Sam McKendry (born 19 July 1989) is a former New Zealand Māori and New Zealand international rugby league footballer who played as a prop for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL.
McKendry was born in Stirling, Western Australia and is of Maori and Scottish descent. McKendry moved to New Zealand at the age of 8, and was raised in Dargaville. He boarded at Mt Albert Grammar School in Auckland, playing his junior rugby league for the Mt Albert Lions and representing the Junior Kiwis.
On 29 November 2019, McKendry announced his retirement as a player from the NRL.