Samuel ( Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl'') is a male given name and a surname of Hebrew origin. From its appearance it seems to have the meaning of "God has set" or "God has placed", appearing to derive from the Hebrew Śāmū (שָׂמוּ) + ʾĒl (God has set/placed). The Hebrew śāmū is also related to the

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform, early writing system * Akkadian myt ...

šâmū (𒊮𒈬), which shares the same meaning. However, from the explanation given in 1 Samuel 1:20, the name would seem to come from a contraction of the

Hebrew Hebrew (; ; ) is a Northwest Semitic language of the Afroasiatic language family. Historically, it is one of the spoken languages of the Israelites and their longest-surviving descendants, the Jews and Samaritans. It was largely preserved ...

שְׁאִלְתִּיו מֵאֵל ( Modern: Šəʾīltīv mēʾĒl, Tiberian: Šĭʾīltīw mēʾĒl), meaning "I have asked/borrowed him from God". This is the verse in which the Prophet Samuel's mother

Hannah Hannah or Hanna may refer to: People, biblical figures, and fictional characters * Hannah (name), a female given name of Hebrew origin * Hanna (Arabic name), a family and a male given name of Christian Arab origin * Hanna (Irish surname), a famil ...

names her son, after praying that she would be able to give birth. Her prayers having been answered, she dedicates the child to

God In monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator, and principal object of faith. Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Oxford Companion to Philosophy'', Oxford University Press, 1995. God is typically ...

as a Nazirite. Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

. He anointed Saul to be the first King of Israel and later anointed David. As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

. Famous bearers include the American inventor Samuel F. B. Morse (1791–1872), the Irish writer

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic ex ...

(1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

. The name Samuel is popular amongst Black Africans, as well as among African Americans. It is also widespread amongst the modern Jewish communities, especially

Sephardic Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefa ...

. It is also quite popular in countries that speak English,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, German, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese, as well as in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to th ...

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, Norway, and Swe ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, , is a country in Central Europe. Poland is divided into Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 mill ...

, the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. Th ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the ...

Translations

* Amharic: ሳሙኤል(Samuel) *

Arabic Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic language spoken primarily across the Arab world.Semitic languages: an international handbook / edited by Stefan Weninger; in collaboration with Geoffrey Khan, Michael P. Streck, Janet C. E.Watson; Walte ...

: صموئيل (Ṣamūʾīl), شموئيل (Šamūʾīl) *

Armenian Armenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Armenia, a country in the South Caucasus region of Eurasia * Armenians, the national people of Armenia, or people of Armenian descent ** Armenian Diaspora, Armenian communities across the ...

: Սամվել (Samvel), Սամուէլ (Samuēl) *

Belarusian Belarusian may refer to: * Something of, or related to Belarus * Belarusians, people from Belarus, or of Belarusian descent * A citizen of Belarus, see Demographics of Belarus * Belarusian language * Belarusian culture * Belarusian cuisine * Byelor ...

: Самуіл (Samuil) * Bulgarian: Самуил (Samuil) *

Burmese Burmese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Myanmar, a country in Southeast Asia * Burmese people * Burmese language * Burmese alphabet * Burmese cuisine * Burmese culture Animals * Burmese cat * Burmese chicken * Burmese (hor ...

: ဆမ်မြူရယ် (Sam, myu, yal) *

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding ar ...

: 森姆 (Summo) * Chinese Simplified: 塞缪尔 (Sāimóuěr, Sàimiùěr) * Chinese Traditional: 山繆 (Sāimóu, Sàimiù) *

Croatian Croatian may refer to: * Croatia *Croatian language *Croatian people *Croatians (demonym) See also * * * Croatan (disambiguation) * Croatia (disambiguation) * Croatoan (disambiguation) * Hrvatski (disambiguation) * Hrvatsko (disambiguation) * S ...

: Samuel * Czech: Samuel * Danish: Samuel * Dutch: Samuel * English: Samuel, Sam, Sammy *

Esperanto Esperanto ( or ) is the world's most widely spoken constructed international auxiliary language. Created by the Warsaw-based ophthalmologist L. L. Zamenhof in 1887, it was intended to be a universal second language for international communi ...

