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
- 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
- Sam Arnold (born 1996), English-born, Irish rugby union player
B
- Sam Babcock (1901–1970), American football player
- Sam Baker (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam Barkas (1909–1989), English football player and manager
- Sam Barlow (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam Bass (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 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 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 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 Daly (born 1984), American actor
- 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 Elliott (born 1944), American actor
- Sam Ermolenko (born 1960), American speedway rider
- Sam Ervin (1896–1985), American politician
- Sam Eyde (1866–1940), Norwegian engineer and industrialist
F
- 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 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 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 Huff (born 1934), American football linebacker
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 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 Lanin (1891–1977), American jazz bandleader
- Sam Leach (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam A. LeBlanc, III (born 1938), American lawyer and politician
- Sam Lee (disambiguation), multiple people
- 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 Moran (born 1978), Australian entertainer
- Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997), American science fiction writer, critic, and historian
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
- Sam Qualiana (born 1986), American filmmaker and actor
- Sam Querrey (born 1987), American tennis player
R
- 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 Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam Russell (disambiguation), multiple people
- Sam Ryan (born 1969), American sportscaster
S
- Sam Samore, American artist
- 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 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
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- 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 or 1971), American actor
V
- Sam Vincent (born 1963), American basketball player
W
- 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 (1848–1928), American baseball player
- 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
- Samantha Carter, in the TV show Stargate SG-1
- Sam Eagle, from The Muppet Show
- Sam Fisher (Splinter Cell), protagonist of the Splinter Cell video game series
- Sam Flynn, protagonist of the film Tron: Legacy
- Samwise Gamgee, in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium
- Sam Puckett (iCarly), in the TV show iCarly
- Sam Puckett (Sam & Cat), in the TV show Sam & Cat
- Sam Seaborn, on the TV series The West Wing portrayed by Rob Lowe
- Samwell Tarly, in George R. R. Martin's A Song of Fire and Ice book series, and the TV show Game of Thrones adapted from the same series
- Sam Wilson, Marvel superhero the Falcon
- Sam Winchester, one of the two protagonists of the American drama television series Supernatural
- Sam Witwicky, protagonist of the first three Transformers films; portrayed by Shia LaBeouf
- Uncle Sam, a personification of the United States government
- Yosemite Sam, a Looney Tunes character
- Sam (Trick 'r Treat), the main character in the horror movie Trick 'r Treat
- Sam, onion farmer in the novel Holes and its film adaption
- Sam, of the American comic character duo Sam & Max
- Sam-I-Am, a in the Dr. Seuss book Green Eggs and Ham
- Sam Woods, in the TV show Totally Spies!
- Sam, the title character in Fireman Sam
See also
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