Sam

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Sam, SAM or variants may refer to:

Places

  • Sam, Benin
  • Sam, Boulkiemdé, Burkina Faso
  • Sam, Bourzanga, Burkina Faso
  • Sam, Kongoussi, Burkina Faso
  • Sam, Iran
  • Sam, Teton County, Idaho, United States, a populated place

People and fictional characters

  • Sam (given name), a list of people and fictional characters with the given name or nickname
  • Sam (surname), a list of people with the surname
    • Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
    • Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese and other languages
  • Samwise Gamgee, usually referred to as Sam, a character in The Lord of the Rings.

Religious or legendary figures

  • Sam (Book of Mormon), elder brother of Nephi
  • Sām, a Persian mythical folk hero
  • Sam Ziwa, an uthra (angel or celestial being) in Mandaeism
  • Sam, Shem in Islam

Animals

  • Sam (army dog) (died 2000)
  • Sam (horse) (b 1815), British Thoroughbred
  • Sam (koala) (died 2009), rescued after 2009 bush fires in Victoria, Australia
  • Sam (orangutan), in the movie Dunston Checks In
  • Sam (ugly dog) (1990–2005), voted the world's ugliest dog in 2003, 2004, and 2005
  • Unsinkable Sam (died 1955), a cat which survived the sinking of three ships during World War II

Arts and entertainment

  • Sam (1967 film), a 1976 film directed by Larry Buchanan
  • Sam (1986 film), a 1986 documentary film
  • Sam (2021 film), a 2021 film directed by Yan England
  • Sam (Osvajači album), 1995
  • Sam (Škabo album), 2003
  • "Sam" (Olivia Newton-John song), 1977
  • Sam (1973 TV series), a British drama
  • Sam (1978 TV series), a US crime drama
  • Sam (Goodman novel), a 2023 novel by Allegra Goodman
  • SAM Awards, for South Australian Music Awards

Business

Brands and enterprises

  • SAM (vehicles), a Greek truck manufacturer
  • S.A.M.: Simply About Music, a satellite-driven radio network
  • SAM, stock ticker of Boston Beer Company, the brewers of Samuel Adams beer
  • SAM Colombia, a Colombian airline
  • SAM Records, an American disco/post-disco record company
  • Società Aerea Mediterranea, an Italian airline 1926-1934 and 1959-1981

Business terminology

Languages

Museums

Organizations

Science and technology

Biology, chemistry and medicine

Physics and astronomy

Software and computing

Security

Other

Sports

  • Sam (mascot), 1984 Summer Olympics
  • Strongside linebacker, gridiron football nickname
  • Sam Maguire Cup, often known as "Sam", of the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in gaelic football

Other uses

See also

  • Uncle Sam, a personification of the US government
  • Samsø, earlier Samsey, literally "Sam's island"
  • Sam. (disambiguation)
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