Shlomo (, Polish: Szlomo, Szlama, Szlamek, Szloma), meaning "peaceable", is a common Hebrew male given name. The following individuals are often referred to only by the name Shlomo: * Solomon, king of ancient Israel, according to various religious texts *

Shlomo (beatboxing artist) Simon Shlomo Kahn (born 1983), known professionally as SK Shlomo and previously as Shlomo, is a British singer-songwriter, beatboxer, music producer and live looping technologist. Background SK Shlomo is of Jewish descent, with Israeli, Ira ...

or Simon Shlomo Kahn (born 1983) *

Shlohmo Henry Laufer (born January 3, 1990), known professionally as Shlohmo, is an American musician and producer from Los Angeles. He is best known for his experimental production style and for founding the record label Wedidit Records. Career Shlo ...

or Henry Laufer, an American electronic musician The following individuals have the given name Shlomo: *

Shlomo Amar Shlomo Moshe Amar ( he, שלמה משה עמאר; ar, سليمان موسى عمار; born April 1, 1948)Gantz, Nesanel. "A Chief Rabbi of the Past and Future". '' Ami'', November 5, 2014, pp. 26-27. is the former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Isra ...

(born 1948), current Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel *

Shlomo Argov Shlomo Argov ( he, שלמה ארגוב; 14 December 1929 – 23 February 2003) was an Israeli diplomat. He was the Israeli ambassador to the United Kingdom whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War. Early life and education Arg ...

(1929–2003), Israeli diplomat whose attempted assassination led to the 1982 Lebanon War * Shlomo Aronson (disambiguation), multiple people *

Shlomo Artzi Shlomo Artzi ( he, שלמה ארצי) is an Israeli folk rock musician, composer, music producer, radio broadcaster columnist and singer-songwriter. He was born on November 26, 1949, in Moshav Alonei Abba. In the course of his career, he has so ...

(born 1949), Israeli singer and composer * Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (1910–1995), Rosh Yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Israel *

Shlomo Aviner Shlomo Chaim Hacohen Aviner (, born 1943/5703 as ''Claude Langenauer'') is an Israeli Orthodox rabbi. He is the rosh yeshiva (dean) of Ateret Yerushalayim (formerly Ateret Cohanim) and the rabbi of Beit El, an Israeli settlement. He is consider ...

(born 1943), Israeli Rosh Yeshiva of the Ateret Cohanim *

Shlomo Avineri Shlomo Avineri (Hebrew: שלמה אבינרי) (born 1933 in Bielsko, Poland) is an Israeli political scientist. He is Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and member of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanitie ...

(born 1933), Professor of Political Science, Hebrew University, Jerusalem *

Shlomo Bar Shlomo Bar (1943- ) is an Israeli musician, composer, and social activist. He is a pioneer of ethnic music in Israel. Biography Shlomo Bar was born in Rabat, Morocco. His family immigrated to Israel when he was six. He learned how to play t ...

(born 1943), Israeli musician and composer *

Shlomo Baum Shlomo Baum (1928 – January 17, 1999) was an Israeli military commando fighter. He was one of the founders of Unit 101 of the Israel Defense Forces, where he served as Ariel Sharon's deputy in command. Baum lived in Abu Tor, the mixed Jewi ...

(1929–1999), Israeli military commando fighter *

Shlomo Ben-Ami Shlomo Ben-Ami ( he, שלמה בן עמי; born 17 July 1943) is a former Israeli diplomat, politician, and historian. Biography Shlomo Benabou (later Ben-Ami) was born in Tangiers, Morocco. He immigrated to Israel in 1955. He was educated at T ...

(born 1943), Israeli diplomat, politician and historian *

Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir Shlomo-Yisrael Ben-Meir ( he, שלמה-ישראל בן-מאיר, born Shlomo-Yisrael Rosenberg; 13 August 1910 – 4 April 1971) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset from 1952 until his death. Biography Born in War ...

(1910–1971), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset *

Shlomo Ben-Yosef Shlomo Ben-Yosef ( he, שלמה בן-יוסף; May 7, 1913 - June 29, 1938) was a member of the Revisionist Zionist underground group Irgun. He is most noted for his participation in an April 21, 1938 attack on a bus carrying Arab civilians, inten ...

