Adams (family name)
Adams is an English family name .
Origin and meaning
The name is derived from the (originally Hebrew) male given name Adam in patronymic formation .
Name bearer
A.
- Abigail Adams (1744-1818), American first lady
- Adolf Adams (1828-1891), German politician
- Ahmed Adams (* 1993), Ghanaian soccer player
- Akeem Adams (1991-2013), soccer player from Trinidad and Tobago
- Alberta Adams (1917-2014), American blues singer
- Alexander James Adams , American singer, musician and composer
- Alf Adams (* 1939), British physicist
- Alice Adams (Author) (1926–1999), American author
- Alice Adams (artist) (* 1930), American textile artist, sculptress and land art artist
- Alma Adams (* 1946), American politician
- Alva Adams (politician) (1850-1922), American politician (Colorado)
- Alva B. Adams (1875–1941), American politician (Colorado)
- Alvan Adams (born 1954), American basketball player
- Amos Adams (1880-1941), English football player
- Amy Adams (* 1974), American actress
- Amy Elizabeth Adams (1892–1962), American zoologist
- Andrea Adams-Frey , German singer
- Andrew Adams (politician) (1736–1797), American lawyer and politician
- Andrew Adams (Justice Victim) (* 1970), English Justice Victim
- Andrew Adams (entrepreneur) (* 1980), Canadian entrepreneur
- Andrew Adams ( American football player ) (born 1992), American football player
- Andrew Leith Adams (1827-1882), American naturalist
- Andy Adams (1859-1935), American writer
- Anne Adams (swimmer) (born 1960), British swimmer
- Anne Adams (* 1977), German radio presenter and comedy writer; see Anne Onken
- Ansel Adams (1902–1984), American photographer
- Anthony Adams (screenwriter) (* before 1987), screenwriter, producer and director
- Anthony Adams ( American football player ) (born 1980), American football player
- Anthony Adams (politician) (* 1971), California politician
- Anthony Adams (optometrist) (* 1940), Australian-American optometrist
- Anthony Irvine Adams , Australian medic
- Antoine Adams (* 1988), athlete from St. Kitts and Nevis
- Anton Adams (1856–1915), German architect
- April Adams (* 1973), Australian water diver
- Arlin M. Adams (* 1921), American lawyer
- Armgard Müller-Adams (* 1973), German journalist
- Art Adams (musician) (born 1935), American rockabilly musician
- Art Adams (comic artist) (* 1963), American comic artist
- Arthur Adams (zoologist) (1820-1878), British zoologist
- Arthur Adams (spy) (1885–1969), Soviet spy
- Arthur Adams (musician) (born 1943), American blues musician and singer
B.
- Barbara Adams (1945–2002), British Egyptologist
- Barbara Demmig-Adams (* 1955), German biotechnologist and university professor
- Bart Adams (1866–1944), American golfer
- Ben Adams (track and field athlete) (1890–1961), American track and field athlete
- Ben Adams (musician) (born 1981), British singer
- Benjamin Adams (politician) (1764–1837), American politician
- Berle Adams (1917–2009), American music and television producer
- Bertrand Adams (* 1953), German politician (CDU)
- Bill Adams (soccer player, 1902) ( William Adams ; 1902–1963), English soccer player
- Bill Adams (soccer player, 1921) ( William Victor Adams ; 1921–1997), English soccer player
- Bill Adams (racing driver) (* 1948), American automobile racing driver
- Billy Adams (1861–1954), American politician, see William Adams (Governor)
- Billy Adams (football player, 1897) (1897-1945), English football player
- Billy Adams (soccer player, 1903) (1903-1953), English soccer player
- Billy Adams (soccer player, 1919) (1919–1989), English soccer player
- Billy Adams (rockabilly musician) (1940–2019), American rockabilly musician
- Billy Adams (rock'n'roll musician) († 1984), American rock'n'roll musician
- Blair Adams (born 1991), English football player
- Bob Adams (baseball player, 1901) ( Robert Burnette Adams; 1901–1996), American baseball player (Boston Red Sox)
- Bob Adams (baseball player, 1907) ( Robert Andrew Adams; 1907-1970), American baseball player (Philadelphia Phillies)
- Bob Adams (soccer player) (1917-1970), English soccer player
- Bob Adams (decathlete) ( Robert Adams; 1924-2019), Canadian decathlete, pole vaulter and high jumper
- Bob Adams (middle distance runner) (born 1942), British middle distance runner
- Brandon Adams (Poker Player) ( George Brandon Adams ; * 1978), American poker player, author and university professor
- Brandon Adams (biathlete) , American biathlete
- Brandon Adams (Boxer) (* 1989), American boxer
- Brandon Adams (soccer player) (born 1997), English soccer player
- Brandon Quintin Adams (born 1979), American actor
- Brenden Adams (* 1995), American tall man
- Brian Adams (soccer player) (born 1947), English soccer player
- Brian Adams (athlete) (born 1949), British walker
- Brian Adams (wrestler) (1964-2007), American wrestler
- Bride Adams-Ray (1907-1993), Swedish athlete
- Bridget Adams (born 1928), British figure skater
- Brockman Adams (1927-2004), American politician
- Brooke Adams (actress) (born 1949), American actress
- Brooke Adams , known as Miss Tessmacher (* 1984), American wrestler and model
- Brooks Adams (1848–1927), American historian
- Bruce Adams (* 1951), British jazz musician
- Bruno Adams (actually Bruce Adams ; 1963-2009), Australian singer, songwriter and musician
- Bryan Adams (born 1959), Canadian rock singer
- Bryan Adams (ice hockey player) (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Buck Adams (1955-2008), American porn actor and director
- Bucky Adams (1937–2012), Canadian jazz musician
- Bud Adams (1923-2013), American football official
C.
