Samson (disambiguation)

Samson is a Biblical figure known for his superhuman strength, derived from his hair.

Samson may also refer to:

History

* Samson, Bishop of Worcester

Film and television

* Brock Samson, a fictional character from the animated series "The Venture Bros".
* "Samson & Goliath", a Hanna-Barbera Saturday morning cartoon
* "Samson en Gert", a Belgian children's show
* "Samson" (1914 film), a 1914 film
* "Samson" (1961 film), a 1967 film by Andrzej Wajda
* Samson the bear, a character from "Sesamstraße", the German-language version of children's show "Sesame Street"
* Samson, a character from the comedy film "Half Baked"
* Edgar "Samson" Leonhardt, a character from "Carnivàle"
* Samson, the name used in English language dubbing for Santo, a wrestler/superhero of such Mexican films as "Samson vs. The Vampire Women" (Parodied on Mystery Science Theater 3000)
* Samson, Irish film production company, (producers of Once (movie)).
* Samson Clogmeyer, a character from the Cartoon Network series "Camp Lazlo"
* Samson, the hero of several Sword and sandal films, some of which were based on the Biblical figure, some not

Music

* "Samson" (oratorio), an oratorio by Handel
* Samson (band), a British rock band formed in 1977
* "Samson", a song on Regina Spektor's 2006 album "Begin to Hope"
* Samson and Delilah (opera), an 1877 opera in 3 acts by Camille Saint-Saëns

Places

* Samson, Isles of Scilly, United Kingdom
* Samson, Alabama, United States
* Sam Son, a city in Vietnam
* Samson, Western Australia, a suburb of Perth
* Samson, Doubs, a commune of the Doubs département in France

Companies

* Samson AG,
* Samson Technologies, an audio production conglomerate
* Samson Ceramics, reproduction ceramics, 1845–1969
* Samson & Samson law

Vehicles

* "Samson" (truck), a monster truck
* "Samson" (locomotive), Canada's oldest locomotive
* "Samson" (ship), a ship used in an expedition commanded by John Rut that was commissioned to find the Northwest Passage in the early 16th century
* Sampson (1855 - 1884), one of the four South Devon Railway Tornado class steam locomotives

People

* Samson of Dol (b. late 5th century), a leader of the Celtic Church
* Rabbi David Samson (b. 1956), one of the leading English-speaking Torah scholars in the Religious Zionist movement in Israel
* Henry Samson (Mayflower Passenger), a passenger on the "Mayflower" and Constable of Duxbury
* Savanna Samson (b. 1967), an American pornograhic actress
* Samson, Bishop of Worcester (d. 1112), a medieval Bishop of Worcester
* Samson Kitur (1966-2003), Kenyan middle-distance runner

Other uses

* Samson Option
* "Samson" (magazine), a Japanese gay magazine featuring chubby and older men
* Samson (Fox Feature Syndicate), a comic book hero published by Fox Features Syndicate
* Doc Samson, a gamma radiation powered Marvel superhero
* Samson and Goliath (cranes), twin shipbuilding gantry cranes in Queen's Island, Belfast, Northern Ireland
* Samson (dinosaur), dinosaur with the most complete "Tyrannosaurus" skull ever found
* Samson, a name for the ND-5000 32-bit processor made by Norsk Data
* Samson, the name of a mascot for the UK football team Sunderland AFC
* Samson (Shimshon) Unit, Israel Defense Forces Special Forces, 1988 - 1995

See also

* Sampson
* Sampson (surname)