Samantha is a

feminine given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a f ...

Origins

The name was recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Speculation (without evidence) has suggested an origin from the masculine given name

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 bibl ...

and anthos, the Greek word for "flower".'' World Almanac'', 2009 edition pp. 697–698, Dr. Cleveland Kent Evans, Bellevue University One theory is that it was a feminine form of Samuel to which the already existing feminine name

Anthea Anthea ( grc-gre, Ἄνθεια), "blossom" in Greek, was an epithet of the Classical Greek goddess Hera, and is used as a female given name in English. It may refer to: *Anthea Askey (1933–1999), British actress *Anthea Bell (1936–2018), Bri ...

was added.

Popularity

"Samantha" remained a rare name until the 1873 publication of the first novel in a series by

Marietta Holley Marietta Holley (pen names, Jemyma, later, Josiah Allen's Wife; July 16, 1836 – March 1, 1926), was an American humorist who used satire to comment on U.S. society and politics. Holley enjoyed a prolific writing career and was a bestselling au ...

, featuring the adventures of a woman named "Samantha," wife of Josiah Allen. The series led to the rise in the name's popularity, ranking among the top 1,000 names for girls in the United States from 1880, the earliest year for which records are available, to 1902. The name was out of fashion in the United States for the majority of the first half of the 20th century but reappeared among the top 1,000 names for girls in 1958, when it ranked in 998th position, and in 1959, when it ranked in 993rd place. Those rankings followed the release of the 1956 film '' High Society'', in which Grace Kelly played a character with the middle name Samantha. The movie introduced a song titled "

I Love You, Samantha "I Love You, Samantha" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1956 film ''High Society'', where it was introduced by Bing Crosby. Background Sol C. Siegel, producer of the film ''High Society'', paid Cole Porter $250,000 for his first original f ...

" by the famed composer

Cole Porter Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter. Many of his songs became standards noted for their witty, urbane lyrics, and many of his scores found success on Broadway and in film. Born to ...

. After 1959 the name fell off the top 1,000 list again until 1964, when it reappeared in 472nd place and leapt another 293 places to 179th place in 1965, coinciding with the 1964 debut of the popular television show ''

Bewitched ''Bewitched'' is an American fantasy sitcom television series that originally aired for eight seasons on ABC from September 17, 1964, to March 25, 1972. It is about a witch who marries an ordinary mortal man and vows to lead the life of a typic ...

,'' featuring as a lead character a young witch named "

Samantha Stephens This is a list of characters in '' Bewitched'', an American fantasy television sitcom which aired from 1964 to 1972. Cast Main Recurring Cast notes: Main characters Samantha Stephens Samantha Stephens (Elizabeth Montgomery) is a witch an ...

." The name has remained consistently popular in the United States since the 1960s. It has ranked among the top 200 names for girls since 1965 and among the top 100 names for girls since 1976. It was among the ten most popular names for American girls born between 1988 and 2006 and was among the top 100 names for American girls until 2020. It was the 106th most popular name for American girls born in both 2021 and 2022. It has also been well-used in other English-speaking countries and in Mexico. In

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

, Samantha is used as a

masculine Masculinity (also called manhood or manliness) is a set of attributes, behaviors, and roles associated with men and boys. Masculinity can be theoretically understood as socially constructed, and there is also evidence that some behaviors con ...

given name A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...

, being one of the forms of the name of the god '' Saman''. This usage has no known connection with the feminine version.

Transliterations

* Arabic: سمانثا (Samantha) *

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

: Samanthë, Samantë * Armenian: Սամանթա (Samant'a), Սամանտա (Samanta) *

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 ...

: Саманта (Samanta) *

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

: Саманта (Samanta) *

Chinese Simplified Simplified Chinese characters are standardized Chinese characters used in mainland China, Malaysia and Singapore, as prescribed by the ''Table of General Standard Chinese Characters''. Along with traditional Chinese characters, they are one o ...

: 萨曼莎 (Sàmànshā) *

Chinese Traditional Traditional Chinese characters are one type of standard Chinese character sets of the contemporary written Chinese. The traditional characters had taken shapes since the clerical change and mostly remained in the same structure they took at ...

: 薩曼莎 (Sàmànshā) * Dutch: Samantha * English: Samantha (Samantha) *

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 ...

: Samanta *

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 ...

: Samantha *

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) **Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ger ...

: Samantha * Greek: Σαμάνθα *

Gujarati Gujarati may refer to: * something of, from, or related to Gujarat, a state of India * Gujarati people, the major ethnic group of Gujarat * Gujarati language, the Indo-Aryan language spoken by them * Gujarati languages, the Western Indo-Aryan sub- ...

: સમન્તા (Samantā) * Hebrew: סמנתה * Hindi: सामन्था (Sāmanthā) * Hungarian: Szamanta * Italian: Samanta *

Indonesian Indonesian is anything of, from, or related to Indonesia, an archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. It may refer to: * Indonesians, citizens of Indonesia ** Native Indonesians, diverse groups of local inhabitants of the archipelago ** Indonesian ...

: Samantha * Japanese: サマンサ (Samansa) * Kannada: ಸಮಂತಾ (Samantā) * Khmer: សុមន្ថា (Somontha) * Korean: 사만다 (Samanda) * Latvian: Samanta * Mongolian: Саманта (Samanta) *

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 * * ...

: समंथा/𑘭𑘦𑘽𑘞𑘰 (Samanthā) *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles, people from Poland or of Polish descent * Polish chicken *Polish brothers (Mark Polish and Michael Polish, born 1970), American twin screenwr ...

: Samanta * Persian: سامانتا (Samanta) * Portuguese: Samanta * Russian: Саманта (Samanta) *

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 ...

: Саманта (Samanta) * Spanish: Samanta *

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 ...

: Samandha *

Tamil Tamil may refer to: * Tamils, an ethnic group native to India and some other parts of Asia ** Sri Lankan Tamils, Tamil people native to Sri Lanka also called ilankai tamils **Tamil Malaysians, Tamil people native to Malaysia * Tamil language, nati ...

: சமாந்தா (Samantha) *

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 ...

: సమంతా (Samantā) *

Thai Thai or THAI may refer to: * Of or from Thailand, a country in Southeast Asia ** Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand ** Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand *** Thai script *** Thai (Unicode block ...

: ซาแมนต้า (Sāmænt̂ā) *

Ukrainian Ukrainian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Ukraine * Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe * Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine * So ...

