Samad bey Mehmandarov (1855 - 1931), Azerbaijani-Russian general Samad Khan Momtaz os-Saltaneh (1869 – 1955), Iranian diplomat Samad Vurgun (1906 - 1956), Azerbaijani-Soviet poet Samad Rizvi (1924 – 2009), Pakistani astronomer, physicist, and astrologer Samad Behrangi (1939 - 1967), Iranian teacher, social critic, folklorist, translator, and short story writer Samad, stage name of Iranian actor Parviz Sayyad (born 1939) Samad Marfavi (born 1965), Iranian footballer Samad Oppong (born 1968), Ghanaian footballer Ziad Al-Samad (born 1978), Lebanese footballer Samad Nikkhah Bahrami (born 1983), Iranian basketball player Samed Abdul Awudu (born 1984), Ghanaian footballer Nabil Samad (born 1986), Bangladeshi cricketer Samad Shohzukhurov (born 1990), Tajik footballer Samed Yeşil (born 1994), Turkish-German footballer Omar Samad, Afghan diplomat Samad Rustamov, Uzbek Sambo player