Namesakes
American First Ladies:
2 first ladies
Abigail Adams 1797-1801 
Louisa Adams 1825-1829
American Presidents:
2 presidents
John Adams 1797-1801
John Quincy Adams 1825-1829
Emmy Award Winners:
1 actor
(actor) Don Adams 1967; 1968; 1969 Get Smart
Fictional Characters from Books:
1 character
Nick Adams 1924 In Our Time
Fictional Characters from Television:
7 characters
Liz Adams 1978 Dallas
Haleh Adams 1994 ER
Tom Adams 1996 Silent Witness
Riley Adams 2000 CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
Charlie Adams 2002 Sue Thomas: F.B.Eye
Jessica Adams 2004 House
Unique Adams 2009 Glee
Hall-of-Famers:
1 ice hockey
(ice hockey) Jack Adams 1959
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
8 actors
Maude Adams 1872-1953
Don Adams 1923-2005
Neile Adams 1932-
Maud Adams 1945-
Evan Adams 1966-
Jonathan Adams 1967-
Amy Adams 1974-
Frankie Adams 1994-
Notable Artists:
1 fashion designer, 1 photographer
Ansel Adams 1902-1984
Victoria Beckham (a.k.a. Adams) 1974-
Notable Athletes:
2 soccer, 1 basketball, 1 football, 1 ice hockey, 1 track
(ice hockey) Jack Adams 1894-1968
(soccer) Jean-Pierre Adams 1948-2021
(basketball) Alvan Adams 1954-
(track) Valerie Adams 1984-
(soccer) Stephen Adams 1989-
(football) Davante Adams 1992-
Notable Explorers and Adventurers:
1 explorer
William Adams 1564-1620
Notable Musicians:
2 musicians, 1 singer
Bryan Adams 1959-
Victoria Beckham (a.k.a. Adams) 1974-
Will.i.am (a.k.a. Adams) 1975-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Gerry Adams 1948-
Notable Writers:
2 authors
Richard Adams 1920-2016
Douglas Adams 1952-2001
Olympic Medalists:
2 gold, 1 bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver, 1 silver/bronze
(silver) Edgar H. Adams 1904 diving - plunge for distance
(gold/silver) Platt Adams 1912 high jump - standing; long jump - standing
(silver/bronze) Ben Adams 1912 high jump - standing; long jump - standing
(gold) Nicola Adams 2012 boxing
(gold) Valerie Adams 2008; 2012 shot put
(bronze) Vicki Chalmers (a.k.a. Adams) 2014 curling
Other Leaders:
1 premier, 1 prime minister
Premier Grantley Herbert Adams 1953-1958 Barbados
Prime Minister Tom Adams 1976-1985 Barbados
Rock and Roll Hall-of-Famers:
2 musicians
Fred White (a.k.a. Adams) 2000 Earth, Wind & Fire
Phil Manzanera (a.k.a. Adams) 2019 Roxy Music
Saints:
1 blessed
Blessed John Adams 1543-1586