Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from

Aramaic The Aramaic languages, short Aramaic ( syc, ܐܪܡܝܐ, Arāmāyā; oar, 𐤀𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤀; arc, 𐡀𐡓𐡌𐡉𐡀; tmr, אֲרָמִית), are a language family containing many varieties (languages and dialects) that originated in ...

(

Classical Syriac The Syriac language (; syc, / '), also known as Syriac Aramaic (''Syrian Aramaic'', ''Syro-Aramaic'') and Classical Syriac ܠܫܢܐ ܥܬܝܩܐ (in its literary and liturgical form), is an Aramaic dialect that emerged during the first century ...

: ); Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its

form, (

: ) is related to the Hebrew word ''

shalom ''Shalom'' ( he, שָׁלוֹם ''šālōm''; also spelled as ''sholom'', ''sholem'', ''sholoim'', ''shulem'') is a Hebrew word meaning ''peace'', ''harmony'', ''wholeness'', ''completeness'', ''prosperity'', ''welfare'' and ''tranquility'' and ...

'' ("peace"); and is often chosen in part as a reference to King

Solomon Solomon (; , ),, ; ar, سُلَيْمَان, ', , ; el, Σολομών, ; la, Salomon also called Jedidiah (Hebrew language, Hebrew: , Modern Hebrew, Modern: , Tiberian Hebrew, Tiberian: ''Yăḏīḏăyāh'', "beloved of Yahweh, Yah"), ...

mentioned in the

Hebrew Bible The Hebrew Bible or Tanakh (;"Tanach"
''Random House Webster's Unabridged Dictionary''. Hebrew: ''Tān ...

. The

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C ...

name ,

Sulaiman Sulaiman is an English transliteration of the Arabic name that means "peaceful" and corresponds to the Jewish name Hebrew: שְׁלֹמֹה‎, Shlomoh) and the English Solomon (/ˈsɒləmən/) . Solomon was the scriptural figure who was king of ...

or Sulayman is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person. Solomon () is also ancient

Koine Greek Koine Greek (; Koine el, ἡ κοινὴ διάλεκτος, hē koinè diálektos, the common dialect; ), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-reg ...

name, derived from 3rd century B.C.E. Septuagint translation of the Hebrew name (Shelomoh).

Single name

Solomon (exilarch) Solomon the Exilarch ruled the Diaspora Jewish community as Exilarch from 730 to 761. He was the son of the exilarch Hasdai I. In consequence of a dearth of teachers, he installed a scholar from Pumbedita as head of the Academy of Sura a scholar fr ...

, ruled the Diaspora Jewish community 730–761 *

Solomon (magister militum) Solomon ( el, Σολόμων) was an East Roman (Byzantine) general from northern Mesopotamia, who distinguished himself as a commander in the Vandalic War and the reconquest of North Africa in 533–534. He spent most of the next decade in Afric ...

(480s/490s–544), Byzantine eunuch general, governor of Africa *

Solomon, Count of Cerdanya and Urgell Solomon () (died c. 869) was the count of Urgell and Cerdanya from 848 and of Conflent from 860 to his death. According to the historian Ramon d'Abadal i de Vinyals, Solomon recognised the succession of the children of his possible relative, Sunif ...

(died c. 869) *

Solomon of Hungary Solomon, also Salomon ( hu, Salamon; 1053–1087) was King of Hungary from 1063. Being the elder son of Andrew I, he was crowned king in his father's lifetime in 1057 or 1058. However, he was forced to flee from Hungary after his uncle, Béla I, ...

(1053–1087) *

Solomon I of Imereti Solomon I the Great, ( ka, სოლომონ I დიდი) (1735 – April 23, 1784), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1752 to 1765 and again from 1767 until his death in 1784. Solomon was a son of Ale ...

(1735–1784) *

Solomon II of Imereti Solomon II ( ka, სოლომონ II) (1772 – February 7, 1815), of the Bagrationi Dynasty, was the last King of Imereti (western Georgia) from 1789 to 1790 and from 1792 until his deposition by the Imperial Russian government in 1810. H ...

