Addams

Article summary

Addams is a patronymic surname of English origin from the given name Adam. There are other spellings. Notable people with the surname include: *Calpernia Addams (born 1971), American transgender author, actress, and activist *Christian Hejnal Addams (born 1969), American producer and musician *Charles Addams (1912–1988), American cartoonist, author of "The Addams Family" *Dawn Addams (1930–1985), English actress *Jane Addams (1860–1935), American founder of the Settlement House movement *Jessicka Addams (born 1975), Italian-American artist, musician, and activist *Olivia Addams (born 1996), Romanian singer *William Addams (1777–1858), American politician, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania Fictional characters: *“The Addams Family”, American print cartoon by Charles Addams; and television series, films, and video games based on the cartoon **Morticia Addams, the family's reserved matriarch **Gomez Addams, patriarch of the family **Pugsley Addams, son of Gomez and Morticia, brother to Wednesday **Wednesday Addams, daughter of Gomez and Morticia, sister to Pugsley

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1. date of birth: 1971 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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Bibliography

1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368658758