John Adams (disambiguation)
John Adams (1735–1826) was the 2nd President of the United States.
John Adams may also refer to:
Politicians
- John Adams, 1st Baron Adams (1890–1960), British politician and public servant
- John Adams (born 1819) (1819–1908), Wisconsin state legislator
- John Adams (Major General) (born 1942), former Chief of the Canadian Communications Security Establishment
- John Adams (MP) (by 1511–1571/75), Welsh MP for Pembroke Boroughs
- John Adams (New York) (1778–1854), United States Congressman from New York
- John Adams (Ohio politician) (born 1960), present-day member of Ohio House of Representatives
- John H. Addams (1822–1881), Illinois State Senator and father of Jane Addams
- John J. Adams (1848–1919), Congressman from New York during the 48th United States Congress
- John Q. Adams (Wisconsin) (1816–1895), Wisconsin state legislator
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), 6th President of the United States and son of the 2nd President
- John Quincy Adams (1848–1919), general land and town-agent for the Chicago, Milwaukee
- John Adams II (1803–1834), son of John Quincy Adams and grandson of John Adams
- John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), American politician and grandson of the President of the same name
- John R. Adams (born 1955), United States federal judge
- John T. Adams (1862–1939), Republican National Committee chairman
- Tom Adams (politician) or Jon Adams (1931–1985), Prime Minister of Barbados
Composers
- John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer, came to prominence with Shaker Loops in 1978
- John Luther Adams (born 1953), American post-minimalist composer, 2014 Pulitzer Prize winner
Military
- John G. B. Adams (1841–1900), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- John Giles Adams (1792–1832), U.S. militia commander at the Battle of Stillman's Run during the 1832 Black Hawk War
- John Adams (Royal Navy officer) (1918–2008), British rear admiral
- John Mapes Adams (1871–1921), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient
- John Worthington Adams (1764–1837), British general in India
- John G. Adams (1932–2003), US Army's counsel in the Army-McCarthy Hearings
- John Adams (Confederate Army officer) (1825–1864), United States Army officer
Scientists
- John Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer
- John Adams (physicist) (1920–1984), British accelerator physicist
- John Frank Adams or Frank Adams (1930–1989), British mathematician
- John Adams (geographer) (born 1938), Emeritus Professor of Geography at University College London, environmentalist and risk theorist
Sports
- John Bertram Adams (baseball) or Bert Adams (1891–1940), American baseball player
- John Adams (offensive lineman) (1921–1969), American football offensive lineman
- John Adams (basketball) (1917–1979), All-American basketball player from Arkansas
- John Adams (drummer) (born 1951), perennial attendee of Cleveland Indians baseball home games
- John Adams (ice hockey, born 1920) (1920–1996), Canadian ice hockey winger who played in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens
- John Adams (ice hockey, born 1946), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
- John Adams (ice hockey, born 1982), American ice hockey defenceman
- John Adams (running back) (1937–1995), American football player
- John C. Adams (1887–?), American college football player
- John H. Adams (1914–1995), American Hall of Fame jockey
- Johnny Adams (American football) (born 1989), American football cornerback
- John Adams (golfer) (born 1954), American professional golfer
Martyrs
- John Adams (Catholic martyr) (ca. 1543–1586), English Catholic priest who was hanged, drawn and quartered
- John Adams (Protestant martyr) (died 1546), burnt to death
Literature
- John Adams (poet) (1704–1740), only son of the Nova Scotia merchant John Adams
- John Greenleaf Adams (1810–1897), editor of religious texts
- John Joseph Adams (born 1976), American science fiction/fantasy editor
- John Turvill Adams (1805-1882), American novelist
- John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925), American illustrator
Fictional characters
- John Adams, fictional character in the video game The Conduit
Other people
- John Adams (provost) (1662–1720), provost of King's College, Cambridge
- John Adams (cartographer) (before 1670–1738), cartographer who produced an early and elaborate map of England and Wales
- John Adams (mutineer) (1767–1829), on the HMAV Bounty
- John Adams (educator) (1772–1863), educator who organized several hundred Sunday schools
- Sir John Adams (1857–1934), Scottish education scholar
- John Adams (glassmaker) (1823–?), pioneer glass manufacturer
- John Adams Sr. (1691–1761), father and grandfather of two US presidents
- John Bodkin Adams (1899–1983), British physician and suspected serial killer
- John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist
- John H. Adams (NRDC) (born 1936), founding director and trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council
- John Jay Adams (1860–1926), American lawyer and judge
- Johnny Adams (1932–1998), American blues singer
- John Adams (merchant) (1672/3–1745), American-born Canadian merchant and member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia
- John Adams (educational writer) (c. 1750–1814), Scottish compiler of books for young readers
- John Hicks Adams (1830–1878), Deputy United States Marshal for the Arizona Territory 1878
- John Adams (documentary producer), producer of the 1953 film The Word
- J. Stacey Adams, behavioral psychologist known for equity theory
Other uses
- Johnadams, a minor planet
- John Adams (book), a 2001 biography written by David McCullough
- John Adams (miniseries), a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on McCullough's book
- John Adams, California, former name of Centerville, California, US
- USS John Adams, several US Navy ships
- John Quincy Adams (train), a named train of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
See also
- Jonathan Adams (disambiguation)
- John Adam (disambiguation)
- Jack Adams (disambiguation)
- Adams (surname)
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