Adamson (surname)

Adamson is an English patronymic surname meaning "son of Adam". It is rare as a given name, although there has been a tradition in some families for the first-born son to be called Adam. People with the surname Adamson include: Template:CompactTOC

A

• Adam Adamson (1884–1984), New Zealand businessman
• Agar Adamson (1865–1929), Canadian Light Infantry officer 1916 to 1918
• Agar Rodney Adamson (1901–1954), Canadian politician
• Al Adamson (1925–1995), B-grade horror movie director
• Alan Adamson (born 1963), Scottish football manager
• Alan Joseph Adamson (1857–1928), Canadian politician
• Alexander Adamson (1921–1983), Scottish Anglican cleric
• Amandus Adamson (1855–1929), Estonian sculptor and painter
• Amy Hannah Adamson (1893–1963), Australian educator
• Anders Adamson (born 1957), Swedish cyclist
• Andrew Adamson (born 1966), New Zealand film director
• Anthony Adamson (1906–2002), Canadian architect, author, teacher and municipal politician
• Arthur Adamson (1882–1966), Australian rules football player
• Arthur W. Adamson (1919–2003), American chemist
• Ashley Adamson, British dietician

B

• Barry Adamson (born 1958), English rock musician
• Bartlett Adamson (1884–1951), Australian author
• Bert Adamson (1914–1995), Scottish footballer
• Bertha Drechsler Adamson (1849–1924), Canadian violinist
• Billy Adamson (1944–2013), Scottish musician
• Bob Adamson (Robert Wilson Adamson), Australian rugby union player
• Bobby Adamson, Scottish footballer
• Bruce Adamson, New Zealand jurist in Scotland

C

• Callum Adamson, British businessman and musician
• Campbell Adamson (1922–2000), British industrialist
• Carey Adamson (1942–2019), Royal New Zealand Air Force officer
• Catherine Adamson (1868–1925), New Zealand farmer and diarist
• Charles Adamson (sculptor) (1880–1959), Scottish-Canadian sculptor
• Charles Lodge Adamson (1906–1979), English cricketer
• Charlie Adamson (1875–1918), English rugby union player
• Chris Adamson (born 1978), English footballer
• Christine Adamson (born 1962/1963), Australian judge
• Christopher Adamson (born 1956), British actor
• Chuck Adamson (1936–2008), American police officer
• Chuck Adamson (ice hockey) (born 1938), ice hockey goaltender
• Clare Adamson (born 1968), Member of Scottish Parliament
• Corey Adamson (born 1992), Australian sports figure
• Crawfurd Adamson (1953–2024), Scottish artist

D

• Daniel Adamson (1820–1890), English engineer
• Dave Adamson (Australian footballer) (1874–1914), Australian rules footballer
• Dave Adamson (English footballer) (born 1951), English footballer
• David B. Adamson (1823–1891), farm implement manufacturer and inventor in Adelaide, South Australia
• David R. Adamson (1923–2011), Royal Canadian Air Force officer
• Derick Adamson (born 1958), Jamaican marathon runner
• Diquan Adamson (born 1994), Barbadian footballer
• Don A. Adamson (1931–2002), Australian biologist
• Donald Adamson (1939–2024), British author and historian

E

• Edward Adamson (1911–1996), British artist and pioneer of Art Therapy
• Erich Carl Hugo Adamson (1902–1968) known as Adamson-Eric, Estonian artist
• Ewart Adamson (1882–1945), Scottish screenwriter

F

• Frances Adamson (born 1961), Australian public servant, diplomat, 36th Governor of South Australia
• Frank Adamson (c.1809–1887), American state legislator
• Frederick Adamson (1816–1860), settler in Victoria, Australia

G

• George Adamson (1906–1989), Indian-born wildlife conservationist and author
• George Lucas Adamson, founder of Adamson University
• George Worsley Adamson (1913–2005), American and British illustrator and author
• Gil Adamson (born 1961), Canadian writer
• Glenn Adamson (born 1972), American curator, author and historian
• Gordon Adamson (1904–1986), Canadian architect
• Grant Adamson, Australian rugby league player

H

• Hans Christian Adamson (1890–1968), Danish-American writer
• Harold Adamson (1906–1980), American lyricist
• Harold Adamson (police officer) (1921–2001), Canadian police officer
• Harry Adamson (1912–1989), English footballer
• Harvey Adamson (1854–1941), Lieutenant Governor of Burma
• Hendrik Adamson (1891–1946), Estonian poet
• Henry Adamson, (1581–1637), Scottish poet and historian
• Horatio George Adamson (1865–1955), British dermatologist
• Hugh Adamson (1885–?), Scottish footballer who played for Bolton Wanderers and Everton

I

• Ian Adamson (1944–2019), Irish politician and medical doctor
• Ian Adamson (adventure racer) (born 1964), American competitive adventure racer
• Ida Emilie Adamson (1898–1989), Estonian printmaker
• Isaac Adamson (born 1971), American author

