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Sam Jaffe
Sam Jaffe (Shalom Jaffe, 1891–1984) was an American character actor, not the producer or journalist of the same name, known for Gunga Din, Lost Horizon, The Asphalt Jungle, and Dr. Zorba on Ben Casey.
Sam Jam
Sam Jam (సామ్ జామ్) is a Telugu celebrity talk show hosted by Samantha Akkineni on Aha, running 8 episodes from November 13, 2020 to January 8, 2021, with guests including Vijay Deverakonda, Chiranjeevi, and Naga Chaitanya.
Sam Jay
Sam Jay (Samaria Johnson, born 1982) is an American comedian and writer, an Emmy-nominated SNL writer (2017–2021), star of Netflix's 3 in the Morning, creator of HBO's PAUSE with Sam Jay, and co-star of Peacock's Bust Down.
Sam Jenkins (Louisiana politician)
Sam Jenkins is an American Democratic politician from Shreveport, Louisiana, who won election to the Louisiana Senate's 39th district in 2023 after serving in the state House.
Sam Johnson
Sam Johnson (Samuel Robert Johnson, Jr., 1930–2020), Texas Republican congressman 1991–2019, Air Force colonel, Korean and Vietnam War fighter pilot, and POW for nearly seven years at the Hanoi Hilton and Alcatraz; distinct from Mike Johnson, Eddie Bernice Johnson, and the 2018 Democratic candidate Samuel H. Johnson.
Sam Johnstone
Sam Johnstone (Samuel Luke Johnstone, born 1993, Preston) is an English goalkeeper, ex-Manchester United academy, West Brom, Crystal Palace, and Wolves, with 4 England caps and a 2026 Celtic loan.
Sam Jones
Sam Jones (Samuel Symington Jones, 1880-1954), American high jumper, won gold at the 1904 St. Louis Olympics with 1.80 m; also IC4A and three-time AAU champion and NYU all-around athlete.
Sam Jones III
Sam Jones III, born Samuel L. Jones III in 1983 in Boston, Massachusetts, is an American actor best known as Pete Ross on Smallville, also appearing in Glory Road.
Sam Kass
Sam Kass, American chef and food policy adviser, personal chef to the Obamas, first White House Senior Policy Advisor on Nutrition, and Executive Director of Michelle Obama's Let's Move! (2009–2014); later NBC food analyst, Acre Ventures partner, and author of Eat a Little Better and The Last Supper.
Sam Kelly
Sam Kelly (Roger Michael Kelly, 1943–2014), English character actor known for Bunny Warren in Porridge and Captain Hans Geering in 'Allo 'Allo!, also a Mike Leigh collaborator and Croydon Warehouse co-founder.
Sam Kerr
Sam Kerr (Samantha Kerr, born 1993) is an Australian striker, Matildas captain since 2019 and her country's record scorer; she won six Golden Boots across three leagues, scored 115 goals for Chelsea, then joined Gotham FC in 2026.
Sam Kim
Sam Kim (샘김), born 1998, is a Korean-American singer-songwriter from Seattle, runner-up on K-Pop Star 3 (2014), who debuted in 2016 with the EP I Am Sam on Yoo Hee-yeol's Antenna Music, known for Sun and Moon and drama OSTs.
Sam Kinison
Sam Kinison (Samuel Burl Kinison, 1953–1992), American stand-up comedian and former Pentecostal preacher, pioneer of screaming "rage comedy," Grammy-nominated for Louder Than Hell, killed in a 1992 car crash near Needles, California.
Sam Kok
Sam Kok (สามก๊ก, "Three Kingdoms") is the classic Thai translation of the Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms, commissioned by King Rama I and completed around 1802.
Sam Konstas
Sam Konstas (born 2005, Kogarah, NSW) is an Australian right-handed opening batter. Test debut 26 December 2024 v India at the MCG, 60 off 65 balls with ramp shots off Bumrah; 2024 U19 World Cup winner.
Sam Koppelman
Sam Koppelman is an American writer, speechwriter, and media entrepreneur, co-founder and Publisher of Hunterbrook, and co-author of books with Eric Holder and Neal Katyal.
Sam Lake
Sam Lake (Sami Antero Järvi, b. 1970), Finnish writer and creative director of Remedy Entertainment; created Max Payne, wrote Alan Wake, Quantum Break, Control, and Alan Wake 2.
Sam Lalor
Sam Lalor (born 2006) is an AFL footballer, Richmond's No. 1 pick in the 2024 draft from the GWV Rebels; 188 cm midfielder-forward, 2025 Rising Star nominee, 23 games and 24 goals through 2026.
Sam Lammers
Sam Lammers is a Dutch professional footballer, a striker trained at PSV who played for Atalanta, Rangers, and FC Twente before rejoining PSV in September 2026.
Sam Landry
Sam Landry (born 2003) is an American professional softball pitcher in the AUSL, first overall pick of the 2025 College Draft by the Volts, now with the Portland Cascade after pitching for Louisiana and Oklahoma.
Sam Langford
Sam Langford (Samuel Edgar Langford, 1886-1956), the Boston Tar Baby, Black Canadian boxer, 1902-1926, lightweight to heavyweight, never fought for a world title, Ring Hall of Fame 1955.
Sam LaPorta
Sam LaPorta, Detroit Lions tight end from Highland, Illinois and Iowa; 2023 second-round pick (34th overall) who set the NFL rookie tight end record with 86 catches, 889 yards, 10 touchdowns.
Sam Leavitt (American football)
Sam Leavitt, LSU Tigers quarterback (No. 10), formerly Michigan State and Arizona State; 2024 Big 12 Freshman of the Year, 2,885 passing yards, 24 TDs; No. 1 2026 transfer portal QB; 2027 NFL Draft prospect.
Sam Lerner
Sam Lerner (born 1992) is an American actor, son of Ken Lerner, best known as Geoff Schwartz on ABC's The Goldbergs (2013–2023) and as the voice of Chowder in Monster House; also Envy, Project Almanac, Truth, or Dare.
Sam Lessin
Sam Lessin is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Slow Ventures in 2015 after Facebook acquired his startup Drop.io, where he led product teams through the 2012 IPO.
Sam Levinson
Sam Levinson (Samuel Levinson, born 1985), American screenwriter-director, son of Barry Levinson; creator/showrunner of HBO's Euphoria and The Idol, writer-director of Another Happy Day, Assassination Nation, and Malcolm & Marie.
Sam Levy (cinematographer)
Sam Levy is an American cinematographer of Wendy and Lucy, Frances Ha, and Lady Bird, trained under Harris Savides and Eric Rohmer, known for naturalistic, character-driven indie cinematography and a 2021 Raindance Award for Mayday.
Sam Liccardo
Sam Liccardo, born 1970, is an American Democratic politician who has represented California's 16th district in the U.S. House since 2025, after two terms as Mayor of San José.
Sam Lloyd
Sam Lloyd (1963–2020), also Samuel Lloyd Jr., American character actor and musician; played lawyer Ted Buckland in 95 episodes of Scrubs, Dr. Albert Goldfine on Desperate Housewives, nephew of Christopher Lloyd, singer with The Blanks.
Sam M. Janes
Sam M. Janes, also known as Sam Janes, is a British respiratory physician at University College London who leads SUMMIT, Europe's largest lung cancer screening trial.