Arts and Music

• Samuel Barber (born 1910, died 1981)

  American composer.

  • Composed Adagio for Strings (see list of Composers of the 20th Century)
  • 1958 and 1963 Pulitzer Prize winner for Music Composition (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Music)

Leadership

• Samuel Adams (born 1722, died 1803)

  American patriot and statesman.

  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Massachusetts (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
  • One of the instigators of the Boston Tea Party (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Samuel Blatchford

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1882-93 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Samuel Chase

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1796-1811 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Maryland (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Samuel Cunard (born 1787, died 1865)

  Canadian-born British merchant and shipping magnate.

  • Founded the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company, more commonly known as the Cunard Line (see list of Miscellaneous Business Leaders)
• Samuel Gompers (born 1850, died 1924)

  American labor leader.

  • Founder of the American Federation of Labor (AFL), and its president for 37 years (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
• Samuel Houston (born 1793, died 1863)

  American military and political leader. Defeated Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto. First president of the Republic of Texas, and later governor of the state of Texas; removed from office for refusing to swear allegiance to the Confederacy.

  • President of the Republic of Texas, 1836-38; governor of Texas, 1859-61 (see list of Miscellaneous Political Leaders)
• Samuel G. Howe (born 1801, died 1876)

  American social reformer. Husband of Julia Ward Howe.

  • Head of the Perkins Institution for the Blind, 1832-76; chairman of the Massachusetts Board of State Charities, 1865-74 (see list of Noted Social Reformers and Educators)
• Samuel Huntington
  • Signer, Declaration of Independence, Connecticut (see list of Signers of the Declaration of Independence)
• Samuel A. Alito, Jr.

  American judge.

  • Circuit Judge, Third Circuit Court (see list of Judges of the U.S. Courts of Appeals)
• Samuel Leamon Younge, Jr.
  • Killed in civil rights movement January 3, 1966 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• Samuel Ephesians Hammond, Jr.
  • Killed in civil rights movement February 8, 1968 (see list of Names on the Civil Rights Memorial)
• Samuel F. Miller

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1862-90 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Samuel Nelson

  American jurist.

  • U.S. Supreme Court justice, 1845-72 (see list of U.S. Supreme Court Justices)
• Samuel J. Randall

  U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania.

  • Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, 1876-81 (see list of Speakers of the U.S. House of Representatives)

Miscellaneous

• Samuel Burk Burnett
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)
• Samuel Cunard (born 1787, died 1865)

  Canadian-born British merchant and shipping magnate.

  • Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia (see list of Famous Canadians)
• Samuel Goldwyn (born 1879, died 1974)

  Polish-born American filmmaker and producer. Original name: Schmuel Gelbfisz.

  • 1971 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Samuel Eliot Morison (born 1887, died 1976)

  American historian.

  • 1964 recipient of Presidential Medal of Freedom (see list of Presidential Medal of Freedom Winners)
• Samuel

  Last judge of Israel; chose Saul as king.

  • Appears in 1 Samuel (see list of Biblical Names from the Old Testament)
• Samuel Austin Worcester
  • National Cowboy Hall of Fame (see list of National Cowboy Hall of Fame)

Science and Philosophy

• Samuel de Champlain (born 1567, died 1635)

  French explorer.

  • Founded the city of Quebec, 1608 (see list of Explorers)
• Samuel T. Durrance

  NASA astronaut.

  • Astronaut on Columbia (1990), Endeavor (1995) (see list of Spaceflight Veterans)
• Samuel Abraham Goudsmit (born 1902, died 1978)

  Dutch-born American physicist.

  • 1976 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Samuel Karlin
  • 1989 National Medal of Science winner (see list of National Medal of Science Winners)
• Samuel P. Langley (born 1834, died 1906)

  American astronomer and aviation pioneer; launched an unmanned aircraft in 1896.

