Sam (surname)
# Sam (surname)

Sam is a surname. Notable people with the name include:

* Alfred Sam (c.1880–1930s), Gold Coast trader and Back-to-Africa pioneer
* Christian Sam (born 1996), American football player
* Eliza Sam or Cen Lixiang (born 1984), Chinese-Canadian actress
* Leman Sam (born 1951), Turkish singer and songwriter
* Michael Sam (born 1990), American gridiron football player
* P. K. Sam (born 1983), American gridiron football player
* Şevval Sam (born 1973), Turkish singer and actress
* Tirésias Simon Sam (1835–1916), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1896–1902
* Tony Sam, American stand-up comedian
* Vilbrun Guillaume Sam (1859–1915), Haitian politician, President of Haiti 1915

## Cantonese

* Cen (surname) (岑), romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
* Shen (surname) (沈), often romanized "Sam" in Cantonese
