Samuel ( Hebrew: שְׁמוּאֵל ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl'') is a male

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and a

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of Hebrew origin. From its appearance it seems to have the meaning of "God has set" or "God has placed", appearing to derive from the Hebrew Śāmū (שָׂמוּ) + ʾĒl (God has set/placed). The Hebrew śāmū is also related to the

Akkadian Akkadian or Accadian may refer to: * Akkadians, inhabitants of the Akkadian Empire * Akkadian language, an extinct Eastern Semitic language * Akkadian literature, literature in this language * Akkadian cuneiform Cuneiform is a logo- syllabi ...

šâmū (𒊮𒈬), which shares the same meaning. However, from the explanation given in 1 Samuel 1:20, the name would seem to come from a contraction of the

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 ...

שְׁאִלְתִּיו מֵאֵל ( Modern: Šəʾīltīv mēʾĒl, Tiberian: Šĭʾīltīw mēʾĒl), meaning "I have asked/borrowed him from God". This is the verse in which the Prophet Samuel's mother Hannah names her son, after praying that she would be able to give birth. Her prayers having been answered, she dedicates the child to

God In monotheism, monotheistic thought, God is usually viewed as the supreme being, creator deity, creator, and principal object of Faith#Religious views, faith.Richard Swinburne, Swinburne, R.G. "God" in Ted Honderich, Honderich, Ted. (ed)''The Ox ...

as a

Nazirite In the Hebrew Bible, a nazirite or a nazarite ( he, נָזִיר ''Nāzīr'') is one who voluntarily took a vow which is described in . "Nazarite" comes from the Hebrew language, Hebrew word ''nazir'' meaning "consecrated" or "separated". Those w ...

. Samuel was the last of the ruling judges in the

Old Testament The Old Testament (often abbreviated OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew writings by the Israelites. The ...

. He anointed Saul to be the first

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and later anointed David. As a Christian name, Samuel came into common use after the

Protestant Reformation The Reformation (alternatively named the Protestant Reformation or the European Reformation) was a major movement within Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the Catholic Church and in ...

. Famous bearers include the American inventor

Samuel F. B. Morse Samuel Finley Breese Morse (April 27, 1791 – April 2, 1872) was an American inventor and painter. After having established his reputation as a portrait painter, in his middle age Morse contributed to the invention of a single-wire telegraph ...

(1791–1872), the Irish writer

Samuel Beckett Samuel Barclay Beckett (; 13 April 1906 – 22 December 1989) was an Irish novelist, dramatist, short story writer, theatre director, poet, and literary translator. His literary and theatrical work features bleak, impersonal and tragicomic expe ...

(1906–89) and the American author Samuel Clemens (1835–1910), who wrote under the pen name

Mark Twain Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

. The name Samuel is popular amongst

Black Africans Black is a racialized classification of people, usually a political and skin color-based category for specific populations with a mid to dark brown complexion. Not all people considered "black" have dark skin; in certain countries, often in s ...

, as well as among

African Americans African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of ens ...

. It is also widespread amongst the modern Jewish communities, especially

Sephardic Jews Sephardic (or Sephardi) Jews (, ; lad, Djudíos Sefardíes), also ''Sepharadim'' , Modern Hebrew: ''Sfaradim'', Tiberian: Səp̄āraddîm, also , ''Ye'hude Sepharad'', lit. "The Jews of Spain", es, Judíos sefardíes (or ), pt, Judeus sefar ...

. It is also quite popular in countries that speak

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, French,

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 **Ge ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, and

Portuguese Portuguese may refer to: * anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Portugal ** Portuguese cuisine, traditional foods ** Portuguese language, a Romance language *** Portuguese dialects, variants of the Portuguese language ** Portu ...

, as well as in

Ireland Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...

Scotland Scotland (, ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a border with England to the southeast and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean to the ...

Scandinavia Scandinavia; Sámi languages: /. ( ) is a subregion#Europe, subregion in Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples. In English usage, ''Scandinavia'' most commonly refers to Denmark, ...

Poland Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It is divided into 16 administrative provinces called voivodeships, covering an area of . Poland has a population of over 38 million and is the fifth-most populous ...

, the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

and

Slovakia Slovakia (; sk, Slovensko ), officially the Slovak Republic ( sk, Slovenská republika, links=no ), is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east, Hungary to the south, Austria to the s ...

