Peter Philipps (June 5, 1835 – February 17, 1917) was a German American immigrant, blacksmith, and politician.

Philipps was born in Geisfeld, then part of the Rhine Province in the Kingdom of Prussia.

The Wisconsin Blue Book lists his birthdate as June 5, 1835, but other sources differ.

In 1864, during the fourth year of the American Civil War, he was drafted into the Union Army.

He was enrolled in Company B of the 45th Wisconsin Infantry Regiment, where he served through the end of the war, rising to the rank of sergeant.