Samson (name)
Samson can be either a masculine given name or a surname. It may refer to:
Given name:
- Samson, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible
- Samson of Dol (c. 485-c. 565), British saint
- Samson of Brechin (fl. 1150-1165), first known Bishop of Brechin, Scotland
- Samson of Tottington (1135-1211), English Benedictine monk and Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds
- Samson (bishop) (died 1112), chaplain to William the Conqueror, later Bishop of Worcester
- Samson Abramsky (born 1953), British computer scientist
- Samson Ebukam (born 1995), American football player
- Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner
- Samson Kitur (1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner
- Samson Lee, Welsh international rugby union player
- Samson Makintsev (1776-1849), Russian-Iranian general
- Shimshon Brokman (born 1957), Israeli Olympic sailor
- Shimshon Rozen (1952–2011), Israeli Air Force weapon systems officer and colonel
Surname:
- Charles Rumney Samson (1883-1931), British air commodore and naval aviation pioneer
- Craig Samson (born 1984), Scottish footballer
- David Samson (rabbi) (born 1956), Orthodox rabbi
- Edmé Samson (1810-1891), French possible forger of porcelain and pottery
- Elisabeth Samson (1715—1771), Surinamese coffee plantation owner
- Jerome Samson (born 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player for the Carolina Hurricanes
- Leona D. Samson, American biochemist
- Michel Samson, Canadian politician
- Paul Samson (1953-2002), British heavy metal guitarist
- Polly Samson (born 1962), British novelist, songwriter and journalist
- Stéphane Samson (born 1975), French footballer
Patronymic:
- Sanju Samson (born 1994), Indian cricketer
See also
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