James Adams

James Adams may refer to:

Academia

• James Adams (Jesuit) (1737–1802), English philologist
• James Truslow Adams (1878–1949), American historian
• James Luther Adams (1901–1994), American theologian
• James B. Adams (professor), professor at Arizona State University
• James Noel Adams (1943–2021), fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and historian of the Latin language

Arts and entertainment

• James Barton Adams (1843–1918), cowboy poet
• James Adams (entrepreneur), American author and entrepreneur
• James B. Adams (composer) (c. 1749 – after 1794), English composer, organist, and cellist
• Jim Adams (musician) (born 1967), American heavy metal guitarist
• James Adams (character), character in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore

Government and politics

• James Adams (MP) (1752–1816), British member of parliament and Lord of the Admiralty
• James Adams (Massachusetts politician) (1810–1880), mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
• James Hopkins Adams (1812–1861), American governor of South Carolina
• James Uriah Adams (1812–1871), his cousin, American planter and politician South Carolina
• J. M. Adams (1834–1875), American politician in Wisconsin
• James L. Adams (1921–2014), American politician
• James B. Adams (1926–2020), attorney, Texas legislator, and acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
• James Adams (diplomat) (1932–2020), British diplomat
• W. James Adams, deputy chief technologist at NASA
• James Verne Adams (1914–2000), American politician, member of the Texas House of Representatives

Religion

• James Adams (archdeacon of Kildare) (1780–1864), Irish Anglican priest
• James Adams (Mormon) (1783–1843), American lawyer and intimate friend of the Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
• James Adams (chaplain) (1839–1903), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
• James Adams (bishop of Barking) (1915–1999), bishop of Barking, 1975–1983
• James M. Adams Jr. (born 1948), Episcopal bishop in America

Sports

• James Adams (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1851), English cricketer
• James Adams (cricketer, born 1904) (1904–1988), Australian cricketer
• James Adams (cricketer, born 1980) (born 1980), English cricketer
• James Adams (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1943), Scottish footballer
• James Adams (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1973), English footballer who played for Chesterfield
• James Adams (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1983), English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion
• Jim Adams (baseball) (1868–?), American baseball player
• Jim Adams (lacrosse) (1928–2019), American college lacrosse coach
• Jim Adams (soccer) (born 1969), English soccer player

Other

• James "Grizzly" Adams (1812–1860), American hunter, basis of a television program
• James F. Adams (1844–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
• James W. Adams, carpenter, builder and designer in Kentucky
• James H. Adams III (born c. 1969), United States Marine Corps general

See also

• Adams (surname)
• James Adams Floating Theatre
• James Adam (disambiguation)
• Jimmy Adams (disambiguation)
• Jamie Adams (born 1987), Scottish footballer