John Adams (disambiguation)

John Adams (disambiguation)
John Adams (1735–1826) was the second president of the United States.
John Adams may also refer to:
Relatives of the United States president
John Adams Sr. (1691–1761), father and grandfather, respectively, of two U.S. presidents
John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth president of the United States and son of President John Adams
John Adams II (1803–1834), son of President John Quincy Adams and grandson of President John Adams
John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), American politician and grandson of President John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams (1848–1919), land and townsite agent for Milwaukee Railroad
Politics
United States
John Adams (Virginia politician) (1773–1825), mayor of Richmond, Virginia
John Adams (New York politician) (1778–1854), congressman from New York
John Q. Adams (Wisconsin politician) (1816–1895), Wisconsin state legislator
John W. Adams (Wisconsin politician, born 1862) (1862–1939), Wisconsin state legislator
John Adams (Wisconsin politician, born 1819) (1819–1908), Wisconsin state legislator
John H. Addams (1822–1881), Illinois state senator and father of Jane Addams
John J. Adams (1848–1919), congressman from New York
John T. Adams (1862–1939), Republican National Committee chairman
John Adams Sr. (Nebraska politician) (1876–1962), American minister, lawyer, and politician
John Adams Jr. (Nebraska politician) (1906–1999), American lawyer and politician
John Adams (Ohio politician) (born 1960), Ohio House of Representatives
John Adams (journalist) (1819–?), American lawyer, politician and journalist in Maine
Elsewhere
John Adams (Pembroke MP) (by 1511–1571/75), Welsh MP for Pembroke Boroughs
John Adams (merchant) (1672/3–1745), American-born member of the Nova Scotia Council
John Adams (Carmarthen MP) (c. 1746–1817), British politician
John Adams, 1st Baron Adams (1890–1960), British politician and public servant
Tom Adams (politician) or Jon Adams (1931–1985), prime minister of Barbados
Academics
John Adams (Master of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge) (died 1746), Master of Sidney Sussex 1730–1746
John Adams (educational writer) (1750? – 1814), Scottish compiler of books for young readers
John Adams (educationist) (1857–1934), Scottish educator and Principal of the Institute of Education
John Cranford Adams (1903–1986), American educator and president of Hofstra University
John Adams (geographer) (born 1938), English professor of geography and theorist on risk compensation
Arts and entertainment
John Adams (poet) (1704–1740), only son of the Nova Scotian merchant John Adams
John Turvill Adams (1805–1882), American novelist
John "Grizzly" Adams (1812–1860), American mountain man and animal trainer
John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist
John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925), American illustrator
John Quincy Adams (painter) (1874–1933), Austrian genre and portrait painter
Jon Adams (musician) (born 1939), American folk musician
John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer of classical music and opera
John Clement Adams (born 1947), American composer and educator
John Luther Adams (born 1953), American composer whose music is inspired by nature
John Joseph Adams (born 1976), American science fiction and fantasy fiction editor
John L. Adams (born 1973), American actor, comedian and director
Works
John Adams (book), a 2001 biography by David McCullough
John Adams (miniseries), a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on McCullough's book
Law
John Hicks Adams (1820–1878), Deputy U.S. Marshal for the Arizona Territory 1878
John Jay Adams (1860–1926), American lawyer and judge
John R. Adams (born 1955), U.S. federal judge
John Donley Adams (born 1973), American lawyer and candidate for Attorney General of Virginia
J. Christian Adams (born 1968), American attorney and conservative activist
Military
John Worthington Adams (1764–1837), British general in India
John Giles Adams (1792–1832), U.S. commander at the Battle of Stillman's Run during the 1832 Black Hawk War
John Adams (Confederate Army officer) (1825–1864), US Army officer
John G. B. Adams (1841–1900), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
John Mapes Adams (1871–1921), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient
John Adams (Royal Navy officer) (1918–2008), British rear admiral
John G. Adams (1932–2003), Army counsel in the Army-McCarthy hearings
John Adams (Canadian general) (born 1942), Canadian military leader
Religion
John Adams (Protestant martyr) (died 1546), burnt to death
John Adams (Catholic martyr) (c. 1543–1586), English Catholic priest who was hanged, drawn, and quartered
John Adams (Provost of King's College, Cambridge) (1662–1720), British Anglican priest
John Adams (minister) (c. 1704–1757), Scottish minister and moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
John Adams (educator) (1772–1863), educator who organized several hundred Sunday schools
John Greenleaf Adams (1810–1897), editor of religious texts
John Adams (educational writer) (c. 1750–1814), Scottish minister and author of school texts
John Hurst Adams (1927–2018), American civil rights activist and Bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church
John Adams (bishop) (born 1963), New Zealand Roman Catholic bishop
Science
John Adams (physicist) (1920–1984), British accelerator physicist
John Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer
John Franklin Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astronomer and author of stellar maps
John Stacey Adams, behavioral psychologist known for equity theory
Sports
Football
John C. Adams (1887–1969), American college football player
John Adams (offensive lineman) (1921–1969), American football offensive lineman
John Adams (running back) (1937–1995), American football player
Johnny Adams (gridiron football) (born 1989), American football cornerback
John Adams (center), college football player
Hockey
John Adams (ice hockey, born 1920) (1920–1996), Canadian ice hockey winger in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens
John Adams (ice hockey, born 1946), Canadian ice hockey goaltender
Other sports
Bert Adams (John Bertram Adams, 1891–1940), American baseball player
John H. Adams (jockey) (1914–1995), American Hall of Fame jockey
John Adams (basketball) (1917–1979), All-American basketball player from Arkansas
John Adams (drummer) (1951–2023), perennial attendee of Cleveland Indians baseball home games
John Adams (golfer) (born 1954), American professional golfer
John Adams (judoka) (born 1960), Dominican Republic judoka
Other people
John Adams (cartographer) (1643–1690), produced a map of England and Wales
John Adams (mutineer) (1767–1829), aboard HMS Bounty
John Adams (glassmaker) (1823–1886), pioneer glass manufacturer
John Bodkin Adams (1899–1983), British physician and suspected serial killer
John Frank Adams (1930–1989), British mathematician
John H. Adams (environmentalist) (born 1936), founding director and trustee of the Natural Resources Defense Council
John Till Adams (1748–1786), English Quaker physician
John Adams (shoemaker) (1745–1849), American shoemaker, veteran and centenarian
Other uses
Johnadams, a minor planet
John Adams, California, the former name of Centerville, California, US
USS John Adams, several US Navy ships
John Quincy Adams (train), of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad
John Adams Institute for Accelerator Science, a UK physics research institute named for the physicist John Adams
John Adams Institute (Netherlands) (Stichting John Adams Instituut), a 1987 American cultural promotion organization
See also
Jonathan Adams (disambiguation)
John Adam (disambiguation)
Jack Adams (disambiguation)
John Bertram Adams (disambiguation)