'''Sam''' is a unisex given name. It is often short for other names, such as Samuel or Samantha.
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==A== [[File:Allardyce May 2015.jpg|thumb|120px|right|"Big Sam" Allardyce as manager of West Ham United in 2015]] *Sam Abbas (born 1993), Egyptian film producer and director *Sam Adams (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Adekugbe (born 1995), Canadian soccer player *Sam Albatros, Greek writer *Sam Allardyce (born 1954), English football manager and player *Sam Altman (born 1985), American entrepreneur *Sam Anderson (born 1945), American actor *Sam Antonacci (born 2003), American baseball player *Sam Arday (1945–2017), Ghanaian football coach *Sammy Arnold (born 1996), English-born, Irish rugby player
==B== [[File:Sam Brownback official portrait 3.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Sam Brownback, United States Senator from Kansas, 1996 to 2011]] *Sam Babcock (1901–1970), American football player *Sam Baker (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Balter (1909–1998), American basketball player *Sam Bankman-Fried (born 1992), American entrepreneur and suspected fraudster *Sam Barkas (1909–1989), English football player and manager *Sam Barlow (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Bass (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Beal (born 1996), American football player *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 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 Bradford (born 1987), American football player *Sam Brittleton (1885–1951), English footballer *Sam Brown (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Brownback (born 1956), American politician from Kansas *Sam Brunelli (born 1943), American football player *Sam Burgess (born 1988), English rugby player *Sam Bush (born 1952), American bluegrass mandolin player *Sam Buttrey (born 1961), American game-show contestant and podcaster
==C== [[File:Sam Cooke billboard.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sam Cooke was known as the "King of Soul" for his distinctive vocals]] *Sam Carey (disappeared 1903), American fugitive *Sam Carlson (born 1998), American baseball player *Sam Carter (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Cassell (born 1969), American basketball player and assistant coach *Sam Castronova (born 1996), American football player *Sam Chisholm (1939–2018), New Zealand-born media executive *Sam Clark (born 1987), Australian actor, singer and songwriter *Sam Clay (born 1993), American baseball player *Sam Clemons (born 1978), American football player *Sam Cogan (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player *Sam Collier (1912–1950), American advertising entrepreneur *Sam Collins (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Concepcion (born 1992), Filipino singer *Sam Cooke (1931–1964), American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur *Sam Coonrod (born 1992), American baseball player *Sam Cooper (American football) (1909–1998), American football player *Sam Coslow (1902–1982), American songwriter, singer and film producer *Sam Cosmi (born 1999), American football player *Sam Crawford (1880–1968), American baseball player *Sam Cunningham (1950–2021), American football player
==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 politician from New South Wales *Sam Davies (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Davis (1842–1863), Confederate soldier and spy *Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990), American singer, actor, comedian and dancer *Sam Day (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam De Grasse (1875–1953), Canadian actor *Sam Delaplane (born 1995), American baseball pitcher *Sam Demel (born 1985), American baseball pitcher *Sam Denby (born 1998), American YouTuber *Sam Donaldson (born 1934), American reporter and news anchor *Sam Duncan, Irish football player *Sam Dunell (born 1990), Australian football player
==E== [[File:Sam Eyde photographed 1910.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sam Eyde, founder of Norsk Hydro and Elkem]] [[File:Sam Fuld running.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sam Fuld]] *Sam Ehlinger (born 1998), American football player *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 (born 1987), American ice hockey player *Sam Farr (born 1941), American politician from California *Sam Fatu (born 1965), American wrestler *Sam Feldt (born 1993), Dutch DJ and music producer *Sam Peter Christopher Fernando (1909-after 1962), Sri Lankan lawyer, diplomat, and politician *Sam Fisher (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Fletcher (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Francis (1923–1994), American painter and printmaker *Sam Franklin (American football) (born 1996), American football player *Sam Fuld (born 1981), American baseball player and manager
