Henry Adams (1838–1918), was an American novelist, journalist, and historian.

Henry Adams may also refer to the following people:

• Henry Adams (MP) (by 1532–1611), Welsh politician
• Henry Adams (farmer) (1583–1646), ancestor of U.S. Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams
• Henry Adams (shipbuilder) (1713–1805), British shipbuilder
• Henry Adams (pastor) (1802–1872), American Baptist minister
• Henry Adams (Wisconsin politician) (1811–1871), American politician
• Henry Adams (zoologist) (1813–1877), English naturalist
• Henry Adams (Australian politician) (1851–1926), South Australian politician
• Henry Adams (cricketer) (1853–1922), English cricketer
• Henry Adams (mechanical engineer) (1858–1929), American engineer
• Henry Adams (film editor) (1899–1986), American film editor
• Henry Adams (American football) (1915–2005), American football player
• Henry Adams (rower) (born 1980), British competitor at the 2001 World Rowing Championships
• Henry Cadwallader Adams (1817–1899), English cleric and writer of children's novels
• Henry Carter Adams (1851–1921), American economist
• Henry Cullen Adams (1850–1906), American politician
• Henry Foster Adams (1882–1973), American psychologist and writer
• Henry Gardiner Adams (c. 1811–1881), English author and anthologist
• Henry Lee Adams Jr. (born 1945), American lawyer and judge
• Henry Percy Adams (1865–1930), English architect

Henry Adams may refer to the following fictional character:

• Henry Adams, main character in Mark Twain's short story The Million Pound Bank Note

See also

• Henry Adams Building, in Algona, Iowa, United States
• Harry Adams (disambiguation)
• Adams (surname)