Solomon (name)

Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from Aramaic  Šleimon; Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Hebrew form, Shlomo is related to the word shalom ("peace"); and is often chosen in part as a reference to the well-known King Solomon mentioned in the Hebrew Bible. (The Arabic name سليمان, Sulaiman or Sulayman, also meaning "peace", is regarded as equivalent to Solomon, and the Islamic prophet Suleiman and King Solomon are generally regarded as accounts of the same person.)

Single name
   Solomon (Σολομών), ancient Koine Greek name, derived from 3rd cent. B.C.E. Septuagint translation of the Hebrew name שְׁלֹמֹה (Shelomoh). 
 Solomon (Byzantine general), 6th-century Byzantine eunuch general, governor of Africa
 Solomon the Eunuch, associate of Byzantine general Belisarius
 Solomon of Hungary
 Solomon I of Imereti
 Solomon II of Imereti
 Solomon of Montpellier, a 13th-century Rabbi
 Solomon (pianist), the professional name of the British pianist Solomon Cutner
 Solomon (rapper) (born 1991) American electronic hip-pop recording artist

Given name
 Solomon Brannan, American football player
 Solomon Busendich (born 1984) Kenyan long-distance runner
 Solomon Burke (1940–2010) American recording artist
 Solomon Elimimian (born 1986), American football player
 Solomon Ferris (c.1748-1803), British naval officer
 Solomon kaDinuzulu (1891–1933) king of the Zulu nation from 1913 until 1933
 Sol Lesser, film producer
 Solomon Luna (1858-1912), American rancher and banker.
 Solomon Machover (1906-1976), American psychologist
 Solomon Northup (1808-c.1863), free black man kidnapped into slavery
 Sol Rosenberg, businessman and Dachau concentration camp survivor
 Sol Stern, senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute
 Solomon Sufrin (1881–1931), New York assemblyman
 Solomon Thomas (born 1995), American football player
 Solomon Trujillo (born 1951) American businessman
 Sol Wachtler, former Chief Judge of the New York Court of Appeals

Surname
Abraham Solomon, British painter
Albert Solomon (1876–1914), Australian politician, premier of Tasmania
Anthony M. Solomon (1919–2008), American Treasury undersecretary and president of the Federal Reserve Board of New York
Anu Solomon (born 1996), American football player
Barbara Probst Solomon (1928–2019), American author and journalist
Charles J. Solomon (1906–1975), American bridge player
Clinton Solomon (born 1983), American football player
David Solomon (disambiguation), several people
Dean Solomon, Australian footballer
Duane Solomon American middle distance runner
Edward I. Solomon (born 1946), Stanford University chemistry professor
Emanuel Solomon (1800–1875) pioneer of South Australia
Francis Darwin Solomon (1937–1998), American actor, professionally known as Darwin Joston
Freddie Solomon, American football player
George Solomon, American sportswriter
Gerald B. H. Solomon (1930–2001), American politician
Glenn Solomon American physicist
Grant Solomon (born 1995), American tennis player
Gustave Solomon (1930–1996), American mathematician and engineer
Harold Solomon (born 1952), American tennis player
Haym Solomon (1740–1785), financier of the U.S. in the Revolutionary War
Ikey Solomon (1785–1850), English criminal
Jacques Solomon (1908–1942), French physicist and Marxist
Jesse Solomon, American football player
Joe Solomon, 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
Kimberley Solomon, birth name of Kimberly Quinn (born 1961), American journalist, commentator, and magazine publisher
Lawrence Solomon, columnist
Linda Solomon, music critic
Manor Solomon (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, American psychologist, music producer, and writer
Morris Solomon, Jr., serial killer
Mose Solomon (1900–1966), rabbi and baseball player
Norman Solomon, author and media critic
Peggy Solomon (1909–1995), American bridge player
Richard Solomon (disambiguation), several people
Robert Solomon (disambiguation), several people
Rosalind Fox Solomon (born 1930), American photographer
Russ Solomon, founder of Tower Records
Samuel Moss Solomon (1769–1842), early settler in Australia, many notable descendants
Shalonda Solomon American sprinter
Sheldon Solomon, co-developer of terror management theory
Shirley Solomon, Canadian television talk show host
Simeon Solomon, British Pre-Raphaelite painter
Solomon Joseph Solomon, British Pre-Raphaelite painter
Stacey Solomon (born 1989) British singer, television presenter, and model
Steven Solomon (born 1993), Australian Olympic sprinter
Suniti Solomon (1938 or 1939–2015), Indian physician and microbiologist
Susan Solomon (born 1956), atmospheric chemist, MIT faculty
Vaiben Louis Solomon (1853–1908) first mayor of Darwin and 21st premier of South Australia
Vonzell Solomon, American singer
Willie Solomon, basketball player

Fictional characters
 Dick Solomon, lead character of the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
 Sally Solomon, character in the television sitcom '3rd Rock from the Sun'
 Harry Solomon, 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
 Katherine Solomon, character in Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol
 Solomon Grundy, villain character from DC Comics comic books and TV series

See also
 Solomon (disambiguation)
 Solomons (disambiguation)
 Salman
 Sol (given name)

References