Sams

Sams can refer to:

• Sams Publishing
• United States Army School of Advanced Military Studies
• Special administrative measure (SAMs)
• The South American Missionary Society
• South African Military Health Service
• Scottish Association for Marine Science

People

Sams is a surname shared by several notable people:

Born before 1800

• William Sams (1792–1871), Australian government official and entrepreneur

Born before 1950

• Ferrol Sams (1922-2013), American physician and novelist
• Eric Sams (1926–2004), British musicologist and Shakespeare scholar
• B. J. Sams (television) (born 1935), American local television news personality
• Michael Sams (born 1941), English capital criminal
• B. B. Sams (born 1944), American artist and illustrator
• George W. Sams, Jr. (born c. 1946), former field marshal of the American Black Panther Party
• Greg Sams (born 1948), American-British artist, author, inventor; creator of the veggie burger
• John B. Sams (living), American Air Force Lieutenant General and businessman

Born after 1950

• Dallas Sams (1952-2007), American politician
• David Sams (born 1958), Emmy award winning TV producer, director, writer, and serial entrepreneur
• Jeremy Sams (born 1957), British theatre director, composer and playwright
• Lionel Sams (born 1961), English professional darts player
• Jeffrey D. Sams (born 1964), American television actor
• B.J. Sams (American football) (born 1980), American professional football player

Fictional

• The Sams, a two-headed man in the cartoon Cyberchase
• The Sams, a creature with red hair and a pig's nose that can grant wishes in the children's books and movies by German author Paul Maar

See also

• Mike Sammes (1928–2001), British musician and vocal session arranger.