Sampson is a surname, and may refer to:
- Angus Sampson (b. 1975), Australian actor
- Anthony Sampson (1926-2004), British journalist and non-fiction writer
- Chris Sampson (b. 1978), American baseball player
- Clay Sampson (b. 1976), Australian rules footballer
- David S. Sampson (b. 1951), American composer
- Daz Sampson (b. 1974), British dance music producer
- Deborah Sampson (1760-1827), early American soldier
- Doug Sampson (b. 1957), English drummer
- Edgar Sampson (1907-1973), American composer
- Gary Sampson (b. 1959), Canadian-born American hockey player
- Geoffrey Sampson (b. 1944), English linguist
- George Sampson (b. 1993), English breakdancer, winner of Britain's Got Talent 2008 at age 14
- Gordie Sampson (b. 1971), Canadian singer-songwriter
- Henry Sampson:
- Holly Sampson (b. 1973), American pornographic actress
- Jamal Sampson (b. 1983), American basketball player
- Jill Sampson , Canadian veterinarian
- John A. Sampson (1873-1946), American gynecologist
- Kelvin Sampson (b. 1955), American basketball coach
- Kevin Sampson (b. 1981), American football player
- Kyle Sampson, American lawyer and political appointee
- Marty Sampson (b. 1979), Australian songwriter
- Nic Sampson (b. 1986), New Zealand actor
- Nikos Sampson (1935-2001), Cypriot politician
- Paul Sampson (b. 1977), English rugby union player
- Ralph Sampson (b. 1960), American basketball player
- Ralph Allen Sampson (1866-1939), British astronomer
- Richard Sampson (d. 1554), ex-Catholic Anglican bishop of Chichester and Bishop of Lichfield and Coventry
- Rob Sampson (b. 1955), Canadian politician
- Sampson the Hospitable (d. ca. 530), venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches.
- Short Sleeve Sampson, American wrestler
- Steve Sampson (b. 1957), American soccer coach
- Tony Sampson , Canadian actor
- Will Sampson (1933-1987), American actor and painter
- William Sampson:
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