John Adams (disambiguation)
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John Adams
(1735–1826) was the second President of the United States.
John Adams is also the name of:
John Adams
John Adams was an American lawyer, statesman, diplomat and political theorist. A leading champion of independence in 1776, he was the second President of the United States...
(1735–1826) was the second President of the United States.
John Adams is also the name of:
Politicians
- John Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy AdamsJohn Quincy Adams was the sixth President of the United States . He served as an American diplomat, Senator, and Congressional representative. He was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of former...
(1767–1848), 6th President of the United States and son of the 2nd President - John J. AdamsJohn J. AdamsJohn Joseph Adams was a United States Congressman from New York State.Adams was born in Douglastown, New Brunswick on September 16, 1848...
(1848–1919), Congressman from New York during the 48th United States Congress - John Quincy Adams IIJohn Quincy Adams IIJohn Quincy Adams II was an American lawyer and politician.-Biography:Adams was the son of Charles Francis Adams, the grandson and namesake of president John Quincy Adams and the great-grandson of President John Adams...
(1833–1894), American politician and grandson of the President of the same name - John Adams (New York)John Adams (New York)John Adams was a United States Congressman from New York.-Life:...
(1778–1854), United States Congressman from New York - John H. AddamsJohn H. AddamsJohn Huy Addams was a politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Illinois. Addams was born in Pennsylvania in 1822, where he married Sarah Weber. In 1844 the couple moved to Cedarville, Illinois, and he purchased the Cedar Creek Mill...
(1822–1881), Illinois State Senator and father of Jane Addams - John T. AdamsJohn T. AdamsJohn Taylor Adams was a noted businessman in the Dubuque, Iowa area and also a former Chairman of the Republican National Committee -Biography:...
(1862–1939), Republican National Committee chairman - John Adams, 1st Baron AdamsJohn Adams, 1st Baron AdamsJohn Jackson Adams, 1st Baron Adams OBE, JP, MA was a British politician and public servant. The son of Thomas Adams and Mary Bowness, he was raised to the peerage as Baron Adams on 16 February 1949, the first Cumberland-born man to be so honoured since 1797.-Background:Born in 1890 in Arlecdon,...
(1890–1960), British peer - John R. AdamsJohn R. AdamsJohn Randell Adams is a United States federal judge.Adams was born in Orrville, Ohio, and received a B.S. from Bowling Green State University in 1978, followed by a J.D. from University of Akron School of Law in 1983. He was a law clerk to W. F. Spicer of the Ohio Court of Common Pleas from 1983...
(born 1955), United States federal judge - John Adams (Ohio politician)John Adams (Ohio politician)John Adams has been a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 78th District since 2007. He serves as the majority whip.-Career:...
(born 1960), present-day member of Ohio House of Representatives - John Adams (Major General)John Adams (major general)John Adams is the current Chief of the Communications Security Establishment Canada and Associate Deputy Minister of National Defence. He was appointed in July 2005....
, Chief of the Canadian Security Establishment - Tom Adams (politician) or Jon Adams (1931–1985), Prime Minister of Barbados
Composers
- John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer who came to prominence with his opera Nixon in China
- John Luther AdamsJohn Luther AdamsJohn Luther Adams is a composer whose music is inspired by nature, especially the landscapes of Alaska where he has lived since 1978.-Biography:...
(born 1953), American postminimalist composer - John Adams, Dallas-based jazz bassist and band-leader
Military
- John G. B. Adams (1841–1900), Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
- John Giles AdamsJohn Giles AdamsJohn Giles Adams was a cavalry officer in the Illinois Militia during the Black Hawk War of 1832. He was born in Nashville, Tennessee and came to Illinois in 1828, eventually marrying and fathering eight children...
(1792–1832), U.S. militia commander at the Battle of Stillman's Run during the 1832 Black Hawk War - John Adams (Royal Navy officer)John Adams (Royal Navy officer)Rear Admiral John Harold Adams, CB, LVO was a Royal Navy officer who was best known for his command of , a 22,000 ton Centaur-class light aircraft carrier, during the Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation.-Biography:...
(1918–2008), British rear admiral - John Mapes AdamsJohn Mapes AdamsJohn Mapes Adams was an American Marine who received the Medal of Honor for valor during the Boxer Rebellion. He served in the Marine Corps under the alias of George Lawrence Day.-Biography:...
(1871–1921), Boxer Rebellion Medal of Honor recipient - John Worthington AdamsJohn Worthington AdamsSir John Worthington Adams KCB was a British major-general in India.Adams joined the Army in 1780. During the Rohilla War he fought under Sir Robert Abercromby. He was present during the Battle of Seringapatam in 1799. In 1809 he commanded a regiment in Central India. He became a Companion of the...