==G== thumb|right|120px|Mobster Sam Giancana *Sam Gagner (born 1989), Canadian ice hockey player *Sam Gargan (footballer) (born 1989), English football player *Sam Gargan (politician) (1948–2025), Canadian politician *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 *Sam Gilley (born 1994), English boxer *Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974), Polish-American film producer *Sam Gutowitz (1904–1991), American businessman, founder of the Sam Goody record store chain
==H== [[File:Sam Houston c1850-crop.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sam Houston serving as a United States Senator of Texas, 1850]] *Sam Haggerty (born 1994), American baseball player *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 Hartman (born 1999), American football player *Sam Hecht (born 2003), American football player *Sam Henry (musician) (1956–2022), American drummer *Sam Hentges (born 1996), American baseball player *Sam Hentges (ice hockey) (born 1999), American ice hockey player *Sam Heughan (born 1980), Scottish actor *Sam Hill (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Hilliard (born 1994), American baseball player *Sam Holmes (sailor), American sailor and YouTuber *Sam Horn (born 1963), American baseball player *Sam Horn (American football) (born 2003), American football and baseball player *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 Howard (born 1993), American baseball player *Sam Howell (born 2000), American football player *Sam Huard (born 2002), American football player *Sam Hubbard (born 1996), American football player *Sam Huff (1934–2021), American football player *Sam Huff (baseball) (born 1998), American baseball player *Sam Hui (born 1948), Hong Kong musician, singer, songwriter and actor *Sam Hunt (born 1984), American singer and songwriter
==I==
*Sam Iorio (born 1998), American-Israeli basketball player *Sam Irwin-Hill (born 1990), American football player
==J== *Sam Jackson (footballer) (born 1998), Liberian footballer *Sam Jaffe (1891–1984), American actor, teacher and engineer *Sam Jaffe (producer) (1901–2000), American film producer, agent and studio executive *Sam Johnson (1930–2020), American politician and U.S. Air Force officer and fighter pilot *Sam Johnstone (born 1993), English footballer *Sam E. Jonah (born 1949), Ghanaian businessman *Sam Jones (disambiguation), multiple people
==K== [[File:Sam Koch 2015.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Sam Koch, punter for the Baltimore Ravens since 2006]] *Sam Kamara (born 1997), American football player *Sam Kasiano (born 1990), New Zealand rugby 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 Kerr (born 1993), Australian football player *Sam Kerr (born 1999), Scottish football player *Sam Khan Ilkhani Zafaranlu (died 1866/67), leader of the Kurdish Zafaranlu tribe and ruler of the town of Quchan *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 player
==L== [[File:Sam Lloyd at WonderCon 2009.JPG|thumb|right|120px|Sam Lloyd played lawyer Ted Buckland on the American comedy-drama ''Scrubs'']] *Sam Landry (born 2003), American softball player *Sam Lanin (1891–1977), American jazz bandleader *Sam LaPorta (born 2001), American football player *Sam Leach (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Lee (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Little (golfer) (born 1975), English professional golfer *Sam Lloyd (1963–2020), American character actor and musician *Sam Long (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam LoPresti (1917–1984), American ice hockey goaltender *Sam Low (born 1970), American businessman and politician from Washington State *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 Macaroni (born 1975), American actor, film director, and writer *Sam Maceo (1894–1951), Sicilian-American businessman and organized crime boss *Sam Mackinnon, Australian basketball player *Sam Manekshaw (1914–2008), Indian Army officer *Sam Mangubat (born 1990), Filipino singer *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 player *Sam McDowell (born 1943), American baseball pitcher *Sam McIntosh (born 1990), Australian parathlete *Sam McKendry (born 1989), New Zealand rugby player *Sam Mele (1922–2017), American baseball player, manager, coach and scout *Sam Mendes (born 1965), English stage and film director *Sam Mewis (born 1992), American soccer player *Sam Milby (born 1984), Filipino-American actor and singer *Sam Mirza (1517–1566/67), Safavid prince and poet in 16th-century Iran *Sam Mitchell (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Mizrahi (born 1971), Iranian-born Canadian real estate developer *Sam Moa (born 1986), Tongan-New Zealand rugby player *Sam Moll (born 1992), American baseball player *Sam Montgomery (born 1990), American football player *Sam Moran (born 1978), Australian entertainer *Sam Moskowitz (1920–1997), American science fiction writer, critic, and historian *Sam Mustipher (born 1996), American football player *Sam Myhrman (1912–1965), Swedish Air Force general *Sam Mvimbi (born 1999), South African field hockey player
