Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named

Samuel Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bi ...

, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

People

Music

Sammy Adams Samuel Adams Wisner (born August 14, 1987) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Early years Sammy Adams was born as Samuel Adams Wisner on August 14, 1987, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Kata Hull and Chuck Wisner. He and his family ...

(born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

(1913-1993), American songwriter * Sammy Davis Jr. (1925-1990), American singer and actor * Sammy Fain (1902-1984), American composer *

Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo ca ...

(born 1947), American rock musician * Sammy Johns (1946–2013), American country singer-songwriter * Sammy Kershaw (born 1958), American country music artist *

Sammy Masters Samuel T. Lawmaster (July 18, 1930 – March 8, 2013), known by his stage name Sammy Masters, was an American rockabilly musician. He is perhaps best known for his 1960 hit, "Rockin' Red Wing". Career Born Samuel T. Lawmaster in Sasakwa, Oklaho ...

(1930–2013), American rockabilly musician * Sammy Price (1908-1992), American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader.

Sports

Sammy Adjei Samuel Adjei (born 1 September 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Adjei was born in Accra, Ghana. He was transferred from Accra-based club Hearts of Oak to Club Africain for a reported $150,000 ...

(born 1980), Ghanaian retired footballer * Sammy Baugh (1914-2008), American college and Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach * Sammy Brooks (footballer) (1890-1960), English footballer *

Sammy Carlson Sammy Carlson (born January 11, 1989) is an American freeskier specializing in slopestyle competitions. He was the first skier to execute a switch triple rodeo 1260 in July 2010 at Mount Hood Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolc ...

(born 1989), American freestyle skier * Sammy Collins (1923–1998), English footballer *

Samuel Day (sportsman) Samuel Hulme Day (29 December 1878 – 21 February 1950), known as Sammy Day, was an amateur sportsman who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and association football for Corinthian F.C. He made three international appea ...

(1878–1950), English amateur cricketer and footballer * Sammy Davis (American football) (born 1980), American former National Football League player * Sammy Korir (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner * Sammy Lee (diver) (1920–2016), Korean-American diver and two-time Olympic Games champion * Sammy Lee (footballer) (born 1959), former Liverpool footballer and former Bolton Wanderers manager * Satoru Sayama (born 1957), Japanese wrestler with the stage name "Sammy Lee" * Sammy Luftspring (1916-2000), Canadian boxer * Sammy Mandell (1904-1967), American world lightweight champion boxer *

Sammy McIlroy Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland nati ...

(born 1954), Northern Ireland footballer * Sammy Price (American football) (born 1943), American former National Football League player * Sammy Kibet Rotich (born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner * Sammy Solís (born 1988), American professional baseball player * Sammy Sosa (born 1968), Dominican baseball player * Sammy Soviero (Sportsman)(born 1991), Italy-Champion WKF (Worl karatè Federation) * Sammy Stewart (born 1954), American former Major League Baseball pitcher *

Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1920) Sammy Stewart (1 May 1920 – 1995) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for East Fife in the Scottish Football League. Stewart played for East Fife during a successful period, as the club won the Scottish League Cup three times i ...

(1920–1995), Scottish footballer * Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1991), Northern Irish footballer *

Sammy Traoré Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football manager, as a player his preferred position was a defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and als ...

(born 1976), French and Malian footballer *

Sammy Watkins Samuel Benjamin Watkins IV (born June 14, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills fourth overall in ...

(born 1993), American National Football League player *

Sammy White (American football) Sammy White (born March 3, 1954) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After attending Grambling State University, White played all 10 seasons (1976–1985) of his professional career as a wide re ...

(born 1954), American former National Football League player

Other

* Sammy Albon (born 1992), British YouTuber and radio personality *

Sammy Brooks Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (1 ...

(1891–1951), American film actor * Sammy Davis Sr. (1900-1988), American dancer, father of Sammy Davis Jr. *

Sammy Tak Lee Samuel Tak Lee or Lee Tak-Yee (; born April 1939) is a Hong Kong property billionaire. Early life Lee was born in April 1939. He was educated at Diocesan Boys' School in Mong Kok, before earning bachelor's and master's degrees in civil and env ...

(born 1939), Hong Kong billionaire property developer * Sammy Lee (choreographer), Oscar-nominated choreographer of '' Ali Baba Goes to Town'' * Sammy Lee (scientist) (1958–2012), expert in ''in vitro'' fertilisation *

Sammy Wilson (politician) Samuel Wilson (born 4 April 1953) is a Northern Irish politician, serving as Chief Whip of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Commons since 2019. Wilson has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim since 2005 ...

(born 1953), British MP from Northern Ireland *

Sammy Younge Jr. Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. (November 17, 1944 – January 3, 1966) was a civil rights and Voting rights in the United States, voting rights activist who was murdered for trying to desegregate a "Racial segregation in the United States, whites o ...

(1944–1966), murdered African-American civil rights activist

Fictional characters

* Sammy Jo Carrington, on the American TV show ''Dynasty'' * Sammy the Owl, official mascot of the athletics teams of Rice University *

Sammy the Shunter Eileen Mabel Gibb (3 August 1911 – 2003) was a British author. She is best known for writing the ''Sammy the Shunter'' series of books using the name Eileen Gibb as opposed to her married name of Holder. Biography Gibb was born on 3 August ...

, locomotive in the children's books by Eileen Gibb * Sammy Lawrence, a minor antagonist in the '' Bendy and the Ink Machine'' video game series

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