Sam (surname)

Sam is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

• Alfred Sam (c.1880–1930s), Gold Coast trader and Back-to-Africa pioneer
• Christian Sam (born 1996), American football player
• Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress
• Grace Y. Sam (born 1949), Palauan politician
• Leman Sam (born 1951), Turkish singer and songwriter
• Michael Sam (born 1990), American gridiron football player
• P. K. Sam (born 1983), American gridiron football player
• Şevval Sam (born 1973), Turkish singer and actress
• Shivanna Sam, Trinidad and Tobago politician
• Tirésias Simon Sam (1835–1916), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1896–1902
• Tony Sam, American stand-up comedian
• Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859–1915), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1915

Cantonese

• Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
• Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese

See also

• Sam (given name)
• Sam (disambiguation)