Samson can be either a masculine given name or a surname. It may refer to:

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Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution ...

, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible *

Samson of Dol Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born late 5th century) was a Cornish saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wa ...

(c. 485–c. 565), British saint * Samson of Brechin (fl. 1150–1165), first known Bishop of Brechin, Scotland *

Samson of Tottington Samson of Tottington (1135 – 1211) was an English Benedictine monk who became Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds. His life was later used by Thomas Carlyle as a leadership model in his book ''Past and Present''. Life Samson was born at Tottington, n ...

(1135–1211), English Benedictine monk and Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds *

Samson (bishop of Worcester) Samson (died 5 May 1112) was a medieval English clergyman who was Bishop of Worcester from 1096 to 1112. Life Samson was a Royal Chaplain and a canon and Treasurer of the diocese of Bayeux.Samson Abramsky Samson Abramsky (born 12 March 1953) is Professor of Computer Science at University College London. He was previously the Christopher Strachey Professor of Computing at the University of Oxford, from 2000 to 2021. He has made contributions to t ...

(born 1953), British computer scientist *

Samson Felix Amarasinghe Samson Felix Amarasinghe, OBE, CCS (7 July 1902 - 19??) was a Sri Lankan civil servant. Graduated from the Ceylon University College in 1922, with a BA degree. Amarasinghe joined the Ceylon Civil Service in 1926 by appointment of the Secretary ...

, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant *

Samson Ebukam Nnamka Samson Ebukam (born May 9, 1995) is a Nigerian–American football defensive end for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Eastern Washington and was drafted by the Los Angeles Ram ...

(born 1995), American football player *

Samson Gombe Samson Gombe FAAS FTWAS (5 November 1938 – 4 February 1989) was a Kenyan professor of Biological Systems and Organisms. He was a Fellow of Third World Academy of Sciences and a Founding Fellow and Secretary of African Academy of Sciences. ...

(1938–1989), Kenyan scientist and professor *

Samson Johnson Samson Roosevelt Faical Kuessi Johnson (born July 28, 2002) is a Togolese college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He was considered as the top incoming basketball recruit in UConn’s 2021 class.Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Samson Kitur Samson Kitur (February 25, 1966 — April 25, 2003) was a Kenyan athlete, and an Olympic medalist in 1992. Biography Unlike most of his compatriots, who run in distances 800 metres and up, Kitur specialised in the 400 metres. He won t ...

(1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner *

Samson Lee Samson Lee (born 30 November 1992) is a Wales international rugby union player currently playing for the Scarlets having previously played for Llanelli and Ammanford. His position is prop forward. Lee has represented Wales, making his debut agai ...

(b. 1992), Welsh international rugby union player *

Samson Makintsev Samson Yakovlevich Makintsev (russian: Самсо́н Я́ковлевич Маки́нцев), more commonly known as Samson Khan or Sam Khan (سامسون‌خان); (1849 – 1780), was a general of Russian origin in the service of Qajar Ira ...

(1776–1849), Russian-Iranian general *

Samson Mwita Marwa Samson Mwita Marwa (1932–2022), also known as Mwita Nyagakende, was a Kenyan teacher and politician who served in the National Assembly of Kenya from 1969 until 1974 as a member of the Kenya African National Union. Biography Samson Mwita ...

(1932–2022), Kenyan member of parliament * Samson Rausuk (1793–1877), Lithuanian-British librarian and poet *

Samson Tam Samson Tam Wai-ho, JP () (born 26 February 1964 in Hong Kong) was an elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong (Functional constituency, Information Technology) from 2008 to 2012. He is the chairman and one of the founders of Grou ...

(born 1964), elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong

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Charles Rumney Samson Air Commodore Charles Rumney Samson, (8 July 1883 – 5 February 1931) was a British naval aviation pioneer. He was one of the first four officers selected for pilot training by the Royal Navy and was the first person to fly an aircraft fr ...

(1883–1931), British air commodore and naval aviation pioneer *

Craig Samson Craig Ian Samson (born 1 April 1984) is a Scottish football player and coach who is currently with Aberdeen. Samson is a former Scotland under-21 internationalist, having made six appearances between 2004 and 2005. He began his playing career ...