: Samuele * Estonian: Saamuel * Faroese: Sámal * Filipino: Samuél * Finnish: Samuel, Samuli, Sami, Samppa, Samu *

: Samuel * German: Samuel * Georgian: სამუელი (Samueli) *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Σαμουήλ (Samouí̱l, Samouēl) * Gujarati: સેમ્યુઅલ (Sēmyu'ala) * Hawaiian: Kamuela *

: שְׁמוּאֵל ( Modern: Šmūʾēl or Šəmūʾēl, Tiberian: Šămūʾēl) *

Hindi Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan languages, Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of North India, northern, Central India, centr ...

: सैमुअल (Saimu'ala) * Hungarian: Sámuel, Sami, Samu * Icelandic: Samúel * Irish: Somhairle (So-ar-la) * Italian: Samuele, Samüèle * Japanese: サミュエル (Samyueru), サムエル (Samueru) * Javanese: ꦱꦩꦸꦮꦺꦭ꧀ (Samuwèl) *

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

: ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಯೆಲ್ (Syāmyuyel) * Khmer: សាំយូអែល (Samyouel) * Korean: 사무엘 (Samuel) *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: Samuel *

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

: Самуил (Sámuil, Samoil) *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry ( Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam wa ...

: സാമുവൽ (Śamū'vēl) * Malagasy: Samoela *

Maltese Maltese may refer to: * Someone or something of, from, or related to Malta * Maltese alphabet * Maltese cuisine * Maltese culture * Maltese language, the Semitic language spoken by Maltese people * Maltese people, people from Malta or of Malte ...

: Samwel * Māori: Hamuera *

Marathi Marathi may refer to: *Marathi people, an Indo-Aryan ethnolinguistic group of Maharashtra, India *Marathi language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Marathi people *Palaiosouda, also known as Marathi, a small island in Greece See also * * ...

: शमुवेल (Śamuvēla) * Mongolian: Самуел (Samuyel) *

Nepali Nepali or Nepalese may refer to : Concerning Nepal * Anything of, from, or related to Nepal * Nepali people, citizens of Nepal * Nepali language, an Indo-Aryan language found in Nepal, the current official national language and a language spoken ...

: शमूएल (Śamū'ēla) *

Northern Sami Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ...

: Sámmol * Norwegian: Samuel *

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligi ...

: Samoël * Persian: ساموئل (Sâmu'el) * Polish: Samuel * Portuguese: Samuel *

Punjabi Punjabi, or Panjabi, most often refers to: * Something of, from, or related to Punjab, a region in India and Pakistan * Punjabi language * Punjabi people * Punjabi dialects and languages Punjabi may also refer to: * Punjabi (horse), a British Th ...

: ਸਮੂਏਲ (Samū'ēla) * Russian: Самуил (Samuil, Samuel, Shamil), Самойло (Samojlo) *

Serbian Serbian may refer to: * someone or something related to Serbia, a country in Southeastern Europe * someone or something related to the Serbs, a South Slavic people * Serbian language * Serbian names See also

* * * Old Serbian (disambiguat ...

: Самуило (Samuilo) * Shona: Samero or Samere * Slovak: Samuel * Spanish: Samuel *

Swahili Swahili may refer to: * Swahili language, a Bantu language official in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda and widely spoken in the African Great Lakes * Swahili people, an ethnic group in East Africa * Swahili culture Swahili culture is the culture of ...

: Samweli *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Samuel, Sami * Tamil: சாமுவேல் (Sāmuvēl) *

Telugu Telugu may refer to: * Telugu language, a major Dravidian language of India *Telugu people, an ethno-linguistic group of India * Telugu script, used to write the Telugu language ** Telugu (Unicode block), a block of Telugu characters in Unicode S ...

: సమూయేలు (Śāmūyelu) * Thai: ซามูเอล (Sāmūxel) *

Turkish Turkish may refer to: *a Turkic language spoken by the Turks * of or about Turkey ** Turkish language *** Turkish alphabet ** Turkish people, a Turkic ethnic group and nation *** Turkish citizen, a citizen of Turkey *** Turkish communities and mi ...

: İsmail (Samuel) * Ukrainian: Самійло (Samíilo) *

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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: سیموئیل *

Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peopl ...