(1764–1837), British general in India
Scientists
- John Couch AdamsJohn Couch AdamsJohn Couch Adams was a British mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, near Launceston, Cornwall, and died in Cambridge. The Cornish name Couch is pronounced "cooch"....
(1819–1892), Cornish mathematician and astronomer who predicted the existence of Neptune - John Adams (physicist)John Adams (physicist)Sir John Bertram Adams KBE FRS was a British nuclear physicist and administrator.During World War II, Adams worked in the Radar laboratories of the British Ministry of Aircraft Production where he learned physics and engineering on the job. After the war he moved to Harwell and the Atomic Energy...
(1920–1984), Director General of CERN and particle accelerator designer - John Frank AdamsFrank AdamsJohn Frank Adams FRS was a British mathematician, one of the founders of homotopy theory.-Life:He was born in Woolwich, a suburb in south-east London. He began research as a student of Abram Besicovitch, but soon switched to algebraic topology. He received his Ph.D. from the University of...
(1930–1989), British mathematician - John Adams (geographer)John Adams (geographer)Professor John Adams of University College London, is a professor of geography and leading theorist on risk compensation and an environmentalist...
, Emeritus Professor of Geography at University College London, environmentalist and risk theorist
Sports
- John Adams (running back)John Adams (running back)John Albert Adams was a professional American football fullback in the National Football League. He played for five seasons for the Chicago Bears and the Los Angeles Rams . Adams was a 5th round selection of the Bears in the 1959 NFL Draft out of California State University, Los...
(1937–1995), American football player - John H. Adams (1914–1995), American Hall of Fame jockey
- John Adams (basketball)John Adams (basketball)John Adams was an American basketball player. He was an All-American player at Arkansas in the 1940s. Adams is one of several men credited with creating the jump shot in basketball....
(1917–1979), All-American basketball player from Arkansas - John Adams (ice hockey)John Adams (ice hockey)John Matthew Adams is a retired professional ice hockey goaltender in the National Hockey League. He was born in Port Arthur, Ontario.- Playing career :...
(born 1946), Canadian ice hockey player - Bert AdamsBert AdamsJohn Bertram Adams was a professional baseball player in the early 20th century. Primarily a catcher, Adams played from to , with the Cleveland Naps and Philadelphia Phillies. Adams was not a good hitter, most likely the reason why he never played more than 84 games in a season. Adams' batting...
or John Bertram Adams (1891–1940), American baseball player - John Adams (drummer)John Adams (drummer)John Adams is known as a dedicated fan of the Cleveland Indians who plays a bass drum during Indians games at Progressive Field.-Drumming:...
(born 1951), perennial attendee of Cleveland Indians baseball home games - John Adams (American football) (1921–1969), American football offensive lineman
Others
- John Adams (martyr)John Adams (martyr)John Adams was a Catholic priest and martyr.He was born at Winterborne St Martin in Dorset at an unknown date and became a Protestant minister. He later entered the Catholic Church and travelled to the English College then at Rheims, arriving on December 7, 1579. He was ordained a priest at...
(c. 1540–1586), Catholic priest and martyr under Elizabeth I of England - John Adams (provost)John Adams (provost)John Adams D.D. was an English churchman and provost of King's College, Cambridge.-Life:John Adams was born in London, and educated at Eton College and Cambridge, where he was admitted to King's College in 1678, took the degree of B.A. in 1682, and M.A. in 1686...
(1662–1720), provost of King's College, Cambridge - John Adams (cartographer)John Adams (cartographer)John Adams was an English barrister best known as a cartographer responsible for an elaborate map of England and Wales.-Biography:Adams was a native of Shropshire and attended Shrewsbury School...
((before 1670–1738)), cartographer who produced an early and elaborate map of England and Wales - John Adams (poet)John Adams (poet)John Adams was an American poet.-Biography:Adams was the only son of Hon. John Adams of Nova Scotia, and he graduated from Harvard University in 1721. He joined the ministry of the Congregational Church at Newport, Rhode Island, on April 11, 1728, in opposition to the wishes of Mr. Clap, who was...
(1704–1740), only son of the Nova Scotia merchant John Adams - John Adams (mutineer)John Adams (mutineer)John Adams was the last survivor of the Bounty mutineers who settled on Pitcairn Island in January 1790, the year after the mutiny. His real name was John Adams; He used the name Alexander Smith until he was discovered in 1808 by Captain Mayhew Folger of the ship Topaz...
(1768–1829), on the HMAV Bounty - John Adams (educator)John Adams (educator)John Adams was an American educator noted for organizing several hundred Sunday schools. His life was celebrated by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr...
