James Adams may refer to:

Academia

James Adams (Jesuit) James Adams (1737 – 7 December 1802) was an English Jesuit and philologist. Life Adams joined the English Jesuits in exile at their novitiate of Watten (France), on 7 September 1756. Afterwards Adams taught belles-lettres is a category ...

(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), emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and historian of the Latin language

Arts and entertainment

James Barton Adams James Barton Adams (April 17, 1843 – April 22, 1918)James Adams (entrepreneur) James Adams is an American journalist, author, entrepreneur and expert on covert warfare. Adams is currently senior advisor at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory. Adams was born in Newcastle, England, where he spent his childhood. I ...

, American author and entrepreneur *

James B. Adams (composer) James Blake Adams (c. 1749 – after 1794) was an English composer, organist, and cellist. He is known for many small instrumental and vocal compositions between 1770 and 1820. He is best known for the song, ''The Nightingale'', which remains p ...

(c. 1749 – after 1794), English composer, organist, and cellist *

Jim Adams (musician) Defiance is an American thrash metal band from Oakland, California. They played a technical style of thrash originally evoking bands like Testament, though they would later move on to playing in their own unique, more progressive thrash styl ...

(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) James Adams (February 18, 1810 – November 13, 1880) was a Massachusetts politician who served as the third mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts Charlestown is the oldest neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. O ...

(1810–1880), mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts *

James Hopkins Adams James Hopkins Adams (March 15, 1812 – July 13, 1861) was an American politician who served as the 66th governor of South Carolina from 1854 to 1856. He also served in the South Carolina Legislature. Early life and education Adams was born i ...

(1812–1861), American governor of South Carolina *

James Uriah Adams James Uriah Adams (February 12, 1812 – March 7, 1871) was an American planter and politician from Richland County, South Carolina. James Uriah was the son of James Adams and Sylvia Poythress Goodwyn, and the grandson of Joel Adams. He graduate ...

(1812–1871), his cousin, American planter and politician South Carolina *

J. M. Adams James M. Adams of Oconto, Wisconsin (May 4, 1834October 19, 1875) was an American physician, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He served in the Wisconsin State Assembly, representing Oconto County. Biography James M. Adams was born in Castlet ...

(1834–1875), American politician in Wisconsin *

James L. Adams James "Jim" L. Adams (October 2, 1921 – August 6, 2014) was an American politician who served as a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives from 1955 to 1974. Background Born in Iron Mountain, Michigan, Adams moved to Minneapol ...

(1921–2014), American politician *

James B. Adams James Blackburn Adams (December 21, 1926 – April 25, 2020) was an American attorney, politician, and two-time associate director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Early life and education James B. Adams was born in Corsicana, Texas ...

(1926–2020), attorney, Texas legislator, and acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation *

James Adams (diplomat) Sir William James Adams, KCMG (30 April 1932 – 24 April 2020) was a British diplomat. Born in Wolverhampton, England, he was educated at Wolverhampton Grammar School and Shrewsbury School. He served as the United Kingdom's ambassador to ...

(1932–2020), British diplomat *

W. James Adams W. James (Jim) Adams served as the Deputy Chief Technologist at NASA in the Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) from 2012 until retiring from NASA in 2016. NASA's OCT is responsible for direct management of NASA's space technology programs ...

, deputy chief technologist at NASA

Religion

* James Adams (archdeacon of Kildare) (1780–1864), Irish Anglican priest *

James Adams (Latter Day Saints) James Adams (January 24, 1783 – August 11, 1843) was a nineteenth-century Illinois lawyer and close friend of Joseph Smith, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Biography James Adams, the son of Parmenio Adams and Cleo ...

(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. James Marshall Adams junior (called Jim; born June 9, 1948) was the fourth Bishop of Western Kansas. Biography Adams was born in El Paso, Texas. In 1971 he graduated from the University of Texas at El Paso, where he earned a Bachelor of Sci ...

(born 1948), Episcopal bishop in America

Sports

James Adams (cricketer, born 1811) James Adams (15 January 1811 – 7 November 1851) was an English first-class cricketer. Adams' batting style is unknown, while it is known he occasionally played as a wicket-keeper. He was born at Saffron Walden, Essex. Adams made his f ...

(1811–1851), English cricketer *

James Adams (cricketer, born 1904) James Adams (22 February 1904 – 8 January 1988) was an Australian cricketer, who played once for Queensland in first-class cricket. As of the early 1930s Adams was playing for Western Suburbs in the Brisbane Grade Cricket Queensland Pr ...

(1904–1988), Australian cricketer *

James Adams (cricketer, born 1980) James Henry Kenneth Adams (born 23 September 1980), known as Jimmy Adams, is an English former professional cricketer. He played as a left-handed batsman and left-arm medium-pace bowler. He first starred for the England Under-19s having pre ...

(born 1980), English cricketer *

James Adams (footballer, born 1864) James Adams (17 August 1864 – 21 April 1943) was a Scottish footballer who played for Heart of Midlothian, Everton and Scotland. He started his senior career with Hearts, and won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1891 (their first major tr ...

(1864–1943), Scottish footballer *

James Adams (footballer, born 1896) James Adams (born 1896) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Chesterfield may refer to: Places Canada * Rural Municipality of Chesterfield No. 261, Saskatchewan * Chesterfield Inlet, Nunavut Uni ...

(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) James J. Adams (born 1868) was an American major league baseball catcher. He played professionally for the St. Louis Browns. Career Adams was born in 1868 in East St. Louis, Illinois. He played in one game for the St. Louis Browns on April 21, 18 ...

(1868–?), American baseball player *

Jim Adams (lacrosse) James Frederick "Ace" Adams IV (April 10, 1928 – November 10, 2019) was an American lacrosse coach. He served as the head coach at the United States Military Academy, University of Pennsylvania, and University of Virginia. He was inducted into t ...

(1928–2019), American college lacrosse coach *

Jim Adams (soccer) Jim Adams (born November 16, 1969) is an American soccer goalkeeper who most recently played for the Cincinnati Excite in the American Indoor Soccer League. He played two seasons in the USISL earlier in his career where he was also the 1995 Goalke ...

(born 1969), English soccer player

Other

James "Grizzly" Adams James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambiguat ...

(1812–1860), American hunter, basis of a television program *

James F. Adams James is a common English language surname and given name: * James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (disambigua ...

(1844–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient *

James W. Adams James W. Adams was an American architect from Southville, Kentucky. He was a carpenter, builder, and designer in south central Shelby County, Kentucky. A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. Works ...