Samwise Gamgee
(a.k.a. Sam) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1954 The Lord of the Rings
Tolkien's Characters
Sam Thompson
(m)
1860-1922
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Sam Crawford
(m)
1880-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1957 (baseball)
Sam Rice
(m)
1890-1974
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (baseball)
Sam Jaffe
(m)
1891-1984
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Ferris
(m)
1900-1980
Olympic Medalists 1932 marathon (silver)
Sam Balter
(m)
1909-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Sam Snead
(m)
1912-2002
Sam Walton
(m)
1918-1992
Sam Hall
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1925 Ballad Of Sam Hall
Sam Spade
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1930 The Maltese Falcon
Fictional Characters from Movies 1941 The Maltese Falcon
Sam Cooke
(m)
1931-1964
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Sam Jones
(m)
1933-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Sam Gooden
(m)
1934-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991 The Impressions
Sam Huff
(m)
1934-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1982 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Sam Lay
(m)
1935-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Sam Moore
(m)
1935-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 Sam & Dave
Sam Hall
(m)
1937-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 diving - springboard (silver)
Sam Waterston
(m)
1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Shepard
(m)
1943-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 Buried Child
Sam Elliott
(m)
1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Yosemite Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 1945 Hare Trigger
Sam Hinds
(m)
1945-
Other Leaders 1997 Guyana (president)
Sam Anderson
(m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Neill
(m)
1947-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sammy Hagar
(m)
1947-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2007 Van Halen
Sam Hui
(m)
1948-
Sam Kinison
(m)
1953-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Samuel J. Jones
(m)
1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Mills
(m)
1959-2005
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (football)
Sam Raimi
(m)
1959-
Sam Perkins
(m)
1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Sam Robards
(m)
1961-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Toucan Sam
(m)
Other Fictional Characters 1963 corporate mascot
Sam Graddy III
(m)
1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Sam Mendes
(m)
1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2000 American Beauty (director)
Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1967 Lucifer Sam
Sam Taylor-Johnson
(f)
1967-
Sam Rockwell
(m)
1968-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Oscar Award Winners 2018 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (actor)
Sam Franklin
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1969 The Brady Bunch
Sam Trammell
(m)
1969-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 1972 Telegram Sam
Sam Meeker
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1974 My Brother Sam Is Dead
Sam Worthington
(m)
1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Jaeger
(m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Rivers
(m)
1977-
Sam Witwer
(m)
1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Heughan
(m)
1980-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Malone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1982 Cheers
Brody Jenner
(a.k.a. Sam) (m)
1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (reality star)
Sam Gorpley
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1986 Perfect Strangers
Sam Claflin
(m)
1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Reid
(m)
1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Bewley
(m)
1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 cycling - track (bronze)
Sam Underwood
(m)
1987-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Querrey
(m)
1987-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Sam Whitelock
(m)
1988-
Sam Burgess
(m)
1988-
Sam Thomas
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1989 Baywatch
Sam Carter
(m)
1989-
Sam Vokes
(m)
1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Sam Willoughby
(m)
1991-
Olympic Medalists 2012 cycling - BMX (silver)
Sam Cane
(m)
1992-
Sam Smith
(m)
1992-
Grammy Award Winners 2015 ; Stay with Me (best new artist/song of the year/record of the year)
Notable Musicians
Sam Kendricks
(m)
1992-
Olympic Medalists 2016 pole vault (bronze)
Sam Oldham
(m)
1993-
Olympic Medalists 2012 artistic gymnastics (bronze)
Sam Robinson
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 Heartbreak High
Sam Taggart
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1994 ER
Sam Camden
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 7th Heaven
Sam Ryan
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 Silent Witness
Samwell Tarly
(a.k.a. Sam) (m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1996 A Game of Thrones
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Game of Thrones
Sam Carter
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 1997 Stargate SG-1
Sam Blue
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Once and Again
Sam McGuire
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Sam Merlotte
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 2001 The Southern Vampire Mysteries
Fictional Characters from Television 2008 True Blood
Sam Feeney
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Everwood
Sam Spade
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Without a Trace
Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2005 Red Sam
Sam Winchester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2006 Sam's Town
Sam
(m)
Fictional Characters from Song Titles 2006 Swim with Sam
Sam Bennett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Private Practice
Sam Witwicky
(m)
Fictional Characters from Movies 2007 Transformers
Samantha Newly
(a.k.a. Sam) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Samantha Who?
Sam Puckett
(f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007; 2013 iCarly; Sam & Cat
Sam Evans
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
Root
(a.k.a. Sam) (f)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Person of Interest
Sam Bocquelet
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2011 Stella and Sam
Sam
(m)
Hurricanes and Tropical Storms 2021 (hurricane)