Famous Samantha's in the World!

1. Samantha Arsenault (born October 11, 1981) is an American swimmer and Olympic champion from Peabody, Massachusetts. She competed at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, where she received a gold medal in 4 × 200 m freestyle relay.^[1] She swam on Greenwood Memorial Swim Club in Gardner Massachusetts before qualifying for the Olympics.
2. Samantha Jane Beckinsale (born 23 July 1966) is an English actress best-known for her role in London's Burning and her role as Lesley in the sitcom Shelley from 1989–1992. She is the elder daughter of Richard Beckinsale and half-sister of Kate Beckinsale.^[1]
3. Samantha Bond (born 27 November 1961) is an English actress best known for her role as Miss Moneypenny in the James Bond films starring Pierce Brosnan. She is married to Alexander Hanson and has two children, Molly and Tom.^{[citation needed]} Samantha Bond is the daughter of actor Philip Bond and Pat Sandys, and is the sister of actors Abigail and Matthew Bond. She attended the Godolphin and Latymer School, and trained at the Bristol Old Vic Theatre School. Samantha Bond has starred in four James Bond films as Miss Moneypenny. She was preceded by Caroline Bliss and Lois Maxwell. In a BBC Four interview, she remarked that she would retire from her role with the departure of Pierce Brosnan as James Bond.
4. Samantha Casey (born October 4, 1988) is a beauty queen from Jeffersonton, Virginia who represented her state and competed in both Miss Teen USA 2006 and Miss USA 2010, becoming one of very few women to place in the top 5 of Miss Teen USA and Miss USA. Casey was crowned Miss Virginia USA 2010 on November 21, 2009. She competed for the Miss USA 2010 title on May 16, 2010 in Las Vegas and placed 2nd runner-up. She finished 5th in swimsuit, with a score of 8.733, advancing to the top 10. In the evening gown competition, she scored 8.675, also placing her 5th in evening gown. After answering the final question, Casey finished as second runner up, winner being Rima Fakih of Michigan. Casey is one of few women to place in the top 5 of Miss Teen USA and Miss USA.
5. Samantha Cole (October 19, 1978) is an American dance-pop singer/songwriter. Cole grew up in Southampton, New York. At the age of 15, Cole began taking vocal lessons and landed a number of singing engagements in New York.^[1] Cole made some 30 appearances (and one performance) on MTV's The Grind, and became a regular performer at Tatou in New York City.^[2] Through these appearances, Cole was discovered by Universal Music's Doug Morris and Daniel Glass, and promptly signed to Universal Records.^[1]
6. Samantha "Sammy" Cools (born March 3, 1986) is a Canadian Bicycle Motocross (BMX) racer. Born in Calgary, Alberta, she was introduced to the sport by her brothers Greg, coach of the New Zealand BMX team, and Ken.^[1] She currently lives in Airdrie, Alberta. Winning her very first race at three years of age and her first international race at age 10,^[2] she is now a 13-time Canadian national champion and five-time world junior champion. She is coached by Hervé Krebs. At the 2008 UCI BMX World Championships she finished fifth in the elite women event.^[3] Cools recently competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the women's BMX. She qualified for the final in the event, but crashed after coliding midair with Gabriela Diaz seconds into the race. Although she did cross the finish line, she was officially classified as "Did not finish" and was ranked seventh.^[4]
7. Samantha Carol Holvey (born March 1, 1986) is a beauty queen who has competed in the Miss USA pageant.
   Holvey was born in Houston, Texas, later lived in Morgantown, West Virginia and resided in Buies Creek, North Carolina during her reign. Holvey competed in her first Miss Universe Organization pageant in 2004, when she placed fourth runner-up in the Miss West Virginia Teen USA pageant and in late 2005 won the Miss North Carolina USA 2006 pageant in her first attempt at that title. She succeeded Chelsea Cooley, who held the Miss North Carolina USA 2005 title until she won the Miss USA title in April 2005. Holvey represented North Carolina in the Miss USA 2006 pageant broadcast live from Baltimore, Maryland on April 21, 2006. She did not place in the nationally televised pageant, which was won by Tara Conner of Kentucky. Holvey graduated from Morgantown High School in Morgantown, West Virginia in 2004 then moved to North Carolina to study Mass Communications from Campbell University. Apart from her studies, she is a producer at the Campbell University Radio Station. Holvey is a 4-H All-Star and has received the 4-H Spirit of Camp award. She previously represented the United States at the Global Young Leaders Summit. She is also an accomplished volleyball player, having been selected for an All-State Team. Other academic accolations include being listed on Who's Who Among American High School Students, the National Dean's List, and being awarded a Scott E Ellis Scholarship. Her interests include sand volleyball, dancing, writing, travelling and playing soccer at midnight. She stands 6 feet tall.
8. Samantha Gibbs, commonly known as Samantha Jade, is an Australian R&B/pop singer-songwriter, former child model, and budding actress from Perth, Western Australia. She has written songs for artists such as Ashley Tisdale and JoJo. Jade released two singles under Jive Records but a scheduled album was not released. Jade began modeling at age four. When she was nine, she won a talent show after singing "Amazing Grace".^[1] Jade retired from modelling.^[1] She attended Hampton Senior High School . and in 2003 moved to Los Angeles with her parents and two younger brothers(Thomas And Alex.TJ&AJ), in order to pursue a singing career.^[2] That year, a song she co-wrote, "Secret Love," was recorded by JoJo for the 2004 Shark Tale soundtrack. Jade performed the title track to the 2006 film Step Up; the song appeared on the Billboard Pop 100 chart for one week, charting at number 92.^[3] A second single, "Turn Around", was released in 2007 but failed to chart. Jade co-wrote one song on Ashley Tisdale's 2007 album, Headstrong,^[4] and sang backup vocals. Her debut album, My Name Is Samantha Jade, was originally planned for release in 2006,^[1] but was not released.
9. Samantha Lewis (born 26 June 1971) is a former teenage actress. She is best known for her role as Georgina Hayes in the long-running BBC school drama, Grange Hill, from 1986-1991.
   Lewis trained at the Italia Conti theatre school in London, and whilst there was one of Naomi Campbell's best friends. Prior to assuming the regular role of Georgina in 1986, Samantha appeared in the final episode of the 1985 series, in which the school staged its own musical. Lewis now chaperones young actors and in her new role has worked on Little Britain, much to the delight of its star Matt Lucas who was a huge fan of Georgina in the 1980s.^[1]
10. Samantha Reeves (born 17 January 1979 in Redwood City, California) is an American tennis player. Reeves's best results in singles have been reaching the quarter-finals at Hawaii (2002), Bahia and Quebec City (2001).
11. Sami Brady, or Samantha Gene Brady, character on the American soap opera Days of our Lives.
12. Samantha Carter, character in the television show Stargate SG-1 (LOVE IT!!!)
13. Samantha Manson, a teenage goth girl from the Nickelodeon cartoon Danny Phantom best friends with Danny Phantom. (AWESOME!)
14. Samantha Stephens, main character in 1960's sitcom Bewitched played by Elizabeth Montgomery, and credited with the surge in popularity of the name during this time.