Philipp Daniel Merckle (born 1 October 1966 in Hamburg, Germany) is a German heir and businessman.
After he graduated from high school, Merckle began business training, eventually earning a Bachelor of Arts degree as Betriebswirt.
As Ratiopharm chief Philip Merckle was featured in TV advertising with Karlheinz Böhm.
At the Africa Foundation, he manages the company's policy of selling pills to African refugees for 1 cent each.
In May 2007, he joined under one of his company initiated "Awakening Tour" together with Arved Fuchs and Mark Ehrenfried, during which he opined about economic policies he would like to see instituted in Europe.