Silas Adekunle is a Nigerian inventor and technology entrepreneur known for creating the world's first intelligent gaming robot. Adekunle is the co-founder and former CEO of Reach Robotics, an augmented reality gaming company that creates robots for gaming and STEM education. The startup has developed a 4 legged robot with lifelike movement called MekaMon.The platform brings video game characters to life by combining robotics with augmented reality. Reach Robotics has also developed an app, which controls the MekaMon and acts as a portal to digital content.
Silas Weir Mitchell (1829 – 1914) was an American physician, scientist, novelist, and poet. He is considered the father of medical neurology, and he discovered causalgia (complex regional pain syndrome) and erythromelalgia, and pioneered the rest cure.
Silas is the name of a character from Fire Emblem: Fates. He is a childhood friend of Corrin. (I like this name and I hope it doesn't become too heavily associated with Duck Dynasty or Justin Timberlake's son.)
Silas Dwane House (born 1971) is an American writer best known for his novels. He is also a music journalist, environmental activist and columnist. House's fiction is known for its attention to the natural world, working class characters, and the plight of the rural place and rural people. (from Wikipedia)
J. Sheridan Le Fanu wrote a victorian gothic novel titled "Uncle Silas"; it happens to be her most popular. Silas is not the main character, but is the antagonist.
Silas Deane isn't really famous but he could have been known as a Revolutionary War hero if it wasn't for other circumstances. He tried to convince France to join in the Revolution but failed, and when his private letters were found in which he said the Revolution was hopeless, he was branded as a traitor. When sailing back to America, Deane died mysteriously and his killer remains unknown.
Silas is the title character of the book "Silas Marner." He's a greedy old man who redeems himself after rescuing and adopting a little girl. He becomes a great man.
Famous bearer: Silas is a member of Opus Dei in 'The Da Vinci Code'. He is an albino. In the book, there are many chapters that talk a lot about him. One tells about where he was born, eventually leading to where he breaks out of prison.