Dams is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
Jimi Dams (born 1963), American artist Marguerita Dams (born 1947), Belgian cyclist Niklas Dams (born 1990), German footballer Pierre-Ernest Dams (1794–1855), Luxembourgian politician, judge and journalist
See also Lloyd van Dams (born 1972), Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer Dam, Danish surname