Walter Adams may refer to:

• Walter Adams (economist) (1922–1998), American university professor and president
• Walter Adams (bishop) (1877–1957), Canadian religious leader who served as the Anglican Archbishop of British Columbia
• Walter Sydney Adams (1876–1956), American astronomer
• Walter Adams (runner) (1945–2023), German runner
• Sir Walter Adams (historian) (1906–1975), economist, principal of the University College of Rhodesia and director of the London School of Economics
• Walter Adams (footballer), English professional footballer
• Walter Adams (politician) (1830–1892), Australian businessman, sugar planter and politician
• Walter Adams (wrestler) (1887–1939), British wrestler

• Walter Adams, character in Alice Adams (film)

• Walter Adams Coxen (1870–1949), Australian Army Major General in World War I
• USS Walter Adams (SP-400) or ID-400, a US Navy patrol vessel in commission from 1918 to 1919

• Adams (surname)