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Sam & Dave
Sam & Dave: soul duo of Sam Moore (1935–2025) and Dave Prater (1937–1988), Stax hitmakers of "Soul Man" and "Hold On, I'm Comin'" with Hayes and Porter; Rock Hall 1992.
Sam & Max
Sam & Max: comic and adventure-game franchise by Steve Purcell about dog-and-rabbit Freelance Police detectives; known for Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) and Telltale's episodic trilogy.
Sam A. Lindsay
Sam A. Lindsay, born in 1951 in San Antonio, Texas, is a United States district judge for the Northern District of Texas since 1998, nominated by President Bill Clinton.
Sam Acho
Sam Acho (Samuel Onyedikachi Acho, born 1988) is a former NFL linebacker from Texas, drafted 103rd overall in 2011 by the Cardinals; 110 games, 18 sacks with Arizona, Chicago, and Tampa Bay, later an ESPN analyst.
Sam Ajmera
Sam Ajmera, born Soham Ajmera in Mumbai in 1948, is a Canadian baking entrepreneur and founding chairman of FGF Brands, a Toronto-based industrial baker whose brands include Stonefire and Wonder.
Sam Allardyce
Sam Allardyce (Big Sam), born 1954 in Dudley, English football manager and former Bolton defender; managed a record nine Premier League clubs, one-game England manager, no relegation until West Brom 2021, shortest PL reign (30 days, Leeds 2023).
Sam Altman
Sam Altman, born Samuel Harris Altman in 1985, is an American entrepreneur and chief executive officer of OpenAI since 2019, co-founding it in 2015 and leading ChatGPT's launch.
Sam Alvey
Sam Alvey ("Smile'N", born 1986), American MMA middleweight/light heavyweight UFC veteran (2014-2022, 10-12-1 in UFC), later Karate Combat light heavyweight and heavyweight champion, now signed to BKFC.
Sam and Colby
Sam and Colby, also known as Sam & Colby, is a YouTube duo of Sam Golbach and Colby Brock known for paranormal investigations of haunted sites.
Sam Anderson
Sam Anderson (born 1947) is an American character actor from Wahpeton, North Dakota, a UND graduate known for Principal Hancock in Forrest Gump, Bernard Nadler on Lost, and Edwin Kingston opposite Kathy Bates on Matlock, distinct from British actor Samuel Anderson.
Sam Asghari
Sam Asghari (born Hesam Asghari, 1994, Tehran) is an Iranian-American actor, model, and personal trainer; credits include NCIS, Black Monday, Hacks, Hot Seat, Lioness, and Jackpot!, and he was Britney Spears's husband from 2022 to 2024.
Sam B. Williams
Sam B. Williams (Sam Barlow Williams, 1921–2009) was an American engineer who founded Williams International and developed the small turbofans behind cruise missiles and light business jets.
Sam Bahadur (film)
Sam Bahadur (Samबहादुर) is a 2023 Hindi biographical war drama directed by Meghna Gulzar, starring Vicky Kaushal as Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, India's first field marshal, with Sanya Malhotra and Fatima Sana Shaikh; released 1 December 2023 by RSVP Movies.
Sam Bailey
Sam Bailey (born 1977), English singer, X Factor series 10 winner 2013, Christmas No 1 with Skyscraper, album The Power of Love; distinct from Dr Samantha Bailey and DJ Bailey.
Sam Balter
Sam Balter (Samuel J. Balter, Jr., 1909-1998), American basketball guard and sportscaster; won the first Olympic basketball gold at Berlin 1936 with UCLA's Universal Pictures team, then pioneered coast-to-coast radio sports commentary.
Sam Bankman-Fried
Sam Bankman-Fried is an American entrepreneur who founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange and Alameda Research, and was convicted in 2023 of misappropriating $8.7 billion of customer assets.
Sam Barber (singer)
Sam Barber, Missouri-born country/folk-rock singer-songwriter. Breakout "Straight and Narrow" (written at 16) led to Gold debut album Restless Mind (2024), Platinum "Indigo" with Avery Anna, and 2B+ streams.
Sam Bass (outlaw)
Sam Bass (1851–1878), Texas train robber and gang leader, held up a Union Pacific train at Big Springs, Nebraska in 1877 for $60,000, then robbed Texas trains before being mortally wounded by Texas Rangers at Round Rock on July 19, 1878.
Sam Behjati
Sam Behjati is a German-born pediatrician and Clinical Professor of Paediatric Oncology at the University of Cambridge who studies the developmental origins of childhood cancer.
Sam Bennett (ice hockey)
Sam Bennett, born 1996, Canadian NHL center; drafted 4th overall 2014 by Calgary, traded to Florida 2021; two-time Stanley Cup champion (2024, 2025) and 2025 Conn Smythe winner with 15 playoff goals.
Sam Berger
Sam Berger, full name Samuel T. Berger, is an American Democratic politician and attorney representing Queens' 27th district in the New York State Assembly, its youngest member.
Sam Berns
Sam Berns (1996–2014), American Massachusetts teenager with Hutchinson-Gilford progeria syndrome; son of PRF founders Leslie Gordon and Scott Berns, subject of HBO's Life According to Sam and the TEDx talk My philosophy for a happy life.
Sam Bettens
Sam Bettens (born Sarah Bettens, 1972, Kapellen, Belgium) is a transgender Belgian/American singer-songwriter, frontman of K's Choice ("Not an Addict"), and solo artist whose 2025 Nashville-recorded Americana album is Coming Home.
Sam Billings
Sam Billings (Samuel William Billings, born 1991, Pembury, Kent), English wicketkeeper-batsman; Kent captain from 2018, England in Tests, ODIs, and T20Is (Test debut Hobart 2022), and T20 franchise player including Oval Invincibles captain.
Sam Blaskowski
Sam Blaskowski (born 2002) is an American sprinter, UW-La Crosse NCAA DIII star with 11 individual titles, whose 9.89 (2026) made him the unofficial fastest white man; also 19.93 for 200 m.
Sam Bosworth
Sam Bosworth (born 1994) is a New Zealand rowing coxswain, Olympic gold medallist in the men's eight at Tokyo 2020, and the first male cox to win an elite international women's race and a world medal with a female crew.
Sam Bottoms
Sam Bottoms (Samuel John Bottoms, 1955-2008) was an American actor, brother of Timothy Bottoms, who played Lance B. Johnson in Apocalypse Now and Billy in The Last Picture Show.
Sam Bowie
Sam Bowie (born 1961) is a retired American NBA center, 7'1", from Kentucky, drafted second overall by Portland in 1984 one pick before Michael Jordan; played 10 seasons for Portland, New Jersey, and the Lakers.
Sam Boyd Stadium
Sam Boyd Stadium was a Las Vegas football stadium, home of UNLV Rebels football 1971-2019 and the Las Vegas Bowl, renamed from Las Vegas Stadium; closed after the 2020 move to Allegiant Stadium and transferred to Clark County in 2025.
Sam Bradford
Sam Bradford (born 1987) is a former NFL quarterback, 2008 Heisman winner at Oklahoma and first overall pick of the 2010 draft by the Rams; injuries limited him to 83 games, 19,449 yards, 103 touchdowns.