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 bibl ...

, and also an English spelling of the Arabic name Sami.

People

Music

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 m ...

(born 1987), American rapper and songwriter * Sammy Cahn (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 theatre. ...

(1902-1984), American composer * Sammy Hagar (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 (song), Chevy Van". Career Johns was born in Charlotte, North Carolina. Johns ...

(1946–2013), American country singer-songwriter * Sammy Kershaw (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, Oklahoma ...

(1930–2013), American rockabilly musician * Sammy Price (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 (1914-2008), American college and Hall-of-Fame National Football League player and coach *

Sammy Brooks (footballer) Samuel Ernest Brooks (28 March 1890 – 13 January 1960) was an English footballer who spent the majority of his career with Wolverhampton Wanderers. He played for the club in the 1921 FA Cup Final. After 13 years with Wolves, he joined Totten ...

(1890-1960), English footballer *

Sammy Carlson Sammy Carlson (born January 11, 1989) is an American freeskier specializing in slopestyle competitions. He was the first skier to execute a switch triple rodeo 1260 in July 2010 at Mount Hood Mount Hood is a potentially active stratovolc ...

(born 1989), American freestyle skier *

Sammy Collins Ronald Dudley "Sammy" Collins (13 January 1923 – 31 May 1998) was an English professional association football, footballer. He holds the record for most league goals scored by a Torquay United F.C., Torquay United player. Collins began his ca ...

(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 appeara ...

(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 Sammy Korir (born December 12, 1971) is a long distance runner from Kenya. Biography Korir was born in Kiboswa village, Nandi county of Rift Valley province, Kenya. In 2003 he finished second in Berlin Marathon with a time of 2:04:56, just one se ...

(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 national football ...

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

Satoru Sayama (born November 27, 1957) is a Japanese professional wrestling, Japanese professional wrestler, mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist, MMA and wrestling promoter and writer, best known as the original Tiger Mask (professional wrestling), Tige ...

(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 ey ...

(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 h ...

(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 natio ...

(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. He was drafted with the first pick of the eleventh round of the AFL draft The Australian Football League draft is the annual draft of ...

(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 = N ...

(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 Professional ...

(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. (1 ...

(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) Sammy Stewart (1 May 1920 – 1995) was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for East Fife in the Scottish Football League. Stewart played for East Fife during a successful period, as the club won the Scottish League Cup three times i ...

(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 also ...

(born 1976), French and Malian footballer *

Sammy Watkins Samuel Benjamin Watkins IV (born June 14, 1993) is an American football wide receiver for the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Buffalo Bills fourth overall in ...

(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 recei ...

(born 1954), American former National Football League player

Other

Sammy Albon Niki and Sammy Albon (born 20 February 1992) are twins, British YouTube personalities, radio presenters and digital creators. Background Niki and Sammy are from Canvey Island in Essex. They graduated from Roehampton University. Niki has a bache ...

(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 (19 ...

(1891–1951), American film actor * Sammy Davis Sr. (1900-1988), American dancer, father of Sammy Davis Jr. *

Sammy Tak Lee Samuel Tak Lee or Lee Tak-Yee (; born April 1939) is a Hong Kong property billionaire. Early life Lee was born in April 1939. He was educated at Diocesan Boys' School in Mong Kok, before earning bachelor's and master's degrees in civil and env ...

(born 1939), Hong Kong billionaire property developer * Sammy Lee (choreographer), 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 th ...

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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. Samuel Leamon Younge Jr. (November 17, 1944 – January 3, 1966) was a civil rights and Voting rights in the United States, voting rights activist who was murdered for trying to desegregate a "Racial segregation in the United States, whites o ...

(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), Sammy ...

, on the American TV show ''Dynasty'' *

Sammy the Owl Sammy the Owl is the official mascot for the Rice Owls of Rice University. History An early symbol of Rice's athletic teams was large canvas owl, a tempting target for Rice Institute's rivals. In 1917, when students from Southwest Conference foot ...

, 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 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. (1 ...

, a minor antagonist in the '' Bendy and the Ink Machine'' video game series

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