- CJ Adams ( Cameron John Adams ; * 2000), American actor
- Carl Adams (mathematician) (also Karl Adams ; 1811–1849), German mathematician
- Carl Adams (singer) (1834-1900), American opera singer (tenor)
- Carl Adams (racing driver) (* 1942), American racing driver
- Carl Adams (wrestler) (born 1950), American wrestler
- Carol Adams (actress) (1918–2012), American actress
- Carol J. Adams (* 1951), American feminist and animal rights activist
- Carrie Belle Adams († 1940), American organist, conductor and composer
- Cecil Adams , American writer and columnist
- Cecily Adams (1958–2004), American actress and director
- Charlee Adams (* 1995), English soccer player
- Charles Adams (entrepreneur) (1876–1947), American entrepreneur and sports official
- Charles Baker Adams (1814-1853), American naturalist
- Charles Edward Adams (1867–1936), American politician
- Charles Follen Adams (1842-1918), American poet
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), American lawyer and politician
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835–1915), American general and railroad manager
- Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), American politician
- Charles Francis Adams IV (1910–1999), American industrialist
- Charles H. Adams (1824–1902), American lawyer and politician
- Charles J. Adams (1917–2008), American lawyer and politician
- Charles Hitchcock Adams (1868–1951), American astronomer
- Charles Kendall Adams (1835–1902), American historian
- Charles Kingsley Adams (1899–1971), British art historian
- Charles R. Adams (1834–1900), American opera singer (tenor), see Carl Adams (singer)
- Charles Warren Adams (1833–1903), English lawyer, publisher and opponent of vivisection
- Charlie Adams (country musician) (1920–2004), American country musician
- Charlie Adams (drummer) (born 1954), American drummer
- Charlie Adams (soccer player) (born 1994), English soccer player
- Ché Adams (* 1996), English soccer player
- Chef Adams (1927-2017), Canadian country musician
- Cherise Adams-Burnett , British jazz musician
- Chris Adams (soccer player) (1927–2012), English soccer player
- Chris Adams (General) (born 1930), American writer and General in the Air Force
- Chris Adams (wrestler) (1955-2001), English wrestler and judoka
- Chris Adams (cricketer) (born 1970), English cricketer
- Chris Adams (comic book artist) , American comic book artist and game developer
- Christina Adams , producer and screenwriter
- Christine Adams (athlete) (* 1974), German pole vaulter
- Christine Adams (actress) (born 1974), British-American actress
- Christoph Adams (* 1965), German jazz musician
- Chuck Adams (born 1971), American tennis player
- Clarence Adams (born 1974), American boxer
- Clarence Raymond Adams (1898–1965), American mathematician
- Clark Adams (1969-2007), American civil rights activist
- Claude Adams , soccer player for Trinidad & Tobago
- Clayton Adams (1890–1965), American officer in the US Army
- Clayton B. Adams , American politician
- Clemens Adams (politician, 1864) (1864–1941), German entrepreneur and politician (German Center Party)
- Clemens Adams (politician, 1891) (1891–1962), German politician (CDU)
- Clemens Joseph Adams (1831–1876), German local politician, mayor of Honnef
- Cliff Adams (1923–2001), British orchestra leader, radio presenter and singer
- Clifford Adams († 2015), American trombonist
- Clifford Adams (soccer player) (born 1993), soccer player for the US Virgin Islands
- Clinton Adams (1918–2002), American lithographer, painter, and art historian
- Craig Adams (soccer player) (born 1974), English soccer player
- Craig Adams (born 1977), Canadian ice hockey player
- Cuno Adams (1912–1942), German painter
D.
