List of Famous people named Samuel

Name Samuel is among the most common names in Brazil, Mexico, England, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland. Shortened forms: Sam, Sammy. Similar names: Sam, Sammy, Samuil, Samuele. Here are some famous Samuels:

Samuel Storey, Baron Buckton

First Name Samuel
Last Name Buckton
Born on January 18, 1896
Died on January 17, 1978 (aged 81)

Samuel Storey, Baron Buckton, known as Sir Samuel Storey, 1st Baronet, from 1960 to 1966, was a British Conservative politician.

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Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson

First Name Samuel
Last Name Wilson
Born on December 6, 1878
Died on May 12, 1937 (aged 58)

Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson was an American-born British neurologist. His research of hepatolenticular degeneration led the disease to be named after him as Wilson's disease. He was the father of British Assyriologist James Kinnier Wilson.

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Samuel Arthur Scott

First Name Samuel
Last Name Scott
Born on June 17, 1926
Died on October 16, 2011 (aged 85)
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Samuel Allsopp

First Name Samuel
Last Name Allsopp
Born on August 12, 1780
Died on February 26, 1838 (aged 57)
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Samuel Hill

First Name Samuel
Last Name Hill
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Samuel Hood

First Name Samuel
Last Name Hood
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Samuel J. Danishefsky

First Name Samuel
Last Name Danishefsky
Born on March 10, 1936 (age 90)

Samuel J. Danishefsky is an American chemist working as a professor at both Columbia University and the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.

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Samuel Lysons

First Name Samuel
Last Name Lysons
Born on January 1, 1763
Died on January 1, 1819 (aged 56)

Samuel Lysons was an English antiquarian and engraver who, together with his elder brother Daniel Lysons (1762–1834), published several works on antiquarian topics. He was one of the first archaeologists to investigate Roman sites in Britain, and specialised in the study of mosaics.

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Samuel Waldegrave

First Name Samuel
Last Name Waldegrave
Died on January 1, 1869

Hon. Samuel Waldegrave was Bishop of Carlisle from 1860 until his death.

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Samuel M. Comer

First Name Samuel
Last Name Comer
Born on July 13, 1893
Died on December 27, 1974 (aged 81)

Samuel M. Comer was a set decorator who worked on over 300 films during a career spanning four decades. He won four Academy Awards and was nominated for another 22 in the category Best Art Direction.

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