: Саманта (Samanta) * Urdu: سامنتھا (Samantha) *

Yiddish Yiddish (, or , ''yidish'' or ''idish'', , ; , ''Yidish-Taytsh'', ) is a West Germanic language historically spoken by Ashkenazi Jews. It originated during the 9th century in Central Europe, providing the nascent Ashkenazi community with a ver ...

: סאַמאַנטהאַ (Sʼamʼanthʼa)\

Notable people

Female

Samantha Agazuma Samantha Agazuma (born 14 July 1994) is a Nigerian cricketer and the current captain of the Nigeria women's cricket team. Agazuma first began to play cricket as a student at Ambrose Alli University. In January 2019, Agazuma was named in Nigeria ...

(born 1994), Nigerian cricketer * Samantha Akinyi (born 1995), Kenyan soccer player * Samantha Albert (born 1971), Canadian–born Jamaican equestrian *

Samantha Leigh Allen Samantha Leigh Allen is an American journalist and author. Allen worked as a senior reporter for ''The Daily Beast'' and now works as a freelance journalist. In 2019 she published the nonfiction book '' Real Queer America: LGBT Stories From Red St ...

, American journalist and author *

Samantha Andreas Samantha Maria Andreas is an environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea.UK in the South Pacific (2019-08-15)"Congratulations Ms. Samantha Maria Andreas, on your #Chevening scholarship" ...

, environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea * Samantha Arellano (born 1995), Mexican soccer player *

Samantha Arévalo Samantha Michelle Arévalo Salinas (born September 30, 1994) is an Ecuadorian swimmer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 800 metre freestyle, finishing in 29th place overall in the heats, failing to qualify for the final. ...

(born 1994), Ecuadorian swimmer * Samantha Armytage (born 1976), Australian journalist and television news reporter *

Samantha Arsenault Samantha Arsenault (born October 11, 1981), later known by her married name Samantha Livingstone, is an American former competition swimmer and Olympic champion. Arsenault represented the United States at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, Austra ...

(born 1981), American swimmer * Samantha Azzopardi (born 1988), Australian con artist *

Samantha Baines Samantha Louise Baines (born 1987 in Southwark, London) is an English actress, author and comedian. She is best known for her appearances in ''Magic Mike Live London'', ''The Crown'' (Netflix), '' Lee Nelson's Well Funny People'' (BBC Three), ...

(born 1987), English actress, author, and comedian * Samantha Barks (born 1990), actress and stage singer who participated as Eponine in LesMis and Elsa in the

Frozen Frozen may refer to: * the result of freezing * a paralysis response in extreme cases of fear Films * ''Frozen'' (1997 film), a film by Wang Xiaoshuai * ''Frozen'' (2005 film), a film by Juliet McKoen * ''Frozen'' (2007 film), a film by Sh ...

musical * Samantha Barning (born 1989), Dutch badminton player * Samantha Beckinsale (born 1966), English actress * Samantha Bee (born 1969), Canadian actress and comedian *

Samantha Bentley Samantha Bentley (born 8 October 1987) is an English former pornographic actress, musician and writer. Early life Bentley was born and raised in South London, England. She stripped while attending university, where she studied design, before w ...

(born 1987), English pornographic actress *

Samantha Bernardo Samantha Mae Adaliga Bernardo (born November 10, 1992) is a Filipino television personality and beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed as Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Grand Int ...

(born 1992), Filipino beauty queen and television personality * Samantha Bond (born 1961), English actress *

Samantha Boscarino Samantha Boscarino (born December 26, 1994) is an American actress from Ventura County, California. She is known for the film ''The Clique'', for her role as Molly Garfunkel on the Nickelodeon series ''How to Rock'', and for her lead role as Ell ...

(born 1994), American actress *

Samantha Bricio Samantha Bricio (born November 22, 1994) is a Mexican volleyball professional player, the youngest player to play for the Mexico national team in its history. Bricio played in the 2009 FIVB Girls Youth World Championship (finishing ninth) and ag ...

(born 1994), Mexican volleyball player * Samantha Brown (born 1970), American television presenter *

Samantha Browne-Walters ''Life with Bonnie'' is an ABC television sitcom that originally aired from September 17, 2002 to April 9, 2004. The show outlined the life of character Bonnie Malloy, who juggled her personal life and her job as a daytime TV talk show host. The ...

(born 1991), American actress * Samantha A. Brugmann, American developmental biologist * Samantha Bumgarner (1878–1960), American musician * Samantha Cameron (born 1971), English business executive *

Samantha Casella Samantha Casella (born in Faenza, Italy on 1 October 1981) is an Italian Film director, director, Actor, actress and screenwriter. Samantha Casella is a film director who investigates the dark side which resides in the hearts and minds of her cha ...

(born 1981), Italian actress, director, and screenwriter *

Samantha Cesario Samantha Cesario (born August 21, 1993) is an American former competitive figure skater. She won three bronze medals on the ISU Junior Grand Prix series and placed 4th at the 2013 World Junior Championships. On the senior level, she won bronze a ...

(born 1993), American figure skater *

Samantha Chapman Samantha Chapman (born 23 August 1977) is an English makeup artist based in London and Norwich. Sam is married to Welsh director, Ryan Andrews. Background Chapman attended the College of West Anglia, taking a two-year BTEC in Make-up and H ...

(born 1977), English makeup artist * Samantha Cogan (born 1997), Canadian ice hockey player * Samantha Cole (born 1978), American singer and songwriter * Samantha Colley (born 1989), English actress *

Samantha Knox Condit Samantha Knox Condit (August 27, 1837 – August 18, 1912) was an American teacher and Presbyterian missionary, working in the Chinese community of San Francisco, California and surroundings. Early life Samantha Davis Knox (known as "Mansie") was ...

(1837-1912), American teacher and Presbyterian missionary * Samantha Cools (born 1986), Canadian BMX racer *

Samantha Cornish Samantha Cornish (born 27 October 1980) is a professional surfer from New South Wales, Australia. She began surfing at an early age and entered her first competition at the age of 11. Her father, Peter Cornish, was also a professional surfer. At ...

(born 1980), Australian surfer *

Samantha Crain Samantha Crain (born August 15, 1986) is a Choctaw Nation songwriter, musician, producer, and singer from Shawnee, Oklahoma, signed with Ramseur Records (North America) and Real Kind Records (an imprint of Communion Records) and Full Time Hob ...

