Samson
Samson is the name of the following people:
- Greco-Latin, from there English and French form of Simson , son of Manoach, biblical person - there also for reception
- Samson (heroic saga) , grandfather of Thidreks af Berne (Dietrich von Bern) in the Thidreks saga
- Samson von Dol (c. 490-565), Celtic bishop, saint
- Samson (Bishop) († 1112), Bishop of Worcester
- as well as a common first name, see Samson (first name) - there also about namesake and characters
Family name:
- Benvenuto Samson (* 1887), legal scholar
- Saint Bernard Samson , Franciscan and preacher in Switzerland
- Carmen von Samson-Himmelstjerna ( Sylveline Schönwald ; * 1963), German literary scholar and translator
- Erich Samson (1940–2014), German legal scholar
- Hermann Samson (1579–1643), German-Baltic clergyman and educator
- Herz Samson ( Naftali Hirz ; 1738–1794), German court banker and chamber agent
- Horst Samson (* 1954), Romanian writer
- Jacky Samson (1940–2012), French jazz musician
- Jane Samson (* 1962), Canadian historian
- Jérôme Samson (* 1987), Canadian ice hockey player
- Jesko von Samson-Himmelstjerna (* 1973), German politician (CDU)
- John K. Samson , Canadian rock musician
- Joseph Isidore Samson (1793–1871), French actor and playwright
- Kalisto Gumesi Simon Samson (* 1982), South Sudanese football referee
- Klaus Peter Samson (* 1943), German singing teacher
- Louis Samson (* 1995), German soccer player
- Mathias Samson (* 1965), German politician
- Meta Samson (1894–1942), German educator, journalist and children's book author
- Michel Samson (* 1945), American violinist and violist of Dutch origin
- Paul Samson-Körner (1887–1942), German boxer and actor
- Philipp Samson (1743–1805), German court banker and school founder
- Polly Samson (* 1962), British writer, songwriter and journalist
- Savanna Samson (* 1967), American porn actress
- Sidney Samson (* 1981), Dutch DJ
Others:
geographically:
- Samson (Doubs) , locality in the Doubs department, France
- a district of the city of Andenne , Belgium
- Samson (Alabama) , town in Alabama, USA
- Samson (Maas) , tributary of the Meuse in the Ardennes, flows into the by
- Samson (island) , off England
- Samson mine in Sankt Andreasberg, Germany
- Oluf-Samson-Gang , street in Flensburg (Germany)
- Carreg Samson , a dolmen in Pembrokeshire , (Wales)
Works:
- Samson (Voltaire) , libretto by Voltaire (1733) for a lost opera by Jean-Philippe Rameau
- Samson (Handel) , Oratorio (1743) by Georg Friedrich Handel
- Samson (film) by Andrzej Wajda (1961)
- Samson figure , moving giant as part of the tradition in Austria and Belgium
Vehicles:
- Samson (ship, 1967) , ferry that sank off the coast of Madagascar with around 120 people
- Samson (ship, 1998) , floating crane, home port Grenaa (Denmark)
- an Austrian locomotive, see KFNB - Samson, Hercules and Vulcan
- Samson (tank) , tank of the British Army
- Samson Tractor Company , former vehicle manufacturer from the USA
such as:
- Samson Monastery in Armenia
- Samson AG , manufacturer of actuator technology in Frankfurt am Main
- Samson (tobacco) , cigarette tobacco from Theodorus Niemeyer company
- a Czech beer brand, see Budweiser Bürgerbräu #History
- Samson (band) , a heavy metal band
- Samson , a character from the television series Sesame Street
as an abbreviation:
- Sam stag and Son Ntag, in the Austrian army weekend security service
See also:
- Samson
- Sansom
- Sanson
- Sansone
- Sampson
- Samson and Delilah
- Samson Option (Israeli Military Doctrine)
- Samson School
- Saint-Samson
