Sampson is a surname, and may refer to:
People
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edit- 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
B
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- 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
edit- Edgar Sampson (1907–1973), American composer
- Emma Sampson (born 1985), Australian cricketer
F
edit- 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
edit- 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
editJ
edit- Jamal Sampson (born 1983), American basketball player
- James "Jum" Sampson (born c.1876), Australian rugby union player
- Jill Sampson, Canadian veterinarian
- 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
edit- Kelvin Sampson (born 1955), American basketball coach
- Kevin Sampson (American football) (born 1981), American football player
- Kevin Blythe Sampson (born 1954), American artist
- Kyle Sampson, American lawyer and political appointee
M
edit- Malcolm Sampson, English rugby league player
- Margaret Sampson (1906–1988), English nun
- Marty Sampson (born 1979), Australian songwriter
N
edit- Nikos Sampson (1935–2001), Greek Cypriot terrorist and brief puppet president of Cyprus
O
edit- Oteman Sampson (born 1975), American football player
P
edit- Paul Sampson (born 1977), English rugby union player
R
edit- Ralph Sampson (born 1960), American basketball player
- Ralph Allen 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 (1925–2006), American lawyer, executive and advocate
- Robert Sampson (disambiguation)
- Robert J. Sampson (born 1956), American sociologist
S
edit- Short Sleeve Sampson, American wrestler
- Steve Sampson (born 1957), American soccer coach
T
edit- 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
edit- Virginia Reid Sampson (1916–1955), birth name of American actress Lynne Carver
W
edit- Will Sampson (1933–1987), American actor and painter
- William Sampson (disambiguation)
Y
edit- Yvonne Sampson (born 1980), Australian sports commentator
Fictional characters
edit- 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
edit- Samson (disambiguation)
- Alice Sampson Presto, American suffragist and politician