: Sawyl * Yiddish: שמואל (Shmuel) *

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba consti ...

: Samueli *

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

: Samuelu

Feminine variants

*Samuela *Samantha *Samuelle *Samuella *Samanta

Notable people

Samuel may refer to: (see also:

Sam Sam, SAM or variants may refer to: Places * Sam, Benin * Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso * Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso * Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso * Sam, Iran * Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place People and fictional ...

, Sammy, etc.)

Given name

* Samuel (11th century BC), Biblical prophet *

Samuel (musician) Samuel is an indie pop artist with R&B influences born and raised in New York City. His single "I Heart NY" was released on Columbia/Startime International Records in 2010. His full-length album titled ''Trains to Wanderland'' is set for release ...

(born 1987), American indie pop artist * Samuel of Bulgaria (), Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire *

Samuel of Ctesiphon Samuel was the Grand Metropolitan of the East and head of the Syriac Orthodox Church of the East from 614 until his death in 624. Biography According to Bar Hebraeus' ''Ecclesiastical History'', Samuel was appointed as the miaphysite (later term ...

(), Syriac Orthodox Grand Metropolitan of the East * Samuel of Nehardea (c. 165–257),Talmudist * Samuel Aba ( 1041–1044), third King of Hungary *

Samuel Adams Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, a ...

(1722–1803),

Founding Father of the United States The Founding Fathers of the United States, known simply as the Founding Fathers or Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary leaders who united the Thirteen Colonies, oversaw the war for independence from Great Britain ...

* Samuel Alito (born 1950), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court *

Samuel Amofa Samuel Amofa (born 23 March 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Liberty Professionals. Career Born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Amofa started his career with Dansoman-based team Liberty Professionals in 2019 ...

(born 1999), Ghanaian footballer * Samuel Arredondo (born 2002), American singer based in South Korea *

Samuel Howell Ashbridge Samuel Howell Ashbridge (December 5, 1848 – March 1, 1906) was an American politician. He served one term as the mayor of Philadelphia from 1899 to 1903. He was one of the mayors excoriated in ''Shame of the Cities'', a series by muckraker Linc ...

(1848–1906), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia * Shmuel Avishar (born 1947), Israeli basketball player *

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

(1910-1981), American composer *

V.C. Samuel Vilakuvelil Cherian Samuel (Malayalam: വി.സി. സാമുവേൽ; Hebrew :שְׁמוּאֵל ; Greek: Σαμουήλ; Arabic: صموئيل; Latin:Samūēl Amharic: ሳሙኤል1912–1998), called ''Samuel Achen'' was an Indian Chr ...

(1912-1998) Ecumenical Theologian and Historian *

Samuel L. M. Barlow I Samuel Latham Mitchill Barlow I (January 5, 1826July 10, 1889) was an American lawyer known for forming several legal partnerships, such as Bowdoin, Larocque & Barlow and Shipman, Barlow, Larocque. Barlow was also a major stakeholder in ''The Ne ...

(1826–1889), American lawyer * Samuel L. M. Barlow II (1892–1982), American composer * Samuel Barnett (disambiguation), multiple people, including: ** Samuel Barnett (reformer) (1844–1913), English clergyman and social reformer ** Samuel Jackson Barnett (1873–1956), American physicist, discoverer of the Barnett effect ** Samuel Barnett (actor) (born 1980), English actor *Samuel Bartsch (born 1990), German-born Japanese voice actor better known as Subaru Kimura *

(1906–1989), Irish writer * Samuel Berger (boxer) (1884–1925), American heavyweight boxer *

Shmuley Boteach Jacob Shmuel Boteach ( ; born November 19, 1966) is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, and television host. Boteach is the author of 31 books, including the best seller ''Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy'', and ''Kosher Jesu ...

(born 1966), American Orthodox

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

, radio and television host, and author *

Samuel P. Bush Samuel Prescott Bush (October 4, 1863February 8, 1948) was an American businessman and industrialist. Bush was the patriarch of the Bush political family. He was the father of U.S. Senator Prescott Bush, the paternal grandfather of former U.S. ...

(1863–1948), American industrialist, patriarch of the

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* Samuel de Champlain (1567-1635), French explorer of Canada *

Samuel Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has pr ...

