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:
1 character
Samuel Whiskers 1908 The Tale of Samuel Whiskers
Fictional Characters from Television:
14 characters
Austin Reed (a.k.a. Samuel) 1965 Days of Our Lives
Sam Malone (a.k.a. Samuel) 1982 Cheers
Samuel "Screech" Powers 1987; 1989 Good Morning, Miss Bliss; Saved by the Bell
Sam Camden (a.k.a. Samuel) 1996 7th Heaven
Sam Blue (a.k.a. Samuel) 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 (a.k.a. Samuel) 2001 Lizzie McGuire
Sam Feeney (a.k.a. Samuel) 2002 Everwood
Sam Winchester (a.k.a. Samuel) 2005 Supernatural
Sam Bennett (a.k.a. Samuel) 2005; 2007 Grey's Anatomy; Private Practice
Samuel Sullivan 2006 Heroes
Sam Evans (a.k.a. Samuel) 2009 Glee
Mark Jennings (a.k.a. Samuel) 1981; 2017 Dynasty
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 (a.k.a. Samuel) 2015 ; Stay with Me
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Rusty Crawford (a.k.a. Samuel) 1962
Hungarian Kings and Queens:
1 king
King Sámuel Aba 1041-1044
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 Actresses:
5 actors
Sam Shepard (a.k.a. Samuel) 1943-2017
Sam Elliott (a.k.a. Samuel) 1944-
Samuel L. Jackson 1948-
Samuel Witwer 1977-
Samm Levine (a.k.a. Samuel) 1982-
Notable Athletes:
4 rugby, 4 soccer, 3 football, 1 handball, 1 ice hockey, 1 skiing
(ice hockey) Rusty Crawford (a.k.a. Samuel) 1885-1971
(skiing) Bode Miller (a.k.a. Samuel) 1977-
(soccer) Samuel Eto'o 1981-
(handball) Samuel Honrubia 1986-
(rugby) Tommy Seymour (a.k.a. Samuel) 1988-
(football) Sam Acho (a.k.a. Samuel) 1988-
(rugby) Sam Whitelock (a.k.a. Samuel) 1988-
(rugby) Sam Burgess (a.k.a. Samuel) 1988-
(soccer) Samuel Inkoom 1989-
(soccer) Sam Vokes (a.k.a. Samuel) 1989-
(football) Sam Brenner (a.k.a. Samuel) 1990-
(football) Sam Barrington (a.k.a. Samuel) 1990-
(rugby) Sam Cane (a.k.a. Samuel) 1992-
(soccer) Samuel Umtiti 1993-
Notable Businesspeople:
4 businesspersons
Samuel Colt 1814-1862
Samuel Sachs 1851-1935
Samuel Insull 1859-1938
S. Truett Cathy (a.k.a. Samuel) 1921-2014
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
2 explorers
Samuel de Champlain 1574-1635
Samuel Baker 1821-1893
Notable Musicians:
1 composer, 1 musician, 1 singer
Samuel Barber 1910-1981
Sam Cooke (a.k.a. Samuel) 1931-1964 soul
Sam Smith (a.k.a. Samuel) 1992- pop
Notable Scientists and Inventors:
2 inventors, 1 geologist
Samuel Morse 1791-1872
Samuel Colt 1814-1862
Samuel Warren Carey 1911-2002
Notable Writers:
2 authors, 2 playwrights, 1 poet
Samuel Pepys 1633-1703
Samuel Taylor Coleridge 1772-1834
Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel) 1835-1910
Samuel Beckett 1906-1989
Sam Shepard (a.k.a. Samuel) 1943-2017
Olympic Medalists:
6 gold, 4 silver, 2 bronze, 1 bronze/gold, 1 bronze/silver, 1 silver/gold, 1 silver/gold/bronze
(silver) Samuel Duvall 1904 archery - team round
(gold) Samuel Jones 1904 high jump
(bronze) Samuel Kahanamoku 1924 swimming - 100 m freestyle
(silver) Samuel Ferris 1932 marathon
(gold) Samuel Balter 1936 basketball
(bronze/gold) Samuel Lee 1948; 1952 diving - springboard; diving - platform
(gold) Willie Steele (a.k.a. Samuel) 1948 long jump
(silver) Samuel Hall 1960 diving - springboard
(gold) Sam Perkins (a.k.a. Samuel) 1984 basketball
(silver/gold) Sam Graddy (a.k.a. Samuel) 1984 100 m; 4x100 m relay
(silver) Samuel Matete 1996 400 m hurdles
(bronze/silver) Kimmo Timonen (a.k.a. Samuel) 1998; 2006; 2010; 2014 ice hockey
(gold) Samuel Wanjiru 2008 marathon
(bronze) Sam Bewley (a.k.a. Samuel) 2008; 2012 cycling - track
(gold) Samuel Honrubia 2012 handball
(silver/gold/bronze) Bode Miller (a.k.a. Samuel) 2002; 2010; 2014 alpine skiing
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 winner
Sam Shepard (a.k.a. Samuel) 1979 Buried Child
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