==N== *Sam Nakagama, Japanese businessman and economist *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 Noakes (born 1997), English boxer *Sam Nogajski (born 1979), Australian cricket umpire *Sam Nordquist (died 2024), American murder victim *Sam Nunn (born 1938), American lawyer and politician from Georgia
==O== *Sam Okuayinonu (born 1998), Liberian-American football player *Sam Okyere (born 1991), Ghanaian television personality
==P== *Sam Paulescu (born 1984), American football punter *Sam Pease, English-born New Zealand author, television presenter, journalist and television host *Sam Peckinpah (1925–1984), American filmmaker and screenwriter *Sam Perrett (born 1985), New Zealand rugby player *Sam Perrin (1901–1998), American 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 Presti (born 1977), American basketball manager *Sam C. Pointer Jr. (1934–2008), American attorney and 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 Raben (born 1997), American soccer player *Sam Raimi (born 1959), American film director, producer, actor and writer *Sam Rayburn (1882–1961), American politician from Texas *Sam Register (born 1969), American television producer and businessman *Sam Rice (1890–1974), American baseball pitcher and right fielder *Sam Riegel (born 1976), American voice actor, writer and director *Sam Rivers (jazz musician) (1923–2011), American jazz musician and composer *Sam Robards (born 1961), American actor *Sam Roberts (disambiguation), multiple people *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 (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Rothschild (1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey player *Sam Roush (born 2003), American football 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 beach volleyball player *Sam Schwartzstein (born 1989), American football player *Sam Scott, New Zealand director *Sam Sebo (1906–1933), American football player *Sam Selman (born 1990), American baseball player *Sam Shaw (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Sheedy (born 1988), English professional boxer *Sam Shendi Egyptian-born British sculptor *Sam Shepard (1943–2017), American playwright, actor, author, screenwriter, and director *Sam Shepherd (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Shilton (born 1978), English footballer *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 Singer (1912–2001), American animator and animation producer *Sam Singer (basketball) (born 1995), American-Israeli basketball player * Sam Sloma (born 1982), English football player *Sam Sloman (born 1997), American football player *Sam Smith (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Snead (1912–2002), American golfer *Sam Sneed (born 1968), American producer and rapper *Sam Sodje (born 1979), Nigerian footballer *Sam Sparro (born 1982), Australian singer, songwriter, and producer *Sam Spiegel (1901–1985), Austrian-born American independent film producer *Sam Sullivan (born 1959), Canadian politician *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 Tecklenburg (born 1997), American football player *Sam Thaiday (born 1985), Australian rugby 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 footballer
==W== [[File:Sam Worthington 4, 2013.jpg|thumb|120px|right|Sam Worthington played Jake Sully in the 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 CEO 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 Weaver (1909–1985), English footballer *Sam Weaver (baseball) (1855–1914), American baseball player *Sam Webb (disambiguation), multiple people *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 Wiglusz (born 1999), American football player *Sam Wilder (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Williams (disambiguation), multiple people *Sam Winnall (born 1991), English footballer *Sam Witwer (born 1977), American actor *Sam Wood (1883–1949), American film director and producer *Sam Worthington (born 1976), Australian actor *Sam Wright (disambiguation), multiple people *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
==Z== *Sam Zell (1941–2023), American billionaire businessman and philanthropist *Sam Zvibleman, American television writer
==Fictional characters== * Lawyer Sam, a character from the 1985 American drama television series ''Hell Town'' * Long Sam, American comic strip character * Yosemite Sam and Sam Sheepdog, two ''Looney Tunes'' characters * Maggie & Sam, two Woody Woodpecker characters * Cavity Sam, a patient man from HASBRO's Operation * Sam, a character in the 1988 American drama film ''Another Woman'' * Sam, a character in the 1993 American romantic comedy-drama film ''Benny & Joon'' * Sam, a character in the 1997 American drama television film ''Deep Family Secrets'' * Sam, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV film ''Life-Size'' * Sam, a character is a 2000 American romantic comedy film ''Enemies of Laughter'' * Sam, a character in the American 2009 comedy television film ''Mr. Troop Mom'' * Sam, a character from ''Zip Zip'' * Sam, a character in the 2016 American workplace teen comedy film ''Hickey'' * Sam, one of the two main characters in the 2022 