- Danesha Adams (* 1986), American soccer player
- Daniel Adams (Director) , American film director, actor and screenwriter
- Daniel Adams-Ray (* 1983), Swedish musician and fashion designer
- Daniel B. Adams , American paleontologist
- Daniel Weisiger Adams (1821–1872), American brigadier general
- Darius Adams (* 1989), American basketball player
- Davante Adams (born 1992), American football player
- Dave Adams (born 1938), British musician
- David Adams (politician) (1871–1943), British politician, Member of Parliament
- David Adams (film producer) (1923-2006), Canadian film producer
- David Adams (dancer) (1928–2007), Canadian ballet dancer
- David Adams (rugby player) , Australian rugby player
- David Adams (tennis player) (born 1970), South African tennis player
- David Adams (photojournalist) , Australian photojournalist
- David Adams (actor) , American actor
- David H. Adams , American cardiac surgeon
- David L. Adams , American computer game developer
- David Morgan Adams (1875–1942), British politician, Member of Parliament
- David R. Adams (* 1941), American mathematician
- David Ryan Adams (* 1974), American musician, see Ryan Adams
- David S. Adams , American biologist
- David Hempleman-Adams (* 1956), British entrepreneur, adventurer and author
- Davie Adams (1883-1948), Scottish football goalkeeper
- Derroll Adams (1925-2000), American folk singer
- Diana Adams (1926–1993), American ballet dancer
- Dick Adams (baseball player) (1920–2016), American baseball player
- Dick Adams (American football player) (born 1948), Canadian football player
- Dick Adams (politician) (born 1951), Australian politician
- Dirk Adams (* 1968), German politician (Alliance 90 / The Greens)
- Don Adams (actor) (1923–2005), American actor
- Don Adams (writer) (born 1926), American writer
- Don Adams (soccer player) (1931-1993), English soccer player
- Don Adams (musician) (1942–1995), Scottish musician
- Don Alden Adams (* 1925), American President of the Watchtower Society
- Don Adams (cricketer) (1880-1976), English cricketer
- Don Adams (singer) (1928–1996), English opera singer (bass-baritone) and actor
- Dorothy Adams (1900–1988), American actress
- Douglas Adams (1952-2001), British writer
- Douglas Quentin Adams , American linguist
- Dub Adams (1919–1987), American musician and rancher
- Dudley Adams (1762-1830), British instrument maker
- Dwayne Adams (born 1972), Bermuda football player
E.
- Eddie Adams (1933-2004), American photojournalist
- Edgar Adams , American swimmer
- Edie Adams (1927–2008), American actress
- Edward Adams (naturalist) (1824-1856), British naturalist
- Edward Adams (boxer) , British boxer
- Edward Larrabee Adams (1878–1957), American Romanist and Provençalist
- Edward J. Adams (1887–1921), American criminal and murderer
- Edward Thomas Adams (1933–2004), American photographer and war journalist
- Edward Robert Adams (* 1934), South African clergyman, Bishop of Oudtshoorn
- Edward Joseph Adams (* 1944), American clergyman and apostolic nuncio
- Edwin Plimpton Adams (1878-1956), American physicist
- Eleston Montgomery Adams , Antiguan politician and football official
- Elmer Bragg Adams (1842-1916), American lawyer
- Emory Sherwood Adams (1881–1967), American officer in the US Army
- Eric Adams (born 1954), American rock singer
- Ernie Adams (actor) (1885–1947), American actor
- Ernie Adams (soccer player) (1922–2009), English soccer player
- Ernie Adams (soccer goalkeeper) (* 1948), English soccer goalkeeper
- Ernie Adams (musician) (* around 1950), American jazz musician
- Ernst Adams (1890–1973), German politician (CDU)
- Evangeline Adams (1868–1932), American astrologer
F.