(born 1986), Choctaw Nation singer and songwriter * Samantha Crawford (born 1995), American tennis player * Samantha Cristoforetti (born 1977), Italian astronaut *

Samantha Daniels Samantha Daniels is an American professional matchmaker, television personality, television producer, author, and entrepreneur. Daniels also owns and operates Samantha's Table, a matchmaking service based in New York and Los Angeles. Career Earl ...

, American professional matchmaker, television personality, television producer, author, and entrepreneur * Samantha Davies (born 1974), English yachtswoman * Samantha Davies (born 1979), British sprinter *

Samantha De Reviziis Samantha De Reviziis (born 24 May 1985 ) is an Italian entrepreneur and fur fashion blogger who has been working in the fur sector since 2009. In 2012 De Reviziis founded SDR srl: an umbrella company for four brands which she also serves as the Ma ...

(born 1985), Italian web influencer *

Samantha Dixon Samantha Kate Dixon is a British politician of the Labour Party who serves as Member of Parliament (MP) for the City of Chester, winning the seat in the 2022 City of Chester by-election. Between 2015 and 2019, Dixon was the leader of Cheshi ...

, English politician * Samantha Dodd (born 1979), South African retired track and field athlete * Samantha Dirks (born 1992), Belizean sprinter * Samantha Dorman (born 1968), American model and actress *

Samantha Dorrance Samantha Dorrance is a British actress, singer and dancer from Willenhall in the West Midlands who reached fame on Disney Channel UK. She played the lead role of Laura in both the UK Tour and West End versions of '' Dreamboats and Petticoats'' ...

(born 1992), English actress, dancer, and singer * Samantha Downie (born 1987), Australian model * Samantha Dubois (1955–1992), Dutch radio presenter *

Samantha Economos Samantha Economos (born 27 February 1994) is an Australian rugby league footballer who last played as a for the Sydney Roosters in the NRL Women's Premiership and the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the NSWRL Women's Premiership. She is a Pr ...

(born 1994), Australian rugby league footballer * Samantha Edwards (born 1990), Antigua and Barbuda sprinter * Samantha Edwards, Indian singer and vocal coach * Samantha Eggar (born 1939), English actress * Samantha D. Elliott (born 1975), American federal judge *

Samantha Ellis Samantha Ellis is a British playwright and writer best known for her book How to be a Heroine and her play How to Date a Feminist Early life Ellis was born in London to Iraqi-Jewish parents. She studied English at Queens' College, Cambridge. ...

, British playwright and writer *

Samantha Epasinghe Samantha Epasinghe ( si, සමන්තා ඈපාසිංහ; 11 April 1967 – 3 October 2021), also known as Samantha Diyasena Liyanage, was an actress in Sri Lankan cinema, theatre and television. Career Epasinghe began her acting car ...

(1967-2021), Sri Lankan actress * Samantha Ettus (born 1972), American entrepreneur, author, speaker, TV contributor and podcast host * Samantha Evans, Australian Pentecostal Christian worship leader and singer-songwriter *

Samantha Everton Samantha Everton is an Australian photographic artist who creates images with dreamlike and theatrical qualities, living in Melbourne. Early life Everton was raised in Emerald Emerald is a gemstone and a variety of the mineral beryl (Be ...

, Australian photographic artist * Samantha Farquharson (born 1969), English athlete *

Samantha Ferrari Samantha Ferrari (born 25 September 1973 in Muggiò near Milan) is a retired Italian rhythmic gymnast Rhythmic gymnastics is a sport in which gymnasts perform on a floor with an apparatus: hoop, ball, clubs, ribbon. The sport combines ele ...

(born 1973), Italian rhythmic gymnast *

Samantha Ferris Samantha Ferris (born November 2, 1968) is a Canadian actress, best known for her starring role as Nina Jarvis on ''The 4400'' and her recurring role as Ellen Harvelle on ''Supernatural''. Career Ferris began her career as a radio announcer and i ...

(born 1968), Canadian actress and television reporter *

Samantha Findlay Samantha Jo Findlay (born February 22, 1986) is an American softball coach and former softball player. She is currently an assistant coach with the DePaul Blue Demons softball team. She previously played professional softball in the National Pr ...

(born 1986), American softball coach and player *

Samantha Fish Samantha Fish (born January 30, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist from Kansas City, Missouri. While often cited as a blues artist, Fish's albums and live shows feature multiple genres, including rock, country, funk, bluegr ...

(born 1989), American singer and songwriter * Samantha Fisher (born 1995), Canadian curler * Samantha Fonti (born 1973), Australian film composer and classically trained violinist * Samantha Fox (born 1966), English model and singer * Samantha Fox, stage name of American pornographic film and B movie actress Stasia Micula (1959-2020) * Samantha Futerman (born 1987), South Korean–born American activist, actress, director, and writer *

Samantha Gash Samantha Gash (born 14 October 1984) is an Australian professional endurance athlete, social entrepreneur, motivational speaker. As an endurance athlete, Gash focuses on long distance expedition runs and adventure races. She is an ambassador t ...

(born 1984), Australian professional endurance athlete, social entrepreneur, and motivational speaker * Samantha Geimer (born 1963), American former model and victim in the Roman Polanski case * Samantha George, British academic * Samantha Giles (born 1971), English actress and author * Samantha Giles (born 1994), English golfer * Samantha Gillison (born 1967), Australian–born American writer *

Samantha Gordon Samantha "Sam" Gordon (born February 21, 2003) is an American football and soccer player from the Salt Lake City area. After Youtube videos of her skills were uploaded by her father, they went viral and led to her making several media appearances ...

(born 2003), American football and soccer player * Samantha Gorman, American game developer *

Samantha Graham Samantha Jane Graham (born 27 May 1969) is a South African politician from the Eastern Cape who was elected to the National Assembly of South Africa in the 2019 general election as a member of the Democratic Alliance. Graham has been the party' ...

(born 1969), South African politician * Samantha Greenberg, American founder, managing partner and chief investment officer (CIO) of Margate Capital Management * Samantha Grey (born 1995), Ecuadorian actress, television presenter, singer and dancer * Samantha Harris (born 1973), American television presenter, model, and entertainment reporter and actress * Samantha Harris (born 1990), Australian model * Samantha Harrison (born 1991), New Zealand field hockey player * Samantha Harvey (born 1993), English pop singer *

Samantha Hayes Samantha Hayes (born 25 April 1984) is a South African-born New Zealand journalist and newsreader. Early life and personal life Hayes was born in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa to a New Zealand father and a South African mother. The family rel ...