(1772–1815) *

Solomon of Montpellier Solomon ben Abraham ben Samuel, also known as Solomon of Montpellier and Shlomo Min Hahar, was a Provençal rabbi and Talmudist of the first half of the 13th century. He was rabbi at Montpellier, and leader of the movement against Maimonides. Mei ...

, a 13th-century Rabbi *

Solomon (pianist) Solomon Cutner (9 August 1902 – 2 February 1988) was a British pianist known professionally as Solomon. Biography Solomon Cutner was born in the East End of London in 1902, the seventh child of tailors of German-Jewish and Polish-Jewish e ...

(1902–1988), the professional name of the British pianist Solomon Cutner *

Solomon (rapper) Solomon Raymond Barnett, better known as Solomon Ray, is an American recording artist, producer, DJ, singer and songwriter. Biography Solomon Ray is a pop recording artist, rapper, producer, and songwriter based in San Diego California. H ...

(born 1991) American electronic hip-pop recording artist

Given name

Solomon Alabi Solomon Makafan Alabi (born March 21, 1988) is a Nigerian former professional basketball player. He attended Florida State University where he helped them to a third-place finish in the ACC standings and a trip to the NCAA Tournament where they f ...

, (born 1988), Nigerian Basketball player * Solomon Dias Bandaranaika (1862-1946), Sri Lankan

Maha Mudaliyar The Maha Mudaliyar ( ''Head Mudaliyar'' or මහ මුදලි) was a colonial title and office in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Head Mudaliyar functioned as the head of the low country native headmen and native aide-de-camp to the Governor of Ceyl ...

* Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaika (1899-1959), Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 1956 to 1959 *

Solomon Brannan Solomon Embra Brannan (born September 5, 1942) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the American Football League (AFL) with the Kansas City Chiefs and New York Jets. He played college football at Morris Bro ...

(born 1942), American football player *

Solomon Busendich Solomon Naibei Busendich (born January 10, 1984, in Mount Elgon) is a male long-distance runner from Kenya, who won the 2006 edition of the Amsterdam Marathon as a debutant, clocking 2:08:52 hours. Biography He won his first international title ...

(born 1984) Kenyan long-distance runner *

Solomon Burke Solomon Vincent McDonald Burke (born James Solomon McDonald, March 21, 1936 or 1940 – October 10, 2010) was an American singer who shaped the sound of rhythm and blues as one of the founding fathers of soul music in the 1960s. He has been ...

(1940–2010) American recording artist * Solomon S. Calhoon (1838–1908), justice of the Supreme Court of Mississippi *

Solomon Elimimian Solomon Elimimian (born October 21, 1986) is a former Canadian football linebacker and the current president of the Canadian Football League Players' Association (CFLPA). He spent nine seasons with the BC Lions and was named the CFL's Most Outs ...

(born 1986), American football player *

Solomon Ferris Solomon Ferris (c. 1748 – May 1803) was an officer in the Royal Navy who served during the American War of Independence and the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. Ferris's rise through the ranks brought him the commands of several ...

(c.1748-1803), British naval officer *

Solomon kaDinuzulu Nkayishana Maphumzana 'Phumuzuzulu' Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891 – 4 March 1933) was the king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until his death on 4 March 1933 at Kambi at the age of 41 or 42. He was born on the island of St. Helena during the exile ...

(1891–1933) king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until 1933 *

Solomon Kindley Solomon Terry Kindley (born July 3, 1997) is an American football guard for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Georgia. College career During his redshirt freshman season in 2017, Kindley star ...

(born 1997), American football player *

Sol Lesser Sol Lesser (February 17, 1890 – September 19, 1980) was an American film producer. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1960 and was awarded the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award in 1961. Biography In 1913, while living in San F ...

(1890–1980), film producer *

Solomon Luna Solomon Luna (1858–1912) was an American rancher and banker. He became one of the largest sheep owners in New Mexico. By the time of his death, "he was one of the wealthiest and most respected men in New Mexico." Early life Solomon Luna was born ...

