Samson is a Biblical figure known for his exceptional strength.
Samson may also refer to:
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Film and television Samson Clogmeyer, animated TV series character, see list of Camp Lazlo characters Brock Samson, animated TV series character, see list of The Venture Bros. characters Samson the bear, from Sesamstraße, the German-language version of children's show Sesame Street Edgar "Samson" Leonhardt, from the American TV series Carnivàle one of the title characters of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon Samson & Goliath a talking dog in the Belgian children's show Samson en Gert Samson, from the British children's series Thomas & Friends Samson, from the comedy film Half Baked Samson, in the 28 Days Later film series
Comics Samson (Fox Feature Syndicate), a Golden Age character Black Samson, one of the Guardians of the Globe from Invincible Doc Samson, a Marvel superhero Mighty Samson, a Gold Key Comics character Samson, a member of the Marvel Comics team the Morlocks Samson, a plush Monica and Friends character
Other fictional characters the title character of Samson Agonistes, a 1671 closet drama by John Milton based on the biblical story Samson, from Need for Speed: Carbon Samson, from The Bronze Bow Samson McCray, from Samson
Plays and films Samson (play), a 1908 play by the French writer Henri Bernstein, basis of the 1915, 1923 and 1936 films below Samson (1914 film), an American short Samson (1915 film), an American production Samson (1923 film), an Italian movie Samson (1936 film), a French film directed by Maurice Tourneur Samson (1961 Polish film), directed by Andrzej Wajda Samson (1961 Italian film), by Gianfranco Parolini The early 1960s Italian "Samson" film series Samson (2018 film), an American film by Bruce Macdonald
Music Samson (band), a British hard rock band, formed in 1977 by guitarist and vocalist Paul Samson Samsons, an Indonesian pop-rock band Samson (Handel), an oratorio by George Frideric Handel Samson (opera), a 1734 lost opera Jean-Philippe Rameau, libretto by Voltaire "Samson" (Emly Starr song), Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, 1981 "Samson" (Regina Spektor song), 2006 "Samson", by Godley & Creme from Birds of Prey, 1983 "Samson", by V V Brown from Samson & Delilah, 2013
Companies Samson AG, German corporation Samson Ceramics, a porcelain firm 1845–1969 Samson Tractor, a division of General Motors from 1917 to 1922, which also made trucks Samson, an Irish film production company, producers of Once Samson Technologies, an American audio equipment company; see Wireless microphone
People Samson (name), a list of people with the given name or surname Samson (rapper) (1987–2020), English rapper and Cannabis activist Samson, English stage name of El Santo, Mexican wrestler and film actor Rodolfo Guzmán Huerta (1917–1984) Samson, ring name of female Muay Thai boxing champion Siriporn Thaweesuk
Places Samson, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom Samson, Alabama, United States Sầm Sơn, Vietnam Samson, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth Samson, Doubs, France Samson Indian Reserve No. 137, Alberta, Canada
and militant For a more comprehensive list
Strategies Samson Option, a deterrence strategy of massive retaliation with nuclear weapons, especially as applied to Israel Military hardware FV106 Samson, a British Army armoured recovery vehicle Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules, a transport aircraft known as the "Samson" in Israeli service Samson Remote Controlled Weapon Station, an Israeli remote weapon system Military units Samson Unit, a special forces unit within the Israel Defense Forces (1988–1995) Samson Brigade Operation Sansom For a full list, see For the 1947 suicide operation, see For the 1967 nuclear plan during the Six-Day War, see
Vehicles Locomotives Samson, an 1831 locomotive of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway Samson (locomotive), built in 1838, Canada's oldest locomotive Sampson (1855–1884), a South Devon Railway Tornado class steam locomotive Samson, an 1874 steam locomotive at Cornish Hush Mine
Other vehicles Samson (crane barge), wrecked on the Irish coast in 1987 La Mouette Samson, a French ultralight trike design City of New York (1885 ship), originally the Norwegian ship Samson , lost off the Canadian coast in 1527
Other uses SAMSON (Software for Adaptive Modeling and Simulation Of Nanosystems), a software platform for computational nanoscience Samson (dinosaur), a dinosaur skeleton with the most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skull ever found Samson fish, a jack of the genus Seriola Samson (gorilla) (1949–1981), a male silverback western lowland gorilla Samson (magazine), a Japanese gay magazine featuring chubby and older men Samson and Goliath (cranes), twin shipbuilding gantry cranes in Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland Samson, a 2026 video game Samson Ultra, a trademark name for .50 Action Express preloaded handgun ammunition Samson, a name for the ND-5000 32-bit processor made by Norsk Data Samson, an alternative name for the wine grape Cinsaut "Samson", a 1988 art installation by Chris Burden
See also Samson and Delilah (disambiguation)
Aaj Ka Samson (), a 1991 Indian film Sampson (disambiguation) Sansom, a surname Sanson (disambiguation) Samsun, Turkey Samsung, a South Korean multinational conglomerate