Sam (given name)

Sam is a given name or nickname, often used by people named "Samuel," "Samson," and "Samantha", and occasionally used by people named "Salvatore." Notable people with the name include:

A

"Big Sam" Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2015
  • Sam Adams (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Adekugbe (born 1995), Canadian soccer player
  • Sam Allardyce (born 1954), English football manager and player
  • Sam Anderson (born 1945), American actor
  • Sam Arday (born 1945), Ghanaian football coach
  • Sammy Arnold (born 1996), English-born, Irish rugby union player

B

Sam Brownback, United States Senator from Kansas from 1996–2011.
  • Sam Babcock (1901–1970), American football player
  • Sam Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Balter (1909–1998), American basketball player
  • Sam Barkas (1909–1989), English football player and manager
  • Sam Barlow (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Bass (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Beal (born 1996), American football player
  • Sam Beeton (born 1988), British singer-songwriter and musician
  • Sam Bennett (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Bith (c. 1933–2008), Cambodian guerrilla commander and convicted murderer
  • Sam Bohne (1896-1977), American Major League Baseball player
  • Sam Born (1891–1959), American businessman, candy-maker and inventor
  • Sam Bottoms (1955–2008), American actor and producer
  • Sam Boyd (1910–1993), American businessman and casino manager and developer
  • Sam Bradford (born 1987), American football player
  • Sam Brittleton (1885–1951), English footballer
  • Sam Brown (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Brownback (born 1956), American politician, governor of Kansas
  • Sam Brunelli (born 1943), American football player
  • Sam Burgess (born 1988), English Rugby League player
  • Sam Bush (born 1952), American bluegrass mandolin player

C

Sam Cooke was known as the "King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals
  • Sam Cassell (born 1969), American basketball player and assistant coach
  • Sam Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Chisholm (born 1939), New Zealand-born media executive
  • Sam Clemons (born 1978), American football player
  • Sam Clark (born 1987), Australian actor, singer and songwriter
  • Sam Collier (1912–1950), American advertising entrepreneur
  • Sam Collins (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
  • Sam Cooper (American football) (1909–1998), American football tackle
  • Sam Coslow (1902–1982), American songwriter, singer and film producer
  • Sam Crawford (1880–1968), American baseball player
  • Sam Cunningham (born 1950), American football fullback

D

Sam Dastyari, first Iranian to sit in an Australian parliament
  • Sam Daly (born 1984), American actor
  • Sam Darnold (born 1997), American football player
  • Sam Dastyari (born 1983) Iranian-born Australian Senator representing New South Wales
  • Sam Davies (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Davis (1842–1863), Confederate soldier and spy
  • Sam Day (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam De Grasse (1875–1953), Canadian actor
  • Sam Demel (born 1985), American baseball pitcher
  • Sam Donaldson (born 1934), American reporter and news anchor
  • Sam Dunell (born 1990), Australian rules football player

E

Sam Eyde was the founder of Norsk Hydro and Elkem.

F

  • Sam Faber (born 1987), American ice hockey player
  • Sam Farr (born 1941), American politician from California
  • Sam Fatu (born 1965), American professional wrestler
  • Sam Feldt (born 1993), Dutch DJ and music producer
  • Sam Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Francis (1923–1994), American painter and printmaker
  • Sam Fuld (born 1981), American major league baseball outfielder

G

Sam Giancana, mob boss of the Chicago Outfit
  • Sam Gagner (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey centre
  • Sam George (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Giammalva (born 1934), American tennis player
  • Sam Giancana (1908–1975), Italian-American mobster, boss of the Chicago Outfit
  • Sam Gibson (disambiguation), multiple people

H

Sam Houston serving as a United States Senator of Texas, 1850
  • Sam Hanks (1914–1994), American racecar driver
  • Sam Harding (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Harris (born 1967), American author, neuroscientist and philosopher
  • Sam Harrison (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Heughan (born 1980), Scottish actor
  • Sam Hill (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Hornish, Jr. (born 1979), American stock car racing driver
  • Sam Houser (born 1971), English-American video game producer and developer
  • Sam Houston (1793–1863), American politician and soldier
  • Sam Hubbard (born 1996), American football player
  • Sam Huff (born 1934), American football linebacker
  • Sam Hunt (born 1984), American singer and songwriter

I

J

  • Sam Jaffe (1891–1984), American actor, teacher and engineer
  • Sam Jaffe (producer) (1901–2000), American film producer, agent and studio executive
  • Sam Johnson (born 1930), American politician and U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot
  • Sam E. Jonah (born 1949), Ghanaian businessman
  • Sam Jones (disambiguation), multiple people

K

Sam Koch, punter for the Baltimore Ravens since 2006
  • Sam Kasiano (born 1990), New Zealand Rugby League player
  • Sam Katz, (born 1951), Canadian politician, mayor of Winnipeg
  • Sam Katzman (1901–1973), American film producer and director
  • Sam Keith (1921–2003), American author
  • Sam Kendricks (born 1992), American track and field athlete
  • Sam Kennedy (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Kieth (born 1963), American comic book writer and illustrator
  • Sam Kinison (1953–1992), American stand-up comedian and actor
  • Sam Knox (1910–1981), American football player
  • Sam Kong, Hawaiian politician
  • Sam Koch (born 1982), American football punter

L

Sam Lloyd played lawyer Ted Buckland on the American comedy-drama Scrubs.
  • Sam Lanin (1891–1977), American jazz bandleader
  • Sam Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Little (golfer) (born 1975), English professional golfer
  • Sam Lloyd (born 1963), American character actor and musician
  • Sam LoPresti (1917–1984), American ice hockey goaltender
  • Sam Loxton (1921–2011), Australian cricketer, footballer and politician

