician Phineas L. Tracy (1786–1876), American politician Phineas White (1770–1847), American lawyer and politician Phineas Young (1799–1879), Mormon pioneer and missionary, older brother of Brigham Young