  • Member of the National Aviation Hall of Fame (see list of National Aviation Hall of Fame)
• Samuel Eliot Morison (born 1887, died 1976)

  American historian.

  • Wrote The Oxford History of the United States (see list of Historians)
• Samuel C.C. Ting (born 1936)

  American physicist who discovered the J-particle.

  • 1976 Nobel Prize winner in Physics, with Burton Richter (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Physics)

Sports

• Samuel Jones

  American athlete.

  • 1904 Olympic track and field gold medal winner for High Jump (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in the High Jump)
• Samuel Karpf
  • Member of the American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame (see list of American Bowling Congress Hall of Fame)
• Samuel Lee

  American athlete.

  • 1948, 1952 Olympic gold medal winner for Platform Diving (see list of Olympic Gold Medalists in Platform Diving)
• Samuel A. Mellor

  American runner.

  • 1902 Boston Marathon champion (see list of Boston Marathon Winners)
• Samuel Reshevsky
  • 1936-42, 1946 and 1969 U.S. Chess champion (see list of United States Chess Champions)

Stage and Screen

• Samuel Z. Arkoff (born 1918)

  American film executive and producer.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Samuel Goldwyn (born 1879, died 1974)

  Polish-born American filmmaker and producer. Original name: Schmuel Gelbfisz.

  • Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame for Motion Picture (see list of Movie Personalities with Stars in the Hollywood Walk of Fame)
• Samuel Joel ''Zero'' Mostel (born 1915, died 1977)

  American actor.

  • 1963 and 1965 Tony Award winner for his performances in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and Fiddler on the Roof (see list of Tony Winners for Best Actor in a Musical)
  • 1961 Tony Award winner for his performance in Rhinoceros (see list of Tony winners for Best Actor in a Play)
  • On The Hollywood Blacklist (see list of Blacklisted Hollywood Figures)
• Samuel
  • The son of Jeremy Irons and Sinead Cusack (see list of see Celebrity Babies)
• Samuel Walker Shepard
  • The son of Sam Shepard and Jessica Lange (see list of see Celebrity Babies)

The Literary World

• Samuel Joseph Agnon (born 1888, died 1970)

  Israeli novelist. Original name: Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes.

  • 1966 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
• Samuel Beckett (born 1906, died 1989)

  Irish playwright, novelist, and poet who wrote in French.

  • 1969 Nobel Prize winner for Literature (see list of Winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature)
  • Wrote Waiting for Godot (see list of Prose Writers of the 20th Century)
• Samuel Flagg Bemis (born 1891, died 1973)

  American historian.

  • 1927 Pulitzer Prize winner for History, for Pinckney''s Treaty (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for History)
  • 1950 Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, for John Quincy Adams and the Foundations of American Foreign Policy (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Samuel Butler (born 1612, died 1680)

  English satirical poet.

  • Wrote Hudibras (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• Samuel Taylor Coleridge (born 1772, died 1834)

  English poet and critic.

  • Wrote The Rime of the Ancient Mariner (see list of Writers of the Romantic Period (1785-1830))
• Samuel Daniel (born 1562, died 1619)

  English poet.

  • Poet Laureate of England, 1599-1619 (see list of English Poets Laureate)
• Samuel Johnson (born 1709, died 1784)

  English poet, essayist and lexicographer.

  • Wrote Lives of the Poets (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)
• Samuel Eliot Morison (born 1887, died 1976)

  American historian.

  • Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner for Biography/Autobiography, in 1943 for Admiral of the Ocean Sea and in 1960 for John Paul Jones (see list of Winners of the Pulitzer Prize for Biography or Autobiography)
• Samuel Pepys (born 1633, died 1703)

  English naval official and writer.

  • His diary, which he kept from 1660-69, provides a fascinating closeup look at English life in the 17th century (see list of Writers of the 17th Century)
• Samuel Richardson (born 1689, died 1761)

  English novelist.

  • Wrote Pamela (see list of Writers of the Restoration and 18th Century)