Famous People with Name Solomon

Solomon E. Asch            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Solomon E. Asch: was a world-renowned American Gestalt psychologist and pioneer in social psychology. He was born in Warsaw which then belonged to the Russian Empire, and emigrated to the United States in 1920. He received his bachelor's degree from the College of the City of New York in 1928. At Columbia University, he received his master's degree in 1930 and Ph.D. in 1932. He was a professor of psychology at Swarthmore College for 19 years, working with psychologists including Wolfgang Köhler.He became famous in the 1950s, following experiments which showed that social pressure can make a person say something that is obviously incorrect.

Solomon Willard            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Solomon Willard: was a carver and builder in Massachusetts who is remembered primarily for designing and overseeing the Bunker Hill Monument, the first monumental obelisk erected in the United States.

Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike            Origin/Culture/Country: Sri-Lankan

Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike: was the fourth Prime Minister (1956-1959) of Ceylon (later Sri Lanka).He entered politics in 1926 as a member of the United National Party when he was elected to the Colombo Municipal Council. As a young lawyer he became active in the United National Part

Solomon Wolf Golomb            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Solomon Wolf Golomb: a mathematician and engineer, a professor of electrical engineering at the University of Southern California best known to the general public and fans of mathematical games as the inventor of polyominoes, the inspiration for the computer game Tetris. He h

Solomon Burke            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Solomon Burke: is an American Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter. During the half-century that he has performed, he has drawn from his roots: gospel, soul, and blues, as well as developing his own style in a time when R&B, and rock were still in their infancy. Burke

Bert Solomon            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Bert Solomon: was a Cornish rugby union player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics at White City Stadium, London. He also played for Redruth R.F.C. and 26 times for Cornwall. He was a member of the Cornwall rugby union team, which on 26 October 1908 won the Olympi

Dave Solomon            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Dave Solomon: was a Fijian-born rugby football player who represented New Zealand in both rugby union and rugby league. His brother, Frank, was also an All Black. In 1939 Solomon switched codes to play rugby league. He was named in the 1939-40 New Zealand Kiwis squad,

Beth Solomon            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Beth Solomon: is an American professional golfer who played on the LPGA Tour.

Robert John Solomon            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Robert John Solomon: is a retired Australian politician. Born in Condobolin, New South Wales, he was educated at Barker College, the University of Sydney and Oxford University before receiving a PhD from the University of Tasmania. He was Senior Lecturer in Geography at the U

Albert Edgar Solomon            Origin/Culture/Country: Australian

Albert Edgar Solomon: was an Australian politician. He was Premier of Tasmania from 14 June 1912 to 6 April 1914. He was admitted to the bar in February 1898. He entered politics as one of the six MHAs for Bass in April 1909, and almost immediately became attorney-general and