(born 1984), South African–born New Zealand journalist *

Samantha Heath Samantha Heath (6 June 1960 – 29 March 2019) was the Chief Executive of London Sustainability Exchange from 2005 to 2018; a voluntary organisation supporting the delivery of London as the most sustainable world city. She was a member and forme ...

(1960–2019), British politician * Samantha Hess (born 1983), American former professional cuddler and author * Samantha Heyison (born 2005), American Paralympic athlete * Samantha Hill, Canadian actress * Samantha Hill (born 1992), American water polo goalkeeper *

Samantha Holland Samantha Holland (born 17 September 1969) is an English actress. She trained at The Guildhall School of Music and Drama (1988–91) where her year group included Daniel Craig Her work has covered a wide range in theatre, television, film and rad ...

(born 1969), English actress *

Samantha Holmes-Domagala Samantha Holmes (born June 23, 1977) played for the Canadian national women's ice hockey team from 2000 to 2005. She is also the founder of the Strathmore Rockies ice hockey team. Early life As a child, Samantha Holmes-Domagala attended t ...

(born 1977), Canadian former national women's ice hockey player *

Samantha Hoopes Samantha Hoopes (born February 10, 1991) is an American model known for her appearances in the ''Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue'' from 2014 to 2020. Early life and education Samatha Hoopes was born on February 10, 1991, in Doylestown, Pennsy ...

(born 1991), American model * Samantha Hunt (born 1971), American novelist * Samantha Littlefield Huntley (1865-1949), American portrait artist *

Samantha Inoue-Harte Samantha Inoue Harte (born April 21, 1979) is an American voice actress and founder of an animation studio called Saiko Studios. She is perhaps most recognized for her role as the Chocobo in '' Final Fantasy: Unlimited'', the anime series, and a ...

(born 1979), American voice artist *

Samantha Irby Samantha McKiver Irby (born February 13, 1980) is an American comedian, essayist, blogger, and television writer. She is the creator and author of the blog ''bitches gotta eat'', where she writes humorous observations about her own life and moder ...

(born 1980), American blogger, comedian, and author *

Samantha Isler Samantha Isler (born October 26, 1998) is an American actress. She starred as Ellie in the NBC sitcom ''Sean Saves the World''. Isler started her career in 2009, where she took part in NBC's ''Today'' as a kid reporter. She then played the role ...

(born 1998), American actress * Samantha Jade (born 1987), Australian singer and songwriter * Samantha James (born 1979), American singer and songwriter *

Samantha Katie James Samantha Katie James (born 2 November 1994) is a Malaysians, Malaysian-Brazilians, Brazilian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Malaysia 2017. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas ...

(born 1994), Brazilian-born Malaysian actress, model, and beauty pageant titleholder * Samantha John (born circa 1985-1986), American entrepreneur * Samantha Johnson (born 1991), American soccer defender * Samantha Jones, stage name of English former singer Jean Owen (born 1943) *

Samantha Josephson Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Specul ...

(died 2019), American murder victim *

Samantha Joye Samantha "Mandy" Joye is an American oceanographer who is well known for her work studying the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. She is a professor (Athletic Association Professor in Arts and Sciences) at the University of Georgia in the Department o ...

(born 1965), American oceanographer *

Samantha Judge Samantha Judge (born 22 March 1978) is a Scottish field hockey player. She has made 199 appearances for the Women's National Team. She is the current coach at Edinburgh University Hockey Club. Judge was born in Paisley and attended Hutcheso ...

(born 1978), Scottish field hockey player * Samantha Juste (1944–2014), English model and television presenter *

Samantha Katz Samantha Katz (born October 14, 1985) is a creative director and curator best known for developing innovative community and technology based arts projects. She is the founder of ''Created Here'', an online platform that empowers creators by bring ...

(born 1985), American curator *

Samantha Kelly Samantha Kelly (born 1 August 1997) is a Northern Irish footballer who plays as a midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and a ...

(born 1997), Northern Irish soccer player *

Samantha Kerkman Samantha Kerkman (' Starzyk; born March 6, 1974) is an Americans, American politician. She is the county executive of Kenosha County, Wisconsin, serving since April 2022. She previously represented Kenosha County in the Wisconsin State Assembly f ...

(born 1974), American politician *

Samantha Kerr Samantha May Kerr (born 10 September 1993) is an Australian professional football player who plays as a forward for Chelsea in the FA Women's Super League and the Australia women's national team (the ''Matildas''), which she has captained s ...

(born 1993), Australian footballer *

(born 1999), Scottish footballer * Samantha Kinghorn (born 1996), Scottish wheelchair racer * Samantha Ko (born 1987), Chinese born actress and model based in Hong Kong and 2008 Miss Hong Kong contestant * Samantha Kolowratová (born 1996), Czech ice hockey player * Samantha Lam (born 1963), Hong Kong singer and songwriter *

Samantha Lane Samantha Jane Lane (born 5 June 1979) is an Australian AFL and sports writer for ''The Age'' newspaper, television and radio personality and daughter of veteran journalist and commentator Tim Lane. She was a panellist on ''Before The Game'' o ...

(born 1979), Australian television personality and sports reporter *

Samantha Lang Samantha Lang is an Australian film director and screenwriter. Her production company is Handmaid Media. Early life and education Samantha Lang was born in London, England, migrating to Australia with her family at the age of 14. She attended ...

, English–born Australian director and screenwriter *

Samantha Larson Samantha Larson (born 1988) is an American mountain climber from Long Beach, California. On May 16, 2007, at the age of 18, she became temporarily the youngest non-Nepalese woman to summit Mount Everest. By reaching the top of Everest, she also b ...

(born 1988), American mountain climber *

Samantha Leigh Martin Vicki Fowler is a fictional character from the BBC soap opera ''EastEnders'', played by Emma Herry from the character's birth in 1986 to 1988, Samantha Leigh Martin from 1988 to 1995, and Scarlett Alice Johnson from 2003 to 2004. She is the daugh ...

(born 1985), English child actress *

Samantha Leriche-Gionet Samantha Leriche-Gionet (born March 8, 1985), also known by the pseudonym Boum, is a French Canadian animator, illustrator, and comic strip author, as well as a filmmaker. She has always lived in the east end of the city of Montreal, Quebec.Bergero ...

(born 1985), Canadian animator, illustrator, and comic strip author *

Samantha Lewes Thomas Jeffrey Hanks (born July 9, 1956) is an American actor and filmmaker. Known for both his comedic and dramatic roles, he is one of the most popular and recognizable film stars worldwide, and is regarded as an American cultural icon. Ha ...