(1858-1912), American rancher and banker. * Solomon Machover (1906-1976), American psychologist *

Solomon Northup Solomon Northup (born July 10, 1807-1808) was an American abolitionist and the primary author of the memoir ''Twelve Years a Slave''. A free-born African American from New York, he was the son of a freed slave and a free woman of color. A far ...

(1808-c.1863), free black man kidnapped into slavery *

Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere Sir Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere (12 February 1848 – 13 October 1927) was Ceylonese lawyer and legislator. He was an unofficial member of the Legislative Council of Ceylon (1900-1916). Early life and career Solomon Christoffel Obeyesekere wa ...

(1848-1927), Sri Lankan Sinhala lawyer and legislator *

Park Solomon Park Solomon ( ko, 박솔로몬; born November 11, 1999), also known by his stage name Lomon ( ko, 로몬), is an Uzbek-born South Korean actor. Having debuted in 2014, he is best known for his leading roles in '' Sweet Revenge'' (2017) ''All o ...

(born 1999), stage name Lomon, Uzbek-born South Korean actor. *

Solomon Shereshevsky Solomon Veniaminovich Shereshevsky (russian: Соломон Вениаминович Шерешевский; 1886 – 1 May 1958), also known simply as 'Ш' ('Sh'), 'S.', or Luria's S was a Soviet journalist and mnemonist active in the 1920s. He w ...

(1886 – 1958), Russian journalist and mnemonist *

Sol Stern Sol Stern (born 1935) is the author of the book ''Breaking Free: Public School Lessons and the Imperative of School Choice'' (2003) and has written extensively on education reform. Early life Stern was born in Ramat Gan, Israel (then Mandatory Pal ...

(born 1935), senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute * Solomon Sufrin (1881–1931), New York assemblyman *

Solomon Thomas Solomon Christopher Thomas (born August 26, 1995) is an American football defensive tackle for the New York Jets of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Stanford and was drafted third overall by the San Francisco ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Solomon Trujillo Solomon Dennis "Sol" Trujillo (born November 17, 1951) is an American businessman, global media-communications and technology executive. He has served as the CEO of Telstra, US West, and Orange S.A., and has held executive positions in United St ...

(born 1951) American businessman *

Sol Wachtler Solomon "Sol" Wachtler (born April 29, 1930) is an American lawyer and Republican politician from New York. He was Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals from 1985 to 1992. Wachtler's most famous quote, made shortly after his appointment as ...

(born 1930), former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Surname

Abraham Solomon Abraham Solomon (London 7 May 1823 – 19 December 1862 Biarritz) was a British painter. Born as the second son of Meyer Solomon, a Leghorn hat manufacturer, by his wife Catherine, in Sandys Street, Bishopsgate in east London. His fath ...

(1823–1862), British painter *

Albert Solomon Albert Edgar Solomon (7 March 1876 – 5 October 1914) was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 14 June 1912 to 6 April 1914. Solomon graduated B.A. in 1895 and LL.B. in 1897 at the University of Tasmania, and subsequently q ...

(1876–1914), Australian politician, premier of Tasmania *

Anthony M. Solomon Anthony Morton Solomon (December 27, 1919 – January 15, 2008) was Undersecretary of the Treasury for Monetary Affairs during the Carter administration, and President of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York between 1980 and 1984. Early life an ...

(1919–2008), American Treasury undersecretary and president of the Federal Reserve Board of New York *

Anu Solomon Jarrett Pekelo Kahanuolaokalani "Anu" Solomon Jr. (born November 5, 1994) is a former American football quarterback for the Arizona Wildcats and Baylor Bears. He began his college football career at Arizona, before deciding to transfer after his ...

(born 1996), American football player *

Barbara Probst Solomon Barbara Probst Solomon (December 3, 1928 – September 1, 2019) was an American author, essayist and journalist. Her published works include two novels, two volumes of memoirs, and a book of collected essays. Solomon was the United States cultur ...

(1928–2019), American author and journalist * Charles "King" Solomon (1884-1933), Russian-born mob boss of Boston * Charles J. Solomon (1906–1975), American bridge player *

Clinton Solomon Clinton Solomon (born October 21, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Texas Revolution (indoor football), Texas Revolution of Champions Indoor Football (CIF). He played college football at the University of Iowa. College career S ...