, birth name of Mark Twain (1835–1910), American author and humorist *

Samuel Colt Samuel Colt (; July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now Colt's Manufacturing Company) and made the mass production of ...

(1814–1862), American inventor and industrialist * Samuel Conway (born 1965), American chemical researcher and furry convention organizer *

Samuel Cosmi Samuel Cosmi (born February 16, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle for the Washington Commanders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas and was drafted by Washington in the second round of the 2 ...

(born 1999), American football player * Samuel Cunningham (born 1989), Thai footballer *

Samuel Edmund Sewall Samuel Edmund Sewall (1799–1888) was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist. He co-founded the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, lent his legal expertise to the Underground Railroad, and served a term in the Massachusetts Senate ...

(1799-1888), American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist *

Samuel Eguavoen Samuel Ehi Eguavoen (born February 22, 1993) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. From 2019-2022, he played for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Tech. ...

(born 1993), American football player * Samuel Fatu (born 1965), American professional wrestler and member of Anoa'i family * Samuel Francis Du Pont (1803–1865), Rear Admiral in the US Navy *

Samuel Firmino de Jesus Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 7 April 1986), known as Samuel () is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Taubaté. Biography Samuel started his career with Ituano, which he was registered as an amateur in 2005 seaso ...

(born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910), American military officer, Confederate Major General and planter * Samuel "Sam" Fuld (born 1981), American major league baseball outfielder and general manager * Samuel Goudsmit (1902-1978) - Dutch-American physicist * Samuel Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Samuel Goodman (cricketer) Samuel Goodman (February 6, 1877 – March 4, 1905) was an American cricketer. A right-arm fast bowler, he played first-class cricket between 1894 and 1903. Biography Goodman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. He attended Universit ...

(1877–1905), American cricketer ** Samuel Goodman (rugby union) ( 1920–1924), American rugby union player and manager * Samuel "Shemp" Howard (birth name Samuel Horwitz), American actor and comedian, one of the original

Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical farce and slapstick. Six Stooges appear ...

* Samuel Hui (born 1948), Hong Kong Cantopop musician, singer, songwriter, and actor * Samuel Huntington (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **

Samuel Huntington (statesman) Samuel Huntington ( January 5, 1796) was a Founding Father of the United States and a lawyer, jurist, statesman, and Patriot in the American Revolution from Connecticut. As a delegate to the Continental Congress, he signed the Declaration of In ...

(1731–1796), American jurist, statesman, and revolutionary leader ** Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician) (1765–1817), American jurist, Governor of Ohio **

Samuel P. Huntington Samuel Phillips Huntington (April 18, 1927December 24, 2008) was an American political scientist, adviser, and academic. He spent more than half a century at Harvard University, where he was director of Harvard's Center for International Affairs ...

(1927–2008), American political scientist * Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American film and television actor and film producer *

Samuel Johnson Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 – 13 December 1784), often called Dr Johnson, was an English writer who made lasting contributions as a poet, playwright, essayist, moralist, critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. The ''Oxford D ...

(born 1709), English writer *

Samuel 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 e ...

(born April 1939), Hong Kong property billionaire *

Samuel A. LeBlanc I Samuel Albert LeBlanc (August 29, 1886 – July 8, 1955) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from December 12, 1949 to December 31, 1954. Born at Paincourtville, Assumption Parish, Louisiana, to Col. Joseph E. LeBlanc and Camille (Dugas) ...

(1886–1955), American politician and judge *

Samuel Little Samuel Little (born Samuel McDowell; June 7, 1940 – December 30, 2020) was an American serial killer who confessed to murdering 93 women between 1970 and 2005. In 2014 he was convicted of the murders of Linda Alford, Guadalupe Duarte Apodaca, ...

(1940–2020), American serial killer and rapist * Samuel Martin (disambiguation), multiple people * Samuel Martires (born 1949), Filipino lawyer and current Ombudsman of the Philippines * Samuel "Sam" Match (1923–2010), American tennis player * Samuel "Sam" McCullum (born 1952), American football wide receiver *

Samuel McDowell Samuel McDowell (October 29, 1735 – September 25, 1817) was a soldier in three wars and political leader in Virginia and Kentucky. He served under George Washington in the French and Indian War, as an aide-de-camp to Isaac Shelby in Lord ...

