# Sam (given name)

Sam is a given name as well as a nickname, often used by people named Samuel, Sameer, Samira, Samson, and Samantha.
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* Z
* Fictional characters
* References

## A

* 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 Arday (1945–2017), Ghanaian football coach
* Sammy Arnold (born 1996), English-born, Irish rugby union player

## B

* 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 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 Bradford (born 1987), American football player
* 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
* Sam Buttrey (born 1961), American game-show contestant and podcaster

## C

* 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 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 for PWHL Toronto
* 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

* 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
* 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, Westmeath Gaelic footballer
* Sam Dunell (born 1990), Australian rules football player

## E

* 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 professional wrestler
* Sam Feldt (born 1993), Dutch DJ and music producer
* Sam Peter Christopher Fernando (1909-after 1962), Sri Lankan Sinhala 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 major league baseball outfielder and general manager

## 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
* Samuel Goldwyn (1882–1974), Polish-American film producer

## H

* 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 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 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 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 in the Israeli Basketball Premier League
* 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

* Sam Kamara (born 1997), American football player
* 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 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 punter

## L

* 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 member of the Washington State House of Representatives
* Sam Loxton (1921–2011), Australian cricketer, footballer and politician

## M

* 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), Field Marshal of the Indian Army
* 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 League player
* Sam Mele (1922–2017), American baseball right fielder, 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 Moa (born 1986), Tongan-New Zealand Rugby League 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 major 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 Nogajski (born 1979), Australian cricket umpire
* 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 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 Presti (born 1977), general manager of the NBA's Oklahoma City Thunder since 2007
* 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 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 (fullback) (born 1995), American football player
* Sam Rosen (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sam Rothschild (1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey player
* Sam Russell (disambiguation), multiple people
* Sam Ryan (born 1969), American sportscaster

## S

* Sam Samore, American artist
* Sam Schachter (born 1990), Canadian Olympic 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 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 for Israeli team Bnei Herzliya
* Sam Sloma (born 1982), English football player
* Sam Sloman (born 1997), American football player
* 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 footballer
* Sam Sparro (born 1983), 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

* 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 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

* 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 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 movie Another Woman
* Sam, a character in the 1993 American romantic comedy-drama movie Benny & Joon
* Sam, a character in the 1997 American drama television movie Deep Family Secrets
* Sam, a character in the 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie Life-Size
* Sam, a character is a 2000 American romantic comedy movie Enemies of Laughter
* Sam, a character in the American 2009 comedy television film Mr. Troop Mom
* Sam, a character in the 2016 American workplace teen comedy movie Hickey
* Sam, one of the two main characters in the 2022 American comedy movie Sam & Kate
* Sam, a character in the 2023 independent movie Close to You
* Sam Bains, a character from the movie Back to the Future
* Sam Brown, a character in the 2004 American animated Western musical comedy movie Home on the Range
* 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 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 Hell, the main character in the 1988 and 1993 American science fiction action movies 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 movie Beyond Reasonable Doubt
* Sam Klieber, a character in the 2009 American romantic comedy-drama movie 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 movie 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 movie No Holds Barred
* Sam Puckett, in the TV show iCarly, who is the same Sam Puckett in the TV show 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 movie Song of the Forge
* Sam Uley, a character in the novel and movie Twilight
* Sam Vimes, is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series
* Sam Wilson, Marvel superhero the Falcon/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