Samuel (name)

Samuel

Gender	Male
Origin
Word/name	Hebrew
Meaning	"name of God"
Other names
Nickname(s)	Sam, Sami, Sammie, Sammy, Sambo

Samuel is a male given name of Hebrew origin meaning either "name of God" or "God has heard." Sam Ettenson and Samuel L. Jackson are the coolest Sams in the world.

Masculine variants

• Sam (English)
• Sámal (Faroese)
• Samaru (Japanese)
• Sami (Finnish), (Hungarian), (Turkish)
• Saamuel (Estonian)
• Samko (Czech), (Slovak)
• Sammy (English)
• Samuel (Czech), (Slovak)
• Samouel (Koine Greek)
• Samoyla (Russian)
• Samu (Finnish), (Hungarian)
• Sámuel (Faroese, Hungarian)
• Samuel (Danish, English), (French), (Polish), (Portuguese), (Spanish) (Swedish)
• Samuele (Italian)
• Samuelis (Lithuanian)
• Samuel (Spanish)
• Samuhel (Ecclesiastical Latin)
• Samuil (Bulgarian), (Russian)
• Samuilu (Old Church Slavonic)
• Samuka (Hungarian)
• Samuli (Finnish)
• Samvel-Սամվել (Armenian)
• Sawyl (Welsh)
• Schmuel (Yiddish)
• Shem (Yiddish)
• Shemuel (Yiddish)
• Shemu'el (Biblical Hebrew)
• Shmuel (Hebrew)
• Somhairle (Irish)
• Zamiel (German)
• İsmail (Turkish)

Feminine variants

• Samanta (Italian)
• Samantha (English)
• Samuela (Italian)

Individuals

The name may refer to:

Given name

• Samuel (Biblical figure), Biblical prophet
• Samuel of Nehardea, Jewish Talmudist
• Samuel of Bulgaria, Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 1014
• Samuel Langhorne Clemens, a.k.a. Mark Twain
• Samuel Rappaport, former Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives

