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) (c. 1749 – after 1794), 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