Sams or SAMS can refer to:

As an acronym

* Sadat Academy for Management Sciences * School of Advanced Military Studies *

Scottish Association for Marine Science The Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS) is one of Europe's leading marine science research organisations, one of the oldest oceanographic organisations in the world and is Scotland's largest and oldest independent marine science org ...

* South African Mathematical Society *

South African Medical Service The South African Medical Service (SAMS) was a branch of the South African Defence Force (SADF). In 1994 when the SADF was merged with various other military and armed resistance forces as part of the post-apartheid reforms the SAMS became the Sou ...

South African Military Health Service The South African Military Health Service is the branch of the South African National Defence Force responsible for medical facilities and the training and deployment of all medical personnel within the force. Though unusual, as most national mili ...

* South American Mission Society *

Special administrative measure A special administrative measure (SAM) is a process under United States law (; see also USAMbr>title 9 chapter 24— Requests for Special Confinement Conditions) whereby the United States Attorney General may direct the United States Bureau of Pri ...

(SAMs) *

Surface-to-air missile A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground to destroy aircraft or other missiles. It is one type of anti-aircraft syst ...

(SAMs) *

Syrian American Medical Society Syrian American Medical Society (or SAMS) is a non-profit, non-political, professional organization representing thousands of Syrian-American medical professionals in the United States that provides humanitarian assistance to Syrians in need. Sin ...

Companies

Sams Publishing Sams Publishing is dedicated to the publishing of technical training manuals and is an imprint of Pearson plc, the global publishing and education company. Sams Publishing was founded in 1946 by Howard W. Sams, originally producing radio schem ...

People

Born before 1950

William Sams William Gardner Sams (1792-1871) was appointed Under-Sheriff of Hobart in 1831 and later Sheriff and Commissioner of Insolvency of Launceston, Tasmania in 1840 . He was also one of fifteen investors in the pastoral company Port Phillip Associ ...

(1792–1871), Australian government official and entrepreneur * Ferrol Sams (1922–2013), American physician and novelist * Eric Sams (1926–2004), British musicologist and Shakespeare scholar * B. J. Sams (television) (born 1935), American local television news personality * Michael Sams (born 1941), English capital criminal *

B. B. Sams B. B. Sams (born 1944) is an American artist who has worked as an illustrator. He was born in Charleston, South Carolina and raised in Atlanta, Georgia. He served five years as a US Naval officer and got his break through the assistance of cart ...

(born 1944), American artist and illustrator * George W. Sams Jr. (born c. 1946), former field marshal of the American Black Panther Party * Greg Sams (born 1948), American-British artist, author, inventor; creator of the veggie burger *

John B. Sams John B. Sams Jr. is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general and former vice president of the Air Force Systems business unit, part of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. He is a former chairman of the board of visitors at The Citadel a ...

(living), American Air Force Lieutenant General and businessman

Born after 1950

* Dallas Sams (1952–2007), American politician * Jeremy Sams (born 1957), British theatre director, composer and playwright * Lionel Sams (born 1961), English professional darts player *

Jeffrey D. Sams Jeffrey D. Sams is an actor known primarily for his television work. Sams has been a main cast member of several television series, few of which have made it past their first season. These include ''Medicine Ball'', '' Sleepwalkers'', Rob Thom ...

(born 1964), American television actor * B.J. Sams (American football) (born 1980), American professional football player * Pernille Sams (born 1959), Danish real estate agent, lawyer and politician

Places

Sams, Colorado Sams is an unincorporated community in San Miguel County, in the U.S. state of Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southe ...