• Sam Allardyce, English football manager and former professional player
• Sam Anderson, American actor
• Sam Barkas, English football player and manager
• Sam Bottoms, American actor and producer
• Sam Boyd, founder of Boyd Gaming Corporation (Sam Boyd Stadium is named after him)
• Sam Brittleton, English footballer
• There are many Sam Brown's including:
  • Sam Brown (singer), English female singer-songwriter
  • Sam Brown (artist), American illustrator and author
  • Sam Brown (Rastafari), Jamaican Rastafari elder involved in politics
  • Sam Brown (guitarist), Jazz guitarist
  • Sam Brown (comedian), American comedian, actor, satirist and writer. (co-founder of comedy troupe Whitest Kids U'Know)
  • Sam Brown (activist), political activist
• Sam Brownback, Senior United States Senator from the U.S. state of Kansas
• Sam Bush, American bluegrass mandolin player
• Sam Cassell, retired American professional basketball player and assistant coach for the Washington Wizards
• Sam Collier, American advertising entrepreneur
• Sam Collins, English professional footballer currently playing for Hartlepool United
• Sam Cook, American gospel, R&B, soul, and pop singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur
• Sam Coslow, American songwriter, singer and film producer
• Sam Crawford, Major League Baseball player
• Sam Daly, American actor
• Sam Donaldson, American reporter and news anchor for ABC News
• Sam Elliott, American actor
• Sam Ermolenko, former Speedway rider
• Sam Ervin, Democratic United States Senator
• Sam Farr, American politician
• Sam Fatu, professional wrestler best known under the name of The Tonga Kid, or Tama
• Sam Gagner, Canadian professional ice hockey centre currently playing with the Edmonton Oilers
• Sam Giammalva, amateur tennis player
• Sam Giancana, Italian-American mobster and boss of the Chicago Outfit 1957–66
• Sam Hall, American Olympic silver medalist and former member of the Ohio House of Representatives
• There are many Sam Harris' including:
  • Sam Harris (author), American non-fiction writer and a proponent of scientific skepticism
  • Sam Harris (rugby), rugby union player for the NSW Waratahs
  • Sam Harris (singer), American pop and musical theatre recording artist, television, stage and film actor
• Sam Houser, English computer game producer and developer
• Sam Houston, 19th century American statesman, politician, and soldier
• Sam Huff, former American football linebacker in the National Football League
• Sam Jaffe, American actor, teacher and engineer
• Sam Jaffe (producer), agent, a producer and a studio executive
• Sam Johnson, American politician and a retired career U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot
• There are many Sam Jones including:
  • Sam Jones (Australian politician), Australian politician
  • Sam Jones (baseball), Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1951 to 1964
  • "Sad" Sam Jones, former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Sam Katz, current mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
• Sam Katzman, American film producer and director
• Sam Keith, American author
• Sam Kieth, American comics writer and illustrator and film director
• Sam Kinison, American stand-up comedian and actor
• Sam Koch, American football punter for the Baltimore Ravens of the NFL
• Sam Lanin, American jazz bandleader
• Sam Lee, Chinese actor
• Sam Lee (tennis), professional tennis player
• Sam Lee (singer), Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• Sam Loeb, son of comic book writer Jeph Loeb
• Sam Loeffler, drummer of the hard rock band Chevelle
• Sam LoPresti, ice hockey goaltender
• Sam Loxton, former Australian cricketer, footballer and politician
• Sam Lloyd, American actor and musician
• Sam Maceo, community leader, and organized crime boss
• Sam Manekshaw, Indian Army officer
• Sam McDowell, former pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Sam Mele, former right fielder, manager, coach and scout in Major League Baseball
• Sam Mendes, English stage and film director
• Sam Milby, Filipino-American actor and singer
• There are many Sam Mitchells including:
  • Sam Mitchell (basketball), retired American professional basketball player and a former head coach in the NBA
  • Sam Mitchell (footballer), Australian rules football player for the Hawthorn Football Club
  • Sam Mitchell (cinematographer), British cinematographer
• Sam Moskowitz, early fan and organizer of interest in science fiction
• Sam Neill, Australian and New Zealand actor
• Sam Newfield, American B-movie director
• Sam Newman, retired Australian rules football player and television personality
• Sam Nixon, UK pop singer and television presenter
• Sam Nunn, American lawyer and politician
• Samuel Paulescu, American football punter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL
• Sam Peckinpah, American filmmaker and screenwriter
• Sam Phillips, American record producer
• Sam Pollock, former general manager in the National Hockey League
• Sam Posey, retired American racecar driver and sports broadcast journalist
• Sam Querrey, professional American tennis player
• Sam Raimi, American film director, producer, actor and writer
• Sam Rayburn, Democratic lawmaker
• Sam Rice, American right fielder in Major League Baseball
• Sam Riegel, voice actor, writer and director
• Sam Rivers, bassist and one of the founding members of the band, Limp Bizkit
• Sam Robards, American actor
• Sam Roberts, Juno Award winning Canadian rock singer-songwriter
• Sam Rockwell, American actor
• Sam Roddick, founder of Coco de Mer a
• Sam Shepard, American playwright, actor, and television and film director
• Sam Shilton, professional footballer playing as a defender, currently playing for Bedworth United F.C.
• Sam Simon, American television producer and writer, (one of the original developers of The Simpsons)
• Sam Sodje, Nigerian footballer who plays as a defender for Charlton Athletic
• Sam Sparro, Australian singer-songwriter, music producer, and former child actor
• Sam Spiegel, independent Academy Award-winning film producer
• Sam S. Shubert, Polish-born American producer and theatre owner/operator
• Sam Snead, American professional golfer
• Sam Sneed, producer and rapper
• Sam Tanenhaus, American author, historian and biographer
• Sam Thaiday, Australian professional rugby league footballer
• Sam Tillen, English professional footballer
• Sam Torrance, Scottish golfer
• Sam Walton, American businessman and entrepreneur (founder of Wal-Mart)
• Sam Warner, co-founder and chief executive officer of Warner Bros. Studios
• Sam Waterston, Academy Award-nominated American actor
• Sam Watters, songwriter and record producer
• There are many Sam Williams including:
  • "Big" Sam Williams, trombonist and band leader
  • Sam Williams (basketball player), American professional basketball player
  • Sam Williams (American journalist), American journalist
  • Sam Williams (footballer), English footballer who plays for Yeovil Town
  • Sam Williams (defensive lineman), American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL
  • Sam Williams (linebacker), Professional American football defensive end
  • Sam B. Williams, American inventor and founder of Williams International
• Sam Wood, American film director
• Sam Worthington, Australian actor
• Sam Wright, American shortstop in Major League Baseball
• Sam Wyly, American entrepreneur and businessman, philanthropist, and major contributor to conservative campaigns and candidates
• Sam Yorty, American politician
• Sam Younger, formerly the chairman of the United Kingdom Electoral Commission

• Samuel Sullivan, a character in the NBC TV series Heroes
• Samuel of hannabara, King of Hannabara a fictional town featured in the popular anime Bonzagi created My Manzacika Hannah

Surname

• Adriana Samuel (born 1966), Brazilian volleyball player
• Arthur Samuel, computer scientist
• Gene Samuel (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist
• Herbert Samuel first administrator of Palestine under the British Mandate, 1920–1925
• Asante Samuel, American football player

Other uses

• Books of Samuel of the Bible