(born 1983), American football player *

Daisy Solomon Daisy Dorothea Solomon (1882 - 1978) was posted as a human letter in the British suffragette campaign using a quirk in the postal system to approach the Prime Minister who would not receive a delegation of women demanding the right to vote. Solom ...

(1882 - 1978) South African / British suffragette *

David Solomon (disambiguation) David Solomon may refer to: * David Solomon (artist) (born 1976), American artist and painter * David Solomon (TV producer), American television director and producer * David Solomon (writer), Australian educator, scholar and writer * David Solomon ...

, several people *

Dean Solomon Dean Solomon (born 9 January 1980) is a former professional Australian rules footballer who played for the Essendon Football Club and the Fremantle Football Club in the Australian Football League (AFL). Solomon served as caretaker senior coach ...

(born 1980), Australian footballer *

Duane Solomon Duane Renard Solomon (born December 28, 1984) is a retired American Olympic track athlete, primarily known for racing the 800 meters. He ran for his home country in the IAAF World Championships in 2007 and 2013 as well as in the 2012 Olympic G ...

(born 1984), American middle distance runner * Edward I. Solomon (born 1946), Stanford University chemistry professor *

Emanuel Solomon Emanuel Solomon (1800 – 3 October 1873) was a businessman and politician in the early days of the Colony of South Australia, representing the seat of West Adelaide in the South Australian Legislative Assembly from 1862 to 1865. He is the bro ...

(1800–1875), pioneer of South Australia *

Frances-Anne Solomon Frances-Anne Solomon (born 28 June 1966) is an English-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker, writer, producer, and distributor. She has lived in Britain, Barbados and Toronto, Canada. Biography Born in England of Trinidadian parents, who had gone to Br ...

(born 1966), English-Caribbean-Canadian filmmaker, writer, producer, and distributor *Francis Darwin Solomon (1937–1998), American actor, professionally known as

Darwin Joston Francis Darwin Solomon (December 9, 1937 – June 1, 1998) was an American actor known professionally as Darwin Joston (sometimes credited as Darwin Jostin during the early years of his career). Joston began his career as a New York stage acto ...

Freddie Solomon Freddie Solomon (January 11, 1953 – February 13, 2012) was a professional American football player who was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the 2nd round of the 1975 NFL Draft. A native of Sumter, South Carolina, he was a graduate of Sum ...

(1953–2012), American football player *

Georgiana Solomon Georgiana Margaret Solomon (née Thomson; born 18 August 1844 – 24 June 1933) was a British educator and campaigner, involved with a wide range of causes in Britain and South Africa. She and her only surviving daughter, Daisy Solomon, were su ...

(1844 –1933) Scottish / South African educator and suffragette *

George Solomon George Solomon (born c. 1940) is an American journalist who served as a sports editor and columnist at ''The Washington Post'' and was the first ombudsman for ESPN. Biography Solomon graduated from the University of Florida in 1963. He began wor ...

, (born c.1940) American sportswriter *

Gerald Solomon Gerald Brooks Hunt Solomon (August 14, 1930 – October 26, 2001) was an American businessman and politician most notable for his long service as a member of the United States House of Representatives in New York. A veteran of the United St ...

(1930–2001), American politician * Grant Solomon (born 1995), American tennis player *

Gustave Solomon Gustave Solomon (October 27, 1930 – January 31, 1996) was an American mathematician and electrical engineer who was one of the founders of the algebraic theory of error detection and correction. Career Solomon completed his Ph.D. in mathema ...

(1930–1996), American mathematician and engineer *

Harold Solomon Harold Solomon (born September 17, 1952) is an American former professional tennis player Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a single opponent (singles) or between two teams of two players each (doubles). ...

(born 1952), American tennis player *

Haym Solomon Haym Salomon (also Solomon; anglicized from Chaim Salomon; April 7, 1740 – January 6, 1785) was a Polish-born Jewish businessman and political financial broker who assisted the Superintendent of Finance, English-born Robert Morris, as the prim ...

