Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named

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 bi ...

, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name

Sami Acronyms * SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft * Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company * South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...

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Sammy Adams Samuel Adams Wisner (born August 14, 1987) is an American rapper, singer and songwriter. Early years Sammy Adams was born as Samuel Adams Wisner on August 14, 1987, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to Kata Hull and Chuck Wisner. He and his family ...

(born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *

Sammy Cahn Samuel Cohen (June 18, 1913 – January 15, 1993), known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premi ...

(1913-1993), American songwriter *

Sammy Davis Jr. Samuel George Davis Jr. (December 8, 1925 – May 16, 1990) was an American singer, dancer, actor, comedian, film producer and television director. At age three, Davis began his career in vaudeville with his father Sammy Davis Sr. and the ...

(1925-1990), American singer and actor *

Sammy Fain Sammy Fain (born Samuel E. Feinberg; June 17, 1902 – December 6, 1989) was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatr ...

(1902-1984), American composer *

Sammy Hagar Samuel Roy Hagar (born October 13, 1947), also known as the Red Rocker, is an American singer, songwriter, and guitarist. He rose to prominence in the early 1970s with the hard rock band Montrose and subsequently launched a successful solo ca ...

(born 1947), American rock musician *

Sammy Johns Sammy Reginald Johns (February 7, 1946 – January 4, 2013) was an American singer and songwriter, best known for his million-selling 1975 hit single, " Chevy Van". Career Johns was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johns' father gave him ...

(1946–2013), American country singer-songwriter *

Sammy Kershaw Samuel Paul Kershaw (born February 24, 1958) is an American country music artist. He has released 16 studio albums, with three RIAA platinum certifications and two gold certifications among them. More than 25 singles have entered the Top 40 on the ...

(born 1958), American country music artist *

Sammy Masters Samuel T. Lawmaster (July 18, 1930 – March 8, 2013), known by his stage name Sammy Masters, was an American rockabilly musician. He is perhaps best known for his 1960 hit, "Rockin' Red Wing". Career Born Samuel T. Lawmaster in Sasakwa, Oklaho ...

(1930–2013), American rockabilly musician *

Sammy Price Samuel Blythe Price (October 6, 1908 – April 14, 1992) was an American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader. Price's playing is dark, mellow, and relaxed rather than percussive, and he was a specialist at creating the ...

(1908-1992), American jazz, boogie-woogie and jump blues pianist and bandleader.

Sports

Sammy Adjei Samuel Adjei (born 1 September 1980) is a Ghanaian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Career Adjei was born in Accra, Ghana. He was transferred from Accra-based club Hearts of Oak to Club Africain for a reported $150,000 ...

(born 1980), Ghanaian retired footballer *

Sammy Baugh Samuel Adrian Baugh (March 17, 1914 – December 17, 2008) was an American professional football player and coach. During his college and professional careers, he most notably played quarterback, but also played as a safety and punter. H ...

(1914-2008), American college and Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach * Sammy Brooks (footballer) (1890-1960), English footballer * Sammy Carlson (born 1989), American freestyle skier * Sammy Collins (1923–1998), English footballer *

Samuel Day (sportsman) Samuel Hulme Day (29 December 1878 – 21 February 1950), known as Sammy Day, was an amateur sportsman who played first-class cricket for Kent County Cricket Club and association football for Corinthian F.C. He made three international appea ...

(1878–1950), English amateur cricketer and footballer *

Sammy Davis (American football) Sammy James Davis, Jr. (born April 8, 1980) is a former American football cornerback. He is a businessman and owner of the Austin Capitals, an American Basketball Association franchise. He was drafted by the San Diego Chargers 30th overall in the ...

(born 1980), American former National Football League player * Sammy Korir (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner * Sammy Lee (diver) (1920–2016), Korean-American diver and two-time Olympic Games champion *

Sammy Lee (footballer) Samuel Lee (born 7 February 1959) is an English professional football coach and former player. Lee played most of his career for hometown club Liverpool during the 1970s and 1980s as a midfielder, and also represented England fourteen times. H ...

(born 1959), former Liverpool footballer and former Bolton Wanderers manager *

Satoru Sayama (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial artist, MMA and wrestling promoter and writer, best known as the original Tiger Mask. He has wrestled under his real name as well as the names Sammy Lee, and masked S ...

(born 1957), Japanese wrestler with the stage name "Sammy Lee" *

Sammy Luftspring Sammy Luftspring (May 14, 1916 – September 27, 2000) was a Jewish Canadian boxer. A former Canadian Welterweight Champion and highly ranked in the Welterweight class during his career, Luftspring was forced to retire from the sport due to an e ...

(1916-2000), Canadian boxer *

Sammy Mandell Sammy Mandell (a.k.a. Samuel Mandella; February 5, 1904 – November 7, 1967) was an American World lightweight boxing champion from 1926-1930. Born in Rockford, Illinois, and named Salvatore Mandala, he was known as the "Rockford Sheik" due to ...