(1735–1817), soldier and political leader in Kentucky *

Samuel McKinney Samuel McKinney (1807–1879) was an Irish-born Presbyterian minister and educator in the American South, particularly Tennessee, Mississippi, and Texas. He founded the Chalmers Institute in Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1850. He served as the ...

(1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South *

Samuel Miklos Stern Samuel Miklos Stern (Tab, Hungary, 22 November 1920 – Oxford, 29 October 1969) was a Hungarian– British academic specializing in Oriental studies. Life He was born to an Orthodox Jewish family in Hungary, and lost his father at the age of th ...

(1920–1969), Hungarian–British Orientalist * Samuel Mills (disambiguation), multiple people * Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), American historian, professor, and Rear Admiral *

Samuel Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph ...

(1791–1872), American inventor and artist * Samuel Mosberg, American Olympic champion lightweight boxer * Samuel Mukooza (born 1989), Ugandan basketball player *

Shamuel Nachmias Shamuel (also Shmuel and Samuel) Nachmias (שמואל נחמיאס; born October 19, 1954) is an Israeli former basketball player. He played 13 seasons in the Israel Basketball Premier League, and played for the Israeli national basketball team. ...

(born 1954), Israeli basketball player * Samuel Tettey Nettey (1909-2007), Ghanaian politician * Samuel Ogeh (born 1968), Rivers State politician * Samuel Allyne Otis (1740–1814), Secretary of the US Senate *

Samuel Pepys Samuel Pepys (; 23 February 1633 – 26 May 1703) was an English diarist and naval administrator. He served as administrator of the Royal Navy and Member of Parliament and is most famous for the diary he kept for a decade. Pepys had no marit ...

(1633–1703), English diarist, naval administrator, and Member of Parliament * Samuel Hartt Pook (1827–1901), American naval architect *

Samuel Rabin Samuel Rabin (1905 – May 7, 1993) was an American lawyer and politician. Life He was born in 1905 in Manhattan, New York City. He graduated from Cornell University, and in 1928 from New York University School of Law. He was admitted to the bar, ...

(1905–1993), American lawyer and politician * Samuel Rabin (artist) (1903–1991) English sculptor, artist, and Olympic bronze medal wrestler * Samuel Rappaport ( 1971–1984), American politician from Pennsylvania * Samuel Rosa (born 1966), lead singer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank * Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey player * Samuel "Sam" Sheppard (1923-1970), American neurosurgeon accused of killing his wife * Samuel Sewall (1652–1730), Puritan judge, involved in Salem witch trials * Samuel Sewall (1757–1814), American congressman * Samuel Tinsley (1847-1903), English chess player * Samuel José da Silva Vieira, (born 1974) Brazilian footballer * Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), American meatpacker and source of

Uncle Sam Uncle Sam (which has the same initials as ''United States'') is a common national personification of the federal government of the United States or the country in general. Since the early 19th century, Uncle Sam has been a popular symbol of ...

* Samuel Winslow (1862–1940), American politician from Massachusetts * Samuel Witwer (born 1977), American actor and musician * Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905), American clergyman, theologian, author, and professor * Samuel van der Putte (1690–1745), Dutch explorer of Tibet * Samuel Walton (1918-1992), American businessman, founder of

Walmart Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores from the United States, headquarter ...

* Samuel White (disambiguation) multiple people including: ** Samuel A. White (1823–1878), American politician ** Samuel Albert White (1870–1954), Australian ornithologist ** Samuel White (Massachusetts politician) (1710–1769), lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay **

Samuel White (U.S. politician) Samuel White (December 1770 – November 4, 1809) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, in New Castle County, Delaware. He was a member of the Federalist Party, who served as U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Wh ...

(1770–1809), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware *

Samuel Womack Samuel Womack III (born July 7, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo. High school Womack attended East English Village Preparatory Acade ...

(born 1999), American football player

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* Abraham Samuel (died 1705), mulatto pirate of the Indian Ocean * Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898), Belgian music critic, conductor and composer *

Adriana Samuel Adriana Samuel Ramos (born April 12, 1966) is a Brazilian volleyball and beach volleyball player, who won the silver medal in the inaugural women's beach volleyball tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics, partnering with Mônica Rodrigues. Samuel ...

