Namesakes

Fictional Characters from Books: 2 characters, 1 hero
Samwise Gamgee (a.k.a. Sam)   1954   The Lord of the Rings  
Sam Houston Holcombe   1967   Christy  
Sam Merlotte   2001   The Southern Vampire Mysteries  
Fictional Characters from Movies: 1 character
Sam Witwicky   2007   Transformers  
Fictional Characters from Television: 21 characters
Sam Franklin   1969   The Brady Bunch  
Sam Malone   1982   Cheers  
Sam Gorpley   1986   Perfect Strangers  
Sam Thomas   1989   Baywatch  
Sam Houston Holcombe   1994   Christy  
Sam Robinson   1994   Heartbreak High  
Sam Taggart   1994   ER  
Sam Camden   1996   7th Heaven  
Sam Ryan   1996   Silent Witness  
Sam Carter   1997   Stargate SG-1  
Sam Blue   1999   Once and Again  
Sam McGuire   2001   Lizzie McGuire  
Sam Feeney   2002   Everwood  
Sam Spade   2002   Without a Trace  
Sam Winchester   2005   Supernatural  
Sam Bennett   2005; 2007   Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice  
Sam Newly   2007   Samantha Who?  
Sam Merlotte   2008   True Blood  
Sam Evans   2009   Glee  
Root (a.k.a. Sam)   2011   Person of Interest  
Sam Puckett   2007; 2013   iCarly; Sam & Cat  
Grammy Award Winners: 1 best new artist/song of the year/record of the year
(best new artist/song of the year/record of the year) Sam Smith   2015   ; Stay with Me  
Hall-of-Famers: 3 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 football
(baseball) Sam Crawford   1957  
(baseball) Sam Rice   1963  
(baseball) Sam Thompson   1974  
(football) Sam Huff   1982  
(basketball) Sam Jones   1983  
Notable Actors and Actresses: 12 actors, 1 comedian
Sam Waterston   1940-  
Sam Shepard   1943-2017  
Sam Elliott   1944-  
Sam Neill   1947-  
Sam Kinison   1953-1992  
Samuel J. Jones   1954-  
Sam Robards   1961-  
Sam Rockwell   1968-  
Sam Trammell   1969-  
Sam Worthington   1976-  
Sam Jaeger   1977-  
Sam Witwer   1977-  
Sam Claflin   1986-  
Notable Athletes: 5 rugby, 4 football, 3 baseball, 1 basketball, 1 golf, 1 soccer, 1 tennis
(baseball) Sam Thompson   1860-1922  
(baseball) Sam Crawford   1880-1968  
(baseball) Sam Rice   1890-1974  
(golf) Sam Snead   1912-2002  
(basketball) Sam Jones   1933-2021  
(football) Sam Huff   1934-2021  
(tennis) Sam Querrey   1987-  
(football) Sam Acho   1988-  
(rugby) Sam Whitelock   1988-  
(rugby) Sam Burgess   1988-  
(rugby) Sam Carter   1989-  
(soccer) Sam Vokes   1989-  
(football) Sam Brenner   1990-  
(football) Sam Barrington   1990-  
(rugby) Sam Cane   1992-  
(rugby) Sam Hidalgo-Clyne   1993-  
Notable Businesspeople: 1 businessperson
Sam Walton   1918-1992  
Notable Filmmakers: 3 directors
Sam Raimi   1959-  
Sam Mendes   1965-  
Sam Taylor-Johnson   1967-  
Notable Musicians: 2 musicians, 1 singer
Sam Cooke   1931-1964   soul  
Sam Hui   1948-   pop  
Sam Smith   1992-   pop  
Notable Writers: 1 playwright
Sam Shepard   1943-2017  
Olympic Medalists: 3 silver, 2 bronze, 2 gold, 1 silver/gold
(silver) Sam Ferris   1932   marathon  
(gold) Sam Balter   1936   basketball  
(silver) Sam Hall   1960   diving - springboard  
(gold) Sam Perkins   1984   basketball  
(silver/gold) Sam Graddy   1984   100 m; 4x100 m relay  
(bronze) Sam Bewley   2008; 2012   cycling - track  
(silver) Sam Willoughby   2012   cycling - BMX  
(bronze) Sam Oldham   2012   artistic gymnastics  
Oscar Award Winners: 1 actor, 1 director
(director) Sam Mendes   2000   American Beauty  
(actor) Sam Rockwell   2018   Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri  
Other Fictional Characters: 1 character
Toucan Sam   1963   corporate mascot  
Other Leaders: 1 president
President Sam Hinds   1997   Guyana  
Pulitzer Award Winners: 1 winner
Sam Shepard   1979   Buried Child  
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers: 5 musicians
Sam Cooke   1986     
Sam Gooden   1991   The Impressions  
Sam Moore   1992   Sam & Dave  
Sammy Hagar   2007   Van Halen  
Sam Lay   2015   The Paul Butterfield Blues Band  
Title Characters: 6 songs, 1 book, 1 film
(song) Sam Hall   1925   Ballad Of Sam Hall  
(song) Sam   1967   Lucifer Sam  
(song) Sam   1972   Telegram Sam  
(book) Sam   1974   My Brother Sam Is Dead  
(song) Sam   2005   Red Sam  
(song) Sam   2006   Sam's Town  
(song) Sam   2006   Swim with Sam  
(film) Sam   2011   Stella and Sam  
Tolkien's Characters: 1 character
Samwise Gamgee (a.k.a. Sam)   (m)