Translations

Amharic Amharic ( or ; (Amharic: ), ', ) is an Ethiopian Semitic language, which is a subgrouping within the Semitic branch of the Afroasiatic languages. It is spoken as a first language by the Amharas, and also serves as a lingua franca for all oth ...

: ሳሙኤል(Samuel) *

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 ...

: صموئيل (Ṣamūʾīl), شموئيل (Šamūʾīl) *

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 ...

: Սամվել (Samvel), Սամուէլ (Samuēl) * Belarusian: Самуіл (Samuil) *

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 ...

: Самуил (Samuil) * Burmese: ဆမ်မြူရယ် (Sam, myu, yal) *

Cantonese Cantonese ( zh, t=廣東話, s=广东话, first=t, cy=Gwóngdūng wá) is a language within the Chinese (Sinitic) branch of the Sino-Tibetan languages originating from the city of Guangzhou (historically known as Canton) and its surrounding are ...

: 森姆 (Summo) *

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 ...

: 塞缪尔 (Sāimóuěr, Sàimiùěr) *

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 ...

: 山繆 (Sāimóu, Sàimiù) * Croatian: Samuel *

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

: Samuel *

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

: Samuel *

: Samuel, Sam, Sammy *

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 ...

: Samuele * Estonian: Saamuel * Faroese: Sámal *

Filipino Filipino may refer to: * Something from or related to the Philippines ** Filipino language, standardized variety of 'Tagalog', the national language and one of the official languages of the Philippines. ** Filipinos, people who are citizens of th ...

: Samuél *

Finnish Finnish may refer to: * Something or someone from, or related to Finland * Culture of Finland * Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland * Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people * Finnish cuisine See also ...

: Samuel, Samuli, Sami, Samppa, Samu * French: Samuel *

: Samuel *

Georgian Georgian may refer to: Common meanings * Anything related to, or originating from Georgia (country) ** Georgians, an indigenous Caucasian ethnic group ** Georgian language, a Kartvelian language spoken by Georgians **Georgian scripts, three scrip ...

: სამუელი (Samueli) *

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

: Σαμουήλ (Samouí̱l, Samouēl) *

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 ...

: સેમ્યુઅલ (Sēmyu'ala) * Hawaiian: Kamuela *

: שְׁמוּאֵל ( Modern: Šmūʾēl or Šəmūʾēl, Tiberian: Šămūʾēl) *

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 ...

: सैमुअल (Saimu'ala) * Hungarian: Sámuel, Sami, Samu * Icelandic: Samúel *

Irish Irish may refer to: Common meanings * Someone or something of, from, or related to: ** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe ***Éire, Irish language name for the isle ** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...

: Somhairle (So-ar-la) *

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

: Samuele, Samüèle *

Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or culture ** Japanese diaspor ...

: サミュエル (Samyueru), サムエル (Samueru) * Javanese: ꦱꦩꦸꦮꦺꦭ꧀ (Samuwèl) *

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 ...

: ಸ್ಯಾಮ್ಯುಯೆಲ್ (Syāmyuyel) * Khmer: សាំយូអែល (Samyouel) *

Korean Korean may refer to: People and culture * Koreans, ethnic group originating in the Korean Peninsula * Korean cuisine * Korean culture * Korean language **Korean alphabet, known as Hangul or Chosŏn'gŭl **Korean dialects and the Jeju language ** ...

: 사무엘 (Samuel) *

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...

: Samuel * Macedonian: Самуил (Sámuil, Samoil) *

Malayalam Malayalam (; , ) is a Dravidian language spoken in the Indian state of Kerala and the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry (Mahé district) by the Malayali people. It is one of 22 scheduled languages of India. Malayalam was des ...

: സാമുവൽ (Śamū'vēl) * Malagasy: Samoela * Maltese: Samwel *

Māori Māori or Maori can refer to: Relating to the Māori people * Māori people of New Zealand, or members of that group * Māori language, the language of the Māori people of New Zealand * Māori culture * Cook Islanders, the Māori people of the C ...

: Hamuera *

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 * * ...

: शमुवेल (Śamuvēla) * Mongolian: Самуел (Samuyel) * Nepali: शमूएल (Śamū'ēla) *

Northern Sami Northern may refer to the following: Geography * North, a point in direction * Northern Europe, the northern part or region of Europe * Northern Highland, a region of Wisconsin, United States * Northern Province, Sri Lanka * Northern Range, a ...

