Gerry Adams (full name Gerard Adams), was born on October 6, 1948 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Short Biography:
Gerry Adams is a Northern Ireland politician, president of Provisional Sinn Fein (the political wing of the IRA).
He was elected a member of Parliament 1983 but declined to take up his Westminster seat.
He has been criticized for failing to denounce IRA violence. In the 1970s, because of his connections with the IRA, he was interned and later released.
Why is Gerry Adams famous?
Gerry Adams is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for the constituency of Louth.