(1740–1785), financier of the U.S. in the Revolutionary War *

Ikey Solomon Isaac "Ikey" Solomon (1787? – 1850) was a British criminal who acted as a receiver of stolen property. His well-publicised crimes, escape from arrest, recapture and trial led to his transportation to the Australian penal colony of Van Diemen's ...

(1785–1850), English criminal *

Jacques Solomon Jacques Solomon (4 February 1908 – 23 May 1942) was a French physicist and Marxist who played a central role in the debate over quantum mechanics in France in the 1930s and 1940s. He was killed by firing squad at Fort Mont-Valérien in 1942. Ear ...

(1908–1942), French physicist and Marxist * Jared Solomon (disambiguation), several people *

Jesse Solomon Jesse William Solomon (born November 4, 1963) is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Minnesota Vikings, Dallas Cowboys, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Atlanta Falcons, and Miami Dolphins. He played college f ...

, American football player * Jewel Solomon, American tech entrepreneur and venture capitalist *

Jimmie Lee Solomon Jimmie Lee Solomon (March 11, 1956October 8, 2020) was an American lawyer and baseball executive. He served as the executive vice president of baseball operations in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 2005 to 2010, before going on to serve as the ...

(1956-2020), American lawyer and Major League Baseball executive *

Joe Solomon Joseph Stanislaus Solomon (born 26 August 1930) is a former international cricketer who played 27 Test cricket, Test matches for the West Indies cricket team, West Indies from 1958 to 1965, scoring 1,326 runs, mainly from number six and seven in ...

, West Indian cricketer * John R. Solomon (1910–1985), Canadian politician * Josh Solomon, guitar player and lead singer of the band Josh and the Empty Pockets * Karl Solomon (born 1994), Caymanian footballer *Kimberley Solomon, birth name of

Kimberly Quinn Kimberly Quinn (formerly Fortier; ''née'' Solomon; born 1961) is an American journalist, commentator and magazine publisher and writer; latterly the publisher of British conservative news magazine ''The Spectator''. Early life A native of Lo ...

(born 1961), American journalist, commentator, and magazine publisher *

Lawrence Solomon Lawrence Solomon is a Canadian writer on the environment and the executive director of Energy Probe, a Canadian non-governmental environmental policy organization, and a member of the advisory board of the far-right Rebel News. His writing has a ...

, columnist *

Linda Solomon Linda Solomon (born May 10, 1937, Boston, Massachusetts) is an American music critic and editor. Although she has written about various aspects of popular culture, her main focus has been on folk music, blues, R&B, jazz and country music. Livi ...

, music critic * Malia Solomon (1915–2005), American artist *

Manor Solomon Manor Solomon ( he, מנור סולומון; born ) is an Israeli professional association football, footballer who plays as an Attacking midfielder, attacking midfielder or as a Forward (association football)#Winger, winger for English club Fu ...

(born 1999), Israeli football player * Martin K. Solomon, mathematician * Martin M. Solomon (born 1950), American politician, New York state senator and Supreme Court judge *

Maynard Solomon Maynard Elliott Solomon (January 5, 1930 – September 28, 2020) was an American music executive and musicologist, a co-founder of Vanguard Records as well as a music producer."Maynard Solomon" in ''Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians'', v ...

, American psychologist, music producer, and writer *

Morris Solomon, Jr. Morris Solomon Jr. (born March 15, 1944), known as The Sacramento Slayer, is an American convicted serial killer on death row in San Quentin, California for the murders of six women. Early life Relatives and friends described Solomon's upbr ...

, serial killer *

Mose Solomon Mose Hirsch Solomon, nicknamed the Rabbi of Swat (December 8, 1900 – June 25, 1966) was an American left-handed baseball player. In 1923, he hit 49 home runs in the minors, a new minor league record. He briefly played for the New York Giants ...

(1900–1966), rabbi and baseball player *

Norman Solomon Norman Solomon (born July 7, 1951) is an American journalist, media critic, activist, and former U.S. congressional candidate. Solomon is a longtime associate of the media watch group Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR). In 1997 he founde ...