: Sámmol *

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

: Samuel *

Old French Old French (, , ; Modern French: ) was the language spoken in most of the northern half of France from approximately the 8th to the 14th centuries. Rather than a unified language, Old French was a linkage of Romance dialects, mutually intelligib ...

: Samoël *

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 ...

: ساموئل (Sâmu'el) *

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

: Samuel *

: Samuel * Punjabi: ਸਮੂਏਲ (Samū'ēla) *

Russian Russian(s) refers to anything related to Russia, including: *Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries *Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...

: Самуил (Samuil, Samuel, Shamil), Самойло (Samojlo) * Serbian: Самуило (Samuilo) *

Shona Shona often refers to: * Shona people, a Southern African people * Shona language, a Bantu language spoken by Shona people today Shona may also refer to: * ''Shona'' (album), 1994 album by New Zealand singer Shona Laing * Shona (given name) * S ...

: Samero or Samere * Slovak: Samuel *

: Samuel * Swahili: Samweli *

Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...

: Samuel, Sami *

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, nativ ...

: சாமுவேல் (Sāmuvēl) *

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 ...

: సమూయేలు (Śāmūyelu) *

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 ...

: ซามูเอล (Sāmūxel) * Turkish: İsmail (Samuel) *

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 ...

: Самійло (Samíilo) *

Urdu Urdu (;"Urdu"
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Welsh Welsh may refer to: Related to Wales * Welsh, referring or related to Wales * Welsh language, a Brittonic Celtic language spoken in Wales * Welsh people People * Welsh (surname) * Sometimes used as a synonym for the ancient Britons (Celtic peop ...

: Sawyl *

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 ...

: שמואל (Shmuel) *

Yoruba The Yoruba people (, , ) are a West African ethnic group that mainly inhabit parts of Nigeria, Benin, and Togo. The areas of these countries primarily inhabited by Yoruba are often collectively referred to as Yorubaland. The Yoruba constitute ...

: Samueli *

Samoa Samoa, officially the Independent State of Samoa; sm, Sāmoa, and until 1997 known as Western Samoa, is a Polynesian island country consisting of two main islands (Savai'i and Upolu); two smaller, inhabited islands (Manono Island, Manono an ...

: Samuelu

Feminine variants

*Samuela *Samantha *Samuelle *Samuella *Samanta

Notable people

Samuel may refer to: (see also: Sam,

Sammy 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. ( ...

, etc.)

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 ...

(11th century BC), Biblical prophet *

Samuel (musician) Samuel is an indie pop artist with R&B influences born and raised in New York City. His single "I Heart NY" was released on Columbia/Startime International Records in 2010. His full-length album titled ''Trains to Wanderland'' is set for release ...

(born 1987), American indie pop artist *

Samuel of Bulgaria Samuel (also Samuil; bg, Самуил, ; mk, Самоил/Самуил, ; Old Church Slavonic: Самоилъ; died October 6, 1014) was the Tsar (''Emperor'') of the First Bulgarian Empire from 997 to 6 October 1014. From 977 to 997, he was a ...

(), Emperor of the First Bulgarian Empire * Samuel of Ctesiphon (), Syriac Orthodox Grand Metropolitan of the East *

Samuel of Nehardea Samuel of Nehardea or Samuel bar Abba, often simply called Samuel (Hebrew: שמואל) and occasionally Mar Samuel, was a Jewish Amora of the first generation; son of Abba bar Abba and head of the Yeshiva at Nehardea, Babylonia. He was a teacher ...

(c. 165–257),Talmudist *

Samuel Aba Samuel Aba ( hu, Aba Sámuel; before 990 or 1009 – 5 July 1044) reigned as King of Hungary between 1041 and 1044. He was born to a prominent family with extensive domains in the region of the Mátra Hills. Based on reports in the ''Gesta H ...

( 1041–1044), third King of Hungary *

Samuel Adams Samuel Adams ( – October 2, 1803) was an American statesman, political philosopher, and a Founding Father of the United States. He was a politician in colonial Massachusetts, a leader of the movement that became the American Revolution, and ...

(1722–1803),

Founding Father of the United States The Founding Fathers of the United States, known simply as the Founding Fathers or Founders, were a group of late-18th-century American revolutionary Patriots, also known as Revolutionaries, Continentals, Rebels, or American Whigs, were t ...

