Sol is a given name, usually a form of "
Solomon". Notable people with the name include:
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Sol Aragones (born 1977), Filipina broadcast journalist and politician
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Sol Bloom (1870–1949), member of the U.S. House of Representatives and entertainment entrepreneur
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Sol Brodsky (1923–1984), American comic book artist and key Marvel Comics executive
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Sol Campbell (born 1974), English footballer
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Sol Davis
Solomon Sebastian Davis (born 4 September 1979) is an English footballer who plays for Arlesey Town.
Career
Born in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, Davis is a left-back who played over 130 times for Swindon Town before being transferred to Luton T ...
(born 1979), English footballer
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Sol Eisner, American soccer player
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Sol Gabetta
Sol Gabetta (born 18 April 1981) is an Argentine cellist. The daughter of Andrés Gabetta and Irène Timacheff-Gabetta, she has French and Russian ancestry. Her brother Andrés is a baroque violinist.
Career
Gabetta began to learn violin at t ...
(born 1981), Argentinian cellist
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Sol Hachuel (1817–1834), Jewish martyr and heroine
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Sol Halperin (1902–1977), American special effects artist
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Sol Heras (born 1987), English actor
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Sol Hoʻopiʻi (1902–1953), Hawaiian guitarist
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Sol Hurok (1888–1974), American impresario
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Sol Kaplan (1919–1990), American film and television music composer
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Sol Kerzner (1935–2020), South African businessman
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Sol Kimel (1928-2021), Israeli chemical physicist
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Sol Lesser (1890–1980), American film producer
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Sol LeWitt (1928–2007), American artist
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Sol Linowitz (1913–2005), American diplomat, lawyer, and businessman
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Sol Orwell (born 1983), entrepreneur
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Sol Plaatje (1876–1932), South African intellectual, journalist, linguist, politician, translator, and writer
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Sol Price
Sol Price (January 23, 1916December 14, 2009) was the founder of FedMart, Price Club (which ultimately merged into Costco) and PriceSmart. He is considered a pioneer of the "warehouse store" retail model.
Early life and education
Price was born ...
(1916–2009), American businessman and founder of FedMart and Price Club
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Sol Saks (1910–2011), creator of the television comedy show Bewitched
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Sol Schiff (1917–2012), American table tennis player
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Sol Schoenbach (1915–1999), American bassoonist, teacher and pedagogue
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Sol C. Siegel (1903–1982), American reporter and film producer
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Sol Spiegelman (1914–1983), American molecular biologist
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Sol Star (1840–1917), businessman and politician
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Sol Tax (1907–1995), American anthropologist
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Sol Tolchinsky (1929–2020), Canadian basketball player
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Sol Trujillo (born 1951), American businessman
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Sol Wachtler (born 1930), American lawyer, politician, and disgraced ex-judge
See also
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Saul (given name)
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Solomon (name)
Solomon is a common given name and surname derived from Aramaic (Classical Syriac: ); Sol as a given name is usually a form of "Solomon". Its Aramaic form, (Classical Syriac: ) is related to the Hebrew word ''shalom'' ("peace"); and is often chos ...
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