List of Famous people named Sammy

Often it's a shorthand for Samuel. Similar names: Samuel, Sam, Sami, Sammi, Samia, Samy, Sammie, Samm, Saiyami, Samoa, Samo, Sammo, Zamy. Here are some famous Sammys:

Sammy Sheik

First Name Sammy
Last Name Sheik
Born on November 15, 1981 (age 44)

Sammy Sheik is an Egyptian actor. Sheik is best known for playing the role of "Mustafa" in Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper.

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Sammy Cahn

Samuel Cohen
First Name Sammy
Last Name Cahn
Born on June 18, 1913
Died on January 15, 1993 (aged 79)

Samuel Cohen, known professionally as Sammy Cahn, was an American lyricist, songwriter, and musician. He is best known for his romantic lyrics to films and Broadway songs, as well as stand-alone songs premiered by recording companies in the Greater Los Angeles Area. He and his collaborators had a series of hit recordings with Frank Sinatra during the singer's tenure at Capitol Records, but also enjoyed hits with Dean Martin, Doris Day and many others. He played the piano and violin. He won an Oscar four times for his songs, including the popular song "Three Coins in the Fountain".

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Sammy Fain

First Name Sammy
Last Name Fain
Born on June 17, 1902
Died on December 6, 1989 (aged 87)

Sammy Fain was an American composer of popular music. In the 1920s and early 1930s, he contributed numerous songs that form part of The Great American Songbook, and to Broadway theatre. Fain was also a popular musician and vocalist.

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Sammy Davis, Sr.

First Name Sammy
Last Name Sr.
Born on December 12, 1900
Died on May 21, 1988 (aged 87)

Samuel George Davis Sr. was an American dancer and the father of entertainer Sammy Davis Jr.

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Sammy Gallop

First Name Sammy
Last Name Gallop
Born on March 16, 1915
Died on February 24, 1971 (aged 55)

Sammy Gallop was an American lyricist, known for his big band and swing songs of the 1940s and 1950s.

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Sammy Lerner

First Name Sammy
Last Name Lerner
Born on January 28, 1903
Died on December 13, 1989 (aged 86)

Samuel Lerner was a Romanian-born songwriter for American and British musical theatre and film.

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Sammy White

Samuel Kwait
First Name Sammy
Last Name White
Born on May 28, 1894
Died on March 3, 1960 (aged 65)

Sammy White (né Samuel Kwait; 28 May 1894 Providence, Rhode Island – 3 March 1960 Beverly Hills, California) was an American vaudeville song-and-dance comedian who appeared in a few films. He appeared with Lew Clayton, as Clayton and White, in the Broadway show Schubert Gaieties of 1919.

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Sammy Amara

First Name Sammy
Last Name Amara
Born on January 1, 1979 (age 47)
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Sammy Simorangkir

First Name Sammy
Last Name Simorangkir
Born on September 8, 1982 (age 43)
Born in Indonesia, West Java
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Sammy Solis

Samuel Solís is an American professional baseball pitcher who is a free agent. He previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals and for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars of the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

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