Samuel Alito Samuel Anthony Alito Jr. ( ; born April 1, 1950) is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. He was nominated by President George W. Bush on October 31, 2005, and has served ...

(born 1950), associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court *

Samuel Amofa Samuel Amofa (born 23 March 1999) is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays as defender for Liberty Professionals. Career Born in Berekum, Brong-Ahafo, Amofa started his career with Dansoman-based team Liberty Professionals in 2019 and ...

(born 1999), Ghanaian footballer * Samuel Arredondo (born 2002), American singer based in South Korea * Samuel Howell Ashbridge (1848–1906), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia * Shmuel Avishar (born 1947), Israeli basketball player *

Samuel Barber Samuel Osmond Barber II (March 9, 1910 – January 23, 1981) was an American composer, pianist, conductor, baritone, and music educator, and one of the most celebrated composers of the 20th century. The music critic Donal Henahan said, "Proba ...

(1910-1981), American composer * V.C. Samuel (1912-1998) Ecumenical Theologian and Historian * Samuel L. M. Barlow I (1826–1889), American lawyer *

Samuel L. M. Barlow II Samuel Latham Mitchell Barlow II (June 1, 1892 – September 19, 1982) was an American composer, pianist and art critic. His compositional style was conservative and he once said that he wrote "tunes that wouldn't shock Papa Brahms." But, his m ...

(1892–1982), American composer *

Samuel Barnett (disambiguation) Samuel Barnett may refer to: * Samuel Barnett (actor) (born 1980), English actor * Samuel Barnett (reformer) (1844–1913), English clergyman and social reformer * Samuel Jackson Barnett Samuel Jackson Barnett (December 14, 1873 – May 22, 1956) w ...

, multiple people, including: **

Samuel Barnett (reformer) Samuel Augustus Barnett (8 February 1844 – 17 June 1913) was a Church of England cleric and social reformer who was particularly associated with the establishment of the first university settlement, Toynbee Hall, in east London in 1884. He ...

(1844–1913), English clergyman and social reformer **

Samuel Jackson Barnett Samuel Jackson Barnett (December 14, 1873 – May 22, 1956) was an American physicist. He was a professor at the University of California, Los Angeles. Barnett was born in Woodson County, Kansas, the son of a minister. In 1894, he received a B.A. ...

(1873–1956), American physicist, discoverer of the Barnett effect **

Samuel Barnett (actor) Samuel Barnett (born 25 April 1980) is an English actor. He has performed on stage, film, television and radio and achieved recognition for his work on the stage and film versions of '' The History Boys'' by Alan Bennett. His television perform ...

(born 1980), English actor *Samuel Bartsch (born 1990), German-born Japanese voice actor better known as

Subaru Kimura , known professionally as , is a German-Japanese actor and rapper. His best-known role is voicing Takeshi Goda in the ''Doraemon'' series, which has spawned numerous specials. Biography Kimura was born in Blankenburg (Harz) and raised in Japan ...

(1906–1989), Irish writer *

Samuel Berger (boxer) Samuel Berger (December 25, 1884 – February 23, 1925) was an American heavyweight boxer who won the first Olympic Gold Medal in heavyweight boxing in 1904, competed as a professional, and acted as a promoter and manager for heavyweight Jim ...

(1884–1925), American heavyweight boxer *

Shmuley Boteach Jacob Shmuel Boteach ( ; born November 19, 1966) is an American Orthodox Jewish rabbi, author, and television host. Boteach is the author of 31 books, including the best seller ''Kosher Sex: A Recipe for Passion and Intimacy'', and '' Kosher Jes ...

(born 1966), American

Orthodox Orthodox, Orthodoxy, or Orthodoxism may refer to: Religion * Orthodoxy, adherence to accepted norms, more specifically adherence to creeds, especially within Christianity and Judaism, but also less commonly in non-Abrahamic religions like Neo-pa ...

rabbi A rabbi () is a spiritual leader or religious teacher in Judaism. One becomes a rabbi by being ordained by another rabbi – known as ''semikha'' – following a course of study of Jewish history and texts such as the Talmud. The basic form of ...

, radio and television host, and author * Samuel P. Bush (1863–1948), American industrialist, patriarch of the Bush political family *

Samuel de Champlain Samuel de Champlain (; Fichier OrigineFor a detailed analysis of his baptismal record, see RitchThe baptism act does not contain information about the age of Samuel, neither his birth date nor his place of birth. – 25 December 1635) was a Fre ...

