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People

Family name

Adair is a family name of Irish and Scottish origin.
  • Allan Henry Shafto Adair -- (1897-1988) British army officer, 6th Baronet
  • Beegie Adair -- (born 1936) jazz pianist
  • Bill Adair -- (1913 - 2002) baseball player/manager
  • Charles Wallace Adair -- (1914 - 2006) U.S. ambassador
  • Daisy Adair -- fictional TV character
  • Daniel Adair -- (born 1975) Canadian drummer
  • Deborah Adair -- (born 1952) American actress
  • Donald Adair -- (born 1960) American figure skater
  • Douglass Adair -- (1912 - 1968) American historian
  • E. Ross Adair -- (1907 - 1983) U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Forrest Adair -- (1865 - 1936) real estate developer
  • George Adair -- (1823 - 1899) real estate developer
  • Gilbert Adair -- (born 1944) author and journalist
  • Gilbert Smithson Adair -- (1896 - 1979) British scientist
  • J. Leroy Adair -- (1887 - 1956) U.S. Representative from Illinois
  • James Makittrick Adair -- (1728 - 1802) Scottish army officer, doctor
  • James Adair -- (1709 - 1783) explorer and author
  • James Adair -- (died 1798) Irish soldier, politician
  • Janet Adair -- (1901 - 2005) American actress
  • Jean Adair -- (1873 - 1953) actress
  • Jerry Adair -- (1936 - 1987) professional baseball player
  • John Adair -- (1757 - 1840) American soldier, politician (Kentucky)
  • John Adair -- (1913 - 1997) Professor of Anthropology
  • John Adair -- (born 1934) UK leadership expert
  • John Adair -- (c. 1655 - 1722) Scottish surveyor and mapmaker
  • John A. M. Adair -- (1864 - 1938) U.S. Representative from Indiana
  • Johnny Adair -- (born 1963) Ex Loyalist Paramilitary
  • Joseph Adair -- (1877 - 1960) Canadian politician
  • Nancy Adair -- documentary producer
  • Neil Adair -- Green Party web designer
  • Peter Adair -- (1943 - 1996) filmmaker and artist
  • Rachel Adair -- fictional character on General Hospital
  • Paul "Red" Adair -- (1915 - 2004) oil field firefighter
  • Rhona Adair -- (1878 - 1961) British golf champion
  • Robert Adair -- (1876 - 1951) Irish cricketer
  • Sir Robert Adair -- (1763 - 1855) English diplomat
  • Tatum Adair -- American actress
  • Virginia Hamilton Adair -- (1913 - 2004) American poet
  • Catherine Steiner-Adair -- Psychologist and author


Given name

Adair can also be a unisex first name.
  • Adair Crawford -- (1748 - 1795) Scots-Irish chemist
  • Adair Tishler -- (born 1996) American child actress
  • Adair Turner, Baron Turner of Ecchinswell -- (born 1955) British businessman


Places

Adair may be any of these places in the United States:
  • Adair, Idaho
  • Adair, Illinois
  • Adair, Iowa
  • Adair, Kentucky
  • Adair, Michigan
  • Adair, Mississippi
  • Adair, Missouri
  • Adair, Ohio
  • Adair, Oklahoma
  • Adair, Tennessee
  • Adair Township, Missouri
  • Adair Village, Oregon


Similar place names include:
  • Adair County, Iowa
  • Adair County, Kentucky
  • Adair County, Missouri
  • Adair County, Oklahoma
  • Adair-Kennedy Memorial Park
  • Adairsville, Georgia
  • Adairville, Kentucky


Other

  • Adair is the name of a post hardcore band from St. Louis, MO.
  • Adair v. United States was a United States Supreme Court decision.
  • There has been one Adair Baronetcy in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.
  • Adair sepia is a type of limestone found in Ontario, Canada.
  • The Battle of Adairsville was a battle of the American Civil War.
  • Ballymena is built on land given to the Adair family by King Charles I.
  • Glenveagh Castle was built by Captain John Adair.


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Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adair
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