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:
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
Sam Okyere (born 1991), Ghanaian television personality
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
Sam Qualiana (born 1986), American filmmaker and actor
Sam Querrey (born 1987), American tennis player
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
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
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
Sam Vincent (born 1963), American basketball player
Sam Virgo (born 1985), Australian rules footballer
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
Sam Yorty (1909–1998), American politician from California
Sam Young (disambiguation), multiple people
Sam Younger (born 1951), British media and charity manager
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
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