Members
- Henry Adams (1583–1646) born Barton St David, Somerset, England was the first of the clan who immigrated to New England, United States.
- Samuel Adams (1722–1803), American revolutionary leader, Governor of Massachusetts
- John Adams (1735–1826), Samuel's second cousin, second President of the United States, married Abigail Adams (née Smith) (1744–1818)
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, married English-born Louisa Adams (née Johnson) (1775–1852)
- George Washington Adams (1801–1829), member of Massachusetts state legislature
- John Adams II (1803-1834), Private Secretary to his father, President John Quincy Adams
- Charles Francis Adams, Sr. (1807–1886), U.S. Congressman and Ambassador to the United Kingdom
- John Quincy Adams II (1833–1894), lawyer and politician
- Charles Francis Adams, Jr. (1835–1915), brigadier-general in the Union Army during the American Civil War and president of the Union Pacific Railroad from 1884 to 1890.
- Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), 44th Secretary of the Navy, mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.
- Charles Francis Adams IV (1910–1999), first president of Raytheon
- Charles Francis Adams III (1866–1954), 44th Secretary of the Navy, mayor of Quincy, Massachusetts.
- Henry Brooks Adams (1838–1918), a prominent author and political commentator, married Marian Hooper Adams (née Hooper) (1843–1885)
- Brooks Adams (1848–1927), a historian and political scientist.
- Charles Adams (1770–1800), New York lawyer and second son of John
- Thomas Boylston Adams (1772–1832), Massachusetts legislator and judge; youngest son of John
- John Quincy Adams (1767–1848), sixth President of the United States, married English-born Louisa Adams (née Johnson) (1775–1852)
- Elihu Adams (1741–1776), soldier, brother of John Adams.
- Samuel A. Adams (1934–1988), a historian and CIA analyst.
- Thomas Boylston Adams (1910–1997), a grandson of Charles Francis Adams, Jr., was a Democratic politician in Massachusetts and delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention
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