Solomon Star (December 20, 1840 – October 10, 1917) was a Jewish American businessman and politician notable as an early resident of the town of Deadwood, South Dakota.

He partnered with Seth Bullock in a hardware store; in August 1876, attracted to Deadwood by the promise of a great deal of business stemming from the gold rush, they purchased a lot there from Al Swearengen and Henry Beaman and opened the Office of Star and Bullock, Auctioneers and Commission Merchants.

[2] Bullock and Star contributed further to the economic development of the region by convincing the Fremont, Elkhorn, and Missouri Valley Railroad to build a track, by offering them 40 acres (162,000 m2) of free right-of-way across their land when a speculator purchased the right of way to Minnesela and demanded a high price from the railroad.

Belle Fourche became the largest railhead for livestock in the United States and stole the county seat away from a declining Minnesela.

[10] Hawkes reprised his role in the television film Deadwood: The Movie (2019), set a decade after the events of season 3.