Namesakes
Fictional Characters from Song Titles:
1 character
(character) Samantha 2010 Samantha 
Fictional Characters from Television:
16 characters
Samantha Stephens 1964 Bewitched
Samantha Evans 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sami Brady 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sammy Jo Carrington 1981 Dynasty
Samantha Micelli 1984 Who's the Boss?
Sam Thomas 1989 Baywatch
Samantha Milano 1991 Step by Step
Sam Taggart 1994 ER
Sam Ryan 1996 Silent Witness
Sam Carter 1997 Stargate SG-1
Samantha Jones 1998; 2013 Sex and the City; The Carrie Diaries
Sam Spade 2002 Without a Trace
Samantha Newly 2007 Samantha Who?
Root (a.k.a. Samantha) 2011 Person of Interest
Samantha Baker 2011 Body of Proof
Sam Puckett 2007; 2013 iCarly; Sam & Cat
Notable Activists and Revolutionaries:
1 social activist
(social activist) Samantha Smith 1972-1985
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors
Samantha Eggar 1939-
Samantha Bond 1961-
Kari Wuhrer (middle name Samantha) 1967-
Samantha Mathis 1970-
Samantha Morton 1977-
Samantha Sloyan 1979-
Samantha Barks 1990-
Sami Gayle (a.k.a. Samantha) 1996-
Notable Athletes:
1 basketball, 1 tennis
(basketball) Samantha Richards 1983-
(tennis) Samantha Stosur 1984-
Notable Filmmakers:
1 director
Sam Taylor-Johnson 1967-
Notable Musicians:
2 singers
Samantha Mumba 1983-
Samantha Barks 1990-
Olympic Medalists:
3 silver, 2 bronze, 1 bronze/silver, 1 gold
(bronze/silver) Samantha Riley 1992; 1996 swimming - 100 m breaststroke; swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(gold) Samantha Arsenault 2000 swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Samantha Peszek 2008 gymnastics
(bronze) Samantha Richards 2012 basketball
(silver) Samantha Henry-Robinson 2012 4x100 m relay
(silver) Samantha Murray 2012 modern pentathlon
(bronze) Sami Whitcomb 2024 basketball