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Henry Adams

Henry Brooks Adams was a brainy political journalist, academic and gadabout during the second half of the 19th century. He is best remembered for his great personal summing-up, The Education of Henry…

John Adams

John Adams followed George Washington as president of the United States, becoming the country's second chief executive. An early colonist agitator against the Stamp Act of 1765, John Adams helped…

Sam Adams

When Sam Adams was elected mayor of Portland, Oregon in 2008, he made history as the first openly gay mayor of a major U.S. city. Originally from Montana, Adams grew up mostly in Oregon, in Newport…

Abigail Adams

Name at birth: Abigail SmithAbigail Adams was the wife of the 2nd U.S. president, John Adams, and the mother of the 6th U.S. president, John Quincy Adams. Abigail was descended on her mother's side…

Adam Smith

Scottish philosopher Adam Smith is the author of the 1776 book An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations, a classic of modern economics beloved especially by free market…

Douglas Adams

Douglas Adams was the creator of the The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, a whimsical science fiction novel published in 1979. The Hitchhiker's Guide was originally a BBC radio program first…

Adam Driver

Adam Driver is the raven-haired and enigmatic actor who plays a self-centered boyfriend on TV’s Girls and the self-centered Jedi dropout Kylo Ren in the Star Wars films. Adam Driver was born in San…

Adam McKay

Before Adam McKay was the Oscar-nominated director of The Big Short, he was famous as Will Ferrell's creative partner and director in comedies such as Anchorman, Talledega Nights and Step Brothers.…

Adam Schiff

Adam Schiff is a United States Congressman from California, a Democrat who became a familiar face during the televised impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump's alleged abuse of office. A…

Scott Adams

Scott AdamscartoonistBorn: 6/08/1957Birthplace: Catskill, New York American cartoonist who created (1989) the popular comic strip “Dilbert,” which features a likeable but hopelessly nerdy…