- Faye Adams (born 1923), American R&B singer
- Ferdinand Adams (1903–1985), Belgian football player
- Flozell Adams (born 1975), American football player
- Fraser Gange-Adams (1887–1962), American singer and music educator, see Fraser Gange
- Francis Adams , a pseudonym of Étienne Cabet (1788-1856), French publicist
- Francis Adams (medic) (1796–1861), Scottish medic and translator
- Francis Adams (writer) (1862-1893), Australian writer
- Frank Adams (illustrator) (1871-1944), English illustrator
- Frank Adams (1930–1989), English mathematician, see John Frank Adams
- Frank Adams (track and field athlete) (1953–1987), track and field athlete from Trinidad and Tobago
- Frank Dawson Adams (1859-1942), Canadian geologist
- Frankie Adams (* 1994), Samoan New Zealand actress
- Franklin Pierce Adams (1881–1960), American journalist, translator and radio broadcaster
- Franz Adams the Elder (1800–1868), German lawyer and member of the Frankfurt National Assembly
- Franz Adams the Younger (1828–1891), German administrative lawyer
- Franz Adams (General) (1858–1932), German Lieutenant General
- Fred Adams , British boxer
G
- Gaines Adams (1983-2010), American football player
- Geoffrey Adams (* 1957), British diplomat
- George Adams senior (1709–1772), English optician and instrument maker
- George Adams junior (1750–1795), English instrument maker and author
- George Adams (lawyer) (1784–1844), American lawyer and politician
- George Adams (Magistrate) (1804–1873), Senior Magistrate of Pitcairn
- George Adams (Entrepreneur) (1839-1904), Australian lottery entrepreneur
- George Adams (soccer player, before 1889) (bl. 1889–1903), Scottish soccer player
- George Adams (anthroposophist) (1894–1963), English anthroposophist
- George Adams (graphic artist) (1904–1983), Austro-British graphic artist
- George Adams (soccer player, 1926) (1926-2011), Scottish soccer player
- George Adams (musician) (1940–1992), American jazz musician
- George Adams (soccer player, 1947) (born 1947), English soccer player
- George Adams (soccer player, 1950) (born 1950), Scottish soccer player and coach
- George E. Adams (1840–1917), American politician
- George Madison Adams (1837–1920), American politician
- George Plimpton Adams (1882–1961), American philosopher and university professor
- Gerald Adams (≈1925–2018), American jazz musician
- Gerard Adams (fencer) (born 1949), Australian fencer
- Gerry Adams (* 1948), Northern Irish politician (Sinn Féin)
- Glen Adams (1945–2010), Jamaican musician and record producer
- Glenda Adams (1939-2007), Australian writer
- Goswin Wilhelm Hans Adams (1838–1901), German major general
- Graham Adams (* 1933), English football player and coach
- Grantley Herbert Adams (1898–1971), Barbadian politician
- Green Adams (1812-1884), American politician
- Greg Adams (musician) (* 1952), American trumpeter and arranger
- Greg Adams (ice hockey player, 1960) (born 1960), Canadian ice hockey player
- Greg Adams (ice hockey player, 1963) (born 1963), Canadian ice hockey player
H
- H. Leslie Adams (* 1932), American composer and pianist
- Hamilton Goold-Adams (1858–1920), Irish officer and colonial administrator
- Hannah Adams (1755-1832), American author
- Harriet Chalmers Adams (1875–1937), American explorer, journalist and photographer
- Harriet Stratemeyer Adams (1892–1982), American writer and publisher
- Harry Adams (soccer player) (1855-1910), Welsh soccer player
- Harry Adams (naval officer) (1876– ??), American naval officer
- Harry Adams (marksman) (1880–1968), American marksman
- Helene Adams (1865–1943), victim of the Holocaust, see list of Nazi victims from Solingen
- Henry Adams (1838–1918), American historian and writer
- Henry Adams (zoologist) (1813–1877), British zoologist
- Henry Carter Adams (1851–1921), American economist
- Henry Cullen Adams (1850–1906), American politician
- Henry Mason Adams (1907-1992), American historian
- Henry Adams (engineer) (1858–1929), American engineer
- Herb Adams (1928–2012), American baseball player
- Herbert Adams (sculptor) (1858–1945), American sculptor
- Herbert Adams (writer) (1874–1958), English writer
- Herbert Baxter Adams (1850–1901), American historian and educator
- Hope Bridges Adams Lehmann (1855–1916), German doctor and suffragette
I.
