Famous People with Name Adams

Sir Adams George Archibald            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Sir Adams George Archibald: was a Canadian lawyer and politician, and a father of Confederation. He was based in Nova Scotia for most of his career, though he also served as 1st Lieutenant Governor of Manitoba from 1870 to 1872.

Adamski            Origin/Culture/Country: English

Adamski: is an English dance music producer, prominent at the time of acid house for his tracks "N-R-G" and "Killer" (a collaboration with Seal).Tinley performed with his brother Mark Tinley, and Johnny Slut of the band Specimen, as Diskord Datkord. The band was signed to SOHO records and released one single. The brothers Tinley continued to work together even after the demise of Diskord Datkord. In the late 1980s, Adam Tinley adopted his stage name after the UFO enthusiast, George Adamski.

Adamson Eric            Origin/Culture/Country: Russian

Adamson Eric: was an Estonian artist who worked mainly within the medium of painting in applied art. Born Erich Carl Hugo Adamson, he was the fourth child of Jaan and Anna Adamson. Adamson attended schools in his native Estonia before relocating to Berlin to study at t

Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Frederick Baldwin Adams Jr: bibliophile and director of the Pierpont Morgan Library in New York City from (1948–1969).Born in Greenwich, Connecticut, the son of Ellen Walters Delano (a first cousin of the President Franklin Delano Roosevelt) and Frederick Baldwin Adams, he married as his second wife, July 23, 1969, the Belgian Princess Marie-Luise Natalie Engelberta Ludmilla Nancy Julie Prinzessin von Croÿ daughter of Nancy Louise Leishman and Karl Rudolf Engelbert Phillipp Leo Herzog von Croÿ.

John Quincy Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Quincy Adams: was an American diplomat and politician who served as the sixth President of the United States from March 4, 1825 to March 4, 1829. At various times he was a member of the Federalist, Democratic-Republican, National Republican, and later Anti-Masonic and Whig parties. Adams was the son of the second President John Adams and his wife Abigail Adams. He is most famous as a diplomat involved in many international negotiations, and for formulating the Monroe Doctrine as Secretary of State.

Don Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Don Adams: was an American actor, comedian, game show panelist and occasional director, who in his five decades of television was best known for his role as Maxwell Smart (Agent 86) in the TV situation comedy Get Smart (1965–1970, 1995), for which he also directed and wrote. Adams won three consecutive Emmy Awards for his portrayal of Smart (1967–1969). He also provided the voices for the animated series Tennessee Tuxedo (1963-1966) and Inspector Gadget (1983-1985) as their respective title characters.

Mason Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Mason Adams: was an American character actor.Adams was born in Brooklyn, New York of Jewish background. He earned an MA degree from the University of Michigan in Theatre Arts and Speech and also attended the University of Wisconsin-Madison, studying theater arts. He made his stage debut in 1940, appearing in summer stock at Baltimore's Hilltop Theater.

John Luther Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

John Luther Adams: Like many composers of his generation, John Luther Adams did not grow up immersed in scored music. Adams began playing music as a teenager, as a drummer in rock bands. Through his experience in rock bands,