(1567-1635), French explorer of Canada *

Samuel Clemens Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 – April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was praised as the "greatest humorist the United States has p ...

, birth name of Mark Twain (1835–1910), American author and humorist *

Samuel Colt Samuel Colt (; July 19, 1814 – January 10, 1862) was an American inventor, industrialist, and businessman who established Colt's Patent Fire-Arms Manufacturing Company (now Colt's Manufacturing Company) and made the mass production of r ...

(1814–1862), American inventor and industrialist *

Samuel Conway Samuel Charles Conway (born June 4, 1965) is an American researcher in the pharmaceutical, biomedical and agrochemical fields of organic chemistry. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College. Outside the scientific community, Conway is ...

(born 1965), American chemical researcher and furry convention organizer * Samuel Cosmi (born 1999), American football player *

Samuel Cunningham Samuel Cunningham PC (Ire) (14 October 1862 – 23 August 1946) was a businessman, stockbroker and politician from Northern Ireland. Cunningham was born at Fernhill House, Glencairn, Belfast, and educated at Belfast Academy and at Merchisto ...

(born 1989), Thai footballer *

Samuel Edmund Sewall Samuel Edmund Sewall (1799–1888) was an American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist. He co-founded the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, lent his legal expertise to the Underground Railroad, and served a term in the Massachusetts Senate as ...

(1799-1888), American lawyer, abolitionist, and suffragist * Samuel Eguavoen (born 1993), American football player * Samuel Fatu (born 1965), American professional wrestler and member of Anoa'i family *

Samuel Francis Du Pont Samuel Francis Du Pont (September 27, 1803 – June 23, 1865) was a rear admiral in the United States Navy, and a member of the prominent Du Pont family. In the Mexican–American War, Du Pont captured San Diego, and was made commander of the Ca ...

(1803–1865), Rear Admiral in the US Navy * Samuel Firmino de Jesus (born 1986), Brazilian footballer * Samuel Gibbs French (1818-1910), American military officer, Confederate Major General and planter * Samuel "Sam" Fuld (born 1981), American major league baseball outfielder and general manager *

Samuel Goudsmit Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (July 11, 1902 – December 4, 1978) was a Dutch-American physicist famous for jointly proposing the concept of electron spin with George Eugene Uhlenbeck in 1925. Life and career Goudsmit was born in The Hague, Nethe ...

(1902-1978) -

Dutch-American Dutch Americans ( nl, Nederlandse Amerikanen) are Americans of Dutch descent whose ancestors came from the Netherlands in the recent or distant past. Dutch settlement in the Americas started in 1613 with New Amsterdam, which was exchanged with ...