(1904-1967), American world lightweight champion boxer *

Sammy McIlroy Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland nati ...

(born 1954), Northern Ireland footballer *

Sammy Price (American football) Sam Price is a former professional American football player who played running back for the Miami Dolphins The Miami Dolphins are a professional American football team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They compete in the National Footbal ...

(born 1943), American former National Football League player *

Sammy Kibet Rotich Sammy Kibet Rotich (born 1980) is a male long-distance runner from Kenya ) , national_anthem = " Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = ...

(born 1980), Kenyan long-distance runner *

Sammy Solís Samuel Solís (born August 10, 1988) is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professiona ...

(born 1988), American professional baseball player *

Sammy Sosa Samuel Peralta Sosa (born November 12, 1968) is a Dominican-American former professional baseball right fielder. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 19 seasons, primarily with the Chicago Cubs. After playing for the Texas Rangers and C ...

(born 1968), Dominican baseball player *

Sammy Soviero Sammy is a nickname, frequently for people named Samuel, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami. People Music *Sammy Adams (born 1987), American rapper and songwriter *Sammy Cahn (1913-1993), American songwriter * Sammy Davis Jr. ( ...

(Sportsman)(born 1991), Italy-Champion WKF (Worl karatè Federation) *

Sammy Stewart Samuel Lee Stewart (October 28, 1954 – March 2, 2018) was an American professional baseball player. He pitched in Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1978 to 1987. Stewart had the best earned run average (ERA) in the American League (AL) in 1981 ...

(born 1954), American former Major League Baseball pitcher * Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1920) (1920–1995), Scottish footballer * Sammy Stewart (footballer, born 1991), Northern Irish footballer *

Sammy Traoré Sammy Traoré (born 25 February 1976 in Créteil) is a French and Malian football manager, as a player his preferred position was a defender. He made good use of the stepover technique, rarely seen in defenders, to maintain possession and als ...

(born 1976), French and Malian footballer * Sammy Watkins (born 1993), American National Football League player *

Sammy White (American football) Sammy White (born March 3, 1954) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). After attending Grambling State University, White played all 10 seasons (1976–1985) of his professional career as a wide re ...

(born 1954), American former National Football League player

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* Sammy Albon (born 1992), British YouTuber and radio personality *

Sammy Brooks Sammy Brooks (July 10, 1891 – May 16, 1951) was an American film actor. He appeared in 218 films between 1916 and 1938. He was born in New York City and died in Los Angeles, California. Selected filmography * Luke, the Candy Cut-Up (1 ...

(1891–1951), American film actor *

Sammy Davis Sr. Samuel George Davis Sr. (December 12, 1900 – May 21, 1988) was an American dancer and the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr. Early life Davis was born in Wilmington, North Carolina, to Rosa B. Taylor (1870–1957) and Robert Davis (1 ...

(1900-1988), American dancer, father of Sammy Davis Jr. * Sammy Tak Lee (born 1939), Hong Kong billionaire property developer *

Sammy Lee (choreographer) Sammy Lee (May 26, 1890 – March 30, 1968), born Samuel Levy, was an American choreographer, dancer, and producer who worked mainly on Broadway and for 20th Century Fox film corporation in Hollywood. Work on Broadway Lee got his start on the ...

, Oscar-nominated choreographer of ''

Ali Baba Goes to Town ''Ali Baba Goes to Town'' is a 1937 musical film directed by David Butler and starring Eddie Cantor, Tony Martin, and Roland Young. Cantor plays a hobo named Aloysius "Al" Babson, who walks into the camp of a movie company that is making t ...

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Sammy Lee (scientist) Sammy Lee (born Samuel Lee, 1958 – 21 July 2012) was an expert on fertility and in vitro fertilisation He was a hospital scientific consultant and was the chief scientist at the Wellington IVF programme. His book ''Counselling in Male Infertil ...

(1958–2012), expert in ''in vitro'' fertilisation *

Sammy Wilson (politician) Samuel Wilson (born 4 April 1953) is a Northern Irish politician, serving as Chief Whip of the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) in the House of Commons since 2019. Wilson has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Antrim since 2005 ...

(born 1953), British MP from Northern Ireland * Sammy Younge Jr. (1944–1966), murdered African-American civil rights activist

Fictional characters

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), Sa ...

, on the American TV show ''Dynasty'' * Sammy the Owl, official mascot of the athletics teams of Rice University *

Sammy the Shunter Eileen Mabel Gibb (3 August 1911 – 2003) was a British author. She is best known for writing the ''Sammy the Shunter'' series of books using the name Eileen Gibb as opposed to her married name of Holder. Biography Gibb was born on 3 August ...

, locomotive in the children's books by Eileen Gibb * Sammy Lawrence, a minor antagonist in the ''

Bendy and the Ink Machine ''Bendy and the Ink Machine''Commonly abbreviated as ''BatIM''. is an episodic first-person survival horror video game developed and published by Kindly Beast under the name of the game's in-universe animation studio Joey Drew Studios Inc. It ...

'' video game series

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