- Irene Adams (* 1947), British politician
- Isaac Adams (1802-1883), American inventor
J
- JC Adams (* 1970), American author and journalist
- Jack Adams (1895–1968), Canadian ice hockey player and coach
- Jack Adams (astrologer) (1625– ??), English astrologer
- Jamal Adams (born 1995), American football player
- James Adams (Jesuit) (1737–1802), English Jesuit and educator
- James Adams (soccer player, 1864) (1864-1943), Scottish soccer player
- James Adams (soccer player, 1896) (1896–1973), English soccer player
- James Adams (soccer player, 1903) (1903– ??), Scottish soccer player
- James B. Adams (born 1926), American government official
- James Capen Adams ( Grizzly Adams ; 1807-1860), American animal catcher and trainer
- James Hopkins Adams (1812–1861), American politician
- James Marshall Adams (born 1948), American clergyman, Bishop of Western Kansas
- James Noel Adams (* 1943), Australian classical philologist
- James Truslow Adams (1878–1949), American historian and writer
- Jameson Adams (1880–1962), British meteorologist and polar explorer
- Jane Adams (born 1965), American actress
- Jasper Adams (theologian) (1793–1841), American theologian, philosopher and university professor
- Jasper Adams (handball player) (* 1989), Dutch handball player
- Jay Adams (1961-2014), American skateboarder
- Jay E. Adams (* 1929), American theologian, psychologist, pastor and author
- Jean Adams (1710–1765), Scottish poet
- Jean-PIerre Adams (born 1948), French football player
- Jeb Stuart Adams (born 1961), American actor
- Jeffrey Adams (* 1955), American mathematician
- Jerell Adams (born 1992), American football player
- Jerome Adams , American doctor and health commissioner for the US state Indiana
- Jewett W. Adams (1835–1920), American politician
- Jill Adams (1930-2008), British film actress
- Jimmie V. Adams (* 1936), American pilot, general in the US Air Force
- Jimmy Adams (soccer player, 1908) (1908–1983), English soccer player
- Jimmy Adams (golfer) (1910–1986), Scottish golfer
- Jimmy Adams (soccer player, 1937) (1937-2005), English soccer player
- Jimmy Adams (cricketer) (* 1968), Jamaican cricketer
- Joan Vollmer Adams (1924–1951), American muse
- Joeri Adams (* 1989), Belgian racing cyclist
- Joey Lauren Adams (born 1968), American actress
- John Adams (merchant) (around 1672 – after 1745), Canadian merchant
- John Adams (1735–1826), American politician and President from 1797 to 1801
- John Adams (mutineer) , also Alexander Smith (1766–1829), mutineer on the HMS Bounty
- John Adams (politician, 1778) (1778-1854), American politician (New York)
- John Adams II (1803–1834), second-born son of the sixth US President John Quincy Adams
- John Adams (General) (1825–1864) American general
- John Adams (singer) (1876 – after 1922), Scottish opera singer (tenor)
- John Adams (film producer) , writer and film producer in the 1950s
- John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer
- John Adams (politician, 1960) (born 1960), American politician (Ohio)
- John Bertram Adams (1920–1984), British physicist
- John Bodkin Adams (1899-1983), British medic and impostor
- John Couch Adams (1819-1892), English astronomer
- John E. Adams (* 1960), Dominican judoka
- John F. Adams (* 1921), English correspondence chess player
- John Frank Adams (1930–1989), English mathematician
- John Gennings Curtis Adams (1839-1922), Canadian farmer, dentist and reformer
- John J. Adams (1848–1919), American lawyer and politician
- John Luther Adams (* 1953), American composer
- John Michael G. Adams (1931–1985), Barbadian politician
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), American politician, president from 1825 to 1829
- John Quincy Adams (painter) (1874–1933), Austrian painter
- Johnny Adams (1932-1998), American blues singer
- Jonathan Adams (actor, 1931) (1931-2005), British actor
- Jonathan Adams (actor, 1967) (born 1967), American actor
- Joseph Adams (businessman) (around 1700–1737), Canadian businessman
- Judi Adams (* 1959), American archer
- Julie Adams (1926-2019), American actress
- Jürgen Adams (* 1961), German ice hockey player
K
- Karl Adams (1811–1849), German mathematician, see Carl Adams (mathematician)
- Karl Adams (oenologist) (* 1932), German agricultural scientist and oenologist
- Karl Adams (musician) (* around 1969), musician, songwriter and music producer
- Kasim Adams Nuhu (* 1995), Ghanaian soccer player
- Katrina Adams (* 1968), American tennis player
- Keith Adams (born 1950), Canadian weightlifter
- Kelly Adams (born 1979), British actress
- Kevyn Adams (born 1974), American ice hockey player
- Kim Hastings Adams (born 1951), Canadian artist
- Kingsley Adams (* 1952), Ghanaian long jumper
- Kola Adams (* 1980), Nigerian soccer player
- Konrad Adams (* 1958), German musician and actor
- Kurt Adams (1889–1944), German politician (SPD)
L.
