Sampson is a surname, and may refer to:
People A Aaron Sampson, several people Adrian Sampson (born 1991), baseball player Agnes Sampson, (died 1591), Scottish woman accused of witchcraft Al Sampson (1916–1976), American football coach Alf Sampson (1912–2001), Australian rules footballer Angus Sampson (born 1975), Australian actor Anthony Sampson (1926–2004), British journalist and non-fiction writer
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Brandon Sampson (born 1997), basketball player for Hapoel Be'er Sheva of the Israeli Basketball Premier League Brian Sampson (disambiguation), several people Burford Sampson (1882–1959), Australian politician
C Catherine Sampson (born 1962), British novelist Charles Rumney Samson (1883–1931), British naval aviation and armoured vehicle pioneer Chris Sampson (born 1978), American baseball player Cindy Sampson (born 1978), Canadian actress Clay Sampson (born 1976), Australian rules footballer Clark Sampson, American curler
D Dane Sampson (born 1986), Australian sports shooter David Sampson (born 1951), American composer Daz Sampson (born 1974), British dance music producer Dean Sampson (born 1967), English rugby league player Deborah Sampson (1760–1827), early American soldier Doug Sampson (born 1957), English drummer Dylan Sampson (born 2004), American football player
E Edgar Sampson (1907–1973), American composer Emma Sampson (born 1985), Australian cricketer
F Francis A. Sampson (1842–1918), American lawyer and historian Francis L. Sampson (1912–1996), Catholic priest and U.S. Army officer Franklin Augustus Sampson (1906–1992), Canadian war hero and diplomat
G Gary Sampson (disambiguation) Geoffrey Sampson (born 1944), English linguist George Sampson (born 1993), English breakdancer, winner of Britain's Got Talent 2008 at age 14 Glen Sampson (born 1960), Australian Rules footballer Godfrey Sampson (1902–1949), English composer and organist Gordie Sampson (born 1971), Canadian singer-songwriter
H Henry Sampson (disambiguation) Hugh Charles Sampson (1878–1953), British economic botanist
J Jamal Sampson (born 1983), American basketball player James "Jum" Sampson (born c.1876), Australian rugby union player Jill Sampson, Canadian veterinarian Joel Sampson, Tobago politician John A. Sampson (1873–1946), American gynaecologist John Patterson Sampson (1837–1928), American abolitionist, newspaper publisher, writer, lawyer, judge, and minister Julia Sampson Hayward (1934–2011), American tennis player Justin Sampson (born 1966), Australian rugby union player
K Kellen Sampson (born 1985), American basketball coach Kelvin Sampson (born 1955), American basketball coach Kevin Sampson (American football) (born 1981), American football player Kevin Sampson (writer), American writer Kevin Blythe Sampson (born 1954), American artist Kyle Sampson, American lawyer and political appointee
M Malcolm Sampson, English rugby league player Margaret Sampson (1906–1988), English nun Marty Sampson (born 1979), Australian songwriter
N Nikos Sampson (1935–2001), Greek Cypriot terrorist and brief puppet president of Cyprus
O Oteman Sampson (born 1975), American football player
P Paul Sampson (born 1977), English rugby union player
R Ralph Sampson (born 1960), American basketball player Ralph Allan Sampson (1866–1939), British astronomer Richard Sampson (died 1554), ex-Catholic Anglican bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry Richard Sampson (1877–1944), Australian politician Rob Sampson (born 1955), Canadian politician Robert Sampson (disambiguation) Robin Sampson (1940–2024), New Zealand archer
S Short Sleeve Sampson, American wrestler Steve Sampson (born 1957), American soccer coach
T Thomas Pollard Sampson (1875 – 1961), Australian architect Todd Sampson (born 1970), Canadian-born Australian company director and television personality Tony Sampson, retired Canadian actor
V Virginia Reid Sampson (1916–1955), birth name of American actress Lynne Carver
W Will Sampson (1933–1987), American actor and painter William Sampson (disambiguation)
Y Yvonne Sampson (born 1980), Australian sports commentator
Fictional characters Dominie Sampson, from the novel Guy Mannering by Sir Walter Scott Kid Sampson, in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22 Kyle Sampson (GL), on the television show The Guiding Light Tor Sampson, a character in the Netflix series Grand Army
See also Samson (disambiguation) Alice Sampson Presto, American suffragist and politician
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