(born 1966), Brazilian volleyball player * Albert Samuel (c. 1876–1963), New Zealand politician *

Alexander Lyle-Samuel Alexander Lyle-Samuel (10 August 1883 – 19 November 1942) was a businessman from Birmingham and Liberal member of the House of Commons. He represented the constituency of Eye in East Suffolk from 1918 until 1923 and was involved in a diffic ...

(1883–1942), English businessman and politician * Amado Samuel (born 1938), former American baseball player * Ananda Rao Samuel (1928–1999), Indian bishop * Andy Samuel (1909–1992), American child actor *

Anthony Samuel Anthony Samuel is a Cook Island former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for the Cook Islands, and at club level for the Widnes Vikings and Workington Town, as a or . Pla ...

, Cook Islander professional rugby league footballer *

António da Silva Samuel Samuel António da Silva Tavares Quina (born 3 August 1966), known simply as Samuel, is a Portuguese retired footballer. Having played mostly for Benfica in the late 1980s and early 1990s, he operated mainly as a central defender. Club caree ...

(born 1966 in Guinea-Bissau), Portuguese football player *

Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft Arthur Michael Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft (6 December 1872 – 17 August 1942) was a British Conservative politician. Background Lord Mancroft was the eldest son of Benjamin Samuel, of Norwich (19 April 1840 – 16 April 1890), and Rosetta H ...

(1872–1942), British politician * Arthur Samuel (1901–1990), American computer scientist * Asante Samuel (born 1981), American football player *

Asante Samuel Jr. Asante Travis Samuel Jr. (born October 3, 1999) is an American football cornerback for the Los Angeles Chargers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Florida State and was drafted by the Chargers in the second round ...

(born 1999), American football player * Basil Samuel (1912–1987), British founder of property company Great Portland Estates * Benedict Samuel (born 1988), Australian actor, writer and director * Bernard Samuel (1880–1954), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia * Charles Samuel (1862–1939), Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist *

Charlesworth Samuel Charlesworth Theophilus Samuel (died January 2008) was an Antiguan politician. Early life Born in Swetes, Antigua, Samuel attended the All Saint’s Government School. After graduating he worked as a surveyor trainee for the Public Works Departme ...

(died 2008), Antiguan politician * Christmas Samuel (1674–1764), Welsh Independent minister and writer *

Christophe Samuel Christophe Samuel (born April 3, 1961 in Maintirano) was a Malagasy politician. He was a member of the Senate of Madagascar The Senate ( mg, Antenimierandoholona / french: Sénat) is the upper chamber of the bicameral Parliament of Madagas ...

(born 1961), Malagasy politician * Clifford Samuel, British actor * Collin Samuel (born 1981), Trinidadian footballer * Curtis Samuel (born 1996), American football player

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* David Samuel (disambiguation) * Deebo Samuel (born 1996), American football player * Eboule Bille Samuel (born 1982), Cameroonian football player *

Edmund W. Samuel Edmund William Samuel (November 27, 1857 – March 7, 1930) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania. Edmund W. Samuel was born in Blaenavon, Wales. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, ...

(1857–1930), American politician * Edwin Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel (1898–1978), British politician *

Ester Samuel-Cahn Ester Samuel-Cahn (May 16, 1933 – November 20, 2015) was an Israeli statistician and educator. She was a professor emeritus at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Biography Samuel-Cahn was born in Oslo, Norway. During the Nazi occupation of N ...

(1933-2015), Israeli statistician and educator *

Evelin Samuel Evelin Samuel (born 13 May 1975) is an Estonian singer, songwriter, musical theater performer, author of children's books and participant in the Eurovision Song Contest. Career Evelin Samuel has been singing since childhood and was even record ...

(born 1975), Estonian singer, actress and writer * Flora Samuel, British architect, author and academic * Fred Samuel (1897–c.1941), Welsh rugby player * Gene Samuel (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist *

Glyn Samuel Glyndwr Ninian Thomas Watkin Samuel (26 October 1917 – 14 April 1985) was a Welsh cricketer. Samuel was a right-handed batsman. He was born at Swansea, Glamorgan. He was educated in his early years at Uppingham School, where he played ...