(1952–2002), American actress *

Samantha Lewthwaite Samantha Louise Lewthwaite (; born 5 December 1983), also known as Sherafiyah Lewthwaite or the White Widow, is a British terrorist who is one of the Western world's most wanted terrorism suspects. Lewthwaite, the widow of 7/7 London terrorist ...

(born 1983), Northern Irish terrorist *

Samantha Libreri Samantha Libreri (, born 13 October 1982) is an Irish journalist. Early life Libreri was born in Dublin in 1983 and grew up in Finglas. Her surname is from a Maltese great-grandfather. She attended University College Dublin, where she edited ...

(born 1982), Irish journalist * Samantha Lobatto (born 1988), Indian cricketer *

Samantha Logan Samantha Jade Logan (born October 27, 1996) is an American actress. She is best known for her lead role as Olivia Baker in The CW series '' All American'', Nina Jones in the second season of the Netflix series ''13 Reasons Why'', and Tia Stephe ...

(born 1996), American actress * Samantha Lowe (born 1982), English judoka * Samantha Maloney (born 1975), American musician *

Samantha Markle Members of the Markle and Ragland families have been related by marriage to the British royal family since the wedding of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry in May 2018, when she became the Duchess of Sussex. The couple has two children, Archie ...

(born 1964), American mental health counselor and memoirist and paternal half-sister of Meghan, Duchess of Sussex * Samantha Marshall, Antiguan politician * Samantha Martin (born 1983), Canadian singer and songwriter *

Samantha Massell Samantha Massell (born January 15, 1990) is a New York-based American actress and singer notable for playing Hodel in the 2015 Broadway revival of '' Fiddler on the Roof''. She has received positive reviews of her singing and acting performance. ...

(born 1990), American actress and singer * Samantha Mathis (born 1970), American actress *

Samantha May Samantha May (born 16 September 1987), also known as Sam May, is a former Australian netball player who played for Hertfordshire Mavericks, Wasps and Loughborough Lightning in the Netball Superleague, featuring in five grand finals in 2015, 2 ...

(born 1987), Australian former netball player *

Samantha McCarthy Samantha McCarthy is an English actress who is best known for the role Elaine Marsden in UK soap opera ''Emmerdale''. McCarthy was born in Crumpsall, Manchester on 25 November 1985. McCarthy has also appeared in BBC soap ''Doctors'', in which ...

, English actress *

Samantha McClymont Samantha McClymont (born 1986) is an Australian singer-songwriter. She is a member of the country music family band The McClymonts with her older sister Brooke McClymont and younger sister Mollie. She is also a television presenter on travel pr ...

(born 1986), Australian singer and songwriter *

Samantha McGlone Samantha McGlone (born July 19, 1979 in St. Catharines, Ontario) is a Canadian triathlete. McGlone competed at the second Olympic triathlon at the 2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακ� ...

(born 1979), Canadian triathlete * Samantha McIntosh, New Zealand equestrian *

Samantha Mills Samantha Mills (born 23 March 1992) is an Australian diver. Mills was a gymnast through her childhood and early teens, briefly turned to pole vaulting before switching to diving. At the 2013 Summer Universiade, she won the gold medal in the Wom ...

(born 1992), Australian diver * Samantha Monahan (born 1988), American soccer player * Samantha Moore (born 1988), Canadian singer and songwriter * Samantha Morton (born 1977), English actress * Samantha Mugatsia (born 1992), Kenyan actress * Samantha Mumba (born 1983), Irish singer and actress *

Samantha Munro Samantha Munro (born October 19, 1990) is a Canadian actress. She is known for her role as Anya MacPherson on '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. She also played the role of Shannen Doherty in Lifetime's 2015 television film ''The Unauthorized ...

(born 1990), Canadian actress * Samantha Murphy (born 1997), American soccer player * Samantha Murray (born 1989), English modern pentathlete *

Samantha Murray Sharan Samantha Dawn Murray Sharan (name at birth, née Murray; born 9 October 1987) is a British tennis player. Murray has won four singles titles and 26 doubles titles on the ITF Women's World Tennis Tour, ITF Women's Circuit. On 23 September 2013, ...

(born 1987), British tennis player * Samantha Navarro (born 1971), Uruguayan composer, guitarist, and singer * Samantha Nesbit (born 1982), English swimmer *

Samantha Newark Samantha Newark (born 27 June 1967) is an English-born American musician, singer and actress. She is best known for her voice-over work as the speaking voice of Jem and Jerrica in the animated cartoon series '' Jem''. As a teenager, Newark became ...

(born 1967), English–born American actress, musician, and singer *

Samantha Nierras Samantha Camille Dacanay Nierras is a Filipino international footballer. Early life Nierras was born on July 16, 1989, in Fremont, California, in the United States. She was raised in California and later moved to the Philippines in 1999. Youth ...

(born 1989), American–born Filipino soccer player *

Samantha Noble Samantha C. Noble (born 15 May 1984) is an Australian actress who has worked on television series and films. She is best known for her role as Jade/Amitiel in ''Gabriel'', and has appeared in several films including '' See No Evil'' and ''Court ...

(born 1984), Australian actress * Samantha Norwood (born 1989), Australian basketball player *

Samantha Nugent Samantha Nugent is the current alderman of the 39th ward of the City of Chicago. Nugent won the 39th Ward general runoff election on April 2, 2019, after advancing from the general election on February 26, 2019. See also *List of Chicago alderme ...

(born 1977), American politician * Samantha Nutt (born 1969), Canadian philanthropist and physician *

Samantha Page Samantha Page was a newscaster on Naked News. She was born and raised in England, and graduated in psychology and zoology, while also earning a black belt in Shotokan karate (; ; Okinawan language, Okinawan pronunciation: ) is a martia ...

(born 1983), English newscaster * Samantha Pankey (born 1983), American rugby player *

Samantha Paxinos Samantha Paxinos (born 25 February 1988) is a Botswana swimmer, who specialized in sprint freestyle events. She became one of the first-ever Botswana swimmers, alongside John Kamyuka, to compete at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and the first female to ...

(born 1988), Botswanan swimmer *

Samantha Peszek Samantha Nicole Peszek (born December 14, 1991) is an American former artistic gymnast. She was a member of the U.S. women's gymnastics team at the 2008 Summer Olympics, which won silver. Following her elite gymnastics career, Peszek competed ...

(born 1991), American gymnast *

Samantha Poling Samantha Poling is a Scottish investigative journalist working for BBC Scotland and BBC Panorama. Early life and career Raised in Helensburgh, after graduation Poling joined the ''Northumberland Gazette'' in Alnwick as a trainee reporter. She r ...

