Namesakes
Mark Twain
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1835-1910 
Notable Writers
Samuel Beckett
(m) 1906-1989
Nobel Prize Winners 1969 (literature)
Notable Writers
Samuel Morse
(m) 1791-1872
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
(m) 1772-1834
Notable Writers
Samuel Johnson
(m) 1709-1784
Notable Writers
Samuel de Champlain
(m) 1574-1635
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Samuel Colt
(m) 1814-1862
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Samuel L. Jackson
(m) 1948-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samuel Eto'o
(m) 1981-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Billy Wilder
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1906-2002
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 1946; 1961 The Lost Weekend; The Apartment (director)
Sam Worthington
(m) 1976-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samuel C. C. Ting
(m) 1936-
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (physics)
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Baruch Samuel Blumberg
(m) 1925-2011
Nobel Prize Winners 1976 (medicine)
Samuel Umtiti
(m) 1993-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Samuel Pepys
(m) 1633-1703
Notable Writers
Sam Smith
(m) 1992-
Grammy Award Winners 2015 ; Stay with Me (best new artist/record of the year/song of the year)
Notable Musicians
Samuil
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 958-1014
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars 997-1014
Samuel
(m)
Biblical Characters 1 Sam. 1:20
Sam Cooke
(m) 1931-1964
Notable Musicians
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1986
Sam Shepard
(m) 1943-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Writers
Pulitzer Award Winners 1979 Buried Child
Myron Scholes
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1941-
Nobel Prize Winners 1997 (economics)
Samuel Barber
(m) 1910-1981
Notable Musicians
Sam Mendes
(m) 1965-
Notable Filmmakers
Oscar Award Winners 2000 American Beauty (director)
Sámuel Aba
(m) ?-1044
Hungarian Kings and Queens 1041-1044
Sam Walton
(m) 1918-1992
Notable Businesspeople
Samuel Goldwyn
(m) 1882-1974
Notable Businesspeople
Notable Filmmakers
Sam Raimi
(m) 1959-
Notable Filmmakers
Ed Miliband
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1969-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople
Sam Elliott
(m) 1944-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Waterston
(m) 1940-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Claflin
(m) 1986-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Bode Miller
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1977-
Notable Athletes (skiing)
Olympic Medalists 2002; 2010; 2014 alpine skiing (gold/silver/bronze)
Sam Querrey
(m) 1987-
Notable Athletes (tennis)
Sam Vokes
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Charles Addams
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1912-1988
Notable Artists
Jeremy Piven
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1965-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Hinds
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1945-
Other Leaders 1997 Guyana (president)
Samuel J. Jones
(m) 1954-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samuel Wanjiru
(m) 1986-2011
Olympic Medalists 2008 marathon (gold)
Michael Parks
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1940-2017
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Notable Musicians
Sam Jones
(m) 1933-2021
Hall-of-Famers 1983 (basketball)
Notable Athletes (basketball)
Tom Ewell
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1909-1994
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Tony Award Winners 1953 The Seven Year Itch (actor)
Samuel Inkoom
(m) 1989-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
Samuel Baker
(m) 1821-1893
Notable Explorers and Adventurers
Eric André
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1983-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Mac DeMarco
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1990-
Notable Musicians
Tim McGraw
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1967-
Notable Musicians
Larry Parks
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1914-1975
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samuel Schmid
(m) 1947-
Swiss Presidents 2005
Scooter Braun
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1981-
Notable Businesspeople
Samuel Jones
(m) 1880-1954
Olympic Medalists 1904 high jump (gold)
Sam Witwer
(m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sammy Lee
(m) 1920-2016
Olympic Medalists 1948; 1952 diving - springboard; diving - platform (bronze/gold)
Sam Snead
(m) 1912-2002
Notable Athletes (golf)
Sammy Sosa
(m) 1968-
Most Valuable Players 1998 baseball
Notable Athletes (baseball)
Shemp Howard
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1895-1955
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor/comedian)
Nick Wechsler
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1978-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Perkins
(m) 1961-
Olympic Medalists 1984 basketball (gold)
Sam Rivers
(m) 1977-
Notable Musicians
Samuel Matete
(m) 1968-
Olympic Medalists 1996 400 m hurdles (silver)
Laird Cregar
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1913-1944
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Balter
