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

Michael Richard "Micky" Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Michael Richard "Micky" Adams: is the Brighton & Hove Albion manager and former football player.Adams began his playing career at Gillingham and also had spells at Coventry City, Leeds United and Southampton. His preferred position was left-back. He scored four goals in the 1993–94 Premiership season with Southampton before joining Fulham on a free transfer to link up with former Saints boss Ian Branfoot.

Danny Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: British

Danny Adams: is a professional footballer who plays left back for Morecambe in Football League Two.Adams turned professional in 1999 and has played for Macclesfield Town, Stockport County and Huddersfield Town.

Weaver Warren Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Weaver Warren Adams: was an American chess master, author and chess opening theoretician. His greatest competitive achievement was winning the U.S. Open Chess Championship in 1948. He played in the U.S. Chess Championship five times.

Charles Hitchcock Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Charles Hitchcock Adams: was an amateur American astronomer.He spent the following years helping his family estate, and became an insurance broker. He also performed clerical work, primarily for the Merchants' Exchange Association. By 1917 he was made executive secretary of the association, and held this position until 1940. His family estate was eventually settled successfully.After gaining a three-inch (76 mm) telescope and learning to enjoy the hobby of star-gazing, he joined the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. He became the secretary-treasurer of that organization in 1925, and held the office until he retired in 1950.

John Couch Adams            Origin/Culture/Country: English

John Couch Adams: was a British mathematician and astronomer. Adams was born in Laneast, Cornwall and died in Cambridge. The Cornish name Couch is pronounced "cooch".His most famous achievement was predicting the existence and position of Neptune, using only mathematics. The calculations were made to explain discrepancies with Uranus's orbit and the laws of Kepler and Newton. At the same time, but unknown to each other, the same calculations were made by Urbain Le Verrier. Le Verrier would assist Galle in locating the planet (September 1846); which was found within 1° of its predicted location, a point in Aquarius. (There was, and to some extent still is, some controversy over the apportionment of credit for the discovery; see Discovery of Neptune.)