Samson (disambiguation)
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Samson is a Biblical figure known for his superhuman strength, derived from his hair.
Samson may also refer to:
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[edit] People
- Samson of Dol, British saint
- Samson (bishop) (died 1112), chaplain to William the Conqueror, later Bishop of Worcester
- David Samson (rabbi) (born 1956), Orthodox rabbi
- Jerome Samson (born 1987), Canadian NHL ice hockey player for the Carolina Hurricanes
- Samson Kitur (1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Savanna Samson (born 1967), American pornograhic actress
- Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Samson, fightname of female Muay Thai boxing champion Siriporn Thaweesuk
- Samson (comics), comic book characters of the name
[edit] Film and television
- Brock Samson, a fictional character from the animated series The Venture Bros
- Samson & Goliath, a Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon
- Samson en Gert, a Belgian children's show
- Samson (1914 film), a 1914 film
- Samson (1961 film), a 1967 film by Andrzej Wajda
- Samson the bear, a character from Sesamstraße, the German-language version of children's show Sesame Street
- Samson, a character from the comedy film Half Baked
- Edgar "Samson" Leonhardt, a character from Carnivàle
- Samson, the name used in English language dubbing for Santo, a Mexican wrestler/superhero
- Samson, Irish film production company, producers of Once
- Samson Clogmeyer, a character from the Cartoon Network series Camp Lazlo
- Samson, the hero of several Sword and sandal films, some of which were based on the Biblical figure, some not
[edit] Music
- Samson (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel
- Samson (band), a British rock band formed in 1977
- Samson (song) by Emly Starr
- "Samson", a song on Regina Spektor's 2006 album Begin to Hope
- Samson and Delilah (opera), an 1877 opera in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns
- Samson and Delilah (song) by Grateful Dead
[edit] Places
- Samson, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
- Samson, Alabama, United States
- Sầm Sơn, a city in Vietnam
- Samson, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
- Samson, Doubs, a commune of the Doubs département in France
[edit] Companies
- Samson AG
- Samson Technologies, an audio production conglomerate
- Samson Ceramics, reproduction ceramics, 1845–1969
- Samson Tractor, a division of General Motors from 1917 to 1922, which also made trucks
[edit] See also
[edit] Vehicles
- Samson (locomotive), Canada's oldest locomotive
- Sampson (1855–1884), one of the four South Devon Railway Tornado class steam locomotives
- Samson (crane barge), wrecked on the Irish coast in 1987
[edit] Other uses
- Samson Agonistes, a 1671 closet drama based on the Biblical story by John Milton
- Samson Option, a deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons, especially as applied to Israel
- The Samson Option (book), a 1991 book by Seymour Hersh on that subject
- Samson (magazine), a Japanese gay magazine featuring chubby and older men
- Samson (Fox Feature Syndicate), a comic book hero published by Fox Features Syndicate
- Doc Samson, a gamma radiation powered Marvel superhero
- Samson and Goliath (cranes), twin shipbuilding gantry cranes in Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
- Samson (dinosaur), dinosaur with the most complete Tyrannosaurus skull ever found
- Samson, a name for the ND-5000 32-bit processor made by Norsk Data
- Samson Unit, Israel Defense Forces Special Forces, 1988–1995
- Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station, an Israeli remote weapon system
- Samson, an alternative name for the wine grape Cinsaut
- Samson fish, a jack of the genus Seriola
- Samson (gorilla), the most prominent former resident of the Milwaukee County Zoo
[edit] See also
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