Sampson is a relatively tiny lunar impact crater located near the central part of the Mare Imbrium. To the northeast is the Landsteiner crater, and to the southeast lies the Timocharis crater. West of this crater is the Dorsum Grabau, a wrinkle ridge in the mare.

Sampson, a Shire horse gelding foaled in 1846 in Toddington Mills, Bedfordshire, England, is the tallest horse ever recorded.

The SAMPSON is a multi-function radar (MFR) produced by BAE Systems Insyte. The SAMPSON Multi Function Radar system is described by BAE Systems, as being a world beating air defence capability.The SAMPSON System can detect all types of targets out to a distance of 400 km, and is capable of tracking hundreds of targets at any one time.