- Laurie Adams (born 1931), English football player
- Leigh Adams (* 1971), Australian speedway driver
- Lennox Adams (* 1968), athlete from St. Vincent
- Léonie Adams (1899–1988), American poet
- Leopold Adams (1902–1997), German lawyer and public prosecutor
- LeRoy Adams , Namibian soccer player
- Leverett Allen Adams (1877–1976), American zoologist and museum curator
- Liam Adams (* 1986), Australian long-distance runner
- Lillian Adams (1922-2011), American actress
- Ljukman Rassakowitsch Adams (* 1988), Russian triple jumper
- Louisa Adams (1775-1852), American first lady
- Luke Adams (* 1976), Australian walker
- Luke Adams (soccer player) (* 1994), New Zealand soccer player
- Luxolo Adams (* 1996), South African sprinter
- Lynda Adams (* 1920), Canadian water diver
M.
- Mac Adams (born 1943), British photographer, artist and sculptor
- Manfred Adams (1931–2019), German architect
- Mareike Adams (* 1990), German rower
- Marian Hooper Adams (1843-1885), American photographer
- Marie Adams (1925–1998), American singer
- Marilyn McCord Adams (1943–2017), American theologian and philosopher
- Mark Tex Adams († 2012), American motocross driver, actor and stuntman
- Marques Adams († 2006), American saxophonist
- Marques Adams (* 1981), American Christian rapper, singer, songwriter and music producer, see Sevin (rapper)
- Martin Adams (* 1956), English darts player
- Mary Adams (educator) (1823–1898), Canadian educator
- Mary Adams (actress) (1910–1973), American actress
- Mary Kay Adams (born 1962), American actress
- Mason Adams (1919-2005), American actor
- Matthew Adams (* 1988), Australian wrestler, see Buddy Murphy
- Maud Adams (* 1945), Swedish actress
- Maude Adams (actually Maude Kiskadden ; 1872–1953), American stage actress
- Maureen Adams (* 1937), Australian archer
- McKenzie Adams (* 1992), American volleyball player
- Meelah Adams (* 1987), German actress
- Michael Adams (pilot) (1930-1967), American pilot
- Michael Adams (historian) (1937–2009), Irish historian
- Michael Adams (painter) (born 1937), British painter
- Michael Adams (pollster) (* 1946), founder of such an institute in Canada
- Michael Adams (business lawyer) (* 1947), German business lawyer
- Michael Adams (basketball player) (born 1963), American basketball player
- Michael Adams (* around 1965), English badminton player, see Mike Adams (badminton)
- Michael Adams (chess player) (* 1971), English chess player
- Michael Adams (Badminton) (* 1977), South African badminton player
- Michael Adams ( American football player ) (born 1985), American football player
- Michael E. Adams , American biologist, neuroscientist, and university professor
- Michael Friedrich Adams (1780–1838), German-Russian botanist and scientist
- Mike Adams (baseball player, 1948) (born 1948), American baseball player
- Mike Adams (soccer player) (born 1965), English soccer player
- Mike Adams (badminton) (* around 1965), English-Mauritian badminton player
- Mike Adams ( American football player , 1974) (born 1974) American football player
- Mike Adams (baseball player, 1978) (born 1978), American baseball player
- Mike Adams ( American football player , 1981) (born 1981) American football player
- Mike Adams ( American football player , 1990) (born 1990), American football player
- Morgan Adams (1915-2004), American sailor
N
- Nate Adams (* 1984), American motocross rider
- Neal Adams (* 1941), American draftsman and graphic artist
- Neil Adams (Judoka) (* 1958), English judoka
- Neil Adams (soccer player) (born 1965), English soccer player
- Nelson Adams (* 1967), Puerto Rican boxer
- Nene Adams (1966-2015), American writer
- Nicholson B. Adams (1895–1970), American Romanist and Hispanicist
- Nick Adams (actor) (1931–1968), American actor
- Nick Adams (racing driver) (* 1948), British car racing driver
- Nicola Adams (* 1982), English boxer
- Nikolaus A. Adams (* 1963), German engineering scientist
O
- Odalys Adams (born 1966), Cuban athlete
- Oleta Adams (* 1953), American soul musician
- Orny Adams (* 1970), American actor and stand-up comedian
- Otto Adams (1887–1966), German trade union secretary and politician
P
- Paizley Adams (* 1980), American porn actress, see Cassidey
- Parmenio Adams (1776-1832), American politician
- Patch Adams (* 1945), American doctor
- Patrick J. Adams (* 1981), Canadian actor
- Paul Adams (musician) (* 1951), American musician and instrument maker
- Paul Adams (cricketer) (born 1977), South African cricketer
- Paul Adams (marksman) (* 1992), Australian marksman, Olympic participant
- Paul D. Adams (1906-1987), American general
- Peggy Scott-Adams (born 1948), American singer
- Pepper Adams (1930-1986), American musician
- Percy Adams (cricketer) (1900–1962), English cricketer
- Percy Adams (soccer player) (1914-1984), English soccer player
- Phil Adams (* 1945), Australian marksman
- Philippe Adams (* 1969), Belgian racing driver
- Placide Adams (1929-2003), American jazz bassist
- Platt Adams (1885–1961), American track and field athlete
Q
- Quawntay Adams (* 1975), American criminal and escapee
- Quincy Adams (born 1989), Guyanese football player
R.