, Scottish investigative journalist *

Samantha Ponder Samantha Ponder (née Steele; born December 11, 1985) is an American sportscaster who is the host of ''Sunday NFL Countdown'' on ESPN. Prior to hosting Sunday NFL Countdown, Ponder worked as a reporter/host for ESPN college football and as a ba ...

(born 1985), American sportscaster *

Samantha Poolman Samantha Poolman (born 4 March 1991), also known as Sam Poolman, is a former Australian netball player. Between 2010 and 2015, Poolman played for NNSW Blues, NNSW Waratahs and Southern Force in the Australian Netball League. Between 2013 and ...

(born 1991), Australian netball player * Samantha Power (born 1970), American diplomat and academic *

Samantha Ruth Prabhu Samantha Ruth Prabhu (formerly: Samantha Akkineni; born 28 April 1987) is an Indian actress who mainly works in Telugu and Tamil film industries. She is a recipient of several awards, including four South Filmfare Awards, six South Indian I ...

(born 1987), Indian actress * Samantha Prahalis (born 1990), American basketball player *

Samantha Preston Samantha Preston (born December 15, 1984, in Calgary, Alberta) is a Canadian curler. Career 2009–current In 2009, Preston, as part of team Webster, was the first qualifier at the Canadian Olympic Pre-Trials. The team surprised many, winnin ...

(born 1984), Canadian curler * Samantha Punch, English–Scottish professor *

Samantha Purvis Samantha Purvis (born 24 June 1967) is a retired British swimmer. Career Purvis competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1992 Summer Olympics. She represented England and won a bronze medal in the 100 metres butterfly, at the 1986 Commonw ...

(born 1967), English swimmer *

Samantha Quayle Samantha "Sam" Quayle (born 8 October 1995) is a footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadia ...

(born 1995), Welsh footballer * Samantha "Sam" Quek (born 1988), English television personality and former field hockey player *

Samantha Ramautar Samantha Ramautar (born 11 February 1987) is an American former cricketer. She made her international debut at the 2011 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier. In March 2019, she was named in the United States team for the 2019 ICC Women's Qualifier ...

(born 1987), Guyanese–American cricketer * Samantha Randle (born 1998), South African swimmer *

Samantha Rapoport Samantha "Sam" Rapoport is a former American football player who currently works for the National Football League (NFL) as Senior Director of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. She was formerly the NFL's Senior Director of Football Development. She w ...

, American football player *

Samantha Ratnam Samantha Shantini Ratnam (born 1977) is an Australian social worker, politician and the current leader of the Victorian Greens. Since October 2017 Ratnam has been a member of the Victorian Legislative Council, representing the Northern Metropoli ...

(born 1977), English–born Sri Lankan–Australian politician and social worker *

Samantha Rebillet Samantha Rebillet (8 January 1972 – 27 November 2017) was a French-born Australian film director, actress, screenwriter, producer, singer and songwriter. She had guest roles in various Australian television series and roles in several films. ...

(1972–2017), French–born Australian actress, director, producer, screenwriter, singer, and songwriter * Samantha Redgrave (born 1994), British rower * Samantha Retrosi (born 1985), American luger * Samantha Reeves (born 1979), American tennis player *

Samantha Richards Samantha Richards (born 24 February 1983) is an Australian basketball guard from Melbourne, Victoria who played her junior basketball in Nunawading. She has played professionally in Australia for the WNBL's Dandenong Rangers, the Australian ...

(born 1983), Australian basketball player * Samantha Ricketts (born 1986), American softball coach and player * Samantha Ridgewell (born 1996), Canadian ice hockey player *

Samantha Riley Samantha Linette Pearl Riley (born 13 November 1972) is an Australian breaststroke swimmer of Aboriginal descent who competed for Australia in the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, winning three medals ...

(born 1972), Aboriginal Australian swimmer * Samantha Roberts (born 2000), American–born Antiguan swimmer *

Samantha Ronson Samantha Ronson (born 7 August 1977) is an English DJ, singer, and songwriter who lives in Santa Monica, California, United States. Early life Ronson was born in Camden, London, to writer/socialite Ann Dexter-Jones and one-time music executive ...

(born 1977), English disk jockey, singer, and songwriter *

Samantha Roscoe Samantha Issabelle Roscoe (born 23 October 1995) is an Australian-British professional basketball player for the Caledonia Gladiators of the Women's British Basketball League (WBBL). She is also contracted with the Mandurah Magic of the NBL1 ...

(born 1995), Australian basketball player * Samantha Rose (born 1954), Jamaican singer * Samantha Rowley (born 1988), English actress and model * Samantha Runnion (1996–2002), American murder victim * Samantha Rushton (born 1965), British Anglican priest * Samantha Sang (born 1951), Australian singer * Samantha Scaffidi, American actress * Samantha Shapiro (born 1993), American gymnast *

Samantha Smith Samantha Reed Smith (June 29, 1972 – August 25, 1985) was an American peace activist and child actress from Manchester, Maine, who became famous for her anti-war outreaches during the Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union. I ...

(1972-1985), American peace activist and child actress *

, American actress *

Samantha Smith (gymnast) Samantha Smith (born April 1, 1992) is a Canadian trampoline gymnast from Vancouver, British Columbia. Samantha is the reigning Pan American Games Champion having won gold in 2019 in Lima, Peru. She has competed at every Trampoline Gymnastic ...

(born 1992), Canadian gymnast *

(born 1971), English former professional tennis player * Samantha Spiro, (born 1968), English actress and singer * Samantha Stosur (born 1984), Australian tennis player *

Samantha Tajik Samantha Tajik (; ) is an Iranian Canadian model, actress and television personality. She was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2008 on 28 April 2008 in Toronto, Ontario, and went on to represent Canada at the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in V ...

(born 1983), Canadian model, actress and television personality *

Samantha Taylor Samantha Taylor (born Myroslava Lastivka Lydia Luciw in Toronto in 1958) is a Canadian radio and television personality. She is perhaps best known as the host of the popular CBC Television music video program '' Video Hits'' from 1984 to 1989. B ...

, stage name of Canadian radio and television personality Myroslava Luciw (born 1958) *

Samantha Terán Samantha Terán Quintanilla (born May 6, 1981, in Mexico City) is a professional female squash player who represents Mexico. Teran first joined the WISPA Tour in 2000, and she entered the world top twenty for the first time in 2008 as she won t ...

