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of: People: * Sampson the Hospitable (died c. 530), venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches *

Sampson Avard Sampson Avard (October 23, 1800 – April 15, 1869) was one of the founders and leaders of the Mormon vigilantes known as the Danites, which existed in Missouri during the Missouri Mormon War in 1838. Early life Sampson Avard was born at St. Pe ...

(1800–1869), leader of a band of Mormon vigilantes in Missouri *

Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley Sampson Eardley, 1st Baron Eardley FRS (10 October 1744 – 25 December 1824), known as Sir Sampson Gideon from 1759 until 1789, was the son of Sampson Gideon (1699–1762), a Jewish banker in the City of London who advised the British governme ...

(1744–1824), Jewish-British banker in the City of London, son of Sampson Gideon (see below) *

Sampson Erdeswicke Sampson Erdeswicke (born c. 1535x1540; died 1603) was an English antiquary and chorographer. Background Sampson's father, Hugh Erdeswicke claimed descent from Richard de Vernon, Baron of Shipbrook in the reign of William the Conqueror. The fami ...

(died 1603), English antiquarian *

Sampson Eure Sir Sampson Eure (died 1659) was an English lawyer and politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1621 and 1643. He supported the Royalist cause in the English Civil War. Eure was the son of Sir Francis Eure of Upper He ...

(died 1659), English Member of Parliament *

Sampson Gamgee Dr Joseph Sampson Gamgee, MRCS, FRSE (17 April 1828, Livorno, Italy – 18 September 1886) was a surgeon at the Queen's Hospital (later the General Hospital) in Birmingham, England. He pioneered aseptic surgery (having once shared lodgings with ...

(1828–1886), British surgeon and indirect namesake of ''The Lord of the Rings'' character Sam Gamgee * Sampson Gideon (1699–1762), Jewish-British banker in the City of London *

Sampson Handley William Sampson Handley MD, MS, FRCS (12 April 1872 – 1962) was an English surgeon who influenced the development of cancer surgery. He was born in Loughborough, Leicestershire, England, he was the son of a Chemist Thomas Handley. He was e ...

(1872–1962), English surgeon *

Sampson Willis Harris Sampson Willis Harris was an American politician and lawyer in the states of Georgia and Alabama. Early years and education Harris was born on February 23, 1809, in Elbert County, Georgia, to Stephen Willis Harris, a judge of the Superior cour ...

(1809–1857), American politician and lawyer in the South *

Sampson Hele Sampson Hele ( – ) of Gnaton and of Halwell, Devon, was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1614 and 1624. Early life Hele was born into the junior line of a minor gentry family which had settled in Devon since at least ...

(1582–1655), English Member of Parliament * Sampson Hopkins (died 1622), English merchant and Member of Parliament *

Sampson Hosking Sampson Hosking (4 January 1888 – 20 October 1974) was an Australian rules footballer who played for the Port Adelaide Football Club in the South Australian National Football League, South Australian Football League (SAFL). He was twice a re ...

(1888–1974), Australian rules footballer and coach *

Sampson Kempthorne Sampson Kempthorne (1809–1873) was an English architect who specialised in the design of workhouses, before his emigration to New Zealand. Life He was the son of Rev. John Kempthorne. He began practising in Carlton Chambers on Regent Street ...

(1809–1873), English architect *

Sampson Lennard Sampson Lennard (died 20 September 1615), of Chevening in Kent, was an English Member of Parliament who represented an unusually large number of different constituencies during the reigns of Elizabeth I and James I.N.M.S., 'Lennard, Sampson (c ...

(died 1615), English Member of Parliament *

Sampson Lloyd Sampson Lloyd II (15 May 1699 – 1779) was an English iron manufacturer and banker, who co-founded Lloyds Bank. He was a member of the notable Lloyd family of Birmingham. Career Sampson Lloyd was the third son of Sampson Lloyd (1664� ...

, various members of a family in Birmingham, England; one co-founded a bank which eventually became Lloyds Bank * Sampson Lort, Welsh Member of Parliament in 1659 * Sampson Low (1797–1886), London bookseller and publisher *

Sampson Mathews Sampson Mathews (c. 1737 – January 20, 1807) was an American merchant, soldier, and legislator in the colony (and later U.S. state) of Virginia. A son of John and Ann (Archer) Mathews, Mathews was an early merchant in the Shenandoah Val ...

(c. 1737 – 1807), American soldier, legislator and college founder *

Sampson Moore Sampson Moore (1812–1877) was an English engineer and inventor based in Liverpool, England during the industrial revolution. His company, Sampson Moore & Co. produced a number of notable inventions. Overview Moore (1812–1877) was an engin ...

(1812–1877), engineer based in Liverpool, England * Sampson Mordan (1790–1843), British silversmith and co-inventor of the first patented mechanical pencil *

Sampson Nanton Sampson Nanton (born 22 February 1977) is a journalist and television news presenter in Trinidad and Tobago. He is currently the Executive Producer, CNC3 Television. Career history Nanton has 22 years' experience in print and broadcast journalis ...

(born 1977), journalist and television news presenter in Trinidad and Tobago *

Sampson Sievers Sampson Sievers, (born Edward Sievers, russian: Эдуард Сиверс) July 10, 1900 – August 24, 1979 was a Russian Orthodox Christian elder, hieromonk, priest, confessor of Russian patriarch and higher clergy, and mystic of English ancestr ...

(1900–1979), Russian Orthodox Christian priest and mystic * Sampson Simson (1780–1857), American philanthropist Biblical figures: *

Samson Samson (; , '' he, Šīmšōn, label= none'', "man of the sun") was the last of the judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Book of Judges (chapters 13 to 16) and one of the last leaders who "judged" Israel before the institution o ...

or Sampson, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible Fictional Characters *

Sampson Sampson may refer to: Military * , several Royal Navy ships * , several US Navy ships * Sampson-class destroyer, a World War I US Navy class * Sampson Air Force Base, near Seneca Lake, New York, closed in 1956 * SAMPSON, a multi-function radar ...

, a character in the play ''Romeo and Juliet'', by William Shakespeare

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