, author and media critic *

Peggy Solomon Margery Lee Golder Solomon (''née'' Mastbaum; August 14, 1908 – March 4, 1995), was an American bridge player from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As Peggy Golder in 1942, she became ACBL Life Master number 33, the third woman to achieve the ran ...

(1909–1995), American bridge player * Peter Solomon (disambiguation), several people *

Reanna Solomon Reanna Solomon (16 December 1981 – 1 July 2022) was a Nauruan weightlifter. She was the first female Nauruan athlete to win a Commonwealth Games gold medal, and remains one of the only three Nauruans ever to have won a Commonwealth Games gold, ...

(1981–2022), Nauruan Olympic weightlifter * Richard Solomon (disambiguation), several people *

Rivers Solomon Rivers Solomon is an American author of speculative and literary fiction. In 2018, they received the Community of Literary Magazines and Presses' Firecracker Award in Fiction for their debut novel, ''An Unkindness of Ghosts'', and in 2020 their s ...

, American science fiction author *

Robert Solomon (disambiguation) Robert Solomon may refer to: * Robert Solomon (politician) (born 1931), former member of the Australian House of Representatives * Robert M. Solomon, Methodist Bishop * Robert C. Solomon (1942–2007), professor of philosophy at the University of ...

, several people *

Rosalind Fox Solomon Rosalind Fox Solomon (born 1930) is an American photographer based in New York City. Life and education Solomon was born on 2 April 1930 in Highland Park, Illinois.Russ Solomon Russell Malcolm "Russ" Solomon () was an American entrepreneur and art collector. He was most notable as the founder of the worldwide music store empire, Tower Records. He died aged 92. Personal life Early life Russell Solomon was born in ...

, founder of Tower Records * Samuel Moss Solomon (1769–1842), early settler in Australia, many notable descendants * Saul Solomon (disambiguation), several people *

Shalonda Solomon Shalonda Solomon (born December 19, 1985) is an American track and field sprinter. Her greatest international accomplishment is a silver medal in the 100 m at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, while representing the Americas team. She qualified f ...

American sprinter *

Sheldon Solomon Sheldon Solomon is an American social psychologist at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, New York. He is best known for developing terror management theory, along with Jeff Greenberg and Tom Pyszczynski. This theory is concerned with how hu ...

, co-developer of terror management theory *

Shirley Solomon Shirley Solomon (born 1947) is a Canadian television talk show host. Career She hosted ''The Shirley Show'', a daily afternoon talk show on CTV from September 1989 – 1995. Later in its run, it was syndicated to several major-market American ...

, Canadian television talk show host *

Simeon Solomon Simeon Solomon (9 October 1840 – 14 August 1905) was a British painter associated with the Pre-Raphaelites who was noted for his depictions of Jewish life and same-sex desire. His career was cut short as a result of public scandal following h ...

, British Pre-Raphaelite painter *

Solomon family Samuel Moss Solomon (c. 1769 – 13 May 1842) was an early Jewish settler in Australia, amongst whose descendants many achieved a degree of notability. The relationship between these descendants is complicated by three factors: the duplication of ...

, historically notable family in Australian politics and business *

Solomon Joseph Solomon Solomon Joseph Solomon (16 September 1860 – 27 July 1927) was a British painter, a founding member of the New English Art Club and member of the Royal Academy. Solomon's family was Jewish, and his sister, Lily Delissa Joseph (née ...

, British Pre-Raphaelite painter *

Stacey Solomon Stacey Chanelle Clare Solomon-Swash (born 4 October 1989) is an English singer and television personality. She finished in third place on the sixth series of ''The X Factor'' in 2009, and won the tenth series of '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Ou ...

(born 1989) British singer, television presenter, and model *

Steven Solomon Steven Solomon (born 16 May 1993) is an Australian Olympic sprinter. He is a six-time defending Australian 400 metres champion. In 2011, he broke the 30-year-old national junior record in the 400m. At the 2012 Summer Olympics in London at t ...