(1913–1938), member of the

Revisionist Zionist Revisionist Zionism is an ideology developed by Ze'ev Jabotinsky, who advocated a "revision" of the " practical Zionism" of David Ben-Gurion and Chaim Weizmann which was focused on the settling of ''Eretz Yisrael'' ( Land of Israel) by independe ...

underground

Irgun Irgun • Etzel , image = Irgun.svg , image_size = 200px , caption = Irgun emblem. The map shows both Mandatory Palestine and the Emirate of Transjordan, which the Irgun claimed in its entirety for a future Jewish state. The acronym "Etzel" i ...

Shlomo Benizri Shlomo Benizri ( he, שלמה בניזרי; born 7 February 1961) is an Israeli politician and member of the Shas party. He represented Shas in the Knesset between 1992 and 2008, serving as Deputy Health Minister, Minister of Health, and Labor a ...

(born 1961), former Israeli Labour and Welfare Minister * Shlomo Bentin (1946–2012), professor of Psychology at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem *

Shlomo Bohbot Shlomo Bohbot ( he, שלמה בוחבוט, born 8 November 1942) is an Israeli politician who was mayor of Ma'alot-Tarshiha from 1976 until 2018, and also served as a member of the Knesset for the Labor Party between 1992 and 1996. Biography Bo ...

(born 1942), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset *

Shlomo Breznitz Shlomo Breznitz ( he, שלמה ברזניץ, born 3 August 1936) is an Israeli author, psychologist, former professor of psychology, former rector and president of the University of Haifa, and previous member of the Knesset. He is the founder and ...

(born 1936), Israeli author, psychologist, and president of the

University of Haifa The University of Haifa ( he, אוניברסיטת חיפה Arabic: جامعة حيفا) is a university located on Mount Carmel in Haifa, Israel. Founded in 1963, the University of Haifa received full academic accreditation in 1972, becoming ...

Shlomo Carlebach Shlomo Carlebach ( he, שלמה קרליבך; 14 January 1925 – 20 October 1994), known as Reb Shlomo to his followers, was a rabbi, religious teacher, spiritual leader, composer, and singer dubbed "the singing rabbi" during his lifetime. ...

or Reb Shlomo (1925–1994), American Jewish rabbi, religious teacher, composer, and singe *

Shlomo Cohen Shlomo Cohen () (born on 15 June 1941) is an Israeli diplomat. He served as Israel's ambassador to Venezuela until Venezuelan president Hugo Chávez decided to break diplomatic relations with Israel in January 2009 in the wake of the Gaza War ...

(born 1941), Israeli diplomat *

Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon Shlomo Cohen-Tzidon ( he, שלמה כהן-צידון, 15 February 1923 - 16 February 2012) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Gahal and the Free Centre between 1966 and 1969. Biography Born in Alexandria in Egypt ...

(1923–2012), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset *

Shlomo Cunin Rabbi Baruch Shlomo Eliyahu Cunin (Hebrew ברוך שלמה אליהו קונין) (Shlomo Cunin) is a Hasidic Rabbi, associated with the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. Cunin is the director of Chabad-Lubavitch of California, and Chabad activities on t ...

, American Hasidic rabbi *

Shlomo Dayan Shlomo Dayan ( he, שלמה דיין, born 6 November 1952) is an Israeli rabbi and former politician. Biography Born in Tétouan, Morocco in 1952, Dayan made aliyah to Israel in 1962. He studied at the Sha'arit Yosef yeshiva in Be'er Ya'akov a ...

(born 1952), Israeli rabbi and former member of the Knesset *

Shlomo Dovrat Shlomo Dovrat is an Israeli high-tech entrepreneur and Co-Founder and General Partner at Viola Ventures, a top-tier Israeli venture capital firm, with over $4.5B under management. He spearheaded the recovery of ECI Telecom and in January 2005, s ...

, Israeli high-tech entrepreneur *

Shlomo Dykman Shlomo Dykman ( he, שלמה דיקמן; 10 February 1917 – 1965) was a Polish-Israeli translator and classical scholar. Biography Dykman was born in 1917 in Warsaw, Poland. He attended school at the "''Hinuch''" Hebrew Gymnasium, and then studi ...

