Sampson
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Astronomy

  • Sampson (crater)
    Sampson (crater)
    Sampson is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located near the central part of the Mare Imbrium. To the northeast is the crater Landsteiner, and to the southeast lies Timocharis. West of this crater is the Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge in the mare....

    , a small impact crater near the central part of the Mare Imbrium on the Moon

Literature

  • Samson
    Samson
    Samson, Shimshon ; Shamshoun or Sampson is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Israelites mentioned in the Tanakh ....

    , the figure in the Book of Judges in the Hebrew Bible
  • Sampson, a character in the play Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare
  • Dominie Sampson
    Dominie Sampson
    Dominie Sampson is a schoolmaster in Scott's Guy Mannering, "a poor, modest, humble scholar, who had won his way through the classics, but fallen to the leeward in the voyage of life."...

    , fictional character from Guy Mannering
    Guy Mannering
    Guy Mannering or The Astrologer is a novel by Sir Walter Scott, published anonymously in 1815. According to an introduction that Scott wrote in 1829, he had originally intended to write a story of the supernatural, but changed his mind soon after starting...

  • Kid Sampson, a fictional character in Joseph Heller's classic novel Catch-22

Military and Naval

  • SAMPSON
    SAMPSON
    The SAMPSON is a multi-function AESA radar produced by BAE Systems Integrated System Technologies. The SAMPSON multi function radar system is described by BAE Systems as being a world beating air defence system...

    , a multi-function radar system for warships
  • Sampson Medal
    Sampson Medal
    The Sampson Medal is a military decoration of the United States Navy which was first authorized in 1901. The decoration was awarded to those personnel who were assigned in the fleet of Rear Admiral William T...

    , a military decoration of the United States Navy
  • USS Sampson
    USS Sampson
    Four ships in the United States Navy have been named USS Sampson for Rear Admiral William T. Sampson , known for his victory in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba during the Spanish-American War....

    , several US Navy ships with this name
  • FV106 Samson
    FV106 Samson
    FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR family. The main role of this vehicle is to recover the CVR family of vehicles, but can recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series.-Design and features:...

    , British Army armoured recovery vehicle

People

  • Sampson the Hospitable
    Sampson the Hospitable
    Sampson the Hospitable was a citizen of Constantinople who devoted his time to serving the poor of the city. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches.- Life :...

     (d. ca. 530), venerated as a saint in the Eastern Churches.
  • Sampson (surname)
    Sampson (surname)
    Sampson is a surname, and may refer to:* Angus Sampson , Australian actor* Anthony Sampson , British journalist and non-fiction writer* Catherine Sampson , British novelist...

    , people with the surname Sampson

Places

United States
  • Sampson, Missouri
    Sampson, Missouri
    Sampson is a ghost town in Webster County, Missouri, United States, along the former U.S. Route 66. The current location is at the intersection of Missouri Supplemental Routes CC and H about ten miles northeast of Marshfield....

  • Sampson, Wisconsin
    Sampson, Wisconsin
    Sampson is a town in Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The population was 816 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 68.2 square miles , of which 62.5 square miles is land and 5.7 square miles is...

    , a town
  • Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin
    Sampson, Oconto County, Wisconsin
    Sampson is an unincorporated community in Oconto County, Wisconsin, United States. The community is located at the intersection of Oconto County Highways C and D, in the town of Morgan. It is located at latitude 44.765 and longitude -88.186 and elevation 787 feet .-Notes:...

    , an unincorporated community
  • Sampson County, North Carolina
    Sampson County, North Carolina
    -Demographics:As of the census of 2010, there were 63,431 people, 22,624 households, and 16,214 families residing in the county. The population density was 67.1 people per square mile . There were 26,476 housing units at an average density of 27 per square mile...

    , a county
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