J

• Jack Adamson (1873–1937), Australian rules footballer
• Jack H. Adamson (1918–1975), American academic
• James B. Adamson, American businessman
• James Bradshaw Adamson (1921–2003), United States Army general
• James C. Adamson (born 1946), astronaut
• James Hazel Adamson (1829–1902), South Australian inventor and artist
• Jamie Adamson (born 1999), English rugby union player
• Janet Adamson (1882–1962), Scottish politician
• Jean Adamson (1928–2024), British children's writer and illustrator
• Jennie Adamson (1882–1962), British Labour Party politician
• Jessica Adamson (born 1971/2), Australian journalist and TV presenter
• Jim Adamson (1905–1991), Australian rules footballer
• Jimmy Adamson (1929–2011), English footballer and football manager
• Jimmy Adamson (Scottish footballer) (c. 1927–?), Scottish footballer
• Joe Adamson, author
• Joel Adamson (born 1971), American baseball pitcher
• John Adamson (antiquary) (1787–1855), English antiquary
• John Adamson (Queensland politician) (1857–1922), member of the Parliament of Queensland
• John Adamson (minister) (1742–1808), Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland
• John Adamson (New South Wales politician) (1910–1984), member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
• John Adamson (physician) (1809–1870), Scottish doctor, physicist and museum curator
• John Adamson (publisher) (born 1949), British publisher
• John Adamson (university principal) (1576–1653), principal of the University of Edinburgh, 1623–1652
• John Ernest Adamson (1867–1950), English educationalist
• John Evans Adamson (1884–1961), Canadian lawyer and judge
• John William Adamson (1857–1949), British educationist
• Joni Adamson (born 1958), American literary and cultural theorist
• Joy Adamson (1910–1980), Czech-born British naturalist and author
• Julia Adamson (born 1960), Canadian-born British composer

K

• Kealey Adamson (born 2003), Australian footballer
• Keith Adamson (born 1945), English footballer
• Ken Adamson (1938–2023), American footballer
• Kenny Adamson (born 1988), Scottish footballer

L

• Lauren Adamson (1948–2021), American developmental psychologist
• Lawrence Adamson (1860–1932), Australian schoolmaster
• Lawrence William Adamson (1829–1911), Manx lawyer
• Lee Adamson (born 1946), Australian rules footballer
• Lesley Grant-Adamson (born 1942), British writer
• Lina Drechsler Adamson (1876–1960), Canadian violinist, conductor and music educator
• Luke Adamson (born 1987), English rugby league footballer

M

• Maggie Adamson, Scottish musician
• Mandy Adamson (1972–2022), South African golfer
• Margaret Adamson, Australian diplomat
• Mart Adamson (1892–1975), Estonian politician
• Matt Adamson (born 1972), Australian rugby league player
• May Mabel Adamson (1891–1966), Australian educator
• Michael Adamson (born 1971), Canadian painter, photographer and curator
• Shpongle born Michele Adamson, rave and trance DJ
• Mike Adamson (baseball) (1947–2022), American baseball player
• Mike Adamson (footballer) (born 1949), Scottish footballer
• Mike Adamson (rugby union) (born 1984), Scottish rugby union player and referee

N

• Nej Adamson (born 1958), British actor
• Nick Adamson (born 1969), Bahamian-born sailor
• Nicolas Clark Adamson (born 1938), courtier

O

• Owe Adamson (1935–2023), Swedish cyclist

P

• Patrick Adamson (1537–1592), Scottish prelate
• Paul Adamson, British editor
• Percy Adamson, American soccer player
• Peter Adamson (politician) (born 1961), Lord Mayor of Darwin
• Peter Adamson (actor) (1930–2002), British actor
• Peter Adamson (philosopher) (born 1972), professor of philosophy
• Phil Adamson (born 1970), Australian rugby league player

R

• Raymond Adamson (1920–2002), British actor
• Rebecca Adamson (born 1950), American businessperson and advocate
• Rhoda Adamson (1893–1962), American dairy executive
• Robert Adamson (actor) (born 1985), American actor
• Robert Stephen Adamson (1885–1965), British botanist
• Robert Adamson (FDNY Commissioner) (1871–1935), American journalist and public official
• Robert Adamson (philosopher) (1852–1902), Scottish philosopher
• Robert Adamson (photographer) (1821–1848), Scottish chemist and pioneer in photography
• Robert Adamson (poet) (1943–2022), Australian poet
• Robert Adamson (software pioneer) (born 1947), American computer scientist
• Robert Adamson (MP) (1753–1817), member of Parliament for Cricklade in England
• Robert E. Adamson Jr. (1920–2004), American naval officer

S

• Samuel Adamson (born 1969/1970), Australian playwright
• Sarah Gough Adamson (1888–1963), British artist
• Scott Adamson (1906–1962), Rhodesian cricketer
• Sofia Adamson (1916–2007), American museum founder
• Stephen Adamson, Irish lawn and indoor bowler
• Stuart Adamson (1958–2001), British rock musician

T

• Terry Adamson (born 1948), English footballer
• Thomas Adamson (master gunner) (died 1685), English army officer and military writer
• Thomas Adamson (soldier) (1845–1913), New Zealand soldier and farmer
• Thomas Adamson (priest) (1901–1991), domestic prelate to the Pope and Vicar-General of Liverpool
• Thomas T Adamson-Coumbousis, journalist
• Tiahni Adamson, Australian wildlife conservation biologist
• Toby Adamson (born 1990), English rugby league footballer
• Tom Adamson (1897–1959), Scottish footballer who played for Brentford and Bury
• Tommy Adamson, Scottish footballer who played for Dundee United and Forfar Athletic
• Travers Adamson (1827–1897), Irish barrister and politician
• Trevor Adamson, Australian singer

V

• Victor Adamson (1890–1972), New Zealand film director and actor

W

• William Adamson (1863–1936), Scottish leader of the British Labour Party
• William Adamson (Wisconsin politician) (1834–1907), American politician
• William Adamson (Australian politician) (1858–1924), Australian politician
• William Adamson (businessman) (1832–1917), British businessman and member of the Legislative Council in Singapore
• William Agar Adamson (1800–1868), Canadian Anglican cleric and author
• William C. Adamson (1854–1929), American politician from Georgia
• William Adamson (Cannock MP) (1881–1945), British Labour politician

Y

• Yilpi Adamson (born 1954), Australian artist