(born 1984), Scottish footballer *

David Samson (rabbi) David Samson (born 1956) is an Orthodox rabbi and one of the leading English-speaking Torah scholars in the Religious Zionist movement in Israel, and an educational entrepreneur. Rabbi Samson has written six books, most of which are on the teachi ...

(born 1956), Orthodox rabbi *

David Samson (baseball) David P. Samson (born February 26, 1968) is an American business executive. He was the former president of the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball. He was president of the Marlins from 2002 until new owner Derek Jeter dismissed him in Sept ...

(born 1968), former Miami Marlins president; contestant on Survivor: Cagayan *

Edmé Samson Edmé Samson (b Paris, 1810; d Paris, 1891), founder of the porcelain firm Samson, Edmé et Cie (commonly known as Samson Ceramics), was a famous copyist (and perhaps forger) of porcelain and pottery. The firm produced high-quality copies or imit ...

(1810–1891), French possible forger of porcelain and pottery *

Elisabeth Samson Elisabeth Samson (17151771) was an Afro-Surinamese coffee plantation owner. She was born in 1715 in Paramaribo to a freed slave, known as Mariana. All of her other siblings had been born as slaves and were emancipated by her half-brother Charlo ...

(1715–1771), Surinamese coffee plantation owner *

Jérôme Samson Jérôme Samson (born September 4, 1987) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Carolina Hurricanes. Playing career Undrafted, Samson was signed by the Carolina Hurricanes on J ...

(born 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player for the Carolina Hurricanes * Joseph Samson (1888–1957), composer *

Leona D. Samson Leona D. Samson is the Uncas and Helen Whitaker Professor and American Cancer Society Research Professor of Biological Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she served as the Director of the Center for Environmental Heal ...

(born 1952), American biochemist * Louis Samson (born 1995), German footballer *

Michel Samson Michel P. Samson (born 1972) is a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Cape Breton-Richmond, formerly Richmond in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1998 to 2017. He was a member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. S ...

(born 1972), Canadian politician *

Paul Samson Paul Samson (4 June 1953 – 9 August 2002) was an English guitarist, closely associated with the new wave of British heavy metal. Born Paul Sanson, his first band in 1968 was a local Kent based group called 'The Innocence' which consisted of ...

(1953–2002), British heavy metal guitarist *

Polly Samson Polly Samson (born 29 April 1962) is an English novelist, lyricist, and journalist. She is married to the musician David Gilmour and has written the lyrics to many of Gilmour's works, both as a solo artist and with the group Pink Floyd. Life a ...

(born 1962), British novelist, songwriter and journalist *

Sanju Samson Sanju Viswanath Samson (; born 11 November 1994) is an Indian international cricketer who captains Kerala in domestic cricket and Rajasthan Royals in Indian Premier League. A right-handed wicket-keeper-batter, he was the vice-captain of the ...

(born 1994), Indian cricketer *

Savanna Samson Savanna Samson (born October 14, 1967) is the stage name of Natalie Oliveros, an American former pornographic actress. The winner of several AVN Awards, she has spent most of her career as a contract performer with major producer Vivid Entertain ...

, stage name of American pornographic actress Natalie Oliveros (born 1967) *

Stéphane Samson Stéphane Samson (born 3 September 1975) is a French former professional football who played as a striker. External links * * 1975 births Living people Men's association football forwards French men's footballers Le Havre AC players L ...

(born 1975), French footballer *

Leela Samson Leela Samson (born 6 May 1951) is a Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, writer and actress from India. As a soloist, she is known for her technical virtuosity and has taught Bharatanatyam at Shriram Bhartiya Kala Kendra in Delhi f ...

(born 1951), Indian

Bharatanatyam Bharatanatyam () is a major form of Indian classical dance that originated in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the eight widely recognized Indian classical dance forms, and expresses South Indian religious themes and spiritual ideas, particularly of ...

dancer

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(born 1994), Indian cricketer

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