(born 1981), Mexican professional female squash player *

Samantha Thornhill Samantha Felisha Thornhill is a poet, author, educator and producer from the island nation of Trinidad and Tobago. Biography Thornhill's interest in poetry began in 6th grade when she wrote a poem about Christmas in Trinidad. This established a ...

, poet, author, educator and producer from Trinidad and Tobago *

Samantha Thornton Samantha Thornton (born 20 April 1966) is a former Australian women's basketball player.FIBA ArchivePlayer Search: Samantha Thornton Retrieved 2012-09-13. Biography Thornton was a member of the national team roster for several years, from 1 ...

(born 1966), Australian former women's basketball player *

Samantha Tolj Samantha Tolj (born on 12 June 1982 in Perth, Western Australia) is an actress. Her father is Croatian and mother is Anglo Celtic Australian. Tolj began professional acting guest starring on '' Stingers'', '' MDA'', and a big part in an epis ...

(born 1982), Australian actress *

Samantha Tross Samantha Tross (born 30 June 1968) is a British consultant surgeon. In 2005 Tross became the first black female orthopaedic surgeon in Britain and has been regularly recognized as one of Britains most influential Black Britons in the annual ''Pow ...

(born 1968), British consultant surgeon * Samantha Urbani (born 1987), American singer and songwriter * Samantha van Diemen (born 2002), Dutch footballer *

Samantha van Wissen Samantha van Wissen (born 1970 in Roermond) is a Dutch dancer who is mostly known for her work with the Brussels-based choreographers Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker / Rosas and Thomas Hauert / ZOO.

(born 1970), Dutch dancer *

Samantha Vice Samantha Wynne Vice (born 12 March 1973) is a South African philosopher who is distinguished professor of philosophy at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits). Her areas of specialisation are ethics and social philosophy, and she is especi ...

(born 1973), South African philosopher and academic *

Samantha Vinograd Samantha Erin Vinograd (born February 17, 1983) is an American government official and foreign policy commentator who has served as the assistant secretary for counterterrorism and threat prevention in the Department of Homeland Security since 2 ...

(born 1983), American government official and foreign policy commentator * Samantha Virgo (born 1987), Australian former rules footballer * Samantha Wallace (born 1994), Trinidad and Tobago netball player *

Samantha Wan Samantha Wan (born 1990 or 1991) is a Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer, and web series creator. She is known for co-creating, writing, and starring in the City television series ''Second Jen''. Since 2017, she has starred in the Global Tel ...

(born circa 1990-91), Canadian actress, screenwriter, producer, and web series creator *

Samantha Marie Ware Samantha Marie Ware (born September 3, 1991), also known by her singer stage name Sameya, is an American actress and singer. She is best known for portraying Jane Hayward in the sixth season of ''Glee'' (2015), as well as Angela Archer in the ...

(born 1991), American actress and singer * Samantha Warriner (born 1971), New Zealand retired triathlete * Samantha Watson (born 1999), American middle-distance runner * Samantha Weinberg, British novelist, journalist, and travel writer *

Samantha Weinstein Samantha Gail Weinstein (born March 20, 1995) is a Canadian actress. Life and work She was born as Samantha Gail Weinstein in a Toronto hospital in 1995 to Jewish parents. She started her acting career at the age of 6, in a theatre camp where s ...

(born 1995), Canadian actress *

Samantha Win Samantha Win Tjhia (born March 29, 1991), formerly known as Samantha Jo, is a Canadian actress and former wushu taolu athlete. After her competitive career, she turned to acting and in 2012, she debuted as an actress in the role of Ki ...

(born 1991), Canadian actress and former wushu taolu athlete *

Samantha Winders Samantha Winders (born 5 June 1995), previously known as Samantha Sinclair, is a New Zealand netball international. She represented New Zealand at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and was a prominent member of the New Zealand team that won the 2021 ...

(born 1995), New Zealand netball player * Samantha Womack (born 1972), English actress and singer *

Samantha Yeo Samantha Louisa Ginn Yeo (born 24 January 1997) is a Singaporean breaststroke and medley swimmer. Competing in her first of three Southeast Asian Games at just 12 years of age, Yeo has represented her country at the long course and short cour ...

(born 1997), Singaporean swimmer

Male

* Samantha de Mel (born 1965), Sri Lankan-born Italian cricketer *

Samantha Dodanwela Samantha Dodanwela (born 15 September 1970) is a Sri Lankan former first-class cricketer who played for the Sinhalese Sports Club. Dodanwela was a right-arm opening bowler. His best season was in 1995-96, when he took 57 wickets at an average of ...

(born 1970), Sri Lankan cricketer and tea company CEO *

Samantha Fernando Samantha Fernando (born Lankaaluge Samantha Fernando on 25 March 1985) is a Sri Lankan cricketer. He is a left-handed batsman and right-arm medium-pace bowler who played for Chilaw Marians Cricket Club. He was born in Chilaw Chilaw ( si, හ� ...

(born 1985), Sri Lankan cricketer *

Samantha Sooriyabandara Major General Samantha Sooriyabandara RSP, USP was a Sri Lankan Army Major general and diplomat who commanded the 53 Division. He also served as the Defence Attache in the Sri Lanka Embassy in Washington D.C. Early life and education Sooriya ...

(died 2012), Sri Lankan army officer * K. V. Samantha Vidyaratna, Sri Lankan politician *

Samantha Vithanage Ovitigala Vithanage Samantha aka Samantha Vithanage (died 2002) was a third year Management student of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura, Sri Lanka, who pioneered an anti-ragging campaign, and was killed on 7 November 2002 while in a discussi ...

(born c. 1980), student murdered in Sri Lankan university

Fictional characters

* Samantha, in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again'' * Samantha, a dog in the animated series '' Adventure Time'' episode "The Pit" * Samantha, a sentient AI from the movie ''

Her Her is the objective and possessive form of the English-language feminine pronoun She (pronoun), she. Her, HER or H.E.R. may also refer to: Arts, entertainment and media Music * H.E.R. (born 1997), American singer **H.E.R. (album), ''H.E.R.'' ...