(1917–1985), Welsh cricketer * Graeme Samuel (born 1946), Australian businessman * Haile Samuel, Eritrean general *

Harold Samuel Harold Samuel (23 May 187915 January 1937) was a distinguished English pianist and pedagogue. He was one of the first pianists of the twentieth century to focus purely on the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, and was known for his academic and c ...

(1879–1937), English pianist and pedagogue * Harold Samuel, Baron Samuel of Wych Cross (1912–1987), British founder of property company Land Securities * Harriet Samuel (1836–1908), English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel * Sir

Harry Simon Samuel Sir Harry Simon Samuel (3 August 1853 – 26 April 1934) was an English Member of Parliament for Limehouse and then Norwood in London. He was an advocate of protection in trade and he campaigned against free trade during his political career. ...

(1853–1934), English politician * Heather Samuel (born 1970), retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda *

Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel Herbert Louis Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (6 November 1870 – 5 February 1963) was a British Liberal politician who was the party leader from 1931 to 1935. He was the first nominally-practising Jew to serve as a Cabinet minister and to be ...

, (1870–1963), British politician and diplomat *

Howel Walter Samuel Howel Walter Samuel (1881 – 5 April 1953) was a British Labour Party politician. He was elected as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Swansea West at the 1923 general election, winning a 3-way contest by a majority of only 115 votes (0.6% of ...

(1881–1953), British politician * Ian Samuel (1915–2010), Royal Air Force pilot, British diplomat, director of chemical and agrochemical trade associations

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* James Samuel (1824–1874), British railway engineer * Jamile Samuel (born 1992), Dutch sprinter *

Jlloyd Samuel Jlloyd Tafari Samuel ( , 29 March 1981 – 15 May 2018) was a professional footballer who played as a defender and midfielder. Born in Trinidad and Tobago, he was raised in England and played for England up to under-21 level. He played two ful ...

(born 1981), Trinidadian footballer * Joanne Samuel (born 1957), Australian actress * John Samuel (rugby union) (1868–1947), Welsh rugby player *

John S. Samuel John S. Samuel (December 24, 1913 – April 1, 2002) was a major general in the United States Air Force. Samuel was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Beloit College from 1932 to 1935. Military career Samuel graduated from the United ...

(1913–2002), U.S. Air Force general *

Jonathan Samuel Jonathan Samuel (28 February 1853 – 22 February 1917) was a British manufacturer and Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party politician. Family Jonathan Samuel was the son of Thomas Samuel of Tredegar, Monmouthshire and his wife Jane Clara (née Da ...

(1852/3–1917), British manufacturer and politician * Joseph Samuel (c. 1780–1806), English criminal who survived execution * Juan Samuel (born 1960) Dominican-American baseball player *

Judy Samuel Judith V. Samuel (born 2 August 1943) is a retired British freestyle swimmer. Swimming career She won a silver medal in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 1958 European Aquatics Championships. At the 1960 Summer Olympics she was part of the British te ...

(born 1943), British swimmer * Khari Samuel (born 1976), American football player * Leighton Samuel, Welsh businessman, owner of football teams * Lissy Samuel (born 1967), Indian cricketer * Dame Louise Samuel (died 1925), English suffragist and charity worker * Mar Samuel (1909–1995), Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, buyer of the Dead Sea scrolls * Marcus Samuel (disambiguation) * Martin Samuel (born 1964), British journalist *

Maurice Samuel Maurice Samuel (February 8, 1895 – May 4, 1972) was a Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer of Jewish heritage. Biography Born in Măcin, Tulcea County, Romania, to Isaac Samuel and Fanny Acker, Samuel mov ...

(1895–1972), Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer *

Moran Samuel Moran Samuel ( he, מורן סמואל; April 24, 1982) is an Israeli paralympic basketball player and world champion rower. She was chosen to light a ceremonial torch on Israel's Independence Day in 2019. She represented Israel at the 2020 Summe ...

(born 1982), Israeli paralympic basketball player and world champion rower * Moses Samuel (1795–1860), British clockmaker, translator of Hebrew works and writer *

Myron Samuel Myron Samuel (born 19 December 1992) is a Vincentian international footballer who last played for Seattle Sounders FC 2 in the USL. Samuel is one of the youngest players to play and to score for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. Club career Sam ...

