John Adamson may refer to: 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) (died 1652), principal of the University of Edinburgh, 1623–1652