(m) 1909-1998
Olympic Medalists 1936 basketball (gold)
Willie Steele
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1923-1989
Olympic Medalists 1948 long jump (gold)
Samm Levine
(m) 1982-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Samuel Honrubia
(m) 1986-
Notable Athletes (handball)
Olympic Medalists 2012 handball (gold)
Carlos Blixen
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1936-2022
Olympic Medalists 1956 basketball (bronze)
Johan Kraag
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1913-1996
Other Leaders 1990-1991 Suriname (president)
Kimmo Timonen
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1975-
Olympic Medalists 1998; 2006; 2010; 2014 ice hockey (silver/bronze)
Pras
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1972-
Notable Musicians
Sam Jaeger
(m) 1977-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Kinison
(m) 1953-1992
Notable Actors and Entertainers (comedian)
Sam Winchester
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2005 Supernatural
Samuel West
(m) 1966-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Bewley
(m) 1987-
Olympic Medalists 2008; 2012 cycling - track (bronze)
Sam Hui
(m) 1948-
Notable Musicians
Henrik Sjögren
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1899-1986
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Sam Graddy III
(m) 1964-
Olympic Medalists 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay (silver/gold)
Glenn Hartranft
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1901-1970
Olympic Medalists 1924 shot put (silver)
Sam Ferris
(m) 1900-1980
Olympic Medalists 1932 marathon (silver)
Sammy Baugh
(m) 1914-2008
Hall-of-Famers 1963 (football)
Notable Athletes (football)
Samuel Kahanamoku
(m) 1902-1966
Olympic Medalists 1924 swimming - 100 m freestyle (bronze)
Samuel Warren Carey
(m) 1911-2002
Notable Scientists and Inventors
Samuel Duvall
(m) 1836-1908
Olympic Medalists 1904 archery - team round (silver)
Samuel Insull
(m) 1859-1938
Notable Businesspeople
Sam Hall
(m) 1937-2014
Olympic Medalists 1960 diving - springboard (silver)
Sam Moore
(m) 1935-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1992 Sam & Dave
Sam Whitelock
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Rusty Crawford
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1885-1971
Hall-of-Famers 1962 (ice hockey)
Sam Crawford
(m) 1880-1968
Hall-of-Famers 1957 (baseball)
Sam Thompson
(m) 1860-1922
Hall-of-Famers 1974 (baseball)
Tony Williams
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1928-1992
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1990 The Platters
Ethan Slater
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1992-
Notable Actors and Entertainers (actor)
Sam Cane
(m) 1992-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Samuel Sachs
(m) 1851-1935
Notable Businesspeople
Sam Lay
(m) 1935-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Orlando Trustfull
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1970-
Notable Athletes (soccer)
S. Truett Cathy
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) 1921-2014
Notable Businesspeople
Benedict Daswa
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1946-1990
Saints
Sam Burgess
(m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
Tommy Seymour
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1988-
Notable Athletes (rugby)
George Schuyler
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1895-1977
Notable Writers
Sam Evans
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2009 Glee
Charlie Valerio
(middle name Samuel) (m) 1990-
Olympic Medalists 2020 baseball (bronze)
Sam Mills
(m) 1959-2005
Hall-of-Famers 2022 (football)
Vic Mackey
(middle name Samuel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 The Shield
Sam Gooden
(m) 1934-2022
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 1991 The Impressions
Sammy Strain
(m) 1939-
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers 2005; 2009 The O'Jays; Little Anthony and the Imperials
Austin Reed
(middle name Samuel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sam Bennett
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2007 Private Practice
Sam Malone
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1982 Cheers
Samuel Sullivan
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2006 Heroes
Nate Fisher
(middle name Samuel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Nathaniel Fisher
(middle name Samuel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Six Feet Under
Mark Jennings
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Sam Camden
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1996 7th Heaven
Sam McGuire
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Samuel "Screech" Powers
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1987; 1989 Good Morning, Miss Bliss; Saved by the Bell
Sam Feeney
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 2002 Everwood
Sam Blue
(m)
Fictional Characters from Television 1999 Once and Again
Samuel Whiskers
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1908 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
Sam Meeker
(m)
Fictional Characters from Books 1974 My Brother Sam Is Dead
Samuel of Edessa
(m) ?-496
Saints
Samuel
(m)
Biblical Characters 1 Chr. 7:2
Samuele Marzorati
(a.k.a. Samuel) (m) ?-1716
Saints