physicist *Samuel Goodman (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **Samuel Goodman (cricketer) (1877–1905), American cricketer **Samuel Goodman (rugby union) ( 1920–1924), American rugby union player and manager *Shemp Howard, Samuel "Shemp" Howard (birth name Samuel Horwitz), American actor and comedian, one of the original Three Stooges *Samuel Hui (born 1948), Hong Kong Cantopop musician, singer, songwriter, and actor *Samuel Huntington (disambiguation), multiple people, including: **Samuel Huntington (statesman) (1731–1796), American jurist, statesman, and revolutionary leader **Samuel Huntington (Ohio politician) (1765–1817), American jurist, Governor of Ohio **Samuel P. Huntington (1927–2008), American political scientist *Samuel L. Jackson (born 1948), American film and television actor and film producer *Samuel Johnson (born 1709), English writer *Samuel Tak Lee (born April 1939), Hong Kong property billionaire *Samuel A. LeBlanc I (1886–1955), American politician and judge *Samuel Little (1940–2020), American serial killer and rapist *Samuel Martin (disambiguation), multiple people *Samuel Martires (born 1949), Filipino lawyer and current Ombudsman of the Philippines *Sam Match, Samuel "Sam" Match (1923–2010), American tennis player *Sam McCullum, Samuel "Sam" McCullum (born 1952), American football wide receiver *Samuel McDowell (1735–1817), soldier and political leader in Kentucky *Samuel McKinney (1807–1879), Irish-born Presbyterian minister in the American South *Samuel Miklos Stern (1920–1969), Hungarian–British Orientalist *Samuel Mills (disambiguation), multiple people *Samuel Eliot Morison (1887–1976), American historian, professor, and Rear Admiral *Samuel Morse (1791–1872), American inventor and artist *Samuel Mosberg, American Olympic champion lightweight boxer *Samuel Mukooza (born 1989), Ugandan basketball player *Shamuel Nachmias (born 1954), Israeli basketball player *S. T. Nettey, Samuel Tettey Nettey (1909-2007), Ghanaian politician *Samuel Ogeh (born 1968), Rivers State politician *Samuel Allyne Otis (1740–1814), Secretary of the US Senate *Samuel Pepys (1633–1703), English diarist, naval administrator, and Member of Parliament *Samuel Hartt Pook (1827–1901), American naval architect *Samuel Rabin (1905–1993), American lawyer and politician *Samuel Rabin (artist) (1903–1991) English sculptor, artist, and Olympic bronze medal wrestler *Samuel Rappaport ( 1971–1984), American politician from Pennsylvania *Samuel Rosa (born 1966), lead singer and guitarist of Brazilian rock band Skank *Samuel Rothschild (1899–1987), Canadian ice hockey player *Sam Sheppard, Samuel "Sam" Sheppard (1923-1970), American neurosurgeon accused of killing his wife *Samuel Sewall (1652–1730), Puritan judge, involved in Salem witch trials *Samuel Sewall (congressman), Samuel Sewall (1757–1814), American congressman *Samuel Tinsley (1847-1903), English chess player *Samuel José da Silva Vieira, (born 1974) Brazilian footballer *Samuel Wilson (1766–1854), American meatpacker and source of Uncle Sam *Samuel Winslow (1862–1940), American politician from Massachusetts *Samuel Witwer (born 1977), American actor and musician *Samuel Merrill Woodbridge (1819–1905), American clergyman, theologian, author, and professor *Samuel van der Putte (1690–1745), Dutch explorer of Tibet *Samuel Walton (1918-1992), American businessman, founder of Walmart *Samuel White (disambiguation) multiple people including: **Samuel A. White (1823–1878), American politician **Samuel Albert White (1870–1954), Australian ornithologist **Samuel White (Massachusetts politician) (1710–1769), lawyer in the Province of Massachusetts Bay **Samuel White (U.S. politician) (1770–1809), lawyer and U.S. Senator from Delaware * Samuel Womack (born 1999), American football player

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*Abraham Samuel (died 1705), mulatto pirate of the Indian Ocean *Adolphe Samuel (1824–1898), Belgian music critic, conductor and composer *Adriana Samuel (born 1966), Brazilian volleyball player *Albert Samuel (c. 1876–1963), New Zealand politician *Alexander Lyle-Samuel (1883–1942), English businessman and politician *Amado Samuel (born 1938), former American baseball player *Ananda Rao Samuel (1928–1999), Indian bishop *Andy Samuel (1909–1992), American child actor *Anthony Samuel, Cook Islander professional rugby league footballer *António da Silva Samuel (born 1966 in Guinea-Bissau), Portuguese football player *Arthur Samuel, 1st Baron Mancroft (1872–1942), British politician *Arthur Samuel (1901–1990), American computer scientist *Asante Samuel (born 1981), American football player *Asante Samuel Jr. (born 1999), American football player *Basil Samuel (1912–1987), British founder of property company Great Portland Estates *Benedict Samuel (born 1988), Australian actor, writer and director *Bernard Samuel (1880–1954), American politician, mayor of Philadelphia *Charles Samuel (1862–1939), Belgian sculptor, engraver and medalist *Charlesworth Samuel (died 2008), Antiguan politician *Christmas Samuel (1674–1764), Welsh Independent minister and writer *Christophe Samuel (born 1961), Malagasy politician *Clifford Samuel, British actor *Collin Samuel (born 1981), Trinidadian footballer *Curtis Samuel (born 1996), American football player

