Famous People with Name Sam

Sam Angel            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sam Angel: was a poker player best known as a top Razz player and for his two wins at the World Series of Poker (WSOP). At the 1973 World Series of Poker, Angel won the $1,000 buy-in WSOP Razz event, with its $32,000 prize and bracelet. In 1975, he won a second bracelet and $17,000 in the $1,000 buy-in Razz event.

Sam McVey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sam McVey: was a famous heavyweight contender in boxing during the early 20th century. He fought out of Oxnard, California. McVey ranked alongside Sam Langford and Joe Jeanette as one of the top black fighters during a famed career that took him across the globe. In

Sam Rubin            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sam Rubin: was a successful bicycle importer and a fan of Thoroughbred horse racing. In 1978 he and wife Dorothy paid $25,000 sight unseen for a then three-year-old gelding named John Henry. The temperamental horse had previously had three different owners, none of

Sam Giammalva, Sr.            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sam Giammalva, Sr.: was an outstanding amateur tennis player in the mid-20th Century. Giammalva played for the United States Davis Cup team, earning a 7–3 record in match play between 1956 and 1958. He was on the victorious U.S. teams of 1957 and 1958. Giammalva reached four

Sam Austin Querrey            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sam Austin Querrey: is a professional American tennis player from Thousand Oaks, California currently living in Las Vegas, Nevada. As of August 2010, he is the fourth-highest ranked American. His career high rank was #19, achieved on July 5, 2010. His height allows him to pl

Young Dutch Sam            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Young Dutch Sam: was a professional boxing pioneer. Young Dutch Sam is best known as a being a Welterweight Champion of the World in the 1820s. Sam won his first fight at age 15, and went on to defeat Ned Stockham, Harry Jones, Tom Cooper, Jack Cooper, Dick Davis and Ned