** Math Games – The Sam Loyd Cyclopedia of Puzzles, by Ed Pegg Jr., January 3, 2005 – announcement of scans and overview

** Sam Talbot, American chef

** Sam Cooke, African-American singer and songwriter ( shot ) ( b. 1931 )

** Sam Walton, founder of Wal-Mart ( d. 1992 )

** Sam Wanamaker, American film director and actor ( b. 1919 )

** Sam Cassell, American basketball player

** Sam Snead, American golfer ( d. 2002 )

** Sam Jaffe, American film producer ( died 2000 )

** Sam Shepard, American playwright and actor

** Sam Hunt, New Zealand poet

** John T. Walton, son of Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton ( d. 2005 )

** Sam Crawford, American baseball player ( b. 1880 )

** The funeral of longtime House Speaker Sam Rayburn is held in Washington, DC.

** Sam Backo, Australian rugby league footballer

** Sam Bowie, American basketball player

** Sam Walton, American businessman, founder of Wal-Mart ( b. 1918 )

** Bewitched starring Elizabeth Montgomery and Dick Sargent aired its final episode, " The Truth, Nothing but the Truth, So Help Me Sam " on ABC.

** Sam DeLuca, American football offensive lineman and sports broadcaster ( d. 2011 )

** Sam B.

** Magic Sam, American musician ( d. 1969 )

** Sad Sam Jones, American baseball player ( b. 1892 )

** Sam Waterston, American actor

** Sam Phillips, American singer

** Sam McDaniel, African-American actor ( b. 1886 )

** Sam Adams, American football player

** Gene Rayburn, American television personality ( b. 1917 )

** The Fan ( VHS edition ) ( Bobby Rayburn )

** Rayburn for the House of Representatives

** Sam Rayburn, from September 16, 1940

** Dennis Hastert, American politician and former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

** Ralph Haben, American politician, former Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives

** Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the United States House of Representatives

** Tris Speaker, American professional baseball player, member of the Baseball Hall of Fame ( d. 1958 )

** Thomas Tresham, Speaker of the House of Commons

** Future U. S. President James K. Polk becomes Speaker of the House

** In office only — Speaker of the Senate, Speaker of the House of Commons, Ministers of the Crown ( however Canadian ministers invariably enter the Privy Council upon their initial appointment, thus assuming the honorific for life ), judges of provincial courts, premiers of provinces and territories, territorial commissioners, and provincial and territorial cabinet ministers

** as Minister, Chief Justice, Speaker, Attorney-General, Chairman of the Public Service Commission, Auditor-General, Accountant-General or Permanent Secretary ;

** John Pérez ( Assembly Speaker )

** As both houses of the Texas Legislature are controlled by the GOP ( 77-73 in the Texas House of Representatives and 19-12 in the Texas Senate ) and both chambers are presided over by a Republican ( Joe Straus as the Speaker of the House and David Dewhurst as Lieutenant Governor, which presides over the Senate ), two additional delegates ( one for having any chamber meeting the criteria, and one additional for having both chambers meet the criteria ).

** Mohammad Reza Khatami, former Majlis Vice Speaker, Secretary General of IIPF

** Behzad Nabavi, former Majlis Vice Speaker, member of MIRO

** Gholam Ali Haddad-Adel, Speaker of Majlis, he declined his activities for election and said that he will try to re-ally conservatives for election.

** James Trimble ( Canadian politician ), Speaker of the British Columbia legislature

** Bob F. Griffin ( born 1935 ), longest serving Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives

** Tan Soo Khoon, Member of Parliament, former Speaker of Parliament, Singapore

** Paradiso, for Speaker and String Quartet ( based on Dante ), first performed in Basel in 2002

** The Rt Hon John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons

** The Rt Hon The Baroness D ' Souza, Lord Speaker