Michael Adams may refer to:

Academia

Michael Friedrich Adams Johann Friedrich Adam, later called Michael Friedrich Adams (1780 in Moscow – 1 March 1838, in Vereya) was a botanist from Saint Petersburg, St. Petersburg, Russia. He studied from 1795–1796 in the medical school of Saint Petersburg, S ...

(1780–1838), Russian botanist *

Michael F. Adams Michael Fred Adams (born March 25, 1948) is president emeritus of the University of Georgia in the Georgia (U.S. state), U.S. state of Georgia. Adams began his career in education as a faculty member at Ohio State University from 1973 to 1975. H ...

(born 1948), former president of the University of Georgia * J. Michael Adams (1947–2012), president of Fairleigh Dickinson University

Arts and entertainment

Michael Adams (journalist) Michael Evelyn Adams (31 May 1920 – 6 February 2005) was a British journalist who worked for the BBC. Life Born in Addis Ababa, Michael Adams studied at Christ Church, Oxford. During the Second World War, he was shot down over the North Se ...

(1920–2005), who worked for the BBC * Michael Adams (Canadian writer), contributor to ''

The Walrus ''The Walrus'' is an independent, non-profit Canadian media organization. It is multi-platform and produces an 8-issue-per-year magazine and online editorial content that includes current affairs, fiction, poetry, and podcasts, a national s ...

'' * Michael Adams (stunt performer) (1950–2010), actor, stunt performer and stunt coordinator * Michael Adams (presenter) (born 1999), British television personality

Politics

Michael Adams (Canadian politician) Michael Adams (August 13, 1845 – January 2, 1899) was a Canadian politician. Born in Douglastown, Parish of Newcastle, New Brunswick, of Irish descent, Adams was educated in Douglastown. He was married twice: first, in 1869, to Miss Ca ...

(1845–1899), Canadian politician *

Michael Adams (Kentucky politician) Michael Gene Adams (born March 27, 1976) is an American politician who is a member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. He is the Secretary of State of Kentucky, secretary of state of the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwea ...

(born 1976), Secretary of State of Kentucky * Michael Adams (Wisconsin politician) (1831–1903), American businessman and politician

Sports

Micky Adams Michael Richard Adams (born 8 November 1961) is an English former professional association football, footballer and football manager. As a player, he was a Full-back (football), full back, and made a total of 438 league appearances in a ninete ...

(born 1961), English former professional footballer and current football coach *

Michael Adams (basketball) Michael Adams (born January 19, 1963) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. Adams was born in Hartford, Connecticut. Professional career After starring at Boston College, the 5'10" point guard was selected by the Sa ...

(born 1963), former NBA basketball player *

Michael Adams (chess player) Michael Adams (born 17 November 1971) is an English chess grandmaster and is a seven-time British Chess Champion. His highest ranking is world No. 4, achieved several times from October 2000 to October 2002. His peak Elo rating is 2761, the ...

(born 1971), English chess grandmaster *

Michael Adams (American football) Michael Wayne Adams, Jr. (born June 17, 1985) is a former American football cornerback. He was signed by the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Louisiana. On June 19, 2013, Adams signed a one-yea ...

(born 1985), NFL cornerback *

Mick Adams Michael Adams (28 September 1951 – 9 March 2017) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played at representative level for Great Britain national rugby league team, Great Britain and England ...

(1951–2017), rugby league player

Other people

* Michael J. Adams (1930–1967), American test pilot *Michael Adams, co-founder of the Canadian polling firm

Environics Environics Research is a fully Canadian-owned company that has been providing consulting and market research services for businesses, governments and not-for-profit organizations for more than 50 years. Environics is a full-service research firm ...

* Michael Adams (RAF officer) (1934–2022), British Royal Air Force officer

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