Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
2 characters
Samuel (m) 1 Sam. 1:20 
Samuel (m) 1 Chr. 7:2
Bulgarian Kings and Tsars:
1 tsar
Tsar Samuil (a.k.a. Samuel) 997-1014
Fictional Characters from Books:
2 characters
Samuel Whiskers 1908 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
Sam Meeker 1974 My Brother Sam Is Dead
Fictional Characters from Television:
14 characters, 1 hero
Austin Reed (middle name Samuel) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Mark Jennings (a.k.a. Samuel) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
Sam Malone 1982 Cheers
Samuel "Screech" Powers 1987; 1989 Good Morning, Miss Bliss; Saved by the Bell
Sam Camden 1996 7th Heaven
Sam Blue 1999 Once and Again
Nate Fisher (middle name Samuel) 2001 Six Feet Under
Nathaniel Fisher (middle name Samuel) 2001 Six Feet Under
Sam McGuire 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Sam Feeney 2002 Everwood
Vic Mackey (middle name Samuel) 2002 The Shield
Sam Winchester 2005 Supernatural
Samuel Sullivan 2006 Heroes
Sam Bennett 2007 Private Practice
Sam Evans 2009 Glee
Grammy Award Winners:
1 best new artist/record of the year/song of the year
(best new artist/record of the year/song of the year) Sam Smith 2015 ; Stay with Me
Hall-of-Famers:
2 baseball, 2 football, 1 basketball, 1 ice hockey
(baseball) Sam Crawford 1957
(ice hockey) Rusty Crawford (a.k.a. Samuel) 1962
(football) Sammy Baugh 1963
(baseball) Sam Thompson 1974
(basketball) Sam Jones 1983
(football) Sam Mills 2022
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Sámuel Aba 1041-1044
Most Valuable Players:
1 winner
Sammy Sosa 1998 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics, 1 literature, 1 medicine, 1 physics
(literature) Samuel Beckett 1969
(medicine) Baruch Samuel Blumberg 1976
(physics) Samuel C. C. Ting 1976
(economics) Myron Scholes (middle name Samuel) 1997
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
17 actors, 1 actor/comedian, 1 comedian
Shemp Howard (a.k.a. Samuel) 1895-1955
Tom Ewell (a.k.a. Samuel) 1909-1994
Laird Cregar (a.k.a. Samuel) 1913-1944
Larry Parks (a.k.a. Samuel) 1914-1975
Michael Parks (middle name Samuel) 1940-2017
Sam Waterston 1940-
Sam Shepard 1943-2017
Sam Elliott 1944-
Samuel L. Jackson 1948-
Sam Kinison 1953-1992
Samuel J. Jones 1954-
Jeremy Piven (middle name Samuel) 1965-
Samuel West 1966-
Sam Worthington 1976-
Sam Jaeger 1977-
Sam Witwer 1977-
Nick Wechsler (a.k.a. Samuel) 1978-
Samm Levine 1982-
Sam Claflin 1986-
Notable Athletes:
5 soccer, 4 rugby, 1 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 golf, 1 handball, 1 skiing, 1 tennis
(golf) Sam Snead 1912-2002
(football) Sammy Baugh 1914-2008
(basketball) Sam Jones 1933-2021
(baseball) Sammy Sosa 1968-
(soccer) Orlando Trustfull (middle name Samuel) 1970-
(skiing) Bode Miller (a.k.a. Samuel) 1977-
(soccer) Samuel Eto'o 1981-
(handball) Samuel Honrubia 1986-
(tennis) Sam Querrey 1987-
(rugby) Tommy Seymour (middle name Samuel) 1988-
(rugby) Sam Whitelock 1988-
(rugby) Sam Burgess 1988-
(soccer) Samuel Inkoom 1989-
(soccer) Sam Vokes 1989-
(rugby) Sam Cane 1992-
(soccer) Samuel Umtiti 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
7 businesspersons
Samuel Colt 1814-1862
Samuel Sachs 1851-1935
Samuel Insull 1859-1938
Samuel Goldwyn 1882-1974
Sam Walton 1918-1992
S. Truett Cathy (a.k.a. Samuel) 1921-2014
