Samuel Black (1780–1840) was a Canadian fur trader and explorer. Samuel or Sam Black may also refer to: Samuel Black (Assemblyman) (1827–1916), Republican politician from the U. S. State of Wisconsin Samuel Charles Black (1869–1921), fifth president of Washington & Jefferson College Samuel W. Black (1816–1862), Governor of the Nebraska Territory Samuel Luccock Black (1859–1929), Democratic politician from the U. S. State of Ohio Sam Black (artist) (1913–1997), British-Canadian artist Sam Black (cricketer) (born 1947), cricketer for Middlesex Sam Black (public relations) (1915–1999), British public relations professor Sam Black (singer) (born 1990), contestant on series fourteen of The X Factor Sammy Black (1905–1977), Scottish footballer who played for Plymouth Argyle Reverend Sam Black (1813–1899), influential Methodist Circuit Rider from the U. S. State of West Virginia See also Sammy Turner (Samuel Black, born 1932), American singer