Nick Adams, born Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock (July 10 1931, Nanticoke, Pennsylvania - February 6-7 1968, Beverly Hills, California) was an American film and television actor. He has been noted for his supporting roles in successful Hollywood films during the 1950s and 1960s along with his starring role in the ABC television series The Rebel (1959). Decades after Adams' untimely death from a prescription drug overdose at the age of 36 his widely publicized friendships with James Dean and Elvis Presley would stir speculation about both his private life and the circumstances of his death. In a synopsis for Adams' last film in the US All Movie Guide reviewer Dan Pavlides wrote, "Plagued by personal excesses, he will be remembered just as much for what he could have done in cinema as what he left behind."

Nick Adams (born Jamile Adams in 1973) is an American comedian and writer. Adams has published articles for various Los Angeles area magazines and has also written for BET Live with John Salley. Adams, an African-American, is the author of the book Making Friends with Black People, which he describes as a humorous but potent "how to guide" to bridging racial divides. Adams, Nick (2006). Making Friends with Black People. New York: Kensington Publishing Corp. Adams lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife, who is of Native American descent.

Nick Adams born 11 October 1977 in Preston, England is a rugby union player for London Wasps in the Guinness Premiership.

Nick Adams' position of choice is as a prop

He has previously played for CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and Cornish Pirates.

Nick Adams, best known to audiences as Johnny Yuma of the TV series "Rebel, The" (1959), played leads and supporting parts in many films of the 1950s, often cast in the same "troubled young man" mold as his good friend, James Dean (I). He was nominated for an Oscar for his performance in Twilight of Honor (1963) He died in 1968 due to an overdose of drugs he was taking for a nervous disorder.