American comedy film ''Sam & Kate'' * Sam, a character in the 2023 independent film ''Close to You'' * Sam Alexander, Marvel Comics character also known as Nova * Sam Armstrong, a character in the Canadian-American martial arts 1995 movie ''Law of the Jungle'' * Sam Bains, a character from the film ''Back to the Future'' * Sam Brown, a character in the 2004 American animated Western musical comedy film ''Home on the Range'' * Sam Cahill, a character from the 2009 film ''Brothers'' * Samantha Carter, in the TV show ''Stargate SG-1'' * Sam Crenshaw, a character in the 1980s Canadian children's television program ''Today's Special'' * Samuel "Sam" Drake, from ''Uncharted 4: A Thief's End'' * Sam Porter Bridges, the protagonist of ''Death Stranding'' * Samuel "Sam", a character from ''Total Drama: Revenge of the Island'' * Sam Eagle, from ''The Muppet Show'' * Sam Emerson, a character from the film ''The Lost Boys'' * Sam Evans, a character in the TV series ''Glee'' * Sam Fisher, protagonist of the ''Splinter Cell'' video game series * Sam Flagg, a character in the TV series ''M*A*S*H'' * Sam Flusky, protagonist of the novel and film ''Under Capricorn'' * Sam Flynn, protagonist of the film ''Tron: Legacy'' * Samwise Gamgee, in J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium * Samantha "Sam" Giddings, one of eight protagonist in the survival horror game ''Until Dawn'' * Sam Gideon, the main character in ''Vanquish'' * Sam Gillman, a younger boy from Ruby Gillman * Sam Guthrie, Marvel Comics character also known as Cannonball * Sam Hell, the main character in the 1988 and 1993 American science fiction action films ''Hell Comes to Frogtown'' and ''Return to Frogtown'' * Sam Jones, main character in Welsh children's show ''Fireman Sam'' * Samantha "Sam" Kanisky, a character on the American television sitcom ''Gimme a Break'' * Detective Sam Keith, a character from the 1980 New Zealand docu-drama feature film ''Beyond Reasonable Doubt'' * Sam Klieber, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama film ''Adam'' * Sam Loomis, character in the novel and film ''Psycho'' * Sam Malone, character on the American sitcom television series ''Cheers'' * Samantha "Sam" Manson, cartoon character in the TV series ''Danny Phantom'' * Sam Maris, a character in the 1990 American comedy film ''Ski Patrol'' * Sam McKinney, a character in the American television sitcom ''Diff'rent Strokes'' * Samantha "Sam" Micelli, a character in the TV show ''Who's the Boss?'' * Samantha "Sam" Milano, a character in the TV sitcom ''Step by Step'' * Samantha "Sam" Montgomery, in the film ''A Cinderella Story'' * Samantha "Sam" Moore, a character in the 1989 action film ''No Holds Barred'' * Sam Puckett, in the TV show ''iCarly'' and ''Sam & Cat'' * Samuel "Jetstream Sam" Rodrigues, a character in ''Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance'' * Sam Seaborn, on the TV series ''The West Wing'' portrayed by Rob Lowe * Sam Sharp, a ''Louds'' character * Sam Smythe, a character played by Les Lye in the 1983 Nickelodeon production ''UFO Kidnapped'' * Sam Snow, a character in ''The Creature Cases'' * Sam Spade, protagonist in the novel and film ''The Maltese Falcon'', created by Dashiell Hammett * Sam Sparks, a character in ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs'' and ''Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2'' * Sam Sullivan, character in ''The 5th Wave'' * 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 Tucker, a character in the 1937 British musical film ''Song of the Forge'' * Sam Uley, a character in the novel and film ''Twilight'' * Sam Vimes, is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series *Sam Waldron, character from ''Postman Pat'' * Sam Wilson, Marvel superhero also known as Falcon and Captain America ** Sam Wilson (Marvel Cinematic Universe), the primary film/television adaptation of the character * 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 * Toucan Sam, cartoon mascot for Kellogg's Froot Loops breakfast cereal * Uncle Sam, a personification of the United States government * Sam, a character in the film ''Casablanca'' * Sam, a bartender in the comic book series ''Kingsman: The Red Diamond'' * Sam, an onion farmer in the novel ''Holes'' and its film adaptation * Sam, a character in the novel and film ''The Magnificent Ambersons'' * Sam, of the American comic character duo ''Sam & Max'' * Sam-I-Am, a character in the Dr. Seuss book ''Green Eggs and Ham'' * Sam (Totally Spies), main character in the French animated show ''Totally Spies!'' * Sam Lawton, the protagonist in ''Final Destination 5'' * Pajama Sam, protagonist of the adventure series "Pajama Sam" by Humongous Entertainment * Peter Sam and Sam, two locomotives from Thomas & Friends * Sam, the title character on ''Sam and Friends'' * SAM or S.A.M., a character from ''The Outer Worlds'' * Sam, the teenage girl from ''Harry and His Bucket Full of Dinosaurs''
==See also== *Sam (surname) *Sam (disambiguation) *Sammy (disambiguation)
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