(1772–1863), educator who organized several hundred Sunday schools - John Adams (Confederate Army officer) (1825–1864), United States Army officer
- John Adams (glassmaker) (born 1823), pioneer glass manufacturer
- John Bodkin AdamsJohn Bodkin AdamsJohn Bodkin Adams was an Irish-born British general practitioner, convicted fraudster and suspected serial killer. Between the years 1946 and 1956, more than 160 of his patients died in suspicious circumstances. Of these, 132 left him money or items in their will. He was tried and acquitted for...
(1899–1983), British physician and suspected serial killer - John Clayton AdamsJohn Clayton AdamsJohn Clayton Adams or J. Clayton Adams was an English landscape artist-Life:Adams was born the second son of Mr. C. H...
(1840–1906), landscape artist - John H. Adams (NRDC)John H. Adams (NRDC)John Hamilton Adams co-founded the Natural Resources Defense Council in 1970. Adams served as executive director and, later, as president of the nonprofit conservation group until 2006. Prior to co-founding NRDC, Adams served as an assistant U.S. attorney in Manhattan...
(born 1936), US environmental advocate, co-founder of the Natural Resources Defense Council - John Jay AdamsJohn Jay AdamsJohn J. Adams was an American lawyer and judge.- Early life :Adams was a practitioner at the Muskingum County bar and for six years judge of the Judicial Circuit of Ohio, he was born on 18 November 1860, on his father's farm near Dresden, Ohio, his parents being the late George Willison and Mary...
(1860–1926), American lawyer and judge - John Joseph AdamsJohn Joseph AdamsJohn Joseph Adams is an American science fiction and fantasy editor and critic. He is the editor of the anthologies Federations , The Living Dead , The Living Dead 2 , Seeds of Change , Wastelands: Stories of the Apocalypse John Joseph Adams (born 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy...
(born 1976), American science fiction/fantasy editor - Johnny AdamsJohnny AdamsLaten John Adams , known as Johnny Adams, was an American blues, jazz and gospel singer, known as "The Tan Canary" for the multi-octave range of his singing voice, his swooping vocal mannerisms and falsetto...
(1932–1998), American blues singer - John Adams (merchant)John Adams (merchant)John Adams was an American-born Canadian merchant and member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia.-Biography:Adams was born in Boston in either 1672 or 1673 to John and Avis Adams. Growing up as a petty merchant, Adams joined Sir Charles Hobby's New England regiment, participating in the...
, American-born Canadian merchant and member of the Executive Council of Nova Scotia - John Greenleaf AdamsJohn Greenleaf AdamsJohn Greenleaf Adams 1810 – 1897 was co-editor with Dr. E.H. Chapin of the Universalist Hymns for Christian Devotion and alone for the Gospel Psalmist, 1861.Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, he married twice and had two sons and one daughter...
(1810–1897), editor of religious texts - John Adams (educational writer)John Adams (educational writer)John Adams was a Scottish compiler of books for young readers.-Biography:Adams was born at Aberdeen about 1750. Having graduated at the university there, he obtained a preaching license, and coming to London was appointed minister of the Scotch church in Hatton Garden...
(c. 1750–1814), Scottish compiler of books for young readers - John Hicks AdamsJohn Hicks AdamsJohn Hicks Adams , Soldier, 49er, Santa Clara County Sheriff, , Deputy United States Marshal for the Arizona Territory 1878.- Early life :...
(1830–1878), Deputy United States Marshal for the Arizona Territory 1878 - John Stacey Adams, behavioral psychologist known for his Equity TheoryEquity theoryEquity theory is a theory that attempts to explain relational satisfaction in terms of perceptions of fair/unfair distributions of resources within interpersonal relationships...
- John Adams, a character in the video game The ConduitThe ConduitThe Conduit is a first-person shooter video game developed by High Voltage Software for the Wii console. The Conduit was first revealed by the developer on the video game website IGN on April 17, 2008, and on October 29, 2008, the developer announced that Sega had signed on to be the game's...
Other works
- John Adams (book)John Adams (book)John Adams is a 2001 biography of Founding Father and second U.S. President John Adams written by popular historian David McCullough. It won a 2002 Pulitzer Prize and has been made into a TV miniseries with the same name by HBO Films. Since the TV miniseries debuted, an alternative cover has been...
, a 2001 biography written by David McCullough - John Adams (TV miniseries)John Adams (TV miniseries)John Adams is a 2008 American television miniseries chronicling most of President John Adams's political life and his role in the founding of the United States. Paul Giamatti portrays John Adams. The miniseries was directed by Tom Hooper. Kirk Ellis wrote the screenplay based on the book John...
, a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on McCullough's book
See also
- Jonathan Adams (disambiguation)
- John Adam (disambiguation)
- Jack Adams (disambiguation)