(born 1992), Vincentian footballer *

Oliver Samuel Oliver Samuel (1849 – 11 January 1925) was a 19th-century Member of Parliament from Taranaki in New Zealand. Born in Saint Helier, Jersey in 1849, Samuel emigrated to New Zealand with his family in 1855. He was educated at Nelson College ...

(1849–1925), New Zealand politician *

Pamela Richards Samuel Pamela C. Richards Samuel (born 1959) is a U.S. Virgin Islander politician. Most recently, Richards Samuel was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands in the 2010 election as the running mate of Democratic guberna ...

(born 1959), U.S. Virgin Islander politician * Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted (1911–1996), British soldier and banker * Pierre Samuel (1921–2009), French mathematician

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* Randy Samuel (born 1963), Trinidadian-Canadian soccer player, manager and coach * Raphael Samuel (1934–1996), British historian *

Reuben Samuel Reuben Samuel (January 12, 1828 – March 1, 1908) was the stepfather of the American outlaws Frank and Jesse James. He was married to the pair's mother, Zerelda James, from 1855 until his death in 1908. Early life Reuben was the son of F ...

(1828–1908), stepfather of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James * Rhian Samuel (born 1944), Welsh composer * Richard Samuel (fl.1770–1786), English portrait painter * Richard Samuel (prefect) (born 1952), French prefect *

Robert Samuel Robert Samuel (died 31 August 1555) was an English priest of East Bergholt in Suffolk, England who was imprisoned, tortured and burnt to death as a judicial execution under the Marian persecutions, and is commemorated as one of the Ipswich Martyr ...

(died 1555), English priest, one of the Ipswich Martyrs * Samuel Samuel (1855–1934), British businessman and politician *

Sandra Samuel Sandra Samuel (born ) is an Indian nanny who gained international recognition for rescuing a two-year-old Jewish boy named Moshe Holtzberg in Mumbai, India, during the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Samuel was employed as a caretaker at a Jewis ...

(born c. 1964), Indian nanny who saved the life of a two-year-old child during Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008 * Sir Saul Samuel (1820–1900), Australian colonial merchant, politician and pastoralist * Seal Henry Samuel (born 1963), British musician commonly known simply as Seal * Shandel Samuel (born 1982), Vincentian footballer *

Sigmund Samuel Sigmund Samuel (October 24, 1868 – April 29, 1962) was a Canadian businessman and philanthropist. He was the son of industrialist Lewis Samuel (1827–1887), and he continued to run his father's steel business. Life and career Samuel was born ...

(1868–1962), Canadian industrialist *

Silvio Samuel Silvio Samuel (born August 3, 1975 in Nigeria) is an IFBB professional bodybuilder. Biography Silvio Samuel is an IFBB professional bodybuilder, that represent Spain. who went from amateur to an outstanding world best bodybuilder, with many int ...

(born 1975), Nigerian professional bodybuilder *

Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel (born 10 March 1986) is a retired professional Malaysian footballer who last played for Kuala Lumpur and has represented the Malaysia national team. He also been played in India and had an underwent trials with I ...

(born 1986), Malaysian footballer * Thangadurai Samuel, Indian classical guitarist * Tony Samuel (born 1955), American football coach and former player * Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted, (1882–1948), British soldier, company chairman and art collector * Walter Samuel (born 1978), Argentine footballer for Inter Milan *

Wolfgang W.E. Samuel Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born February 2, 1935) is a German-born American author and a veteran of the United States Air Force. Early years Born in what is now Poland, ten-year-old Samuel, along with his mother and sister, ran from his home town of ...

(born 1935), German-born American author and veteran of the U.S. Air Force * Xavier Samuel (born 1983), Australian actor

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* Samuel Gerard, supervisor of U.S. marshals in ''The Fugitive'' *

Samuel Vimes His Grace, The Duke of Ankh, Commander Sir Samuel "Sam" Vimes is a fictional character in Terry Pratchett's '' Discworld'' series. Vimes is depicted in the novels as somewhere between an Inspector Morse-type 'old-school' British policeman, a ...

, captain and, later, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the Discworld series *Samuel "Zammo" Maguire, a main character in Grange Hill

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