Solly is a given name, nickname (often of

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"), ...

) and a surname. It may refer to:

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Solly Granatstein Solly Granatstein is an American television producer and director, formerly with CBS ''60 Minutes'', NBC News and ABC News. He is co-creator, along with Lucian Read and Richard Rowley, of "America Divided", a documentary series about inequality, ...

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

Solly Pernick Solly Pernick (born 1897/1898) was an American stage technician. He won the Tony Award for Best Stage Technician in 1963, for his work on the original Broadway production of the musical '' Mr. President''. He was the last person to win the a ...

, American stage technician *

Solly Shoke General Solly Zacharia Shoke, (born 15 August 1956) is a South African military commander. He joined uMkhonto we Sizwe (MK), the military wing of the African National Congress, in the 1970s, and served as a field commander fighting against t ...

(born 1956), South African general

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* Solly Drake (born 1930), American retired Major League Baseball player * Solly Hemus (born 1923), American retired Major League Baseball player, manager and coach *

Solly Hofman Arthur Frederick "Solly" Hofman (October 29, 1882 – March 10, 1956) was an American Major League Baseball player from 1903 to 1916. He played the majority of his 1,194 games in the outfield. His nickname was "Circus Solly". Some attribute this ...

(1882–1956), American Major League Baseball player * Solomon Joel (1865–1931), English financier who made his fortune in South Africa * Solly March (born 1994), English footballer * Solly Sherman (1917–2010), American National Football League quarterback * Solly Smith (1871–1933), Mexican-American world featherweight boxing champion *

Solly Tyibilika Solomzi "Solly" Tyibilika (23 June 1979 – 13 November 2011) was a South African rugby union footballer, who played as a flanker for the Lions in the international Super 14 competition in his last years. He was the first black person to score a ...

(1979–2011), South African rugby union footballer * Solly Zuckerman, Baron Zuckerman (1904–1993), British public servant, zoologist and operational research pioneer

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* Chris Solly (born 1991), English footballer * Edward Solly (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 (1813–1903), English social reformer * Isaac Solly (1769–1853), London merchant, brother of the art collector Edward Solly * Jon Solly (born 1963), English former long-distance runner * Richard Harrison Solly (1851–1925), British mineralogist *

Robert Solly Robert Henry (Bob) Solly (9 September 1859 – 5 June 1932) was an Australian politician. Born in Ramsgate Ramsgate is a seaside resort, seaside town in the district of Thanet District, Thanet in east Kent, England. It was one of the g ...

(1859–1932), Australian politician

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