Samson can be either a masculine given name or a surname. It may refer to: Given name Samson, the man of extraordinary strength in the Book of Judges in the Bible Samson of Dol (c. 485–c. 565), British saint Samson of Brechin (fl. 1150–1165), first known Bishop of Brechin, Scotland Samson of Tottington (1135–1211), English Benedictine monk and Abbot of Bury St. Edmunds Samson (bishop of Worcester) (died 1112), chaplain to William the Conqueror, later Bishop of Worcester Samson Abramsky (born 1953), British computer scientist Samson Felix Amarasinghe, Sri Lankan Sinhala civil servant Samson Ebukam (born 1995), American football player Samson Gombe (1938–1989), Kenyan scientist and professor Samson Johnson, Togolese basketball player Samson Kandie (born 1971), Kenyan long-distance runner Samson Kitur (1966–2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner Samson Lee (b. 1992), Welsh international rugby union player Samson Makintsev (1776–1849), Russian-Iranian general Samson Mwita Marwa (1932–2022), Kenyan member of parliament Samson Rausuk (1793–1877), Lithuanian-British librarian and poet Samson Tam (born 1964), elected member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong Surname Charles Rumney Samson (1883–1931), British air commodore and naval aviation pioneer Craig Samson (born 1984), Scottish footballer David Samson (rabbi) (born 1956), Orthodox rabbi David Samson (baseball) (born 1968), former Miami Marlins president; contestant on Survivor: Cagayan Edmé Samson (1810–1891), French possible forger of porcelain and pottery Elisabeth Samson (1715–1771), Surinamese coffee plantation owner Jérôme Samson (born 1987), Canadian National Hockey League player for the Carolina Hurricanes Joseph Samson (1888–1957), composer Leona D. Samson (born 1952), American biochemist Louis Samson (born 1995), German footballer Michel Samson (born 1972), Canadian politician Paul Samson (1953–2002), British heavy metal guitarist Polly Samson (born 1962), British novelist, songwriter and journalist Sanju Samson (born 1994), Indian cricketer Savanna Samson, stage name of American pornographic actress Natalie Oliveros (born 1967) Stéphane Samson (born 1975), French footballer Leela Samson (born 1951), Indian Bharatanatyam dancer Patronymic Sanju Samson (born 1994), Indian cricketer See also Sampson (given name) Sampson (surname) English masculine given names Masculine given names