- RJQ Adams ( Ralph James Quincy Adams ; born 1943), American historian
- Rachael Adams (* 1990), American volleyball player
- Rachel Blodgett Adams (1894–1982), American mathematician and university professor
- Rahart Adams (* 1996), Australian actor
- Rainer Adams , German table tennis player
- Ralf H. Adams (* 1966), German biochemist
- Ralph Adams (1907 – after 1931), Canadian athlete
- Raymond Delacy Adams (1911-2008), American neurologist
- Renée Adams , American mathematician and economist
- Richard Adams (architect) (1791–1835), Scottish painter and architect
- Richard Adams (politician, 1912) (1912–1978), British politician
- Richard Adams (1920–2016), British writer
- Richard Adams (politician, 1939) (* 1939), American politician
- Richard Newbold Adams (1924-2018), American anthropologist
- Rob Adams (actor) (born 1970), American actor
- Rob Adams (architect) (* 1948), architect in Australia
- Rob Adams (Author) (born 1959), American author and venture entrepreneur
- Robert Adams (architect) (1540–1595), English architect
- Robert Adams (surgeon) (1791–1875) Irish surgeon and cardiologist
- Robert Adams junior (1849–1906), American politician
- Robert Adams (actor) (1906–1965), British actor
- Robert Adams (sculptor) (1917–1984), English sculptor
- Robert Adams (chemist) , American chemist
- Robert Adams (Author) (1933–1990) American science fiction writer
- Robert Adams (photographer) (born 1937), American photographer
- Robert Adams (rower) (born 1942), Canadian rower
- Robert H. Adams (1792–1830), American politician
- Robert McCormick Adams Jr. (1926-2018), American anthropologist
- Robert Merrihew Adams (* 1937), American philosopher
- Robert Phillip Adams (* 1939), American botanist
- Rod Adams (* 1945), English football player
- Roger Adams (1889–1971), American chemist
- Rudi Adams (1919–2013), German politician (SPD)
- Russ Adams (1930-2017), American photographer
- Ryan Adams (born 1974), American singer and songwriter
S.
- Sam Adams (golfer) (born 1946), American golfer
- Sam Adams (politician) (* 1963), American politician
- Sam Adams ( American football player ) ( Samuel Aaron Adams, Jr .; born 1973) American football player
- Sammy Adams (* 1987), American rapper
- Samuel Adams (1722–1803), American statesman and revolutionary
- Samuel Adams (Governor) (1805–1850), American politician
- Samuel A. Adams (1934–1988), American intelligence officer
- Samuel Clifford Adams Jr. (1920–2001), American development worker and diplomat
- Samuel Hopkins Adams (1871–1958), American journalist and writer
- Sandy Adams (* 1956), American politician
- Sarah Flower Adams (1805–1848), English poet
- Scott Adams (game developer) (* 1952), American game developer
- Scott Adams (comic artist) (* 1957), American comic artist
- Scott Adams (ski racer) (* 1971), Australian ski racer
- Scott J. Adams , American economist
- Shaquille Adams (* 1992), football player for St. Kitts & Nevis
- Sherman Adams (1899–1986), American politician
- Silas Adams (1839-1896), American politician
- Simone Regina Adams (* 1967), German psychotherapist and writer
- Stanley Adams (actor) (1915–1977), American actor and screenwriter
- Stanley Adams (Manager) (1927-2016), Maltese pharmaceutical manager and whistleblower
- Steff Adams (* 1966), German artist
- Stephen Adams (politician) (1807-1857), American politician
- Stephen Adams (soccer player) (* 1984), Ghanaian soccer goalkeeper
- Stephen Adams (ice hockey player) (born 1990), Northern Irish ice hockey player
- Steve Adams (saxophonist) (born 1952), American saxophonist and composer
- Steve Adams (screenwriter) , screenwriter
- Steve Adams (soccer player, 1958) (born 1958), English soccer player
- Steve Adams (soccer player, 1959) (born 1959), English soccer player
- Steve Adams (actor) (1960–2012), Canadian actor
- Steve Adams (bassist) (* 1975), American bassist, co-founder of ALO (band)
- Steve Adams (soccer player, 1980) (born 1980), English soccer player
- Steven Adams (* 1993), New Zealand basketball player
- Stewart Adams (ice hockey player) (1904–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- Stewart Adams (pharmacologist) (1923-2019), British pharmacologist
