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Sam Roush

Sam Olsen Roush (born 2003) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears, drafted 69th overall in 2026 after playing college football at Stanford.

Sam Rubin

Sam Rubin (1960–2024) was an American entertainment reporter, KTLA Morning News anchor from 1991 until his death, formerly of the National Enquirer and KTTV, Emmy winner and posthumous LA Area Emmy Governors Award recipient.

Sam Ruthe

Sam Ruthe (born 2009) is a New Zealand middle-distance runner from Tauranga, the youngest person ever to run a sub-four-minute mile (3:58.35, 2025) and holder of the world under-18 mile best of 3:48.88.

Sam Salz (American football)

Sam Salz, Philadelphia-born Orthodox Jewish wide receiver (5'6", 160 lbs, No. 39) who walked on at Texas A&M with no football experience; first known Orthodox Jewish player in NCAA Division I football, Shabbat-observant.

Sam Sarpong

Sam Sarpong (Samuel Osei Sarpong, Jr., 1975–2015), London-born model, actor, and MTV presenter; face of Tommy Hilfiger for six years and co-host of Yo Momma; brother of June Sarpong; died in Pasadena in 2015.

Sam Schulman

Sam Schulman is a Swedish-trained physician-scientist in hematology and blood coagulation, a McMaster University professor since 2004 who directs the Thrombosis Service at Hamilton General Hospital and led landmark trials on oral anticoagulants.

Sam Seaborn

Sam Seaborn is a fictional Deputy White House Communications Director on NBC's The West Wing (1999–2006), played by Rob Lowe, originally the show's intended lead character and widely read as modeled on George Stephanopoulos.

Sam Seder

Sam Seder (born 1966), American comedian, actor, and progressive political commentator; host and founder of The Majority Report since its 2004 Air America debut with Janeane Garofalo, later an independent show; also a Ring of Fire host and MSNBC contributor.

Sam Selvon

Sam Selvon, born Samuel Dickson Selvon, was a Trinidadian novelist and short-story writer, a leading figure of the 1950s Caribbean literary renaissance, best known for The Lonely Londoners (1956).

Sam Sharman

Sam Sharman (Samuel Henry Sharman, 1879-1951) was an American trap shooter who won gold in the men's team trap at the 1924 Paris Olympics, scoring 92 of 100, and placed sixth in the individual trap event.

Sam Shepard

Sam Shepard (1943–2017), American playwright and actor, Pulitzer Prize winner for Buried Child (1979), author of True West and Fool for Love, Oscar-nominated as Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff.

Sam Sheppard

Sam Sheppard (1923-1970), Ohio osteopathic physician convicted in 1954 of murdering his wife Marilyn; conviction voided in Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966), acquitted at retrial, later subject of wrongful-imprisonment suits and The Fugitive inspiration.

Sam Shuster

Sam Shuster (born 1927) is a British dermatologist and emeritus professor at Newcastle University whose research links skin disease to the gut, hormones, and aging.

Sam Simon

Sam Simon (1955-2015), American TV writer, producer, and co-creator of The Simpsons with Matt Groening and James L. Brooks; its first showrunner, nine-time Emmy winner, later animal-welfare philanthropist.

Sam Singh

Sam Singh is an American Democratic politician, a member of the Michigan Senate from the 28th district who previously served in the Michigan House from 2013 to 2018.

Sam sip

Sam sip (ผสมสิบ, Pa-Som Sip, "mixing tens") is a Thai and Burmese draw-and-discard card game for 2–6 players in which the winner first assembles three pairs of cards summing to 10 or matching court cards, with joker and indicator-card wild cards and rising-stake betting.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith, born Samuel Frederick Smith in 1992, is an English pop singer and songwriter who has won five Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe, and an Academy Award.

Sam Smith discography

Sam Smith discography: five studio albums by the English singer (born 1992), In the Lonely Hour (2014), The Thrill of It All (2017), Love Goes (2020), Gloria (2023), and Hazel Eyes (2026), all on Capitol, plus UK No. 1 singles and the Grammy-winning "Unholy."

Sam Snead

Sam Snead (1912-2002), American golfer nicknamed Slammin' Sam; 82 PGA Tour wins (tied with Tiger Woods), seven majors, oldest PGA Tour winner at 52, never won the U.S. Open.

Sam Sorbo

Sam Sorbo (Sandra Jenkins, born 1964 or 1966, Pittsburgh) is an American actress, producer, author, and radio host of The Sam Sorbo Show, known for Hercules, Chicago Hope, Let There Be Light, and homeschooling advocacy.

Sam Spade

Sam Spade is the San Francisco private detective Dashiell Hammett created in The Maltese Falcon (1930), played by Humphrey Bogart in the 1941 film and by Clive Owen in Monsieur Spade.

Sam Strike

Sam Strike (Samuel Harry Strike) is a British actor best known for originating Johnny Carter in EastEnders and roles in Mindhunter and The Boys in the Boat.

Sam Sulek

Sam Sulek (born 2002) is an American IFBB Pro League Classic Physique bodybuilder from Delaware, Ohio, who rose to fame through unpolished gym vlogs, won his pro card at the 2025 Arnold Amateur, and placed eighth at the 2026 Arnold Classic.

Sam Sutton (New York politician)

Sam Sutton is an American Democratic politician and New York State Senator from Brooklyn's 22nd district, first elected in a May 2025 special election to replace Simcha Felder.

Sam Swadling

Sam Swadling (Samuel Swadling, born 2007) is an AFL midfielder for Collingwood, drafted pick 37 in 2025 from West Perth (WAFL); under-18 All-Australian who debuted in 2026 and played nine games for 180 disposals and six goals.

Sam Tallent

Sam Tallent is an American stand-up comedian, novelist, and host of the Chubby Behemoth podcast, from Elizabeth, Colorado. Known for Running the Light, Brut, and the specials Waiting for Death to Claim Us and The Toad's Morale.

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Sam Taylor-Johnson (born 1967, formerly Sam Taylor-Wood) is a British artist and filmmaker, Turner-nominated YBA and Goldsmiths graduate, director of Nowhere Boy, Fifty Shades of Grey, A Million Little Pieces, and Back to Black.

Sam the Sham

Sam the Sham (Domingo Samudio, born Dallas 1937) led Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, whose Tex-Mex hits "Wooly Bully" (1965) and "Li'l Red Riding Hood" (1966) both reached Billboard No. 2; Wooly Bully was Billboard's 1965 Record of the Year.

Sam Thompson (TV personality)

Sam Thompson (TV personality), full name Samuel Robert De Courcy Thompson, is a British reality-TV star turned presenter: Made in Chelsea 2013, I'm a Celebrity 2023 winner, Hits Radio host, and Staying Relevant podcaster with Pete Wicks.

Sam Trammell

Sam Trammell (born 1969, New Orleans) is an American actor, Tony nominee for Ah, Wilderness!, best known as shapeshifter Sam Merlotte on HBO's True Blood (2008–2014), later in The Fault in Our Stars, Homeland, and Euphoria season 3.