Samantha (or the alternatively Samanta) is primarily used as 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 ...
. It was recorded in England in 1633 in
Newton Regis
Newton Regis is a village and civil parish in the North Warwickshire district of Warwickshire, England.OS Explorer Map 232 : Nuneaton & Tamworth: (1:25,000) : It has a population of 599 at the 2011 Census.
History
The history of Newton Regis b ...
,
Warwickshire
Warwickshire (; abbreviated Warks) is a county in the West Midlands region of England. The county town is Warwick, and the largest town is Nuneaton. The county is famous for being the birthplace of William Shakespeare at Stratford-upon-Avon an ...
. It was also recorded in the 18th century in
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
, 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 ...
World Almanac
''The World Almanac and Book of Facts'' is a US-published reference work, an almanac conveying information about such subjects as world changes, tragedies, and sports feats. It has been published yearly from 1868 to 1875, and again every year sinc ...
'', 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.
"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 lady 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. It 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 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 105th most popular name for American girls born in 2021. It has also been well-used in other countries in
English-speaking countries
The following is a list of English-speaking population by country, including information on both native speakers and second-language speakers.
List
* The European Union is a supranational union composed of 27 member states. The total Engl ...
and in
Mexico
Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema ...
.
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
Arabic (, ' ; , ' or ) is a Semitic languages, 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 ...
: 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
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 ...
: 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 ...
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 ...
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
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 ...
: סמנתה
*
Hindi
Hindi (Devanāgarī: or , ), or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi (Devanagari: ), is an Indo-Aryan language spoken chiefly in the Hindi Belt region encompassing parts of northern, central, eastern, and western India. Hindi has been de ...
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 ...
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
*
* ...
: सामान्था (Sāmānthā)
*
Persian
Persian may refer to:
* People and things from Iran, historically called ''Persia'' in the English language
** Persians, the majority ethnic group in Iran, not to be conflated with the Iranic peoples
** Persian language, an Iranian language of the ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Albert (born 1971), Canadian-born equestrienne who represents Jamaica in international competition
*
Samantha Armytage
Samantha Armytage (born 4 September 1976) is an Australian journalist and television presenter.
Armytage was previously co-host of the Seven Network's breakfast television program ''Sunrise'' from 2013 to 2021 alongside David Koch. She also pr ...
(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 and Olympic champion
* Samantha Barks (born 1990), Manx singer and actress
* Samantha Barning (born 1989), Dutch professional badminton player
*
Samantha Beckinsale
Samantha-Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966), known professionally as Samantha Beckinsale, and Sam Beckinsale, is a British actress. She played firefighter Kate Stevens in '' London's Burning''.
Early life
Beckinsale is the only daughter of ac ...
(born 1966), English actress
* Samantha Bee (born 1969), Canadian actress and comedian
* 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 ...
Samantha Buck
Samantha Buck and Marie Schlingmann are film writers and directors who have made five films together. Buck is also an actress and has directed the documentary '' Best Kept Secret'' solo. They are best known for the 2019 film '' Sister Aimee''.
...
(born 1976), American actress
* Aunt
Samantha Bumgarner
"Aunt" Samantha Bumgarner (October 31, 1878 - December 24, 1960) was an American early country and folk music performer and singer from Dillsboro, North Carolina. She won much praise for her work with the fiddle and banjo. In 1924, accompanied b ...
(1878-1960), acclaimed country and folk music performer of the early 1900s
* Samantha Cameron (née Sheffield, born 1971), English business executive and wife of politician David Cameron
* Lan Samantha Chang (born 1965), American writer of novels and short stories
*
Samantha Cole
Samantha Cole (born October 19, 1978) is an American singer-songwriter.
Early life
Samantha Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York.
Caree ...
(born 1978), American dance-pop singer/songwriter
* Samantha Cools (born 1986), Canadian Bicycle Motocross (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), professional surfer from New South Wales, Australia
* Samantha Cristoforetti (born 1977), Italian astronaut
* Samantha Davies (born 1974), British yachtswoman
* Samantha Davies (born 1979), British sprint athlete
*
Samantha Dorman
The following women have appeared in the American or international edition of ''Playboy'' magazine as Playmate of the Month. Those who were also named Playmate of the Year are highlighted in green. A common misconception is that Marilyn Monroe was ...
