Sam is a surname. Notable people with the name include: *

Alfred Sam Alfred Charles Sam (c. 1880 – 1930s?), known as Chief Alfred Sam, was a Gold Coast (British colony), Gold Coast-born merchant and pioneer pan-Africanist who during 1913 to 1915 encouraged the resettlement of African Americans as part of the Ba ...

(c.1880–1930s), Gold Coast trader and

Back-to-Africa The back-to-Africa movement was based on the widespread belief among some European Americans in the 18th and 19th century United States that African Americans would want to return to the continent of Africa. In general, the political movement ...

pioneer *

Christian Sam Christian C. Sam (born June 7, 1996) is an American football linebacker who is a free agent. He played college football at Arizona State, in 2017 leading the Pac-12 with 127 tackles, while also leading the Pac-12 with 87 solo tackles (4th-most i ...

(born 1996), American football player * Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress *

Leman Sam Leman Sam (born Emine Leman Şenkan; 22 February 1951) is Turkish singer and songwriter. Her daughter Şevval Sam and her grandson Taro Emir Tekin are both actors. Background Leman Sam's origins have been described as ''Rumeli''. She grew up in ...

(born 1951), Turkish singer and songwriter *

Michael Sam Michael Alan Sam Jr. (born January 7, 1990) is an American professional football defensive lineman for the Barcelona Dragons in the European League of Football. A defensive end, Sam played college football for the Missouri Tigers and was drafted ...

(born 1990), American gridiron football player *

P. K. Sam Philip Kenwood Sam II (born February 26, 1983) is a former professional gridiron football wide receiver. He last played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League in 2011. He was drafted by the New England Patriots in the fifth rou ...

(born 1983), American gridiron football player *

Şevval Sam Türkdeniz Şevval Sam (; born 11 November 1972) is a Turkish singer and actress. She is the daughter of Leman Sam, who is also a singer. She is known for her performance on ''Yasak Elma'' as Ender, and other TV series, including ''Süper Baba'' ...

(born 1973), Turkish singer and actress *

Tirésias Simon Sam Paul Tirésias Augustin Simon Sam (May 15, 1835 – May 11, 1916) was the President of Haiti from 31 March 1896 to 12 May 1902. He resigned the presidency just before completing his six-year term. Biography Born in the year 1835, Tirésias Sim ...

(1835–1916), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1896–1902 *

Tony Sam Tony Sam (also credited as A.W. Sam) is an American stand-up comedian, author, actor, and former marine biologist from Chicago now living in Los Angeles. He has worked extensively as a television producer and writer. LA Weekly named him one of 10 ...

, American stand-up comedian * Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859–1915), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1915

Cantonese

Cen (surname) Cen is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written in Chinese character. It is romanized Ts'en in Wade–Giles, and variously as Sam, Sum, Sham, Shum in Cantonese, Gim, Khim, Chim in Taiwanese Hokkien and Chen in other pinyin ...

(岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese *

Shen (surname) __NOTOC__ Shen may refer to: * Shen (Chinese religion) (神), a central word in Chinese philosophy, religion, and traditional Chinese medicine; term for god or spirit * Shen (clam-monster) (蜃), a shapeshifting Chinese dragon believed to create mi ...

(沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese

Cantonese

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