Sampson
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Sampson may refer to:
- Sampson (crater), a small impact crater on the near the central part of the Mare Imbrium on the Moon
- Sampson (shire), a shire horse that is the tallest horse on record
- Sampson County, North Carolina, a county in southeastern North Carolina, United States
- Sampson Medal, a military decoration of the United States Navy
- Sampson, Wisconsin, a small town in Chippewa County in west-central Wisconsin, United States
- SAMPSON, a multi-function radar system for warships
- USS Sampson, a name that has been used for several ships
- USS Sampson (DD-394), a Somers-class destroyer in the United States Navy
- USS Sampson (DD-63), the lead ship of her class of destroyers of the United States Navy
- USS Sampson (DDG-10), a Charles F. Adams-class guided missile destroyer in the United States Navy
- USS Sampson (DDG-102), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer in the United States Navy
[edit] Surnames
- Angus Sampson, Australian actor
- Anthony Sampson, British journalist and non-fiction writer
- Chris Sampson, American baseball player
- Christopher A. Sampson, Comedian/Actor ("Yea Dogg")
- Clay Sampson, Australian rules footballer
- Daz Sampson, British dance music producer
- Deborah Sampson, early American soldier
- Doug Sampson, drummer
- Edgar Sampson, American composer
- Gordie Sampson, Canadian singer-songwriter
- Holly Sampson, porn star
- Jamal Sampson, American basketball player
- Jill Sampson, Canadian veterinarian
- John A. Sampson, American gynecologist
- John A. Sampson Jr., Command Sargent Major, US. Army, Military Poice, (Army Boxer)
- Kelvin Sampson, American basketball coach
- Kevin Sampson, American football player
- Kyle Sampson, American lawyer and political appointee
- Marty Sampson, Australian songwriter
- Nic Sampson, New Zealand actor
- Nikos Sampson, Cypriot politician
- Paul Sampson
- Paul Sampson, actor
- Paul Sampson (born 1977), English rugby union player
- Ralph Sampson, American basketball player
- Ralph Allen Sampson, British astronomer
- Richard Sampson, ex-Catholic Anglican bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
- Rob Sampson, Canadian politician
- Short Sleeve Sampson, American wrestler
- Steve Sampson, American soccer coach
- Tony Sampson, Canadian actor
- Vicky Sampson, South African musician
- Will Sampson, American actor and painter
- William Sampson:
- William T. Sampson, a United States Navy admiral in the Spanish-American War
- William Sampson Esq, United Irishmen lawyer and exile
- William Sampson (author), Canadian/British citizen arrested and allegedly tortured by the Saudi government
[edit] Fictional characters
- Dominie Sampson, fictional character from Guy Mannering
- Kid Sampson, a fictional character in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22
[edit] See also
- Samson, the figure in the Book of Judges in the Bible
- Samson (disambiguation)