(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), British actor and dancer
* Samantha Downie (born 1987), Australian model
*
Samantha Dubois
Samantha Dubois (15 January 1955 – 1 October 1992) was a radio presenter on Radio Caroline during the 1970s and again in 1984.
She was born Ellen Kraal in the Netherlands but learned to speak English from time spent growing up in New Zealand i ...
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 Fox
Samantha Karen Fox (born 15 April 1966) is an English pop singer and former glamour model from East London. She rose to public attention aged 16, when her mother entered her photographs in an amateur modelling contest run by ''The Sunday Peopl ...
(born 1966), English former glamour model and dance-pop singer
*
Samantha Giancola
Samantha Giancola (born March 1987), also known as Sammi Sweetheart, is an American television personality. She is best known as one of the eight main cast members in the MTV reality series ''Jersey Shore''.
Early life
Raised in Hazlet, New Je ...
(born 1987), American television personality and actress
* Samantha Giles (born 1971), British actress
* Samantha Gillison, American author
*
Sammy Glenn
Samantha Glenn (born 11 August 1983) is an English actress.
Biography
Glenn trained at the Sylvia Young Theatre School in London.
Glenn began her career as a child actress in ''Summer's Lease'' playing the granddaughter to John Gielgud. In ''T ...
(born 1983), English actress
* Samantha Harris (born 1973), American television presenter
*
Sam Healy
Sam Healy is an Australian actress most known for her work portraying Jazmina Hillerman on ''All Saints (TV series), All Saints'', an Australian hospital drama. She has also acted as an extended guest regular on ''Blue Heelers'' and ''McLeod' ...
(born 1976), Australian actress
*
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 ...
(born 1960), British politician
*
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 Holvey
The Miss North Carolina USA competition is the pageant that selects the representative for the state North Carolina in the Miss USA pageant. This state is part of the RPM Productions group since 1992.
In 2005, Miss North Carolina USA Chelsea ...
, American beauty queen
*
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 anime voice actress
*
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 ...
, African-American blogger, comedian, and author
* Samantha Jade (born 1987), singer-songwriter also known as Samantha Gibbs
* Samantha James (born 1979), American dance musician
* Samantha Johnson (born 1991), American professional soccer defender
* Samantha Johnson (born 1984), American beauty pageant
* Samantha Jones (born 1943), née Jean Owen, English singer and entertainer
*
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 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), field hockey forward from Scotland
* Samantha Juste (born 1944), née Sandra Slater, the "disc girl" on the 1960s BBC television show ''Top of the Pops''
*
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 association football player
* Samantha Kinghorn (born 1996), Scottish wheelchair racer
* Samantha Lam (born 1978), Chinese-Canadian equestrian
*
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 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), former child actress from England
*
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 ...
(born 1952), American actress also known as Susan Jane Dillingham and Samantha Dillingham
* Samantha Maloney (born 1975), American musician
*
Samantha Mathis
Samantha Mathis (born May 12, 1970) is an American actress and trade union leader who served as the Vice President, Actors/Performers of SAG-AFTRA from 2015 to 2019. The daughter of actress Bibi Besch, Mathis made her film debut in '' Pump Up t ...
(born 1970), American actress
* Samantha Morton (born 1977), English actress
*
Samantha Mumba
Samantha Tamania Anne Cecilia Mumba (born 18 January 1983) is an Irish singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, fashion model and TV presenter. In 2000, at the age of 17, she shot to fame with the release of her debut single "Gotta Tell You", which ...
(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 Murray (born 1989), English modern pentathlete
* Samantha Murray (born 1987), British tennis player
*
Samantha Navarro
Samantha Navarro (born 14 August 1971 Montevideo, Uruguay) is a Uruguayan
Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to it ...
(born 1971), Uruguayan singer and composer
*
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 ...