(1917–1965), Polish-born Israeli translator and classical scholar *

Shlomo Eckstein Shlomo Raber Eckstein (1 November 1929 – 12 January 2020) was an Israeli economist, and President of Bar-Ilan University. Biography Eckstein was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. His family emigrated from Germany before World War II to Mexico, which ...

(1929-2020), Israeli economist and President of

Bar-Ilan University Bar-Ilan University (BIU, he, אוניברסיטת בר-אילן, ''Universitat Bar-Ilan'') is a public research university in the Tel Aviv District city of Ramat Gan, Israel. Established in 1955, Bar Ilan is Israel's second-largest academi ...

Shlomo Eitan Rabbi Shlomo Eitan is a Hebrew language linguist who developed teaching methods for Hebrew. Eitan largely rejects the immersion method for the learning of Hebrew which is popular in most Hebrew language schools. Eitan instead focuses on teachin ...

, Hebrew language linguist *

Shlomo Eliahu Shlomo Eliahu ( he, שלמה אליהו, born 18 January 1936) is an Israeli businessman, billionaire, and former politician who served as a member of the Knesset between 1978 and 1981. Biography Born in Baghdad in 1936, Eliahu made aliyah to Is ...

(born 1936), Israeli businessman and former member of the Knesset *

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(1841–1926), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi * Shlomo Erell (born 1920), former Commander of the Israeli Navy * Shlomo Freifeld (1925–1990), American Orthodox rabbi * Shlomo Ganzfried (1804–1886), Hungarian Orthodox rabbi and author * Shlomo Gazit (born 1926), Israeli former head of Israeli Defense Forces, IDF

military intelligence Military intelligence is a military discipline that uses information collection and analysis approaches to provide guidance and direction to assist commanders in their decisions. This aim is achieved by providing an assessment of data from a ...

, President of

Ben-Gurion University Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

Shlomo Glickstein Shlomo Glickstein ( he, שלמה גליקשטיין; born 6 January 1958) is an Israeli former professional tennis player. He reached his career-high singles ranking of World No. 22 in November 1982, and his career-high doubles ranking of World ...

(born 1958), former Israeli tennis player *

Shlomo Goldman Shlomo Goldman (April 1, 1947 – July 21, 2017), also known as the Sanz Zviller rebbe, was the Grand Rabbi of the Sanz-Klausenberger community in Union City, New Jersey, where he resided. Goldman was the son of the previous Zviller Rebbe, Rabbi ...

or Zvhil-Sanzer rebbe, American Hasidic rabbi *

Shlomo Goren Shlomo Goren ( he, שלמה גורן; February 3, 1917 – October 29, 1994), was a Polish-born Israeli Orthodox Religious Zionist rabbi and Talmudic scholar who was considered a foremost authority on Jewish law (Halakha). Goren founded and ser ...

(1917–1994), former Orthodox Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi of Israel * Shlomo Grofman, Israeli real estate developer *

Shlomo Gronich Shlomo Gronich (born January 20, 1949; he, שלמה גרוניך) is an Israeli composer, singer, songwriter, arranger, and choir conductor. Biography Shlomo Gronich grew up in a musical family in Hadera. He holds a B.A. in Music Education fro ...

(born 1949), Israeli composer, singer-songwriter, and choir conductor *

Shlomo-Ya'akov Gross Shlomo-Ya'akov Gross (, born 6 December 1908, died 7 July 2003) was an Israeli politician who served as a member of the Knesset for Agudat Yisrael and the Religious Torah Front in several spells between 1959 and 1981. Biography Born in the Hunga ...

(1908–2003), Israeli politician and member of the Knesset * Shlomo HaKohen (Vilna) (1828–1905), Lithuanian Orthodox rabbi * Shlomo HaKohen of Greece, 18th century mekubal and

posek In Jewish law, a ''Posek'' ( he, פוסק , pl. ''poskim'', ) is a legal scholar who determines the position of ''halakha'', the Jewish religious laws derived from the written and Oral Torah in cases of Jewish law where previous authorities a ...