(born 1993), Australian Olympic sprinter *

Suniti Solomon Suniti Solomon (1938 or 1939 – 28 July 2015) was an Indian physician and microbiologist who pioneered HIV/AIDS, AIDS research and prevention in India after having diagnosed the first Indian AIDS cases among the Chennai sex workers in 1986 a ...

(1938 or 1939–2015), Indian physician and microbiologist *

Susan Solomon Susan Solomon (born January 19, 1956 in Chicago) is an American atmospheric chemist, working for most of her career at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In 2011, Solomon joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Tech ...

(born 1956), atmospheric chemist, MIT faculty *

Vaiben Louis Solomon Vaiben Louis Solomon (13 May 1853 – 20 October 1908) was the 21st Premier of South Australia and a member of the first Australian Commonwealth parliament. He was generally known by his full name (perhaps to distinguish him from his uncle, ...

(1853–1908) first mayor of Darwin and 21st premier of South Australia *

Vonzell Solomon Vonzell Monique Solomon (born March 18, 1984), nicknamed Baby V, is an American singer and aspiring actress who finished in third place in the fourth season of the televised singing competition ''American Idol''. She also appeared in the indepe ...

, American singer *

Will Solomon Will may refer to: Common meanings * Will and testament, instructions for the disposition of one's property after death * Will (philosophy), or willpower * Will (sociology) * Will, volition (psychology) * Will, a modal verb - see Shall and will ...

(born 1978), American basketball player * William Ewart Gladstone Solomon, British artist, and educator, principal of Bombay School of Art *

Willie Solomon Willy or Willie is a masculine, male given name, often a diminutive form of William or Wilhelm, and occasionally a nickname. It may refer to: People Given name or nickname * Willie Aames (born 1960), American actor, television director, and scree ...

, basketball player

Fictional characters

Alfie Solomons Alfie Solomons is a fictional character played by Tom Hardy in the British period crime drama ''Peaky Blinders''. He is the leader of a Jewish gang based in Camden Town and was introduced in Series 2. Casting and background The exact details of ...

is a fictional character played by Tom Hardy in the British period crime drama

Peaky Blinders The Peaky Blinders were a street gang based in Birmingham, England, which operated from the 1880s until the 1910s. The group consisted largely of young criminals from lower- to middle-class backgrounds. They engaged in robbery, violence, racke ...

Dick Solomon Dr. Dick Solomon is a character played by John Lithgow in the late-1990s NBC sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. Solomon is the High Commander of a highly trained alien unit, sent to Earth by their leader, The Big Giant Head. His crew is made up of ...

, lead character of the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun' *

Sally Solomon Sally Solomon (played by Kristen Johnston) is a fictional character from the television sitcom ''3rd Rock from the Sun''. Role as female Prior to arriving on Earth, the Solomons had some sort of contest or a bet to determine who would be male or ...

, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun' *

Solomon Kane Solomon Kane is a fictional character created by the pulp magazine, pulp-era writer Robert E. Howard. A late-16th-to-early-17th century Puritan, Solomon Kane is a somber-looking man who wanders the world with no apparent goal other than to vanqu ...

, lead character in some of Robert E. Howard short stories. *

Harry Solomon Harry S. Solomon is a character in '' 3rd Rock from the Sun'', played by French Stewart. He is the brother of Dick Solomon and Sally Solomon, and the uncle of Tommy Solomon. His middle initial is mentioned in the episode "Dick the Vote." French ...

, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun' * Tommy Solomon, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun' * Peter Solomon, character in Dan Brown's ''

The Lost Symbol ''The Lost Symbol'' is a 2009 novel written by American writer Dan Brown. It is a thriller set in Washington, D.C., after the events of ''The Da Vinci Code'', and relies on Freemasonry for both its recurring theme and its major characters. Rele ...

'' * Katherine Solomon, character in Dan Brown's ''The Lost Symbol'' * Solomon Grundy, villain character from DC Comics comic books and TV series * Solomon Lane, villain character in the '' Mission: Impossible'' film series.

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