McAdam (surname)

McAdam, MacAdam or Macadam (Irish: Mac Adaim) is a Scottish Gaelic clan which originated as a branch of Clan Gregor. As a surname it is most prominent in the Galloway and Ayrshire regions of Scotland. Some of their descendants are also to be found in Ireland, the United States, Australia and Canada.^{[citation needed]}

Notable people with the surname include:

Sports

• Adrian McAdam (born 1971), Australian Rules footballer
• Al McAdam (born 1952), Canadian Ice Hockey player and coach
• Colin McAdam (1951–2013), a Scottish footballer most notable for playing for Rangers
• Gilbert McAdam (born 1967), Australian Rules footballer
• Greg McAdam (born 1961), Australian Rules footballer
• Keith McAdam (born 1945), Scottish cricketer and specialist in tropical diseases
• Tom McAdam, (born 1954) Scottish footballer most notable for playing for Celtic

Academics and technology

• David MacAdam (1910–1998), American color scientist
• Doug McAdam (born 1951), American sociologist studying social movements
• John Loudon McAdam (1756–1836), Scottish engineer noted for inventing the process of "macadamization" of roads
• John Macadam (1827–1865), Australian (Scottish-born) chemist, medical teacher and politician, after whom the Macadamia nut is named

Art, architecture and literature

• Colin McAdam (born 1971), Canadian novelist
• Margaret Macadam (1902–1991), British illustrator active during the 1920s and 1930s
• Patrick "Pat" MacAdam (1934–2015), Canadian writer
• Sean McAdam, American baseball writer
• T. A. McAdam (fl. 1940s), professional partner of Herbert Jory in Jory and McAdam, architectural practice in Adelaide, South Australia
• Trish McAdam (born 1955), Irish screen director

Other

• Elliot McAdam (born 1951), Australian politician and Northern Territory Cabinet member
• John McAdam (1807–1893), Irish-born politician in New Brunswick, Canada
• Ivison Macadam (1894–1974), founding President of National Union of Students (United Kingdom)
• John McAdam, (born 1948), American-English businessman

External links

• "The Scottish Nation: MacAdam". Electric Scotland.