George Adams (1731–1789), British Whig politician and Staffordshire landownerGeorge Adams (judge) (1784–1844), American lawyer and political figure in Kentucky and MississippiGeorge Willison Adams (1799–1879), abolitionist and member of the Ohio General AssemblyGeorge Washington Adams (1801–1829), eldest son of John Quincy AdamsGeorge Adams (magistrate) (1804–1873), Magistrate of the Pitcairn Islands, 1848George Madison Adams (1837–1920), U.S. Representative from KentuckyGeorge E. Adams (1840–1917), U.S. Representative from IllinoisGeorge Bethune Adams (1845–1911), United States lawyer and federal judge
Writers
George Adams (optician) (1720?-1773), English optical designer and scientific writerGeorge Adams, Jr. (1750–1795), his son, English optician and instrument makerGeorge Adams (translator) (1698–1768), English translator of SophoclesGeorge Burton Adams (1851–1925), American medievalist historian at Yale University
Sports
George Adams (American football) (born 1962), former American football running backGeorge Adams (baseball), American baseball player for the 1879 Syracuse StarsGeorge Adams (basketball) (born 1949), retired American basketball playerGeorge Adams (football player and coach) (born 1950/51), Scottish former footballer and director of football at Ross CountyGeorge Adams (footballer), Scottish professional footballer during the early 1920s
Others
George J. Adams (1811–1880), leader of a schismatic Latter Day Saint sect who led an ill-fated effort to establish a colony of Americans in PalestineGeorge Gammon Adams (1821–1898), English portrait sculptor and medallistGeorge Adams (businessman) (1839–1904), Australian publican and lottery promoter, founder of Tattersall'sGeorge Adams (musician) (1940–1992), American jazz musicianGeorge Matthew Adams (1878–1962), newspaper columnist and founder of the George Matthew Adams Newspaper Service
