James Adams
# James Adams

James Adams may refer to:

## Academia

* James Adams (Jesuit) (1737–1802), English philologist
* James Truslow Adams (1878–1949), American historian
* James Luther Adams (1901–1994), American theologian
* James B. Adams (professor), professor at Arizona State University
* James Noel Adams (1943–2021), emeritus Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford and historian of the Latin language

## Arts and entertainment

* James Barton Adams (1843–1918), cowboy poet
* James Adams (entrepreneur), American author and entrepreneur
* James B. Adams (composer), English composer, organist, and cellist
* Jim Adams (musician) (born 1967), American heavy metal guitarist
* James Adams (character), character in the CHERUB series by Robert Muchamore

## Government and politics

* James Adams (MP) (1752–1816), British Member of Parliament and Lord of the Admiralty
* James Adams (Massachusetts politician) (1810–1880), mayor of Charlestown, Massachusetts
* James Hopkins Adams (1812–1861), American governor of South Carolina
* James Uriah Adams (1812–1871), his cousin, American planter and politician South Carolina
* J. M. Adams (1834–1875), American politician in Wisconsin
* James L. Adams (1921–2014), American politician
* James B. Adams (1926–2020), attorney, Texas legislator, and acting director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
* James Adams (diplomat) (1932–2020), British diplomat
* W. James Adams, deputy chief technologist at NASA

## Religion

* James Adams (archdeacon of Kildare) (1780–1864), Irish Anglican priest
* James Adams (Latter Day Saints) (1783–1843), American lawyer and intimate friend of the Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
* James Adams (chaplain) (1839–1903), Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross
* James Adams (bishop of Barking) (1915–1999), bishop of Barking, 1975–1983
* James M. Adams Jr. (born 1948), Episcopal bishop in America

## Sports

* James Adams (cricketer, born 1811) (1811–1851), English cricketer
* James Adams (cricketer, born 1904) (1904–1988), Australian cricketer
* James Adams (cricketer, born 1980) (born 1980), English cricketer
* James Adams (footballer, born 1864) (1864–1943), Scottish footballer
* James Adams (footballer, born 1896) (1896–1973), English footballer who played for Chesterfield
* James Adams (footballer, born 1908) (1908–1983), English footballer who played for West Bromwich Albion
* Jim Adams (baseball) (1868–?), American baseball player
* Jim Adams (lacrosse) (1928–2019), American college lacrosse coach
* Jim Adams (soccer) (born 1969), English soccer player

## Other

* James "Grizzly" Adams (1812–1860), American hunter, basis of a television program
* James F. Adams (1844–1922), American Civil War Medal of Honor recipient
* James W. Adams, carpenter, builder and designer in Kentucky
