- Kaifas and Suggen, the lead dogs for Fridtjof Nansen's North Pole expedition.
- Etah, the lead dog for Roald Amundsen's expedition to the South Pole, the first to reach the pole.
- Samoyeds serve as the sled dogs of Stone Fox in the book of the same name.
- Xiah Junsu, member of South Korean boy band JYJ formerly from TVXQ, owns a Samoyed named Xiahky (which translates as "Raised by Xiah").
- Mush was the name of the Samoyed dog owned by Karen Carpenter of the popular music group The Carpenters.
- Denis Leary owned a Samoyed named "Little Bastard".
- Michelle Collins, star of British television soap operas EastEnders and Coronation Street owned a Samoyed called Jingle.
- Annabel Karmel (a British children's cookbook author) owns a Samoyed called "Hamilton".
- Sangchu is the name of the Samoyed in the 2012 Korean drama To The Beautiful You.
- King, the dog that appears in South Korean boy band EXO's 19th teaser with Lay, Baekhyun and Chen, is a Samoyed.
- Johnny is the name of the Samoyed owned by Academy Award winning Actress Helen Hunt.
- Soichiro is the name of Kyoko Otanashi's Samoyed in Maison Ikkoku.