'' * Samantha, the silent scorer in the BBC radio comedy panel game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue * Samantha, the protagonist from '' Need for Speed: Underground'' * Samantha, a character the panicked

Olaf Olaf or Olav (, , or British ; Old Norse: ''Áleifr'', ''Ólafr'', ''Óleifr'', ''Anleifr'') is a Scandinavian and German given name. It is presumably of Proto-Norse origin, reconstructed as ''*Anu-laibaz'', from ''anu'' "ancestor, grand-father" a ...

searches for in Disney's Frozen II (before he realizes he doesn't know a Samantha) * Samantha, James' seductive new boss in the 1993 film ''

Look Who's Talking Now ''Look Who's Talking Now'' is a 1993 American romantic comedy film, and the third and final installment in the film series that began with ''Look Who's Talking'' in 1989. It finds John Travolta and Kirstie Alley reprising their roles as James an ...

'' * Samantha ''Sammy'', a fictional seal from '' Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' * Samantha Albertson, a character in the movie '' Now and Then'', played by both Gaby Hoffmann and Demi Moore * Samantha Anderson, on the American TV soap opera ''As the World Turns'' * Samantha Baker, in the film '' Sixteen Candles'' * Samantha "Sam" Barnes, in the audio drama ''

The Bright Sessions ''The Bright Sessions'' is a science fiction podcast audio drama created by Lauren Shippen and starring Julia Morizawa as the titular Dr. Bright. The podcast takes place in a fictional universe where super-powered individuals, called "atypicals" ...

'' * Sami Brady, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives'' *

Sammy Jo Carrington Sammy Jo Carrington (born Samantha Josephine Dean; formerly Fallmont) is a fictional character on the ABC television series ''Dynasty'', created by Richard and Esther Shapiro. The niece of central protagonist Krystle Carrington (Linda Evans), Sammy ...

, character in the American TV series ''Dynasty'' * Samantha Carter, from the television show ''Stargate SG-1'' and related spinoffs, one of the six original main characters * Samantha Cole, a character in the film '' Liar Liar'' * Samantha Evelyn Cook/Art3mis, Wade Watts' girlfriend in '' Ready Player One (2011)'', '' Ready Player One (2018 movie)'' and eventual wife in the end of '' Ready Player Two (2020)'' * Samantha Darko, in the film '' Donnie Darko'' and its sequel, ''

S. Darko ''S. Darko'', pronounced "S Dot Darko", is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Chris Fisher and starring Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, and Ed Westwick. It is the sequel to the 2001 cult film ''Donnie Darko''. In ''Donnie Da ...

'' *

Samantha Fitzgerald Samantha "Sam" Fitzgerald is a fictional character from the Australian soap opera '' Neighbours'', played by Simone Buchanan. She made her first screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 21 March 2008. After departing on 25 June 2008, sh ...

, recurring character on the Australian soap opera ''Neighbours'' * Samantha "Sam" Giddings, one of eight protagonists from the survival horror game '' Until Dawn'' * Samantha Groves, in the television show ''

Person of Interest "Person of interest" is a term used by law enforcement in the United States, Canada, and other countries when identifying someone possibly involved in a criminal investigation who has not been arrested or formally accused of a crime. It has no leg ...

'', played by

Amy Acker Amy Louise Acker (born December 5, 1976) is an American actress. She is best known for starring as Winifred Burkle and Illyria on the supernatural drama series ''Angel'' (2001–2004), as Kelly Peyton on the action drama series ''Alias'' (2005 ...

* Sam Jones, in the Eighth Doctor Adventures novels * Samantha Jones, in the television show Sex and the City, played by Kim Cattrall * Samantha "Sam" Kanisky, a character on the American television sitcom ''

Gimme a Break ''Gimme a Break!'' is an American television sitcom created by Mort Lachman and Sy Rosen, that aired on NBC for six seasons from October 29, 1981, to May 12, 1987. The series starred Nell Carter as the housekeeper for a widowed police chief ( ...

'' * Samantha Kingston, in the film ''

Before I Fall ''Before I Fall'' is a 2010 young adult novel written by the American author Lauren Oliver. The novel is written in the first-person perspective of a teenage girl, Samantha Kingston, who is forced to relive the day of her death every day for a we ...

'', played by Zoey Deutch * Samantha Tracy Lord, in the film '' High Society'', played by Grace Kelly * Samantha Madison, from the novel '' All American Girl'' by Meg Cabot * Samantha "Sam" Manson, from ''

Danny Phantom ''Danny Phantom'' is an American animated superhero action adventure television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows Danny Fenton, a teenage boy who, after an accident with an unpredictable portal between the human ...

* Sam McCall, on the American soap opera ''General Hospital'' * Samantha "Sam" Micelli, a character in the TV show '' Who's the Boss?'' * Samantha "Sam" Milano, a character in the TV sitcom '' Step by Step'' * Sam Mitchell, in the BBC One soap opera ''EastEnders'' * Samantha "Sam" Montgomery, in the film '' A Cinderella Story'' * Samantha "Sam" Moore, in the 1989 action movie ''

No Holds Barred No holds barred or No Holds Barred may refer to: * ''No Holds Barred'' (1952 film), a film starring The Bowery Boys * ''No Holds Barred'' (1989 film), a film starring Hulk Hogan * ''No Holds Barred'' (Biohazard album) (1997) * ''No Holds Barred ...

'' *

Samantha Mulder Samantha Ann Mulder is a fictional character in the television series ''The X-Files''. She is the younger sister of Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder and the daughter of List of The X-Files characters#Teena Mulder, Teena ...

, Fox Mulder's sister on the TV show ''The X-Files'' * Sheriff Samantha Parker, a character in the 2002 monster comedy action film '' Eight Legged Freaks'' *

Samantha Parkington Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as a feminine given name. It was recorded in England in 1633 in Newton Regis, Warwickshire. It was also recorded in the 18th century in New England, but its etymology is uncertain. Specul ...

, in the American Girl series * Sam Puckett, from ''iCarly'', played by Jennette McCurdy * Samantha Simpson, one of the main protagonists from animated TV show '' Totally Spies'' *

Samantha Spade Special Agent Samantha "Sam" Spade is a fictional character portrayed by actress Poppy Montgomery on the CBS television drama ''Without a Trace''. Samantha is a Special Agent in the New York City FBI missing persons case squad led by Special Age ...

, in the TV series ''Without a Trace'', played by Poppy Montgomery *

, in the TV show ''Bewitched'' *

Samantha Taggart Samantha "Sam" Taggart is a fictional character on the NBC television drama '' ER''. She is played by actress Linda Cardellini. Linda Cardellini's addition into the main cast opening credits was in the fifth episode of season 10. Precursor S ...

, in the TV show ''ER'' * Samantha Woodard, a character played by Nicole Eggert in the 2010 Television movie ''Turbulent Skies''

References

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