Samson (name)

Samson can be either a masculine given name or a surname. It may refer to:

Given name:

Samson, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible
Samson of Dol (c. 485-c. 565), British saint
Samson of Brechin (fl. 1150-1165), first known Bishop of Brechin, Scotland
Samson of Tottington (1135-1211), English Benedictine monk and Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds
Samson (bishop of Worcester) (died 1112), chaplain to William the Conqueror, later Bishop of Worcester
Samson Abramsky (born 1953), British computer scientist
Samson Ebukam (born 1995), American football player
Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner
Samson Kitur (1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner
Samson Lee (b. 1992), Welsh international rugby union player
Samson Makintsev (1776-1849), Russian-Iranian general
Shimshon Brokman (born 1957), Israeli Olympic sailor
Shimshon Rozen (1952–2011), Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer and colonel

Surname:

Charles Rumney Samson (1883-1931), British air commodore and naval aviation pioneer
Craig Samson (born 1984), Scottish footballer
David Samson (rabbi) (born 1956), Orthodox rabbi
Edmé Samson (1810-1891), French possible forger of porcelain and pottery
Elisabeth Samson (1715—1771), Surinamese coffee plantation owner
Jerome Samson (born 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player for the Carolina Hurricanes
Joseph Samson (1888-1957), composer
Leona D. Samson (b. 1952), American biochemist
Michel Samson (b. 1972), Canadian politician
Paul Samson (1953-2002), British heavy metal guitarist
Polly Samson (born 1962), British novelist, songwriter and journalist
Stéphane Samson (born 1975), French footballer

Middle name:

Joseph Samson Murphy (1933-1998), American President of Queens College, President of Bennington College, and Chancellor of the City University of New York

Patronymic:

See also