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*David Samuel (disambiguation) *Deebo Samuel (born 1996), American football player *Eboule Bille Samuel (born 1982), Cameroonian football player *Edmund W. Samuel (1857–1930), American politician *Edwin Samuel, 2nd Viscount Samuel (1898–1978), British politician *Ester Samuel-Cahn (1933-2015), Israeli statistician and educator *Evelin Samuel (born 1975), Estonian singer, actress and writer *Flora Samuel, British architect, author and academic *Fred Samuel (1897–c.1941), Welsh rugby player *Gene Samuel (born 1961), Trinidad and Tobago road bicycle racer and track cyclist *Glyn Samuel (1917–1985), Welsh cricketer *Graeme Samuel (born 1946), Australian businessman *Haile Samuel, Eritrean general *Harold Samuel (1879–1937), English pianist and pedagogue *Harold Samuel, Baron Samuel of Wych Cross (1912–1987), British founder of property company Land Securities *Harriet Samuel (1836–1908), English businesswoman and founder the jewellery retailer H. Samuel * Sir Harry Simon Samuel (1853–1934), English politician *Heather Samuel (born 1970), retired sprinter from Antigua and Barbuda *Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, (1870–1963), British politician and diplomat *Howel Walter Samuel (1881–1953), British politician *Ian Samuel (1915–2010), Royal Air Force pilot, British diplomat, director of chemical and agrochemical trade associations

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*James Samuel (1824–1874), British railway engineer *Jamile Samuel (born 1992), Dutch sprinter *Jlloyd Samuel (born 1981), Trinidadian footballer *Joanne Samuel (born 1957), Australian actress *John Samuel (rugby union) (1868–1947), Welsh rugby player *John S. Samuel (1913–2002), U.S. Air Force general *Jonathan Samuel (1852/3–1917), British manufacturer and politician *Joseph Samuel (c. 1780–1806), English criminal who survived execution *Juan Samuel (born 1960) Dominican-American baseball player *Judy Samuel (born 1943), British swimmer *Khari Samuel (born 1976), American football player *Leighton Samuel, Welsh businessman, owner of football teams *Lissy Samuel (born 1967), Indian cricketer * Dame Louise Samuel (died 1925), English suffragist and charity worker *Mar Samuel (1909–1995), Metropolitan and Archbishop of the Syriac Orthodox Church of Antioch, buyer of the Dead Sea scrolls *Marcus Samuel (disambiguation) *Martin Samuel (born 1964), British journalist *Maurice Samuel (1895–1972), Romanian-born British and American novelist, translator and lecturer *Moran Samuel (born 1982), Israeli paralympic basketball player and world champion rower *Moses Samuel (1795–1860), British clockmaker, translator of Hebrew works and writer *Myron Samuel (born 1992), Vincentian footballer *Oliver Samuel (1849–1925), New Zealand politician *Pamela Richards Samuel (born 1959), U.S. Virgin Islander politician *Peter Samuel, 4th Viscount Bearsted (1911–1996), British soldier and banker *Pierre Samuel (1921–2009), French mathematician

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*Randy Samuel (born 1963), Trinidadian-Canadian soccer player, manager and coach *Raphael Samuel (1934–1996), British historian *Reuben Samuel (1828–1908), stepfather of American outlaws Frank and Jesse James *Rhian Samuel (born 1944), Welsh composer *Richard Samuel (fl.1770–1786), English portrait painter *Richard Samuel (prefect) (born 1952), French prefect *Robert Samuel (died 1555), English priest, one of the Ipswich Martyrs *Samuel Samuel (1855–1934), British businessman and politician *Sandra Samuel (born c. 1964), Indian nanny who saved the life of a two-year-old child during Mumbai terrorist attacks in 2008 * Sir Saul Samuel (1820–1900), Australian colonial merchant, politician and pastoralist *Seal (musician), Seal Henry Samuel (born 1963), British musician commonly known simply as Seal *Shandel Samuel (born 1982), Vincentian footballer *Sigmund Samuel (1868–1962), Canadian industrialist *Silvio Samuel (born 1975), Nigerian professional bodybuilder *Stanley Bernard Stephen Samuel (born 1986), Malaysian footballer *Thangadurai Samuel, Indian classical guitarist *Tony Samuel (born 1955), American football coach and former player *Walter Samuel, 2nd Viscount Bearsted, (1882–1948), British soldier, company chairman and art collector *Walter Samuel (born 1978), Argentine footballer for Inter Milan *Wolfgang W.E. Samuel (born 1935), German-born American author and veteran of the U.S. Air Force *Xavier Samuel (born 1983), Australian actor

Fictional characters

*Samuel Gerard, supervisor of U.S. marshals in ''The Fugitive'' *Samuel Vimes, captain and, later, commander of the Ankh-Morpork City Watch in the Discworld series *Samuel "Zammo" Maguire, a main character in Grange Hill

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