Samson, Shimshon (Hebrew: שִׁמְשׁוֹן, Standard Šimšon Tiberian Šimšôn; meaning "of the sun" – perhaps proclaiming he was radiant and mighty, or "[One who] Serves [God]") or Shamshoum (Arabic) is the third to last of the Judges of the ancient Children of Israel mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the Tanakh, and the Talmud. He is described in the Book of Judges chapters 13 to 16. He is believed to be buried in Tel Tzora in Israel overlooking the Sorek valley. There reside two large gravestones of Samson and his father Manoah. Nearby stands Manoach’s altar (Judges 13:19-24). It is located between the cities of Zorah and Eshtaol.

Samson is a Herculean figure, who uses tremendous strength to combat his enemies and perform heroic feats unachievable by ordinary men: wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with nothing more than a donkey's jawbone, and tearing down an entire building.

Joan Comay, co-author of Who's Who in the Bible:The Old Testament and the Apocrypha, The New Testament, believes that the biblical story of Samson is so specific concerning time and place that Samson was undoubtedly a real person, who pitted his great strength against the oppressors of Israel.

Savanna Samson (real name Natalie Oliveros on October 14, 1967 in Rochester, New York) is an American pornographic actress. When she started working at Scores Gentlemen's Club night club, she chose as her stage name Savanna in homage to the sister in The Prince of Tides (played by Melinda Dillon). After she began making movies she found out about the late star named Savannah and added Samson (from the biblical Samson) to differentiate.

Samson was the Belgian entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1981, performed in Dutch by Emly Starr. The song was performed sixteenth on the night (following Portugal's Carlos Paião with Play-Back and preceding Greece's Yiannis Dimitras with Fegari Kalokerino). At the close of voting, it had received 40 points, placing 13th in a field of 20.

The song is inspired by the Biblical story of Samson, with Starr singing that the object of her desires is like Samson in that he is not interested in love. She suggests that he should "find yourself a Delilah".

It was succeeded as Belgian representative at the 1982 Contest by Stella performing Si Tu Aimes Ma Musique.