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

Brockman "Brock" Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Brockman "Brock" Adams: was an American politician and member of Congress. Adams was a Democrat from Washington and served as a U.S. Representative, Senator, and United States Secretary of Transportation before retiring in January 1993.

Johnny Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Johnny Adams: was an American blues singer from New Orleans, Louisiana.Adams was known as "The Tan Canary" for the amazing range of his singing voice and his gospel influenced style. He began his career singing gospel, but crossed over to secular music in 1959, and scored a national hit with the single "I Won't Cry." That was followed by a string of regional hits in the 1960s which included "Release Me" and "Reconsider Me."

Bryan Guy Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Bryan Guy Adams: Adams was born in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, to English parents. Adams also has Maltese ancestry as his grandmother was from Malta. Adams' father was a diplomat and he travelled the world over with his parents. Adams grew up in Europe, part of the time in

Gregory Charles Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: South America

Gregory Charles Adams: Adams was passed over in the NHL Amateur Draft and signed as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers in 1979. In his final year in the WHL with the Victoria Cougars he scored 62 goals playing on a line with Barry Pederson. He turned pro in 1980 and spen

Oleta Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Oleta Adams: Adams was born the daughter of a preacher and was raised with gospel music. In her youth her family moved to Yakima, Washington, which is sometimes shown as her place of birth.Before gaining her opportunity to perform, Adams faced a great deal of rejectio