Shlomo HaKohen of Lissa Shlomo HaKohen ben Eliezer of Lissa (18th century) was a rabbi and biblical commentator. He wrote the supercommentary ''Avi Ezer'' on the commentary of Abraham ibn Ezra on the Pentateuch. Titled in Hebrew Beor Dikdukkei Ha-Rava, first printed in Po ...

, 18th century rabbi and biblical commentator *

Shlomo Halberstam (first Bobover rebbe) Shlomo Halberstam ( pl, Szlomo Halberstam , he, רבי שלמה האַלבּערשטאַם ; 1847 –1905) was a Hasidic Rebbe, founder of the Hasidic dynasty of Bobov. He was the son of Rabbi Myer Noson Halberstam (1827-1855). Rabbi Shlomo ...

(1847–1905), first Bobover

Rebbe A Rebbe ( yi, רבי, translit=rebe) or Admor ( he, אדמו״ר) is the spiritual leader in the Hasidic movement, and the personalities of its dynasties.Heilman, Samuel"The Rebbe and the Resurgence of Orthodox Judaism."''Religion and Spiritua ...

Shlomo Halberstam (third Bobover rebbe) Shlomo Halberstam (1908 — August 2, 2000) ( he, רבי שלמה הלברשטאם), was the third Rebbe of Bobov who re-established the Hasidic dynasty in the United States after World War II. Born in Poland, he was the oldest son of Rabbi Be ...

(1907–2000), third Bobover Rebbe * Shlomo Hillel (born 1923), former Israeli Police and Interior Minister and Speaker of the Knesset * Shlomo Jin, one of the first of the

Kaifeng Jews The Kaifeng Jews ( zh, t=開封猶太族, p=Kāifēng Yóutàizú; he, יהדות קאיפנג ''Yahădūt Qāʾyfeng'') are members of a small community of descendants of Chinese Jews in Kaifeng, in the Henan province of China. In the early ...

to make aliyah; see

Chinese in Israel Chinese people in Israel comprise several separate groups, including the groups of Jews from China who have immigrated to Israel making aliyah, as well as foreign students studying in Israeli universities, businessmen, merchants, and guest wo ...

Shlomo Kaplansky Shlomo Kaplansky ( he, שלמה קפלנסקי; born 7 March 1884 in Białystok - died 7 December 1950 in Haifa) was a Labour Zionist politician, who served as the secretary of the World Union of Poalei Zion. During the 1920s he was a leading ad ...

(1884-1950), Israeli politician and President of the

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology The Technion – Israel Institute of Technology ( he, הטכניון – מכון טכנולוגי לישראל) is a public research university located in Haifa, Israel. Established in 1912 under the dominion of the Ottoman Empire, the Technion ...

Shlomo Lahat Shlomo "Chich" Lahat ( he, שלמה להט; November 9, 1927 – October 1, 2014) was a major general in the Israel Defense Forces and former Head of the Manpower Directorate. He served as the eighth mayor of Tel Aviv in 1974–1993, for four co ...

(1927–2014), eighth mayor of

Tel Aviv Tel Aviv-Yafo ( he, תֵּל־אָבִיב-יָפוֹ, translit=Tēl-ʾĀvīv-Yāfō ; ar, تَلّ أَبِيب – يَافَا, translit=Tall ʾAbīb-Yāfā, links=no), often referred to as just Tel Aviv, is the most populous city in the ...

* Shlomo Lipetz (born 1979), Israeli baseball player *

Shlomo Ephraim Luntschitz Shlomo Ephraim ben Aaron Luntschitz (1550 – 21 April, 1619) was a rabbi and Torah commentator, best known for his Torah commentary ''Keli Yekar''.Although most write this as ''Keli Yakar'', "the second word should be ''Yekar''" (יְקָר), as t ...

(1550–1619), rabbi, poet and Torah commentator *

Shlomo Mintz Shlomo Mintz (Hebrew: שלמה מינץ) (born 30 October 1957) is an Israeli violin virtuoso, violinist and conductor. He regularly appears with orchestras and conductors on the international scene and is heard in recitals and chamber music conc ...

