John Adams (1735–1826) was a Founding Father of the United States and served as its second president.
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 (railroad official) (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 (Kentucky politician) (1936–2011), Kentucky state legislator John W. Adams (Wisconsin politician) (1862–1939), Wisconsin state legislator John Adams (Wisconsin politician) (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) (1819–1897), American lawyer, politician and journalist in Maine J. C. Adams (politician) (John C. Adams), American politician and businessman in Arizona
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) (1938–2024), English professor of geography and theorist on risk compensation
Arts and entertainment
Music John Clement Adams (born 1947), American composer and educator John Adams (composer) (born 1947), American composer of classical music and opera John Luther Adams (born 1953), American composer whose music is inspired by nature Jon Adams (musician) (born 1939), American folk musician
Literature John Adams (poet) (1705–1740), poet; only son of the Nova Scotian merchant John Adams John K. Adams (1915–2003), English journalist and ornithologist; editor of Country Life John Joseph Adams (born 1976), American science fiction and fantasy fiction editor John Turvill Adams (1805–1882), American novelist John Quincy Adams (editor) (1848–1922), American newspaper editor and publisher
Performing arts John "Grizzly" Adams (1812–1860), American mountain man and animal trainer John L. Adams (born 1973), American actor, comedian and director
Visual arts John Clayton Adams (1840–1906), English landscape artist John Quincy Adams (painter) (1874–1933), Austrian genre and portrait painter John Wolcott Adams (1874–1925), American illustrator
Works of art John Adams (book), a 2001 biography by David McCullough John Adams (miniseries), a 2008 HBO television miniseries based on McCullough's book John Quincy Adams (Bingham), a portrait of the president by George Caleb Bingham
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 John T. Adams (born 1962), American lawyer and district attorney in Berks County, Pennsylvania.
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, died 2008) (1918–2008), British rear admiral John Adams (Royal Navy officer, died 1866) (1798–1866), 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 Adams (mathematician) (1738–1802), British mathematician John Couch Adams (1819–1892), British mathematician and astronomer John Franklin Adams (1843–1912), British amateur astronomer and author of stellar maps John Gennings Curtis Adams (1839–1922), Canadian dentist and father of dental public health in Canada 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 Jack Adams (ice hockey, born 1919) (John Ellis Adams, 1919–1996), 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 John Adams (architect) (died 1938), British architect active in Uruguay John Adams (economist), Australian economist, public policy advocate and conspiracy theorist
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) John Quincy Adams (disambiguation)