David Adams may refer to:
- David Adams (dancer) (1928–2007), Canadian ballet dancer
- David Adams (poet and business coach) (born 1943), pioneered the use of poetry for Business Development
- David H. Adams, American cardiac surgeon
- David L. Adams (born 1975), American computer game developer
- David S. Adams, American biologist known for his work on Alzheimer's disease
- David S. Adams (state department), is the Assistant Secratrary of State for Legislative Affairs
- David Adams (businessman) (born 1971), publisher of the OSNews web site focusing on operating systems
- David Adams (Labour politician) (1871–1943), British Labour Party Member of Parliament, 1922–1923 and 1935–1943
- David Adams (Australian politician) (born 1930), Australian Capital Territory politician
- David Adams (baseball) (born 1987), American baseball player
- David Adams (rugby league), Australian rugby league footballer
- David Adams (tennis) (born 1970), South African tennis player
- Dave Adams (born 1938), British musician from Saint Helier, Jersey
- David Adams (photojournalist) (born 1963), Australian photojournalist and cultural documentary film presenter
- Ryan Adams (born 1974), born David Ryan Adams, American musician, songwriter and author
- David Morgan Adams (1875–1942), British Member of Parliament for Poplar South, 1931–1942
- David Hempleman-Adams (born 1956), British adventurer
- David Adams (loyalist), Northern Irish loyalist activist and former politician
- Dave Adams (USN), officer in the United States Navy
Famous quotes containing the words david and/or adams:
“For one that comes with a pencil to sketch or sing, a thousand come with an axe or rifle. What a coarse and imperfect use Indians and hunters make of nature! No wonder that their race is so soon exterminated.”
—Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)
“America had no use for Adams because he was eighteenth-century, and yet it worshipped Grant because he was archaic and should have lived in a cave and worn skins.”
—Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918)