Adam is a surname. The surname Adam is most prevalent in Sudan, and has the most bearer density in Maldives. People with the surname Adolphe Adam (1803–1856), French composer and music critic Aimé Adam (1913–2009), Canadian politician Albrecht Adam (1786–1862), German painter André Adam (1911–1991), French sociologist André Adam (1936–2016), Belgian-French diplomat Benno Adam (1812–1892), German painter Bidwell Adam (1894–1982), American politician Brian Adam (1948–2013), Member of the Scottish Parliament Charles Adam (1780–1853), British naval officer Charlie Adam (footballer, born 1962) (1962–2012), Scottish football player Charlie Adam (born 1985), Scottish football player Corinna Adam (1937–2012), British journalist Dietrich Adam (1953–2020), German television actor Emil Adam (1843–1924), German painter Eugen Adam (1817–1880), German painter François Gaspard Adam (1710–1761), French sculptor Franz Adam (1815–1886), German painter Frederick Adam (1781–1853), Scottish major-general Georgina Adam, British art market journalist Germanos Adam (1725–1809), Melkite Catholic bishop and Christian theologian Graeme Mercer Adam (1839–1912), Canadian author, editor, and publisher Grant Adam (born 1991), Scottish football player Ebenezer Adam (1919–2011), Ghanaian politician Hans Ritter von Adam (1886-1917), German flying ace Heinrich Adam (1787–1862), German painter Helen Adam (1909–1993), Scottish-American poet Ioan Adam (1875–1911), Romanian writer Jacob Adam (1748–1811), Austrian copper etcher James Adam (architect) (1732–1794), Scottish architect, brother of Robert Adam James Adam (classicist), Scottish Classics scholar Jason Adam (born 1991), American baseball player Jean Adam (1704–1765), Scottish poet Jenő Ádám (1896–1982), Hungarian composer and music educator Johann Friedrich Adam (died 1806), Russian botanist, later called Michael Friedrich Adams John Adam (actor), Australian actor John Adam (architect) (1721–1792), one of the Adam Brothers, Scottish 18th century architects John Adam (hoax), the name given by Islamic militants to a U.S. soldier they claimed to have captured John Adam (India) (1779–1825), British administrator, acting governor-general of the British East India Company John Adam (rugby league footballer), Australian rugby league player and inaugural head of the players union Jonathan Adam (born 1984), British racing driver Juliette Adam (1836–1936), French writer Julius Adam (1852–1913), German painter Jumaat Haji Adam (born 1956), botanist Karen Adam ( 2020s), Scottish politician Karl Adam (theologian) (1876–1966), German Catholic theologian Karl Adam (rowing coach) (1912–1976), German rowing coach Karl Adam (footballer) (1924–1999), German football player Ken Adam (1921–2016), British production designer Kenneth Adam (1908–1978), English journalist and broadcasting executive Lambert-Sigisbert Adam (1700–1759), French sculptor Louis Adam (1758–1848), French composer, music teacher, and piano virtuoso Lucien Adam (1833–1918), French linguist Madge Adam (1912–2001), English astronomer Maisie Adam