Sam (surname)
Sam is a surname. Notable people with the name include:
- Alfred Sam, Gold Coast trader and Back-to-Africa pioneer
- Andre' Sam, American football player
- Christian Sam, American football player
- Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang, Chinese-Canadian actress
- Grace Y. Sam, Palauan politician
- Leman Sam, Turkish singer and songwriter
- Michael Sam, American gridiron football player
- P. K. Sam, American gridiron football player
- Şevval Sam, Turkish singer and actress
- Shivanna Sam, Trinidad and Tobago politician
- Tirésias Simon Sam, Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1896–1902
- Tony Sam, American stand-up comedian
- Vilbrun Guillaume Sam, Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1915
Cantonese
- Cen (surname), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
- Shen (surname), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese