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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1965   Days of Our Lives  
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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   2001   Six Feet Under  
Nathaniel Fisher (a.k.a. Samuel)   2001   Six Feet Under  
Sam McGuire   2001   Lizzie McGuire  
Sam Feeney   2002   Everwood  
Vic Mackey (a.k.a. Samuel)   2002   The Shield  
Sam Winchester   2005   Supernatural  
Samuel Sullivan   2006   Heroes  
Sam Bennett   2007   Private Practice  
Sam Evans   2009   Glee  
Mark Jennings (a.k.a. Samuel)   1981; 2017   Dynasty  
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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1940-2017  
Sam Hui   1948-  
Tim McGraw (a.k.a. Samuel)   1967-  
Pras (a.k.a. Samuel)   1972-  
Sam Rivers   1977-  
Mac DeMarco (a.k.a. Samuel)   1990-  
Sam Smith   1992-  
Notable Politicians and Statespeople: 1 politician
Ed Miliband (a.k.a. Samuel)   1969-  
Notable Scientists and Inventors: 2 inventors, 1 geologist, 1 physician, 1 physicist
Samuel Morse   1791-1872  
Samuel Colt   1814-1862  
Henrik Sjögren (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1895-1977  
Samuel Beckett   1906-1989  
Sam Shepard   1943-2017  
Olympic Medalists: 6 gold, 5 silver, 4 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 gold/silver/bronze, 1 silver/bronze, 1 silver/gold
(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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1948   long jump  
(bronze/gold) Sammy Lee   1948; 1952   diving - springboard; diving - platform  
(bronze) Carlos Blixen (a.k.a. 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  
(gold/silver/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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1998; 2006; 2010; 2014   ice hockey  
(bronze) Charlie Valerio (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. 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 (a.k.a. Samuel)   1946-1990  
Swiss Presidents: 1 president
Samuel Schmid   2005