# William Adams

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**William Adams** may refer to:

## Military

- [William Adams (Royal Navy officer, died 1748)](/source/William_Adams_(Royal_Navy_officer,_died_1748)), British naval officer
- [William Adams (Royal Navy officer, born 1716)](/source/William_Adams_(Royal_Navy_officer,_born_1716)) (1716–1763), British naval officer
- [William E. Adams](/source/William_E._Adams) (1939–1971), US Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient
- [William Wirt Adams](/source/William_Wirt_Adams) (1819–1888), Confederate States of America army general

## Musicians

- Billy Adams, banjo player, a former member of [Dexys Midnight Runners](/source/Dexys_Midnight_Runners)
- [will.i.am](/source/Will.i.am) (William James Adams, Jr., born 1975), musician, producer; member of The Black Eyed Peas
- [Willy Northpole](/source/Willy_Northpole) (William Adams, born 1980), rapper signed to Ludacris' DTP Records
- [Billy Adams (rockabilly musician)](/source/Billy_Adams_(rockabilly_musician)) (1940–2019), American rockabilly musician

## Politicians

- [Acton Adams](/source/Acton_Adams) (William Acton Blakeway Adams, 1843–1924), New Zealand politician
- [Billy Adams (politician)](/source/Billy_Adams_(politician)) (William Herbert Adams, 1861–1954), Governor of Colorado
- [William Adams (British Columbia politician)](/source/William_Adams_(British_Columbia_politician)) (1851–1936), rancher and politician in British Columbia, Canada
- [William Adams (1752–1811)](/source/William_Adams_(1752%E2%80%931811)), MP for Totnes
- [William Adams (New Zealand politician)](/source/William_Adams_(New_Zealand_politician)) (1811–1884), New Zealand politician
- [William E. Adams (New York politician)](/source/William_E._Adams_(New_York_politician)) (1922–1983), New York politician
- [William G. Adams](/source/William_G._Adams) (1923–2005), Canadian politician
- [William Henry Adams](/source/William_Henry_Adams) (1809–1865), British Conservative MP for Boston and Chief Justice of Hong Kong
- [William Taylor Adams](/source/William_Taylor_Adams) (1822–1897), author & politician
- [William Thomas Adams](/source/William_Thomas_Adams) (1884–1949), British Member of Parliament for Hammersmith South, 1945–1949
- [Willie Adams (politician)](/source/Willie_Adams_(politician)) (born 1934), Canadian politician
- [William Weston Adams](/source/William_Weston_Adams) (1786–1831), American politician, planter and medical doctor
- [William H. Adams (Virginia politician)](/source/William_H._Adams_(Virginia_politician)) (1872–1958), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates

## Science, technology and philosophy

- [William Adams (locomotive engineer)](/source/William_Adams_(locomotive_engineer)) (1823–1904), British locomotive engineer
- [William Adams (Master of Pembroke)](/source/William_Adams_(Master_of_Pembroke)) (1706/7–1789), English scholar
- [William Adams (oculist)](/source/William_Adams_(oculist)) (1783–1827), English ophthalmic surgeon
- [William Bridges Adams](/source/William_Bridges_Adams) (1797–1872), British inventor, author & locomotive engineer
- [William Grylls Adams](/source/William_Grylls_Adams) (1836–1915), professor of natural philosophy

## Sportspeople

### American football

- [Bill Adams (offensive lineman)](/source/Bill_Adams_(offensive_lineman)) (born 1950), American football player
- [Bill Adams (American football coach)](/source/Bill_Adams_(American_football_coach)), American college football coach
- [Billy Ray Adams](/source/Billy_Ray_Adams) (1938–2023), American football player
- [Willie Adams (American football)](/source/Willie_Adams_(American_football)) (1941–2019), American football player

### Association football (soccer)

- [Bill Adams (footballer, born 1902)](/source/Bill_Adams_(footballer,_born_1902)) (1902–1963), Southampton FC right half back
- [Bill Adams (footballer, born 1921)](/source/Bill_Adams_(footballer,_born_1921)) (1921–1997), English footballer
- [Billy Adams (footballer, born 1897)](/source/Billy_Adams_(footballer,_born_1897)) (1897–1945), footballer for Barrow and West Bromwich Albion
- [Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919)](/source/Billy_Adams_(footballer,_born_1919)) (1919–1989), English footballer
- [William Adams (footballer)](/source/William_Adams_(footballer)), footballer who played for Walsall and West Bromwich Albion