- Sunrise Adams (* 1982), American porn actress
- Susan Adams (writer) (born 1936), writer
- Susan Adams (skeleton pilot) (nee Susan Speiran ), Canadian skeleton pilot
- Suzanne Adams (also Susan Adams ; 1872–1953), American singer (soprano)
- Sylvan Adams (born 1958), Israeli-Canadian entrepreneur and philanthropist
T
- Tag Adams (born 1972), American porn actor
- Ted Adams (actor) (1890–1973), American actor
- Ted Adams (soccer player) (1906-1991), English soccer player
- Ted Adams (Publisher) , American Publisher ( IDW Publishing )
- Terry Adams (musician) ( Terry Douglas Adams ; * 1948), American musician
- Terry Adams (baseball player) ( Terry Wayne Adams ; * 1973), American baseball player
- Thomas Adams (politician) (1730–1788), American politician and businessman
- Thomas Adams (composer, 1785) (1785-1858), British organist and composer
- Thomas Adams (Entrepreneur) (1818–1905), American entrepreneur and inventor
- Thomas Adams (composer, 1857) (1857–1918), English composer and organist
- Thomas Boylston Adams (Lawyer) (1772-1832), American lawyer
- Thomas Boylston Adams (businessman) (1910–1997), American businessman and politician
- Thomas Burton Adams (1917-2006), American politician
- Thomas S. Adams ( Thomas Sewall Adams ; 1873-1933), American economist
- Thomalina Adams (* 1993), Namibian soccer player
- Timothy Adams (Politician) ( Timothy D. Adams ; * 1961), American politician
- Timothy Adams (actor) ( Timothy Christopher Adams ; * 1967), American actor
- Timothy Adams (Poker Player) ( Timothy Christopher Adams ; * 1986), Canadian poker player
- Tom Adams (cricketer) ( Thomas Miles Adams ; 1808-1894), English cricketer
- Tom Adams (actor) ( Anthony Frederick Charles Adams ; 1938-2014), British actor
- Tommy Adams ( Thomas Maurice Adams ; * 1980), American basketball player
- Tony Adams (born 1966), English football player
- Tony Adams (producer) (1953-2005), Irish film producer
- Tracey Adams (* 1959), American porn actress
- Tracy Adams , American film editor
- Tyler Adams (* 1999), American football player
V
- Valerie Adams (born Valerie Vili; * 1984), New Zealand athlete
- Valmar Adams (1899–1993), Estonian writer and literary scholar
- Victoria Adams (* 1989), Scottish curler, see Vicki Chalmers
- Victoria Gray Adams (1926-2006), American civil rights activist
- Vyvyan Adams (1900–1951), British politician (Conservative Party)
W.
- Walter Adams (ice hockey player) , Canadian ice hockey player
- Walter Adams (athlete) (* 1945), German athlete
- Walter Sydney Adams (1876–1956), American astronomer
- Wayman Adams (1883-1959) American painter
- Weaver W. Adams (1901–1963), American chess player and writer
- Werner Adams (1898–1987), German government architect
- Weston Adams (1904–1973), American sports manager
- Wilbur L. Adams (1884–1937), American politician
- Will Adams (* 1963), English writer
- Willi Paul Adams (1940–2002), German Americanist and historian
- William Adams (world traveler) (1564-1620), English world traveler
- William Adams (engineer) (1823–1904), British locomotive builder
- William Adams (Governor) (1861–1954), American politician
- William Alexander Adams (1821-1896), English engineer and entrepreneur
- William Bridges Adams (1797–1872), English publicist, railway designer and entrepreneur
- William Grylls Adams (1836-1915), British physicist
- William James Adams Jr. , known as will.i.am (* 1975), American rapper and producer
- William Pitt Adams (1804-1852), British diplomat
- William M. Adams (* 1955), British geographer
- William Taylor Adams (pseudonyms Oliver Optic, Warren T. Ashton ; 1822–1897), American writer
- William Wirt Adams (1819–1888), American brigadier general
- William Yewdale Adams (* 1927), American archaeologist
- Willie Adams (born 1934), Canadian politician
- Willie Adams (baseball player) (born 1972), American baseball player
Y
- Yolanda Adams (* 1961), American gospel singer
Fictional people
- Chris Adams , leader of The Magnificent Seven franchise
- Nick Adams , protagonist of several short stories by Ernest Hemingway, see The Nick Adams Stories
Individual evidence
- ↑ Adams on surnames.behindthename.com (English)