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''''Sam''' is a given name or nickname, often used by people named "[[Samuel (name)|Samuel]]," "[[Samson (name)|Samson]]," and "[[Samantha]]", and occasionally used by people named "[[Salvatore (disambiguation)|Salvatore]]." Notable people with the name include: {{compact ToC|name=no|side=yes|top=yes|i=|u=|x=|z=|custom1=Fictional characters|custom2=See also}} ==A== [[File:Allardyce May 2015.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Sam Allardyce|"Big Sam" Allardyce]] as manager of [[West Ham United F.C.|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 * [[Sam Arnold]] (born 1996), English-born, Irish rugby union player ==B== [[File:Sam Brownback official portrait 3.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[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 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 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== [[File:Sam Cooke billboard.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[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== [[File:Senator Sam Dastyari March 2014.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[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== [[File:Sam Eyde photographed 1910.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Sam Eyde]] was the founder of [[Norsk Hydro]] and [[Elkem]].]] * [[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 Faber|Samantha "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== [[File:Sam Giancana.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[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== [[File:Sam Houston c1850-crop.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[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 ==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 * [[Sam Joyce ( born 2006 in Sydney. he loves basketball. He played reps for Norths Basketball and played Marlin's rep rugby)]] ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh boisssssssssssss ==K== [[File:Sam Koch 2015.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Sam Koch]], [[punter (football)|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== [[File:Sam Lloyd at WonderCon 2009.JPG|thumb|right|120px|[[Sam Lloyd]] played lawyer [[Ted Buckland]] on the American [[comedy-drama]] ''[[Scrubs (TV series)|Scrubs]]''.]] * [[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 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== [[File:SAM MOA.jpg|thumb|right|120px|[[Sam Moa]], playing for [[Tonga national rugby league team]]]] * [[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== [[File:Samheadshot.jpeg|thumb|120px|right|[[Sam Roddick]], founder of British lingerie brand ''Coco de Mer'']] * [[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]] (1899&ndash;1987), Canadian ice hockey player * [[Sam Russell (disambiguation)]], multiple people * [[Sam Ryan]] (born 1969), American sportscaster ==S== [[File:Sam Snead 1967.JPG|thumb|120px|right|[[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 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== [[File:Sam Thaiday (28 July 2009, Sydney).jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[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== * [[Sam Vincent (disambiguation)]], multiple people * [[Sam Virgo]] (born 1985), Australian rules footballer ==W== <!-- [[WP:NFCC]] violation: [[File:Warner, Sam.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Sam Warner]], co-founder and [[Chief Executive Officer|CEO]] of [[Warner Bros. Studios]]]] --> [[File:Sam Worthington 4, 2013.jpg|thumb|120px|right|[[Sam Worthington]] played [[Jake Sully]] in the 2009 film ''[[Avatar (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]] (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'' * Samson Merandus, from the Red Queen series. * [[List of Uncharted characters#Samuel "Sam" Drake|Samuel "Sam" Drake]], from ''[[Uncharted 4: A Thief's End]]'' * [[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 Manson, cartoon character in the TV series ''[[Danny Phantom]]'' * [[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 (comics)|Falcon]] * [[Sam Winchester]], one of the two protagonists of the American drama television series ''Supernatural'' * [[Sam Witwicky]], protagonist of the first three ''[[Transformers (film series)|Transformers]]'' films; portrayed by [[Shia LaBeouf]] * [[Uncle Sam]], a personification of the United States government * [[Yosemite Sam]], a ''Looney Tunes'' character * Sam, onion farmer in the novel ''[[Holes (novel)|Holes]]'' and its [[Holes (film)|film adaptation]] * Sam, of the American comic character duo [[Sam & Max]] * Sam-I-Am, a character in the Dr. Seuss book ''[[Green Eggs and Ham]]'' * Sam Woods, in the TV show ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' * Sam, the title character in ''[[Fireman Sam]]'' * Sam Lawton, the portagonist in ''[[Final Destination 5]]'' ==See also== * [[Sam (surname)]] * [[Sam (disambiguation)]] {{given name}} [[Category:Unisex given names]] [[Category:English unisex given names]] [[Category:English-language unisex given names]] [[Category:Hypocorisms]]'