M

  • Sam Mac, Australian radio and television personality
  • Sam Maceo (1894–1951), Sicilian-American businessman and organized crime boss
  • Sam Mackinnon, former Australian basketball player
  • Sam Manning (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Match (1923–2010), American tennis player
  • Sam Mayes (born 1994), Australian rules footballer
  • Sam McCullum (born 1952), American football wide receiver
  • Sam McDowell (born 1943), American baseball pitcher
  • Sam McIntosh (born 1990), Australian parathlete
  • Sam McKendry (born 1989), New Zealand Rugby League player
  • Sam Mele (born 1922), American baseball right fielder, manager, coach and scout
  • Sam Mendes (born 1965), English stage and film director
  • Sam Milby (born 1984), Filipino-American actor and singer
  • Sam Mitchell (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Moa (born 1986), Tongan-New Zealand Rugby League player
  • Sam Montgomery (born 1990), American football player
  • Sam Moran (born 1978), Australian entertainer
  • Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997), American science fiction writer, critic, and historian
  • Sam Myhrman (1912–1965), Swedish Air Force major general

N

  • Sam Neill (born 1947), New Zealand actor
  • Sam Newfield (1899–1964), American film director
  • Sam Newman (born 1945), Australian rules football player and television personality
  • Sam Nixon (born 1986), English singer and television presenter
  • Sam Nogajski (born 1979), Australian cricket umpire
  • Sam Nunn (born 1938), American lawyer and politician from Georgia

O

  • Sam Okyere (born 1991), Ghanaian television personality

P

  • Sam Paulescu (born 1984), American football punter
  • Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984), American filmmaker and screenwriter
  • Sam Perrett (born 1985), New Zealand Rugby League player
  • Sam Perrin (1901–1998), American Emmy Award-winning screenwriter
  • Sam Phillips (1923–2003), American record producer
  • Sam Pollock (1925–2007), Canadian sports executive
  • Sam Posey (born 1944), American racecar driver and sports broadcast journalist
  • Sam Prekop (born 1964), American rock/pop musician
  • Sam C. Pointer, Jr. (1934–2008), American attorney and federal judge

Q

R

Sam Roddick, founder of British lingerie brand Coco de Mer
  • Sam Raben (born 1997), American soccer player
  • Sam Raimi (born 1959), American film director, producer, actor and writer
  • Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), American politician from Texas
  • Sam Rice (1890–1974), American baseball pitcher and right fielder
  • Sam Riegel (born 1976), American voice actor, writer and director
  • Sam Rivers (1923–2011), American jazz musician and composer
  • Sam Robards (born 1961), American actor
  • Sam Roberts (born 1974), Canadian rock singer-songwriter
  • Sam Robertson (born 1985), Scottish actor
  • Sam Rockwell (born 1968), American actor
  • Sam Roddick (born 1971), British entrepreneur, founder of Coco de Mer
  • Sam Rogers (fullback) (born 1995), American football player
  • Sam Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Rothschild (18991987), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Sam Russell (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Ryan (born 1969), American sportscaster

S

Sam Snead (1967), professional golfer for four decades
  • Sam Samore, American artist
  • Sam Schachter (born 1990), Canadian Olympic beach volleyball player
  • Sam Schwartzstein (born 1989), American football center
  • Sam Sebo (1906–1933), American football fullback
  • Sam Shaw (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Shepard (born 1943), American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director
  • Sam Shepherd (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Shilton (born 1978), English football defender
  • Sam S. Shubert (1878–1905), American producer and theatre owner and operator
  • Sam Simmons (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Simon (1955–2015), American television producer and writer, developer of The Simpsons
  • Sam Singer (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player for Israeli team Bnei Herzliya
  • Sam Sloman (born 1997), American football player
  • Sam Smith (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Snead (1912–2002), American professional golfer
  • Sam Sneed (born 1968), American producer and rapper
  • Sam Sodje (born 1979), Nigerian football defender
  • Sam Sparro (born 1983), Australian singer, songwriter, and producer
  • Sam Spiegel (1901–1985) Austrian-born American independent film producer
  • Sam Sweeney (born 1989), English folk musician

T

Sam Thaiday, rugby league footballer for the Brisbane Broncos
  • Sam Tamburo (1926–1998), American football player
  • Sam Tanenhaus (born 1955), American historian, biographer, and journalist
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson (born 1967), English filmmaker, photographer and visual artist
  • Sam Thaiday (born 1985), Australian rugby league footballer
  • Sam Thomas (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Tillen (born 1985), English footballer
  • Sam Torrance (born 1953), Scottish golfer
  • Sam Trammell (born 1969), American actor

V

W

Sam Worthington played Jake Sully in the 2009 film Avatar.
  • Sam Walton (1918–1992), American businessman and entrepreneur
  • Sam Walton (American football) (1943–2002), American football player
  • Sam Wang (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Warburg (born 1983), American tennis player
  • Sam Warner (1887–1927), American film producer, co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios
  • Sam Waterston (born 1940), American actor, producer and director
  • Sam Watson (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Watters (born 1970), American songwriter and record producer
  • Sam Webster (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Weir (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Weller (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Welsford (born 1996), Australian racing cyclist
  • Sam Whiteman (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Wilder (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Williams (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Winnall (born 1991) is an English footballer
  • Sam Wood (1883–1949), American film director and producer
  • Sam Worthington (born 1976), Australian actor
  • Sam Wright (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Wyly (born 1934), American entrepreneur, businessman, philanthropist, and campaign contributor

Y

  • Sam Yorty (1909–1998), American politician from California
  • Sam Young (disambiguation), multiple people
  • Sam Younger (born 1951), British media and charity manager

Fictional characters

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gollark: I think some higher-end phones probably have better CPUs than my laptop.
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See also

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