### Other sports

- [Bill Adams (ice hockey)](/source/Bill_Adams_(ice_hockey)) (1897–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
- [Bill Adams (Australian footballer)](/source/Bill_Adams_(Australian_footballer)) (1900–1973), VFL player and coach
- [William Adams (cricketer, born 1885)](/source/William_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1885)) (1885–1957), English cricketer
- [William Adams (cricketer, born 1905)](/source/William_Adams_(cricketer,_born_1905)) (1905–1971), English cricketer
- [Willie Adams (1910s pitcher)](/source/Willie_Adams_(1910s_pitcher)) (1890–1937), American baseball player
- [Willie Adams (1990s pitcher)](/source/Willie_Adams_(1990s_pitcher)) (born 1972), American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
- [Willie Adams (basketball)](/source/Willie_Adams_(basketball)) (1911–1992), American basketball player
- [Smiley Adams](/source/Smiley_Adams) (William Ernest Adams, 1935–2003), racehorse trainer

## Writers

- [William Adams (author)](/source/William_Adams_(author)) (1814–1848), English religious writer
- [William Davenport Adams](/source/William_Davenport_Adams) (1851–1904), English writer and journalist, son of W. H. D. Adams
- [William Henry Davenport Adams](/source/William_Henry_Davenport_Adams) (1828–1891), English writer and journalist
- [William Howard Adams](/source/William_Howard_Adams) (1926–2023), American author, curator and lecturer on history and garden design
- [William Y. Adams](/source/William_Y._Adams) (1927–2019), American archaeologist and anthropologist, author of *Nubia: Corridor to Africa*
- [W. E. Adams](/source/W._E._Adams) (1832–1906), English radical and journalist
- William Lee Adams, journalist and founder of [Wiwibloggs](/source/Wiwibloggs)

## Clergy

- [William Adams (Dedham)](/source/William_Adams_(Dedham)) (1650–1685), minister of the First Church and Parish in Dedham
- [William Adams (educator)](/source/William_Adams_(educator)) (1813–1897), co-founder of Nashotah House
- [William Adams (minister)](/source/William_Adams_(minister)) (1807–1880), American religious leader and college president
- [William Forbes Adams](/source/William_Forbes_Adams) (1833–1920), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Easton

## Other uses

- [William Adams (samurai)](/source/William_Adams_(samurai)) (1564–1620), English maritime navigator, shipbuilder and advisor to the Japanese government
- [William Adams (haberdasher)](/source/William_Adams_(haberdasher)) (1585–1661), London haberdasher and founder of Adams' Grammar School
- [William Adams (lawyer)](/source/William_Adams_(lawyer)) (1772–1851), English lawyer, helped negotiate settlements with the US c.1814/1815
- [William Adams (potter)](/source/William_Adams_(potter)) (c. 1746–1805), North Staffordshire potter, founded the Greengates Pottery
- [William Bridges-Adams](/source/William_Bridges-Adams) (1889–1965), British stage director
- [William Drea Adams](/source/William_Drea_Adams), president of Bucknell University, 1995–2000; president of Colby College, 2000–2014
- [William Adams (mining engineer)](/source/William_Adams_(mining_engineer)) (1813–1876)
- [William Jackson Adams](/source/William_Jackson_Adams) (1860–1934), justice of the [North Carolina Supreme Court](/source/List_of_justices_of_the_North_Carolina_Supreme_Court)
- [William L. Adams (pioneer)](/source/William_L._Adams_(pioneer)) (1821–1906), American writer, newspaper editor and doctor from Oregon
- [William L. Adams (businessman)](/source/William_L._Adams_(businessman)) (1914–2011), Baltimore businessman and venture capitalist
- [William S. Adams](/source/William_S._Adams) (1892–1930), American cinematographer
- [William Adams (lifesaver)](/source/William_Adams_(lifesaver)) (1864–1913), English lifesaver from Gorleston
- [W. G. S. Adams](/source/W._G._S._Adams) (William George Stewart Adams, 1874–1966), British political scientist and public servant
- [William M. Adams](/source/William_M._Adams) (born 1955), British geographer

## See also

- [Adams (surname)](/source/Adams_(surname))
- [Bill Adam](/source/Bill_Adam) (born 1946), Scottish racing driver
- [William Adam (disambiguation)](/source/William_Adam_(disambiguation))

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