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William Adams may refer to:
Military
Musicians
Politicians
Acton Adams (William Acton Blakeway Adams, 1843–1924), New Zealand politician
Billy Adams (politician) (William Herbert Adams, 1861–1954), Governor of Colorado
William Adams (British Columbia politician) (1851–1936), rancher and politician in British Columbia, Canada
William Adams (1752–1811) , MP for Totnes
William Adams (New Zealand politician) (1811–1884), New Zealand politician
William E. Adams (New York politician) (1922–1983), New York politician
William G. Adams (1923–2005), Canadian politician
William Henry Adams (1809–1865), British Conservative MP for Boston and Chief Justice of Hong Kong
William Taylor Adams (1822–1897), author & politician
William Thomas Adams (1884–1949), British Member of Parliament for Hammersmith South, 1945–1949
Willie Adams (politician) (born 1934), Canadian politician
William Weston Adams (1786–1831), American politician, planter and medical doctor
William H. Adams (Virginia politician) (1872–1958), American politician in the Virginia House of Delegates
William Y. Adams (1927–2019), archaeologist
Science, technology and philosophy
Sportspeople
Bill Adams (offensive lineman) (born 1950), former Buffalo Bills offensive guard
Bill Adams (American football coach) , American college football coach
Bill Adams (Australian footballer) (1900–1973), VFL player and coach
Bill Adams (footballer, born 1902) (1902–1963), Southampton FC right half back
Bill Adams (footballer, born 1921) (1921–1997), English footballer
Bill Adams (ice hockey) (1897–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
Billy Adams (footballer, born 1897) (1897–1945), footballer for Barrow and West Bromwich Albion
Billy Adams (footballer, born 1919) (1919–1989), English footballer
Billy Ray Adams (1938–2023), American football player
William Adams (cricketer, born 1885) (1885–1957), English cricketer
William Adams (cricketer, born 1905) (1905–1971), English cricketer
William Adams (footballer) , footballer who played for Walsall and West Bromwich Albion
Willie Adams (1910s pitcher) (1890–1937), American baseball player
Willie Adams (1990s pitcher) (born 1972), American baseball player (Oakland Athletics)
Willie Adams (American football) (1941–2019), American football player
Willie Adams (basketball) (1911–1992), American basketball player
Smiley Adams (William Ernest Adams, 1935–2003), racehorse trainer
Writers
Clergy
Other uses
William Adams (pilot) (1564–1620), English maritime navigator, shipbuilder and advisor to the Japanese government
William Adams (haberdasher) (1585–1661), London haberdasher and founder of Adams' Grammar School
William Adams (lawyer) (1772–1851), English lawyer, helped negotiate settlements with the US c.1814/1815
William Adams (potter) (c. 1746–1805), North Staffordshire potter, founded the Greengates Pottery
William Bridges-Adams (1889–1965), British stage director
William Drea Adams , president of Bucknell University, 1995–2000; president of Colby College, 2000–2014
William Adams (mining engineer) (1813–1876)
William L. Adams (pioneer) (1821–1906), American writer, newspaper editor and doctor from Oregon
William L. Adams (businessman) (1914–2011), Baltimore businessman and venture capitalist
William S. Adams (1892–1930), American cinematographer
William Adams (lifesaver) (1864–1913), English lifesaver from Gorleston
William George Stewart Adams (1874–1966), British political scientist and public servant
William M. Adams (born 1955), British geographer
See also