(born 1957), highly regarded Israeli violin virtuoso *

Shlomo Moussaieff (rabbi) Shlomo Moussaieff (1852 – 1922) was a rabbi and gemstone trader, from Bukhara, in what is today Uzbekistan. He was one of the founders of the Bukharim neighborhood in Jerusalem. He was also the patriarch of the Moussaieff clan, which include ...

(1852–1922), one of the founders of the Bukharian Quarter in Jerusalem * Shlomo Moussaieff (businessman) (born circa 1925), Israeli born millionaire businessman *

Shlomo Chanoch Rabinowicz Shlomo Chanoch Hakohen Rabinowicz (also spelled Rabinowitz, Rabinowich, Rabinovitch) (1882 – 1 August 1942) was the fourth and last rebbe of the Radomsk hasidic dynasty. He was the eldest son of the third Radomsker rebbe, Yechezkel Rabinowicz ...

(1882–1942), fourth Radomsker

in Poland *

Shlomo Riskin Shlomo Riskin (born May 28, 1940) is an Orthodox rabbi, and the founding rabbi of Lincoln Square Synagogue on the Upper West Side of New York City, which he led for 20 years; founding chief rabbi of the Israeli settlement of Efrat in the Israe ...

(born 1940), founder of the

Lincoln Square Synagogue The Lincoln Square Synagogue is a Modern Orthodox synagogue located at 180 Amsterdam Avenue between West 68th and 69th Streets in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City. Founded in 1964, the physical location of the ...

in New York City *

Shlomo Sand Shlomo Sand (pronounced ''Zand''; he, שלמה זנד; born 10 September 1946) is an Israeli Emeritus Professor of History at Tel Aviv University.Shlomo Sawilowsky Shlomo S. Sawilowsky was professor of educational statistics and Distinguished Faculty Fellow at Wayne State University in Detroit, Michigan, where he has received teaching, mentoring, and research awards. Academic career Sawilowsky obtained his ...

(born 1954), professor of educational statistics, Wayne State University *

Shlomo Scharf Shlomo Scharf ( he, שלמה שרף; born 1 January 1943) is a former Israeli football (soccer), football player and coach (sport), manager who now works as a regular commentator on Israeli Sport 5 TV channel. Scharf managed Maccabi Haifa to thre ...

(born 1943), Israeli football manager * Shlomo Sternberg (born 1936), leading American mathematician known for his work in geometry *

Shlomo Sztencl Shlomo Sztencl ( he, שלמה שטנצל, pronounced ''Shtentzel'') (1884 – 1919) was a Polish Orthodox Jewish rabbi. He served as Chief Rabbi of Czeladź, Poland and Rav, '' dayan'', and rosh yeshiva of Sosnowiec, Poland. He is the author of ...

(1884–1919), Rav of Tzelodz and Sosnowiec, Poland * Shlomo Veingrad, formerly Alan Veingrad (born 1963), American NFL football player * Shlomo Wiesel, the father of Elie Wiesel,

Holocaust survivor Holocaust survivors are people who survived the Holocaust, defined as the persecution and attempted annihilation of the Jews by Nazi Germany and its allies before and during World War II in Europe and North Africa. There is no universally accep ...

The following individuals have the given name Szlomo: * Szlomo

Benjamin Fisz Szlomo Benjamin Fisz (1922 – 17 November 1989) was a Polish film producer and writer, known for ''A Town Called Bastard'', '' Aces High'', ''Battle of Britain'', '' The Heroes of Telemark'' and '' Hell Drivers''. Biography Before his film care ...

(1922–1989), Polish film producer and writer * Szlomo Szmajzner (1927-1989), survivors of the

Sobibór extermination camp Sobibor (, Polish: ) was an extermination camp built and operated by Nazi Germany as part of Operation Reinhard. It was located in the forest near the village of Żłobek Duży in the General Government region of German-occupied Poland. As a ...

* Szlomo Zalman Lipszyc (1765-1839), Orthodox rabbi, and first Chief Rabbi of Warsaw The following company is named Shlomo: * Shlomo Group (founded 1974), an international holding group based in Israel

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