# James Adams

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**James Adams** may refer to:

## Academia

- [James Adams (Jesuit)](/source/James_Adams_(Jesuit)) (1737–1802), English philologist
- [James Truslow Adams](/source/James_Truslow_Adams) (1878–1949), American historian
- [James Luther Adams](/source/James_Luther_Adams) (1901–1994), American theologian
- [James B. Adams (professor)](/source/James_B._Adams_(professor)), professor at Arizona State University
- [James Noel Adams](/source/James_Noel_Adams) (1943–2021), fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and historian of the Latin language

## Arts and entertainment

- [James Barton Adams](/source/James_Barton_Adams) (1843–1918), cowboy poet
- [James Adams (entrepreneur)](/source/James_Adams_(entrepreneur)), American author and entrepreneur
- [James B. Adams (composer)](/source/James_B._Adams_(composer)) (c. 1749 – after 1794), English composer, organist, and cellist
- [Jim Adams (musician)](/source/Jim_Adams_(musician)) (born 1967), American heavy metal guitarist
- [James Adams (character)](/source/James_Adams_(character)), character in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore

## Government and politics

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

## Religion

- [James Adams (archdeacon of Kildare)](/source/James_Adams_(archdeacon_of_Kildare)) (1780–1864), Irish Anglican priest
- [James Adams (Mormon)](/source/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)](/source/James_Adams_(chaplain)) (1839–1903), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
- [James Adams (bishop of Barking)](/source/James_Adams_(bishop_of_Barking)) (1915–1999), bishop of Barking, 1975–1983
- [James M. Adams Jr.](/source/James_M._Adams_Jr.) (born 1948), Episcopal bishop in America

## Sports

- [James Adams (cricketer, born 1811)](/source/James_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1811)) (1811–1851), English cricketer
- [James Adams (cricketer, born 1904)](/source/James_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1904)) (1904–1988), Australian cricketer
- [James Adams (cricketer, born 1980)](/source/James_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1980)) (born 1980), English cricketer
- [James Adams (footballer, born 1864)](/source/James_Adams_(footballer,_born_1864)) (1864–1943), Scottish footballer
- [James Adams (footballer, born 1896)](/source/James_Adams_(footballer,_born_1896)) (1896–1973), English footballer who played for Chesterfield
- [James Adams (footballer, born 1908)](/source/James_Adams_(footballer,_born_1908)) (1908–1983), English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion
- [Jim Adams (baseball)](/source/Jim_Adams_(baseball)) (1868–?), American baseball player
- [Jim Adams (lacrosse)](/source/Jim_Adams_(lacrosse)) (1928–2019), American college lacrosse coach
- [Jim Adams (soccer)](/source/Jim_Adams_(soccer)) (born 1969), English soccer player
- [Jamie Adams (footballer)](/source/Jamie_Adams_(footballer)) (James Stewart Adams, born 1987), Scottish footballer

## Other

- [James "Grizzly" Adams](/source/James_%22Grizzly%22_Adams) (1812–1860), American hunter, basis of a television program
- [James F. Adams](/source/James_F._Adams) (1844–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- [James W. Adams](/source/James_W._Adams), carpenter, builder and designer in Kentucky
- [James H. Adams III](/source/James_H._Adams_III) (born c. 1969), United States Marine Corps general

## See also

- [Adams (surname)](/source/Adams_(surname))
- [James Adams Floating Theatre](/source/James_Adams_Floating_Theatre)
- [James Adam (disambiguation)](/source/James_Adam_(disambiguation))
- [Jimmy Adams (disambiguation)](/source/Jimmy_Adams_(disambiguation))

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