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 Power
Samantha Jane Power (born September 21, 1970) is an American journalist, diplomat and government official who is currently serving as the Administrator of the United States Agency for International Development. She previously served as the 28th ...
(born 1970), American diplomat and academic
* Samantha Reeves (born 1979), American tennis player
*
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 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 Runnion (1996–2002), American female murder victim
* Samantha Sang (born 1951), Australian pop singer
* 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), child peace activist and actress who died in a plane crash at age 13
*
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 ...
(born 1971), British tennis player
* Samantha Stosur (born 1984), Australian tennis player
* Sam Taylor-Johnson (born 1967), English Filmmaker
*
Sam Virgo
Samantha Virgo (born 20 February 1987) is a former Australian rules footballer playing for and co-captaining Gold Coast in the AFL Women's until 2021. She previously played 15 games over three seasons with Brisbane.
Early life
Virgo was born i ...
(born 1987), Australian rules footballer
*
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 Womack
Samantha Zoe Womack (''Birth name, née'' Janus; born 2 November 1972) is an English actress, singer, model and director who has worked in film, television and stage. Womack initially planned a career in singing and she represented the Unite ...
(born 1972 as Samantha Janus), English actress and singer
Male
*
Samantha de Mel
Vidanelage Samantha Pathmachandra de Mel (born 12 December 1964) is a former Italian cricketer of Sri Lankan origin. A left-arm orthodox spinner, he played for the Italy national cricket team between 1996 and 1998, having previously played first- ...
(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 ...
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
* Sheriff Samantha Parker, a character in the 2002 monster comedy action film '' Eight Legged Freaks''
* Samantha, a character in the 2009 American fantasy comedy movie '' 17 Again''
* 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
''I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue'' is a BBC radio comedy panel game. Billed as "the antidote to panel games", it consists of two teams of two comedians being given "silly things to do" by a chairman. The show was launched in April 1972 as a parody ...
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 Albertson, a character in the movie '' Now and Then'', played by both Gaby Hoffmann and
Demi Moore
Demi Gene Moore ( ; née Guynes; born November 11, 1962) is an American actress. After making her film debut in 1981, Moore appeared on the soap opera ''General Hospital'' (1982–1984) and subsequently gained recognition as a member of the Bra ...
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Samantha Anderson
This is a list of some of the major or minor characters that appear (or have appeared) on the soap opera ''As the World Turns''.
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; Karen Adams
: Doe Lang (1968–70)
:: Registered nurse.
; Reg Addington
: Mark Sullivan(2008–09)
; Bart Al ...
, 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" ...
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* Sami Brady, on the American soap opera ''Days of Our Lives''
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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''
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Samantha Carter
Samantha "Sam" Carter, United States Air Force, USAF is a Character (arts), fictional character in the Canadian–American military science fiction ''Stargate'' franchise. Played by Amanda Tapping, she appears in all three shows in the franchise ...
, a witty female scientist and soldier 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 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 ...
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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, 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 ...
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 ( ...
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* 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 ...
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 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 Moore, a character 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 ...
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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''. Samantha was abducted by aliens before the show's start.
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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 ...
, a character in the American Girl series
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Sam Puckett
Sam Puckett may refer to:
* Sam Puckett (iCarly)
The Nickelodeon sitcom '' iCarly'' (2007–2012) centers around Carly Shay, who creates her own web show with her best friends Sam and Freddie. The series stars Miranda Cosgrove as Carly, Jennet ...
, from ''iCarly'', played by
Jennette McCurdy
Jennette Michelle Faye McCurdy (born June 26, 1992) is an American writer, director, podcaster, singer and former actress. McCurdy's breakthrough role as Sam Puckett in the Nickelodeon sitcom '' iCarly'' (2007–2012) earned her various awards ...
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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
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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 ...
, in the TV show ''Bewitched''
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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 ''Sammy'', a fictional seal from ''
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo
''Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo'' is a 1995 video game and the third of seven adventure games in the Putt-Putt series of games developed and published by Humongous Entertainment. The animation style also changed with this game to hand-drawn animation, ...