Sammy

Sammy is a male name .

Origin and meaning

The name is a variant of Samuel .

Well-known namesake

• Sammy Angott (1915-1980), American boxer
• Sammy Baugh (1914–2008) American football player and coach
• Sammy Benskin (1922–1992), American jazz pianist
• Sammy Cahn (1913–1993), American songwriter and musician
• Sammy Crooks (1908–1981), English football player
• Sammy Davis (racing driver) (1887–1981), British automobile racing driver and motorsport journalist
• Sammy Davis junior (1925–1990), American singer, dancer and actor
• Sammy Davis senior (1900–1988), American singer
• Sammy Drechsel (1925–1986), German journalist and sports reporter
• Sammy Fain (1902–1989), American composer and songwriter
• Sammy Giammalva (born 1963), American tennis player
• Sammy Gravano (* 1945), American mobster
• Sammy Gronemann (1875–1952), Jewish writer, journalist and lawyer
• Sammy Hagar (born 1947), American singer, guitarist and songwriter
• Sammy Kaye (1910–1987), American orchestra conductor, composer and saxophonist
• Sammy Kershaw (born 1958), American singer
• Sammy Kipketer (* 1981), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Sammy Kirop Kitwara (* 1986), Kenyan long-distance runner
• Sammy Korir (* 1971), Kenyan marathon runner
• Sammy Koskei (* 1961), Kenyan middle-distance runner
• Sammy Kiptoo Kurgat (* 1975), Kenyan marathon runner
• Sammy Lee (choreographer) (1890–1968), American dancer, choreographer, and film director
• Sammy Lee (soccer player) (born 1959), English soccer player
• Sammy Lelei (* 1964), Kenyan marathon runner
• Sammy Lowe (1918–1993), American trumpeter, arranger and orchestra conductor
• Sammy Masters (1930–2013), American musician
• Sammy Morris (born 1977), American football player
• Sammy Nestico (* 1924), American musician, composer and arranger
• Sammy Ofer (1922–2011), Israeli entrepreneur
• Sammy Penn (1902–1969), American drummer
• Sammy Price (1908-1992), American pianist
• Sammy Stewart (musician) (1890 / 1894–1960), American musician and band leader
• Sammy Smyth (1925-2016), Northern Irish football player
• Sammy Traoré (* 1976), Malian football player
• Sammy Vomáčka (* 1946), Czech guitarist
• Sammy Watkins (born 1993), American football player

Others

• DJ Sammy (* 1969), Spanish DJ and music producer
• Sammy from Alabamy, Alvin W. Vogtle (1918–1994), American industrialist
• Spectacled caiman Sammy, see Straberg-Nievenheimer See
• University tomcat Sammy (Constance)

See also

• Sega Sammy Holdings , a Japanese electronics company
• Samy