Discover their roots.

Sam Mendes

Father: Portuguese, Italian · Mother: Ashkenazi Jewish

Reading, Berkshire, England, U.K.

Sam Milby

Actor · Musician · TV Personality

Father: English, German, Irish · Mother: Filipino, including Boholano

Troy, Ohio, U.S.

Sam Morril

Actor · TV Personality

Ashkenazi Jewish

Chelsea, Massachusetts, U.S.

Sam Neill

Actor

English, Anglo-Irish/Northern Irish, Irish

Omagh, Northern Ireland

Sam Nivola

Actor

English, one eighth Italian/Sardinian, one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, small amount of Scottish

Westminster, London, England, U.K.

Sam Peckinpah

Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, German, Scottish, English, Welsh, distant Dutch, possibly French

Fresno, California, United States

Sam Pepper

TV Personality

Father: Greek · Mother: English

Ashford, Kent, England, U.K.

Sam Pottorff

Actor · Musician

Father: Palestinian Arab, possibly Turkish · Mother: English, German, possibly other

San Clemente, Orange, California, United States

Sam Querrey

Athlete

English, German, one eighth Ashkenazi Jewish, as well as Northern Irish, Scottish

San Francisco, California, United States

Sam Raimi

Actor

Ashkenazi Jewish

Royal Oak, Michigan, U.S.

Sam Rayburn

Politician

English, German, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish/Irish, distant Cornish

Kingston, Tennessee, U.S.

Sam Rechner

Actor

English, German, likely Scottish and/or Irish

New South Wales, Australia

Sam Reid

Actor

Irish, likely Scottish, possibly other

New South Wales, Australia

Sam Rice

Athlete

Father: English, German · Mother: German, Swiss-German

Morocco, Indiana, U.S.

Sam Richardson

Actor · TV Personality

Father: African-American · Mother: Ghanaian

Detroit, Michigan, U.S.

Sam Riley

Actor · Musician

English, possibly some Irish

Leeds, West Yorkshire, England, U.K.

Sam Rockwell

Actor

German, Irish, English, distant Dutch

San Mateo, California, United States

Sam Rosen

TV Personality

Ashkenazi Jewish

Ulm, Germany

Sam Seder

Actor · TV Personality

Ashkenazi Jewish

New York City, New York, U.S.

Sam Shepard

Actor

English, some Scottish, remote Irish

Fort Sheridan, Illinois, U.S.

Sam Simon

TV Personality

Ashkenazi Jewish

Los Angeles, California, United States

Sam Smith

Actor · Musician

English, likely Irish

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, U.K.

Sam Sparro

Musician

English, Maltese, other

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sam Spruell

Actor

English, Scottish

Southwark, London, England, U.K.

Sam Straley

Actor

Italian (one eighth), German, English, Irish, Scottish, Scots-Irish/Northern Irish, distant Dutch

Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.