Sam (given name)

Sam is a given name as well as a nickname, often used by people named Samuel, Sameer, Samira, Samson, and Samantha, Samjhana.

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

C

 * Sam Cassell (born 1969), American basketball player and assistant coach
 * Sam Carter (disambiguation), multiple people
 * Sam Carey (disappeared 1903), American fugitive
 * Sam Chisholm (1939–2018), New Zealand-born media executive
 * Sam Clemons (born 1978), American football player
 * Sam Clark (born 1987), Australian actor, singer and songwriter
 * Sam Clay (born 1993), American baseball 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

 * 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
 * Ulysses S. Grant (1822–1885), American Civil War general and president of the United States

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 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 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 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 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 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 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

 * Cavity Sam, a patient man from HASBRO's Operation
 * Long Sam, American comic strip character
 * Yosemite Sam and Sam Sheepdog, two Looney Tunes characters
 * Maggie & Sam, two Woody Woodpecker characters
 * 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 2000 American fantasy-comedy TV movie Life-Size
 * Sam, a character in the American 2009 comedy television film Mr. Troop Mom
 * 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
 * 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 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