Solly is a given name, nickname (often of

Solomon Solomon (), also called Jedidiah, was the fourth monarch of the Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy), Kingdom of Israel and Judah, according to the Hebrew Bible. The successor of his father David, he is described as having been the penultimate ...

) and a surname. It may refer to:

Given name

* Solly Granatstein, American television producer * Solly Krieger (1909–1964), American world champion middleweight boxer *

Solly Afrika Mapaila Solly Afrika Mapaila is a South African politician who is the General Secretary of the South African Communist Party. He was elected unopposed on 15 July 2022 in his current position at the SACP National Congress. Solly Mapaila was appointed as ...

, 21st century South African politician * Solly Pernick, American stage technician * Solly Shoke (born 1956), South African general

Nickname

Solly Drake Solomon Louis Drake (October 23, 1930 – August 18, 2021) was an American professional baseball outfielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Chicago Cubs, Los Angeles Dodgers, and Philadelphia Phillies during the 1956 and 1959 b ...

(born 1930), American retired Major League Baseball player *

Solly Hemus Solomon Joseph Hemus (April 17, 1923 – October 2, 2017) was an American professional baseball infielder, manager, and coach, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies. Hemus is one of ...

(born 1923), American retired Major League Baseball player, manager and coach * Solly Hofman (1882–1956), American Major League Baseball player *

Solomon Joel Solomon Barnato Joel (23 May 1865 – 22 May 1931) was a British-South African business magnate. He moved to Cape Colony in the 1880s where he made his fortune in connection with diamonds, later becoming a financier with interests in mining, b ...

(1865–1931), English financier who made his fortune in South Africa *

Solly March Solomon Benjamin March (born 20 July 1994) is an English professional footballer who plays as a right winger for club Brighton & Hove Albion. Early life March was born in Eastbourne, East Sussex. His father, Steve, had been an apprentice footb ...

(born 1994), English footballer *

Solly Sherman Saul S. Sherman (September 25, 1917 – October 10, 2010) was a professional American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). Born in Chicago, Illinois, he played two seasons for the Chicago Bears. Career Sherman played coll ...

(1917–2010), American National Football League quarterback *

Solly Smith Solomon Garcia Smith (March 6, 1871 – August 28, 1933) was an American professional boxer in the featherweight division. He was a World Featherweight champion and is the first world champion of Hispanic descent. Early life Smith was born in Los ...

(1871–1933), Mexican-American world featherweight boxing champion * Solly Tyibilika (1979–2011), South African rugby union footballer *

Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman Solomon "Solly" Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman (30 May 1904 – 1 April 1993) was a British public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer. He is best remembered as a scientific advisor to the Allies on bombing strategy in the Second ...

(1904–1993), British public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer

Surname

Chris Solly Christopher James Solly (born 20 January 1991) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right back. Career Charlton Athletic Solly was born in Rochester, Kent. On 3 May 2009, he made his debut for Charlton Athletic, coming ...

(born 1991), English footballer *

Edward Solly Edward Solly (25 April 1776 – 2 December 1844) was an English merchant living in Berlin, who amassed an unprecedented collection of Italian Trecento and Quattrocento paintings and outstanding examples of Early Netherlandish painting, at a time ...

(1786–1844), English merchant and art collector * Edward Solly (chemist) (1819–1886), English chemist and antiquary, son of the art collector * Edward Walter Solly (1882–1966), English cricketer *

Elmer Edward Solly Elmer Edward Solly (September 5, 1945 – November 30, 2007) was convicted of manslaughter in 1970 for the death of two-year-old Christopher Welsh. Solly escaped from custody in 1974 and spent the next 27 years living under numerous pseudonyms ...

(1945-2007), American convicted of manslaughter, fugitive for 27 years * George Solly (1855–1930), English cricketer and solicitor *

Henry Solly Henry Solly (17 November 1813 – 27 February 1903) was an English social reformer.Alan Ruston, �Solly, Henry (1813–1903)��, '' Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, 2004 , accessed 18 April 2010. William Beverid ...

(1813–1903), English social reformer *

Isaac Solly Isaac Solly (1769 – 22 February 1853) was a London merchant in the Baltic trade. During the Napoleonic Wars his company Isaac Solly and Sons were principal contractors supplying hemp and timber to government dockyards. Early life and family H ...

(1769–1853), London merchant, brother of the art collector Edward Solly *

Jon Solly Jonathan "Jon" Solly (born 28 June 1963) is a male English former long-distance runner. Athletics career Solly won the gold medal for England in the 10,000 metres at the 1986 Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland. He achieved his personal b ...

(born 1963), English former long-distance runner * Robert Solly (1859–1932), Australian politician

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