Samuel or Sam Crawford may refer to: Samuel J. Crawford (1835–1913), U.S. Army general and third Governor of Kansas Samuel W. Crawford (1829–1892), U.S. Army surgeon and general Samuel Crawford (jurist) (1820–1860), American jurist Sam Crawford (1880–1968), American baseball Hall of Fame outfielder Sam Crawford (basketball) (born 1970), American basketball player Sam Crawford (pitcher) (1892–?), American pitcher and manager in baseball's Negro leagues Rusty Crawford (1885–1971), Canadian ice hockey player