Scooter Braun (middle name Samuel) 1981-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Samuel de Champlain 1574-1635
Samuel Baker 1821-1893
Notable Filmmakers:
3 directors, 1 producer
Samuel Goldwyn 1882-1974
Billy Wilder (a.k.a. Samuel) 1906-2002
Sam Raimi 1959-
Sam Mendes 1965-
Notable Musicians:
5 musicians, 3 singers, 1 composer
Samuel Barber 1910-1981
Sam Cooke 1931-1964
Michael Parks (middle name Samuel) 1940-2017
Sam Hui 1948-
Tim McGraw (a.k.a. Samuel) 1967-
Pras (middle name Samuel) 1972-
Sam Rivers 1977-
Mac DeMarco (middle name Samuel) 1990-
Sam Smith 1992-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Ed Miliband (middle name Samuel) 1969-
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 inventors, 1 geologist, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Samuel Morse 1791-1872
Samuel Colt 1814-1862
Henrik Sjögren (middle name Samuel) 1899-1986
Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002
Samuel C. C. Ting 1936-
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 2 playwrights, 1 author/columnist, 1 playwright/poet, 1 poet
Samuel Pepys 1633-1703
Samuel Johnson 1709-1784
Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834
Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel) 1835-1910
George Schuyler (middle name Samuel) 1895-1977
Samuel Beckett 1906-1989
Sam Shepard 1943-2017
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(silver) Samuel Duvall 1904 archery - team round
(gold) Samuel Jones 1904 high jump
(silver) Glenn Hartranft (a.k.a. Samuel) 1924 shot put
(bronze) Samuel Kahanamoku 1924 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver) Sam Ferris 1932 marathon
(gold) Sam Balter 1936 basketball
(gold) Willie Steele (middle name Samuel) 1948 long jump
(bronze/gold) Sammy Lee 1948; 1952 diving - springboard; diving - platform
(bronze) Carlos Blixen (middle name Samuel) 1956 basketball
(silver) Sam Hall 1960 diving - springboard
(gold) Sam Perkins 1984 basketball
(silver/gold) Sam Graddy III 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Samuel Matete 1996 400 m hurdles
(gold) Samuel Wanjiru 2008 marathon
(silver/gold/bronze) Bode Miller (a.k.a. Samuel) 2002; 2010; 2014 alpine skiing
(gold) Samuel Honrubia 2012 handball
(bronze) Sam Bewley 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(silver/bronze) Kimmo Timonen (middle name Samuel) 1998; 2006; 2010; 2014 ice hockey
(bronze) Charlie Valerio (middle name Samuel) 2020 baseball
Oscar Award Winners:
2 directors
(director) Billy Wilder (a.k.a. Samuel) 1946; 1961 The Lost Weekend; The Apartment
(director) Sam Mendes 2000 American Beauty
Other Leaders:
2 presidents
President Johan Kraag (middle name Samuel) 1990-1991 Suriname
President Sam Hinds (a.k.a. Samuel) 1997 Guyana
Pulitzer Award Winners:
1 literature
(literature) Sam Shepard 1979 Buried Child
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
6 musicians
Sam Cooke 1986
Tony Williams (a.k.a. Samuel) 1990 The Platters
Sam Gooden 1991 The Impressions
Sam Moore 1992 Sam & Dave
Sammy Strain 2005; 2009 The O'Jays; Little Anthony and the Imperials
Sam Lay 2015 The Paul Butterfield Blues Band
Saints:
2 blessed, 1 saint
Saint Samuel of Edessa ?-496
Blessed Samuele Marzorati (a.k.a. Samuel) ?-1716
Blessed Benedict Daswa (middle name Samuel) 1946-1990
Swiss Presidents:
1 president
Samuel Schmid 2005