Across the world, Sampson (Samson 
, Sampson 
, Сампсон 
) is a widespread predominantly male, but very infrequently girly first name. The given name Sampson is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Nigeria, where it is a common dominantly boy's, but uncommonly girly name, Tanzania, where it is quite a common male name, and Ghana (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in Nigeria, Tanzania, and Philippines. Also, Sampson is the last name as well as the forename.
Sampson is also a name from the Bible. Explore more in our Biblical names portal!
Sampson is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Samson , the judge of ancient Israel, known for wielding supernatural strength, Judges; Sampson Brass , the fictional character by Charles Dickens, The Old Curiosity Shop; Samson , the fictional dog. character from Samson en Gert, Samson and Gert; Samson Oak , the fictional character from Pokémon, Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon and Samson , the fictional character in Sesamstraße, the German version of Sesame Street, among other works.
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burford sampson Australian politician, AU (b. 1882) |
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| thornton rogers sampson (b. 1852) |
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| huddart sampson (born 1903) (b. 1903) |
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| ormond sampson Bahamian baseball player (1910-1966), BS (b. 1910) |
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short sleeve sampson American professional wrestler, US (b. 1973) |
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| wallace sampson American doctor (1930-2015), US (b. 1930) |
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| lin sampson South African journalist, ZA (b. 1941) |
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| clark sampson American male curler, US (b. 1943) |
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| ray sampson Australian rules footballer, AU (b. 1949) |
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| ray sampson Irish hurler (b. 1965) |
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| blair j. sampson US entomologist, US |
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| burton sampson college basketball player (2015–2018) Belmont |
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| thoms sampson Peerage person ID=704506 |
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| miss claudia r sampson researcher (ORCID 0000-0001-7849-3755) |
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| roy sampson actor |
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